Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-03-09
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Uvu like lOctllcr. who use the name of |
Ipw to Win ont in politics.
When the Credentials Committee re-. |
-,rod from the convention to investigate |
'lp contests IN the Eleventh. Thir- |
#rpu,h. and Twcuty.SiNth Wards. the |
members did not anticipate an inquiry |
which may end IN the courts. In the |
seventh District of the Eleventh Ward !
tlr aldormauic candidacy of Edward +. |
Cullrrton aud William j. Kruger devol |
bprj a bitter flctional fight. and "Shag |
gy" SABBATH. representing Kruger's i'll
jrrc>'S. declared that criminal action
would he taken against Michael Muir.
PLY. Cullertou judge. whom he ac.
"U.r> vt intimidation and other viola.
t'uu> Of the primary law. The sitting
delegates were uumolestcd.
In the contest in the Fifth District of
the Thirteenth Ward which resulted in
the shooting of Raymond Farrar. an
order was received by the Chairman
commanding the seating of stephen
Griffin. Thomas DOwncs and Dennis
nrc. The order. signed by William G.
Mllley. Chairman of the Board of Eloc.
fiuu Commissioners. declared that upon
the opening and recounting of the bal
lots east the previous day. the Election
Commissioners found that the dele
gates named had received l2S votes. as
against ioO cast for their opponents.
In accordance with the order of the
Election Board the delegation was seat.
ed
Accusations of ballot box stuiiing and
hr voting of Republican ward workers
We're made I'm the First District of the
rwpufy.SiNth Ward where spencer
Ward and Frank j. Rull are the con.
ra.'nu's for the aldermanic nomination.
Both delegations were seated.
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Ex-Governor Altgcld did no, bctray
any great amount of enthusiasm when
the news of Mayor Harrison'S rcnom.
nation was taken 10 him. lie remarked.
~ j. weak ticket" aud then went
on TO say:
Whether Harrison will be reelected
or not depends entirely on the Repub.
lican voters of Chicago. Ii the Demo.
Gratis had their way he would be badly
beaten. If the Republicans forget their
present difficulties and get together rca.
,onably well In support of Judge Han.
ccy. then the Harrison ticket will be
beaten by tremendous majority. The
rank and tile of the Democratic voters
will not support Harrison"
outside of the notorious Loeiilcr. the
only peculiar candidate nominated Is
Charles T.. Gunther, and sketch of his
aifc follows:
Charles +. Gunther, nominee for City
Treasurer. was born In Wurtcmberg.
Germany, in 1897. and came To Amer
sca In his fifth year. His family re-
moved To Peru H.. In 1850. and he re-
celyed his education In the public and
private schools of that city. During
his youth he was cashier and teller of
the Bank of Peru, leaving his position
In 1851 To join the forces of the Con-
frderacy. He returned to Illinois after
the war, and In ls6S started In the con.
icttuhcfy DuSlileSS III south 'Hrh
street. His place was destroyed In the
ire of 1871, but he resumed business
shortly afterward and is now the own
or of one of the largest establishments
in the country. Mr., Gunthcr was can
dldatc for City Treasurer on the indie
pendent Democratic ticket four years
ago. receiving 2T,O0O morc votes than
Washington IIcslng, candidate for
Mayor on the same ticket. He served
two terms M Aldcrman of the Second
Ward. being defeated for reelection by
William Hale Thompson. He t. II mem
ncr nf the Union League lroquois ana
CaNtun Clubs. and President of the
Coliseum Company.
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, ,,Iro,, pv,p fla. Demo.
- ti.t.at =, t,o weakest ever nom
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