Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-01

eighth Ward. They are ex members Of
the Council. who. while serving In that
body. dedicated themselves to the peo
pie and not to Doodle. Both are dis
tinguished from the ordinary type of
candidates by character. intelligence
and ability. and both should win out by
substantial majorities.
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Hon. u. +. Berry Is one of the ablest
State Senators ever elected In Illinois.
lie Is one Of the most influential lead
crs in the Republican party of this
state. and one of the ablest lawyers In
the West In fact. he was a good law
yer before the Gas Trust Attorney
General stopped wearing short pants.
senator Berry not long ago introduced
u bill In the Senate removing the prose
cution Of cases under the insurance
laws from the hands of the Attorney
General. and placing all matters Of the
kind I'm the hands of the Supcrlntcnd-
ent of Insurance. This was cminently
fitting and proper. for the able and efii.
Client Insurance Superintendent, Mr..
Van Cleavc. can certainly care for the
matters pertaining to this department.
better than they have been. or ever
| will he cared for by the inefficient Gas
Trust Attorney General Akin. Senator
Bcrry's bill has passed the Senate. and
| will pass the House without OppOsi-
ton. The measure Is a good one. and
In justice to Senator Berry and lnsur-
ance superintendent Van Cleave.
should become n law. Mr.. Van Cleavc
has filed the position he now graces
with marked ability. In fact. he Is
considered the best Insurance Super.
intendent ever honorcd In Illinois.
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| The fight among the participants for
seats In the City Council chamber
grows hotter every day. In the Second
Ward the people have splendid Opl'Or-
tunity to vote for the best type Of Al
dcrmanic candidates, and the only pos
sible danger lies In the stay-at.hOme
vote. II IL important that the good citi.
zens turn out and cast their ballots for
u. Il. Pike. He has studied law, Is well
known. and especially qualified for the
duties Of an Alderman.
In the Third Ward Hon. Chas. Alling
Inns no opposition and will succeed
himself. In the Fourth Ward indicn-
tlOns point to the election Of Elmer T..
Baldwin. the wellknOwn real estate
man. He is by far the hest candidate
running In the Fourth Ward. and
should be supported by all good citi.
zcns.
In the Fifth Ward It's an even fight
between Blake nnd Lehman; they are
both good men.
In the Sixth Ward II Ii to bc hoped
that Robert X. Sloan will IN elected.
lie II a splendid business man. and the
hest candidate In the race for Alder.
manic hOnOrs In the Sixth Ward.
John Simnn leads In the Eighth
Ward. Rudolph Hurt will he re-.
elected In the Ninth Ward, as he has
made most envinblc record. and the
people are with him. Hon. Geo. Dud.
dlcstOn has Kent beaten now, and will
represent the Eleventh Ward In the
Council for two years longer.
Frank r. Fowler will win In the Thir
tccnth Ward.
Chas. +. Hallstrom should he elect
cd In the Fifteenth Ward. He II tn,
best man In the race In the Fifteenth
Ward. and his record as a business
man II evidence enough tha' he vii
prove good and able Alderman.
John +. Smulski should he reelected
In the Sixteenth Ward.
. John J. Brennan will win In tn,
: Eighteenth Ward, as he IL an irwin
chile candidate.
VIM. ]. vOltmer, a splendid bushes,
man, II the best candidate running fol
Alderman In the Twentieth Warn. IN,
he should receive majority Of thu
votes II Twentieth Ward RESIDENT
wish to be well represented In the Cit!
Council. Mr.. VOltmer would make ,
good colleague for Hon. Charles i
Brown.
Mr.. Charles WernO. q good lawyc
ana an honest, upright citizen. will b,
the next Alderman from the Twenty
first Ward.
Hon. Edward MuelhOefer. who wa
the best Alderman ever elected from
the Twenty-secOnd Ward. will agail
represent his people In the City Council
after April 1. Mr.. MuelhOcfer IL /,
splendid business man. ana IL believe,
by all who know him. on account of hi
genial disposition. As Alderman, Muel
hOefer was everybOdy's friend In tn,
Twenty.secOnd Ward. and consequent
~ the good people Of his bailiwick vii
elect him April 1.
: Pat Haynes II running well In til,
! Twenty-siXth Ward. He IL certainly
better man than his opponent Blake
: Chas. II. Rector II scheduled to de-
feat Keenan, In the Twenty-eightl
Ward.
John 4. Russell will be elected In tn
Twenty.ninth Ward.
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Charles WernO IL an honest man. ii
will make an honest Alderman.
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John i. Smulski should he re.electe,
to the City Council from the sixteenth
Ward.