Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-20
Louis Weber. tailor and outfittcr. and
The Weber Merchandise supply Com
pany.
WILLIAM LORiMER.


fourth term in Congress as the Repre-
sentative of the Second Congressional
District. incidentally lie Is giving u
large part of his time TO making sue
cess of the Republican campaign in
Cook County.
ents in Manchester. England. April L..
1861. and for man only 80 years of
age has reached prominence political
~ attained by few men twice his age.
Ills father was u minister. AS Il boy
he found employment in the lowlicst
lines. lie made his first money as a
ncwsboy, purchased bOOtblack's out
fit. and for time earned n livelihood
shining shoes in Clark street
His mother secured for him u place
us crrand boy with Carson. pirie. Scott
Il Co. lie stayed there until he became
solicitor for a 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
ut work for Morris and he took a place
with the West Division street Railway
Company ns conductor. lie was u con-
ductor for five years. and while AT 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 q. Blaine i'm the cam
paign of 1884. and It 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.
ton work. and his first attempt In this
line was made in the kitchen of his
mothers home at 23 Lisle street. Thir.
teen young men participated in the
meeting. and they organized the Young
Mems Republican Club of the Sixth
Ward. In 1885 Lorlmcr was elected
County Central Committeeman. and he
has been member of that body ever
since. In 1856 he was nominated fOl
constable on the West Side nnd won
by 121 votes. II was his first political
office.
Ills second position was that of ny
slstant superintendent Of water pip,
extension in the City Hall, and tho
third was superintendent of the water
office. Ills three terms IN Congress. In
addition TO the places mentioned. ar,
the only political jobs he has ever held
In 1883 Mr.. LOrimcr entered the rca
estate business with william j. Muir
ply. In 1890 he was beaten by three
votes for the nomination for County
Clerk, and IN 1892 he was nominated
for Clerk of the Superior Court, hui
was beaten with the rest of the Rcpub
lican ticket In the landslide Of tina
year.
In 1892 he became u resident Of Tho
Tenth Ward, and in 1894 was nominal
cd for Congress In the Second District
then Democratic. and supposedly mad
Democratic by appOrtiOnmcnt. Lori
mcr won by 1900 plurality. In 1898 IL
was rcnominated ami defeated JOIN
u. White by 600 minority. In 1S0
he defeated c. Porter johnson b!
5000 majority. lie was nominated 70
the fourth time at the beginning of tn
present campaign, and notwlthstand
Ing the usual Democratic majOrltics II
the wards composing his district H.
feels confident of being returned fo
another term.
In Congress Mr.. I.orimcr has kept ~
his record for hard work and cOnstan
application TO duty. lie upset all pre-
cedcnts Immediately after his inaugr
ration for his first term by mlshln
through u resolution for an apprOprlI
ton for immediate work on the no,
Chicago pOstofficc In the face Of tn
most determined opposition.
He was largely instrumental in :,
curing the passage Of the bill appr,
prlating 100000 for the improvement
of the Chicago River. ana anOthe
S2jO,OOO 10 pay for the government II
spectlOn of meats intended for cXpor
He introduced and had passed Il bl
amending the arbitration laws to prC
hibit the blacklisting Of employees b
railroads and other corporations, an
his work for n postal savings bank bl
has attracted attention.
or him Amos j. Cummings, the +;
nous Washington correspondent an
Democratic Congressional leader, sal
In u recent article:
NO man In the House wiclds MOI
personal influence ana none show
more Judgment and less sclf-consciou
ness. lie Is the only Republican VIII
can carry his district, lie won II frol
the Democrats. and he keeps II by hi