Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
WILLIAM LORiMER.

fourth term in Congress as the Repre-.
sentative of the Second Congressional
District. incidentally he Is giving a
large part of his time to making Il sue.
cess of the Republican campaign In
Cook County.
Mr.. Lorimer was born Of Scotch par
ents in Manchester. England, April II,
1861. and for man only 30 years Of
age has reached prominence political.
~ attained by few men twice his age.
His father was a minister. As n boy
he found employment In the lOwllest
lines. He made his first money as a
newsboy, purchased a bOotblack's out.
fit. and for time earned livelihood
shining shoes In Clark street.
His mother secured for him a place
as errand boy with Carson. Prize, Scott
T. Co. He stayed there until he became
solicitor for 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
ut work for Morris and he took a place
with the West Division Street Railway
Company as conductor. He was con-
ductor for five years, and while ut that
work was one Of the organizers Of the
Street Railway Employees Benevolent
Association.
His first political work was in behalf
of the late James Il. Blaine In the cam
paign of 1884, and IL consisted largely
of talks on the platform of his street
car with patrons Of the company.
After the election Of 1854 he began
to take an interest In political Organiza.
ton work, and his first attempt In this
line was made In the kitchen Of his
mothers home ut % Lisle street. Thir-
teen young men participated in the
meeting, and they organized the Young
Mems Republican Club Of the Sixth
Ward. In 1885 Lorimer was elected
County Central Committeeman. and he
has been member of that body ever
since. In 1856 he was nominated for
constable on the West Side and won
by 1?7 votes. 1t was his first political
| office.
His second position was that Of as
sistant 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 1855 Mr.. Lorimer entered the real
estate business with william j. Muir
ply. In 1890 he was beaten by three
votes for the nomination for County
| Clerk. and in 1899 he was nominated
for Clerk of the Superior Court, but
was beaten with the rest Of the Repub-
lican ticket in the landslide of that
year.
In 1892 he became resident of the
Tenth Ward, and in 1894 was nominal.
, ed for Congress in the Second District,
then Democratic, and supposedly made
Democratic by appOrtionment. Lori
mer won by 1000 plurality, In 1896 he
was renOminated and defeated John
u. White by 600 majority. In 1895
he defeated L. Porter johnson by
$500 majority. He was nominated fol-
the fourth time at the beginning Of the
present campaign, and notwithstand
ing the usual Democratic majOrities In
the wards composing his district ht
feels confident Of being returned fol
another term.
In Congress Mr.. LOrimer has kept uI
his record for hard work and constan
application TO duty. He upset all pre-
cedents Immediately after his inaugu
ration for his first term by pushin,
through a resolution for an apprOpria
ton for immediate work on the new
Chicago pOstoffice In the face Of tn
most determined opposition.
He was largely instrumental In Sc
curing the passage of the bin apprG
prlatlng 100000 for the improvement
Of the Chicago River, and anOthe
500, 800 ia pay for the government In
gspectlon Of meats intended for export
IL" introduced anti had VasscQ jl
amending the nrbjtratlon laws to pro
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railroads and other corpora tIolls, an
his work for n postal savings bank bill
has attracted attention.
OF him Amos j, Cummings, the "a
nous Washington correspondent an
Democratic Congressional leader, sal
in recent article:
mo man In the House Yields NOR
personal influence and none show
more judgment and less self.consciOu'
ness. lie is the only Republican VIII