Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-17


candidates at the primary elections:
and.
"whcrcas. There IL u Republican pri.
mary election tn he held In this rit,' cn
the third day of next May for the MIR. !,
pose of clccting delegates tn when
will he delegated the right to vote In
the state convention for nomination
of Governor and other States officers:
and.
Whereas. There resides In the
Twelfth Ward u man whose record ns
Il model citizen and an honest. upright
Judge. entities him tc the respect Of
all good citizens. regardless Of party. |
and whose experience In public life has |
lifted him for any office within the gift |
of the people of Illinois: therefore. bc II |
Resolved. That we. Republicans ana |
citizens of the Twelfth Ward In mass |
meeting assembled. respectfully ursc |
the Hon. y. n. Carter to permit; his
| name to bc used as u candidate Cor |
Governor. plcdging ourselves to ''sc NJ |
honorable means tO secure his nOminn- |
tion and election. believing. as we 10.
that If he Is nominated In the State
convention. his name will add grca:
strength to the entire Republican
ticket"
The committee previously appointed
to notify Judge Carter of the action Of
the meeting and request his presence,
entered the room with the Judge. when
such an ovation was rendered him ns Is
seldom witnessed In meetings where
national leaders are assembled. Order
restored. Judge Carter was introduced
and addressed his fellow citizens ~
follows:
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE.
This kind of u greeting In this sort
Of a meeting would be sufficient 10
warm the heart Of stone image. l'vc
lived within stones throw pf this
place for ten years, and begin to ~.
licvc that the old maxim about n mans
being without honor among his neigh
bois is untrue. did not intend u"ii!
late this afternoon to make any an
nounccmcnt In public meeting. III, l
have since thought It more fitting ("
speak first to my ncighbors and
through them to the public.
Amy man would naturally feel hon.
orcd to he suggested as q candidate for
Governor Of Illinois. While ! have
deeply appreciated the urgent requests
of my friends have always refused up
to this time to stand as Il candidate.
After very careful consideration of the
situation as presented ! have decided
that ! ought to permit the use Of my
name.
"Somc things have been said with
reference 10 my position which make 1t
proper for ne to state my views on ccr-
tain questions Of party policy. so long
as our government continues to lH man.
aged on party lines, as II has been for
the last sixty or seventy years, II IL ab-
s0lutely essential that every ltarty
which desires success should he care
fully organized. Especially II this true
In q great city. where, II In any place,
our method Of government II weak.
Since the adoption Of the Australian
ballot In practically all Of the States Of
the Union, with Its very successful
operation. every person who has stud
led the question has realized that there
was still left for satisfactory solution
n proper method Of nominating candi-
dates to he voted for at an election.
This Is peculiarly true In the large cit
les, where the people are so busy that
they neglect not only to attend the prl-
, marles but frequently the election It,
self Such neglect cannot but result In
evil
"Slncc 1850 we have had on our stat.
! ! AT. ,i, l.x. .h
: nj with u party. and which, If invoked
in Il fair degree, gave IN every member
Of that party the rhance 10 take part
: in the primaries. II has been felt for
years that we ought TO have. at least In
this city. primary law that would he
obligatory upon the regular party or
ganlzatIons. Such law was passed In
February, 1898. which, while faulty in
some particulars, In a large measure
= viii give tho members of a party the
privilege of taking part In nominating
candidates II they insist upon their
rights.
Every member Of a party, whatever
position he may occupy In that party,
has q perfect right NJ any time to state
, |
has the further undoubted right 10 use
all fair means 10 persuade other mem
hers Of his party Ia accept his Views.
But that person should glvc-must give
! 10 every other man the same freedom
; Of choice. We have primary law that
il something more than name. \
state Of public sentiment which under
: this present law will permit few peO-
! pie In any party 10 say months before
the primary Is held, before even the
delegates are elected, what candidate
+, or candidates will l,c named, Is un-Rc-
- publican and dangerous. ON all public
+ ! questions every American who Is
worthy of the name carries his soycr-
crclgnty under his own hat.
p II criticisc no individual. Every Re
= publican In some measure Is RESPONSE.
= hlr for the present situation. ] shall
. Ice the candidate Of no faction. 1t makes
K very little difference 10 the welfare Of
! the State whether am nominated for