Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-01-27

committee OH political action three
years., Frank Crane. Wallace Heck.
man and II. II. G. Miller.
Mr.. Cary IL In the insurance business.
He was a charter member of the club,
was Second Vice President in 1885 and
1886 ana has been a member Of several
Of the committees ut different times.
The Eagle cOngratulates the Hon.
Marvin A. Farr upon mis- election as
First Vice President of tho Union
League Club. which We predicted in
our issue Of Jan. 10.
Dicovery has just been made that
the city Of Chicago receives no COM
peiisatiOn from electric, telephone, gas
or other companies now utilizing the
foot passages Of the Washington street
tunnel as conduit.
Aid. Brennan has introduced an or.
der instructing city officials to hook
into the matter. Commissioner Of Pub
lie Works McGann and City Engineer
Ericsson found that 1t was true the city
was receiving nothing from the compa-
MES using the tunnels. Every one Of
the tunnels are used by the companies.
and the matter was referred to Assist
ant Corporation Counsel n. Allen
Thorpe, who gave II Us his opinion that
the city could legally assess the COM
panies for use of the tunnels.
No exact estimate Of what amount
the assessment should be Ii made, but
Mr.. Thorpe suggested 1t should be
fixed OH basis according to the space
occupied and then charge of o per
cent. on the cost of such conduits be
| cxacted.
Commissioner McGann will bring the
matter to the attention Of the City
Council ut once.
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Justice NJ. ]. O'Donoghue may be a
candidate for Congress In the Fifth
District.
Capt. william p. Black Is one of the
foremost wheel horses Of Illinois De-
mOcracy. Many people believe that
Capt. Black could carry the state for
the Office Of Attorney General.
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A movement Ia ON among anti-ma-
chine Republicans to work for the cleo
tlOn Of uninstructed delegates to the
Republican State convention. It IL e.
timated by some Of the men who are
In the movement that over 200 unin-
structed delegates will be sent to Pc
Oria from Cook County. They say this
movement will be pushed forward
whether Judge Carter comes out as q
candidate for Governor or not. The
Hanecy followers are making threats
to split the Twelfth Ward delegation
II Judge Carter, who lives In that ward.
In n candidate. They claim SISTER
Blount will head a Hanecy movement
In that ward against Judge Carter.
Three Senatorial districts, the Sec
ond. Fourth and Sixth. will elect Sen.
atOrs this year. The Second and Sixth
are safely Republican. The Fourth II
strongly Democratic. The Republicans
will put up a candidate In the Fourth,
but interest is. centered on the Second
and Sixth. In the Second 1t Is expected
the anti. CullOm forces, led by Congress.
man Lorlmer, will try to control. Can
ditlates thus far mentioned are James
Graham, superintendent Of the County
Hospital, Hon. Peter A. Rowe aud
James Fleming.
In the Sixth District, which belongs
to the Hertz-Pease combination, Will
lam Sullivan is the Senator whose term
expires. He wants to be returned
Representative George Boyd and Ed
ward Brundage also want the nOmina'
ton. 1t Is said that the nominee will
be CullOm man.
AL the Republican hold-Over Senators
except ID. J. May have been reported al
saying that they will vote for Senator
Cullom. Mr.. May, SO far as known, has
not expressed himself. Nearly all Of
the Representatives are candidates fol
denomination and most of them seem II