Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-13
Louis Weber. tailor and outfittcr. and
The Weber Merchandise Supply Com.
pany.
WILLIAM LORiMER,

Nh'"Hi i'orilucr is running IOf HIS
fourth term in Congress as the Repre-
sentative of the Second Congressional
District. incidentally he Is giving n
large part of his time to making u sue
cess of the Republican campaign IN
Cook County.
Mr.. Lorimcr was born of Scotch pnr
cnts in Manchester. England. April IL
lSG1. and for a man only 30 years of
age has reached a prominence poltical
~ attained by few men twice his age
His father was u minister As a boy
he found employment in the lowlics,
lines. He made his first money as Il
ncwsboy. purchased n bootblack's out.
ut. ami for q time earned q livelihood
shining shoes in Clark street.
His mother secured for him n place
as crrand boy with Carson. Piric. scot,
n Co. He stayed there until he bccam
solicitor for Il laundry and was gradu.
ated from that position to- one with the
Wilson Pork Packing Company. After
learning the business he went To work
for Armour Il Co.. and later for Nelson
Morris. His health failed while he was
at work for Morris and he took place
with the West Division Street Railway
Company as conductor. lie was a con.
ductor for five years. and while at that
work was one of the organizers of tho
street Railway Employees Benevolent
Association.
His first political work was in behalf
of the late James q. Blaine In the cam
paign of 1884. and II consisted largely
of talks on the platform of his street
car with patrons of the company.
After the election of 1884 he began
to take an interest in political organiza.
tion work, ana his first attempt in this
line was made In the kitchen of his
mothers home at % Lislr street. Tbir-
teen young men participated in the
meeting. and they organized the Young
Mems Republican Club of the Sixth
Ward. In 1885 Lorimcr was elected
County Central Committeeman. and he
has been u member of that body ever
since: In 1856 he was nominated for
constable on the West Side and won
by 12T votes. 1t WITS his first political
office.
His second position was that of as.
slsinnt superintendent of water pipe
extension In the City Hall. and the
third was superintendent of the water
Office. His three terms In Congress. In
addition To the places mentioned. are
the only political jobs he has ever held.
In 1SSS Mr.. LOrimcr entered the real
estate business with william j. Mur.
ply. In 1880 he was beaten by three
votes for the nomination for County
Clerk. AMI In 1892 he was nominated
FOR Clerk of the Superior Court. but
was beaten with the rest of the Rcpub.
lican ticket In the landslide of that
year.
In 1902 he became q resident of the
Tenth Ward. ana In 1894 was nominat.
cd for Congress In the Second District.
then Democratic, and supposedly made
Democratic by appOrtionmcnt. Lori.
mer won by 1000 plurality. In 1896 he
was rcnOminatcd nnl defeated John
H. White by 600 majority. In 1S0S
he defeated e. Porter johnson by
$500 majority. lie was nominated for
the fourth time ut the beginning of the
present campaign, ana if6twltlstund-
Ing the usual Democratic mujoritics IN
the wards composing his district he
feels confident of being returned for
another term.
In Congress Mr.. l.orimcr has kept M
his record for hard work and constant
application to duty. lie upset all pre-.
ccdcnts Immediately after his inuugu.
ration for his first term by pushing
through u resolution for IN uppropria-
tion for immediate work on the new
Chicago postotiice In the face of the
most determined opposition.
He was largely instrumental in 50.
curing the passage of the bill appr0-
prIating SIOO,OOO for the Improvement
Of the Chicago River. and another
$??D.OOO to pay for the government In |
spectlOn of meats intended for export. |
He introduced and had passed u hill |
the arbitration laws TO pro.
liibit the blacklisting Of employees by
ana other corporations. ana
his work for q postal savings bank bill |
has attracted attention.
Of him Amos j. Cummings. the IA
nous Washington correspondent ana
Democratic Congressional leader. said |
In u recent article:
"NO man In the House wields more
influence ana none shows
more Judgment ana less sclf.conscions-
ness, lie Is the only Republican who
'an carry his district. lie won II from
he Democrats, and he keeps il by his |
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