Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-06-10


Governor John X. Tanner II making
Il collection Of the autographs of Sen
ator Shelby NJ. CullOm. He Inns quite
a large number of them now, but he
wants more. IIc began to want them
when he learned that the senior Semi
tor from Illinois had given out the
word that he wanted the Republican
state convention to nominate the man
the Republicans wanted elected United
States Senator In 1901.
When Governor Tanner heard that
Senator Cullom was In favor of con-
vention nomination for Senator, he put
on his memory cap and recalled the
days In 1894 when william Il. Mason
and Shelby NJ. CullOm were rival nspi.
rants for n seat In the Senate. He re.
mcinbcrcd that Mr.. Mason toured the
State seeking Endorsement Of his candi.
dacy from county conventions and mt
the same time arguing that the state
convention should nominate the Sem.
tor. and he remembered also that Sena-
tor CullOm had written many letters to
politicians all over the state giving his
reasons why the convention should
keep Its hands or the Senatorial fight.
Now the Governor wants all those old
letters he can lay his hands on. dow
ernOr Tanners friends. taking their
cue from his statement In the newspa.
pers several weeks ago. unite In saying
TINT the Governor is not a candidate
for the United States Senate. They
say he only wants the Cullom letters
Of 1904 because he Inns a fad for gath
ering public documents which have
been Of political interest. but other
politicians shy that Governor Tanner
Intends to use those same letters To
head on senator CullOms alleged de.
signs on the next Republican State
convention, because he wants n way
left open to liz elected United states
Senator himself.
Governor Tanner declared that presi
dent Mckinley was not mixing In iii
noIs politics. and had not authorized
any man or body Of men to net for the
national administration In Forwarding
the cnnditlncy Of any mnn for the Re
1
This II the way he put It:
"Thc Republicans or Illinois I'm
doubtctlly will instruct their delegate,
To the national convention to vote FOL
William Mckinley. II would he littl'
short Of a crime for them to do other
wise. I believe we In Illinois nre
unit In demanding not only the renoml
nation. but the triumphant recollection
Of President Mckinley. lie deserves
on his record. We cannot afford to d
: anything but give n magnificent IN
? dorsrment Of McKinley's whole nd
ministration md his war policy. There
fore II II absurd to say that he or an
= members Of his administration ar
, planning 10 take part In u campaign (
!, nominate this or that man for Go,
ernOr."
4 Egbcrt Jameson. former gcner,
+ counsel Of the North Chicago Stree
Railroad. will probably accept Il,
- Presidency Of the Chicago Union rra,
y tion Company. which IL to operate tll
e. lines Of the North and West Cliicnp
~ roads under the leases authorized q
q the stockholders meeting last Frida!
" IL said. however. he has agreed
take the Presidency under protest. Il
the taking Of II would Interfere wit
his private business affairs nnd wit
=, the practice Of law. II In eXpccte'
', therefore. no will take the presidenc,
:" hut will hold Il only until such tin
y NJ some other man cnn bc selected {,
20 tho place.
)" The men who are largely interest.
~ In the Chicago Union Traction Con
pany have been canvasslng the situ
ton In an attempt to find good ma
r, for the Presidency of the company
H. Judge Jameson declines to hold Il
II. place permanently. While the matt
lns not been definitely decided. II
now believed II Chicago man W
m eventually he named for this imperial
* place. There Is st,ll II possibility. no,
20 ever. of some of the members OF d
IN syndicate taking the Presidency. No
or the company has been Incorporated d
final passing of the papers und
which the Chicago Union TractI'
-, Company acquires control Of the Nor
", and West Side lines will be eXchang
~ within week or ten days. The mon,
~ will be called under the subscription
w. the underwriting, Charles u. York
=" will he paid the Sl0.OOO.OOO that he
y" to receive for his stock holding. NJ
the new corporation will then tn
control and begin the operation Of {
~ line. The delay In calling for subscr
'ol lions IL due In part to the delay of I
20, engravers In preparing plates for I
IT.. printing of the stock certificates.
~ IL the intention to issue the certiflcat
rs soon nv the money II paid In,
trading In them may begin The sto
IN of the Chicago Union Traction Co
pany will he listed In Chicago ana
New York.
W. l.. Elkins and y. A, II. Widen
~ Of the syndicate. are expected to
rive In Chicago from New York q
within n day or two. They will rep
sent the syndicate and decide all qu
ISL lions that may come up regarding
reorganization. a long list of Chlca
business men who are Interested In
m development of the city has been p
,r. pared from which to select direct,
he for the different companies thar,
operated under the guidance of
Chicago Union Traction Company.
M understood that In the directory