Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-03
AGGRESSIVE WORK FOR CARTER.

The determination to commence ac-
tive and aggressive work In Chicago
for Judge Carter is a victory for the
judges friends over himself. His own
preference has been to let the surface
of the political situation remain as II
has been until after the spring elcc-
lions. His friends have argued for i'm
mediate Inauguration of an aggressive
campaign. They have taken the posi-
ton that the struggle between Judge
Carter and Judge Hanccy for dele.
gates In Cook County must become u
stand-up fight of one man AMI one set
Uf political principles against another
man and another set of political princl.
pies. They have been confirmed In
their judgment by knowledge that
Judge Carter Is already the object of
attack from the other side, even though
the attacks have been mostly under
ground. and they want to put his cam
paign In condition to meet and repcl
attack and To carry the war home to
the opposition.
a good deal of work will stlll he left
after the spring elections. Judge Car.
ter has no desire To have his candidacy
entangled directly or indirectly with
the independent movements and the
factionalism inscparable from alder
manic elections In every ward ana
town election In the country districts.
But the ground work of what must bc
done after April 3 will be laid now and
the essentials of the Carter candidacy
viii be made So clear that every Re
publican can forthwith commence
making up his mind on what he wants
to do primary day in May.
since there has been some talk of
what can or may do In relation to the
primary elections In May by virtue Of
my official position" said Judge Car
ter Tuesday, II should like To have II
made clear that there will De no de-
parture from the practice of the past.
l gave an opinion two years ago, when
the primary law went into effect. COW
cring practically every phase of that
law. We have always followed that
opinion. and will follow IL in relation
20 the May primaries, as We have fol-
lowed 1t for the primaries just held. !
believe the majority of the people take
it for granted. without repetition by
me. that my candidacy will cause not
the slightest deviation from the prac-
tice which has been followed.
I'VE have held in the election board
aud in the County Court that the elcc-
ton commissioners have no jurisdlc'
ton over the making OF primary dis
trlcts and the location Of polling places
except in 50 far a. the law specifically
directs, II a primary district contains
more than 1000 voters Of the party
holding the primary, as shown by the
last general election, or If the polling
place Is within 100 feet Of a saloon or
Il not conveniently accessible from the
street, the election board has power 10
compel a change. But the arrange.
mcnt Of primary districts and the loca-
ton Of polling places In other RESPECTS,
even though the districts he shoe
strings and the polling places remote
from the center Of population, are mat
tcrs wholly In the hands Of the central
committees Of the political parties. On
such quest an honest difference Of
opinion, unless the case We're iiagrantly
putra scOus, would be- possible, ana II
tas been the practice Ia let the party
authorities settle them"