Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-02-24


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Ex-Ald. John A. Rogers. whose big
restaurant business Oh West Madison
street II growing all the time. IL talked
Of by Republicans for County Commits
siOnen
Thomas ]. Dawson Is a red hot candl.
date for states Attorney on the Demo.
cratic ticket. Hon. John T.. McGoOrty
and James Todd are also strongly
talked Of for the same office.
Frank Kilcrane. the pofAiar
Democratic leader In the Eleventh
Ward. Is talked of for Clerk Of the Cir.
cult Court. His name would add
strength to the county ticket.
Hon. Robert X. Sloan Ii backing the
candidacy Of Jim HillOck for Alderman
from the Sixth Ward.
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Ed Merritt II said to be trying to
sneak back into the Legislature from
SangamOn County.
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Aid. Griffith will have hard time In
securing reelection to the City Council,
as many good people have taken his
measure.
John J. Kouli. an architect. formerly
assistant superintendent for the Pull
man company. In u candidate for the
Democratic Aldermanic nOmina ton In
the Thlrty-fourth Ward. President
Verne =. Pease. OF the Thirty.fourth
Ward Club. also Is a candidate.
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Aid. Henry =. Fitch. OF the Third
Ward. who refused to make a fight for
denomination, Ia circulating his peti.
lions as an independent candidate.
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Thomas II. Cannon, who made such
II fine run for City Attorney, IL regarded
as a most available man for Republi.
cans to nominate for states Attorney
Of Cook County.
Mr.. Joseph j. Dufry. the well.knOwn
contractor. Is urged to run for County
Commissioner.
j. w. Suddartl, OF the Tenth Ward,
issald to favor the nominate Of Judge
Orrin n. Carter for Governor OF I'LL.
nOis.
Chas. W. Peters Ia backing Hon.
Ernest @. Schubert for Congress In the
Seventh District.
Judge Orrln N. Carter, Republican
candidate for governor, spent the great.
er part Of Tuesday ut Belvidere con-
ferrlng with local Republicans. The
Judge met with most fiatering recep-
tiOn. All day long steady stream Of
visitors called ut his headquarters ut
the Marquette Hotel. and many pledges
of support We're given. The Judge rep
resented himself az satisfied with the
attitude of Boone County, whose dele
gates will probably go uninstructed to
the State Convention.
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The Carter organization of the Tween
ty-eighth Ward has put into practice
an endless'chain system of postal cards
to secure Endorsements OF Judge Car
ter's gubernatOrlal candidacy. They
claim they have secured 700 names
already.
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Alexander n. Todd and James A. Mar
tin as the Republican nominees for Al
dermen In the Thirty-fifth Ward was
filed with the Election Commissioners,
and will be heard Monday forenoon.
Percy b. Coffin and Neil J. Graves
make the objection, which alleges the
nominees were not selected by reg
ularly elected convention, owing to the
use In one of the primary districts OF a
ballot containing other than the legal
announcements.
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The International Paving Company
of Baltimore, Nd, have asked for the
privilege of placing 100 square yards
of Its patent concrete block asphalt
pavement In Michigan avenue In front
of the Auditorium Hotel to illustrate
its advantage over the present pave
ment. The slippery condition on the
boulevards, notably In rainy weather,