Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-17
HUlL'S HALF.ACRE.

jefferson IIOdgkins' rcappontmcnt
by the Judges Of the Circuit Court or
Cook County rs South Park Commits.
sioner will certainly make a decided
issue In politics on the South Side. In
fact. the matter will cut no small figure
I'm county and State politics as well.
The rcappointment was made on We'd
| nes,lay, but the proceedings at the
Judges meeting have not been given
| out.
Col. IIodgklns lives In the Tlirty.iirst
| Ward. ms does also J. Mckenzie Gle.
land. who was IN aspirTnt for the po-
sitiOn. Mr.. Cleland was strongly In
dorscd for the place and his backing
| was of most influential nature. lie
babe fair to be the winner because
many Of the Judges were friendly 10
him. Mr.. Clcland's candidacy In.
came 30 strong that many regarded
him rs a sure winner.
When the time came, however. IIOdg.
kins had the pull ana Clcland was
shclvcd. The reasons which lei to Gle.
lands defeat are interesting, especially
SO since the HOdgkins. Cleland episode
will. by the time It II fought to finish.
furnish an episode In the Republican
campaign.
Several years ago Perry 4. Hull was
nominated for the State Senate In n
strong Republican district. lie met
with determined opposition In his Ow Il
party. and was defeated by 90 plural
ity. The fight was bitter one, AMI IN
well remembered In the district on ac-
count Of the ill.fccling It engendcre',.
Mr.. Clcland IL the president OF the En-.
glewood Church Union. lie felt II To
be- his duty to go after Mr.. Hull's scalp,
and he made the best fight he knew
how. Mr.. Hull was powerful, but Mr..
Clcland and his following sent him to
the political barn.
Mr.. Hull never fOrgets or forgivcs an
enemy. ana when Clcland showed ~,
as an important candidate for the
revenge was ut hand.
No man living Is closer to Judge
Hanccy than he, and he has done ana Is
doing all he can In the Judges interest.
This was evidenced ut the Springfield
"lOve feast" where Mr.. Hull was u
central figure. To-day he Is one of the
Judges confidential advisers In pOlitl-
cal matters. Remembering what Che.
land had done to him years before. he
enlisted the Judge In the Park Com
missiOncrs' contest. Not that he cared
for TIodgkins, but simply to even M
with Clcland.
Here Is where Gov. Tanner comes
into the deal, for some facts develop
which would show that lIanccy and
Hull have perfect understanding
with the Governor on all matters often
sivc and defensive. Chief Grain IN
spcctor Il, j. Noble lives In the Thirty,
first Ward. He IL no longer an iniiucn'
tial factor, but he Is Tanners man all
the same. Noble, presumably NJ thu
request Of Hull, Hanecy and the Gov
ernor, took mp arms I'm IlOdgkins' he
half as against Cleland. He was 81
active AMI Industrious in the premises
that many were led To believe he was
acting under the Governors instruc
lions. Noble certainly would not hav,
been 50 importunate in his demands
had he not worked with GOV. Tanner,
full approval and consent, II not posi-
tive direction. Judge lianccy, Hui
and Noble beat Clcland. and there vii
he some scores cvencd up In the selec
ton of delegates to the state conven
ton, the close relationship of Hun
Ilanccy aud Tanner having been eslab
lishrd,
The claim Is made that Noble w"nI
In person To all the Judges of the Cir
cult Court, with the exception of Judge
: IIanccy and opposed the appointment
!, of NJ CicluHd, lie lid ii undoubtcdl,
: AZ 'uv Tanners INSTANCE, or Nv lcas
/, with No" Governors consent, ana at tn,
I0ircc command Of Judge IIanccy an,
IIrrTF s.. HUI. And all because Mr.
bI'lwluub many years ago was one of tn