Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-03-10

HON.. PETER
Probable Democratic Nominee f.
Material fight. william Barrett Ridge
~, Charles L. Selby and David +.
Littler, Of Springfield, will have charge
of the CullOm headquarters, and they
propose to carry on the Senatorial cam.
paign as though the govcrnorship was
not at stake.
Besides clecting LaVerne W. Noycs
Chairman the Campaign Committee In
charge of Judge Cartcrs gubernatOrlal
candidacy chose Arthur b. Cody Sec.
rotary of the Executive Committee and
Il. Il. Fletcher Secretary of the general
committee. John G. Spry was elected
Treasurer ana NJ. Il. Cole assistant
treasurer. Mr.. Spry acted as Chairman
of the Finance Committee for the Re.
publicans during the last Mayoralty
campaign.
Former Congressman Allan G. Dur
borrow attended the Council judiciary
committee meeting Tuesday to watch
the disposition of the pneuma tic. tube
service ordinance, In which he Is inter-
cstcd. 1t was referred to subcOm-
mittec consisting of AID. GOldzier, Fow-
Ter and Alling. Mr.. Durborow said the
Airline Express Company had no con-
nectiOn with the pneumatic-tube COM
pany In which william Il. Kerr is inter-
csted. Commissioner Mccain said he
was opposed to granting any pneu.
matic-tubc franchises until municipal
subways were provided for all pipes
and wires.
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II seems to be generally conceded that
the Hon. Charles 8. Cutting will be the
Republican nominee for Judge of the
Probate Court. Henry w. Leman was
talked Of, but Circuit Court Clerk Linn
Is to be nominated, and as Linn and
Lcman both reside In the same ward
the Twenty thirtl-thls puts the peren-
NAL candidate Leman out Of the run
ming. Mr.. Cutting Is Il splendid law
yer, highly respected by both bench
and bar. Ex-Judgc KOhlsaat said re-
Gently: II regard Charles 3. Cutting
as an ideal candidate for Probate
Judge. Mr.. Cutting would grace the
position. and should like to see him
nominated and elected"
la Verne w. NOyes has no such ward
as fall In his lexicon. lie made sue
cess of the fall festival, and he will
make u success Of the Carter campaign.
The Real Estate Board have trans
ferred matters to the West Side. and
are now after the West Town gang.
An injunction served mt Tuesdays
board meeting prevents the sluander-
Ing of the peoples money for time
at least.
Gary and Terrlbleberry are neck and
neck In the Twelfth Ward Aldern,anic
muddlc.
| VIM. Hale Thompson expects to sue
coed the new Democratic bOss-Gun-
thcr-ln the City Council from the
Second Ward.
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Hon. Robert X. Sloan Is backing
James HillOck for Alderman from the
Sixth Ward and says he's just the kind
of man that the taxpayers should vote
for.
| Fourth Ward Democrats may send
eX-Ald Ballenberg back to the City
Council in April.
splendid record In the City Council.
lie will be renOminated this week, and
reelected for another term from the
Eighth Ward in April.
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Hon. l.. i, Cullerton is putting up a
] good fight in the Ninth Ward.
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"Chick" Curran Is now bosslng the
Tenth Ward Aldermanic muddle.
| The Inyinclble Cerveny acknowledges
he was up against the real thing when
he encountered Baird and BlrkhOff at
Tuesdays meeting Of the West Town
Board.
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| The Democrats will nominate a good
man, backed by the Municipal Voters
| League, for Alderman in the Twenty
third Ward, and expect to elect him.
They claim Olson is already beaten.
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Hon. Ii. j. Wertheimcr, the we'll
known lawyer. can easily carry the
Third Ward against r.. John Dixon,
with IL. 8. Fitch running as an indie