Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-06-29


Sixth Ward with the avOwed purpose
of lining up the Hyde Park voters
| against the Lorimer faction. The
Pcasp-Simon contingent in Lake View
Is counted upon tn deliver the Twenty
fourth. Twenty-ffth and Twenty-sixtl
wards to the new organization. Post.
master Coync and Judge Carter are
named as being among the rcpresc.
scntatives of the Thirteenth Ward end
of the combine.
Senator Mason. Assessor Wolf and
Fred Baird are said to he In charge of
the Fourteenth Ward. while Mr.. Hertz
Is on the books rs having given assur-
ance of the delivery of the Fifteenth
and Sixteenth Wards. Alderman Smul.
ski will deliver the Seventeenth with
Hertz assistance. and James Reddcli
aud willard McEwen are counted upon
to swing the Twenty.clghth and TWEEN.
ty-scvcnth respectively.
Those who claim to have inside In.
formation as to the movements of the
new propagandlsts say that State
senator Busse. Gracme Stewart. Coun.
~ Treasurer Raymond. Charles W. An.
drews and others have not been asked
to join the organization. State Sena.
tor Campbell, It Is thought. may he
compelled by Collector Hertz to come
into camp. the theory being that Hertz
controls Campbell's Senatorial district
absolutely. and that although Camp.
bell. 1t Is assumed. would rather affiliate
with Busse. 1t Is figured that the Col.
lcctor will hold the whip hand. Sena.
tor Cullom, Collector Hertz and United
states District Attorney Sol II. Bcthca
took luncheon together yesterday. and
1t Is brulted that they discussed the
ways and means for ovcrthrowlng the
l.orimcr machine. The LOrlmer men
admit that an attempt has been made to
put new organization In the field. and
that Hertz Is ut the head of 1t.
The report that Pease and Simon
have separated from Bussc and Stew.
art Is not confirmed by friends of the
latter combination. who assert that the
North Side bosses will stand together
In spite of the Senatorial contest. and
that the reports of the new combina.
tion emanate from LOrlmcr sources.
Senator Busse denied a few days ago
that any differences existed between
himself and eN-Sherlf Pcasc. while the
anti-Bilssc men say that Pcasc Is zeal.
Gus OF the prospect Of Bussc managing
Comptroller Dawes Senatorial com bnc.
Moreover Collector Hertz Is said to
be Jealous of Senator Campbell's grow
Ing power In the State Legislature.
The Lorlmer men cOncede that Hertz
may carry two or three wards, but they
deny Postmaster COync more than one
primary district In the Thirteenth
Ward. ana assert that Judge Carter.
whose term rs County Judge Is about
to expire, will he unable to take sides
IN fractional fight II lie expects to be
renominated at the next County Con.
ventlon. James Rcddick. whose term
as Clerk of the Probate Court is about
to expire. Is said to be similarly stu.
nted In the Twenty-elghth Ward.
Chairman LOrlmer of the County Re,
publican Committee, when asked II he
had heard Of the proposed new ma
chine. said: "Ycs. have been told that
Mr.. Hertz Is after my scalp. and thu,
several other well.known gentlemen
are associated with him In organizing
Il new machine. For the present have
nothing to say. II Is far cry to the
next County Convention. Let the Other
fellows do the talking The indlca
tiOns are that both Republicans and
Democrats of Cook County will engag,
In bitter warfare mt the next count,
primaries, which viii be held In May OF
June. The Sherlif's office, County
Clerkshlp ana County Treasurershll
will he the chief spells.
Senator Busse, It IL said, would Xix,
TO capture the shrlevalty or Count,
Treasnrcrship County Clerk Knopf
who doubtless would be with the pro
posed Hertz machine, Is said to he q
candidate for Sheriff. Charles W. Pc
tiers, another Hertz man. Is also said t.
be u candidate for Magerstadt's place
The Sherf''s office Is the most import
|
is reputed to he worth all the other po
sitlons combined and park patronag,
added as Il party lever. 1t Is general!
agreed among Republican politicians
that no nominations will he offered Oh
silver chargers next spring. and tina
all the plums will be measured in terms
of delegates delivered.
An
The West Park Board on Tuesday II
executive session selected committees
as follows to serve during the comm.
year:
Finance-Bangs, Graham, Lichten
berger.
judiciary -NOrden, Schultz Bangs.
ImprOycment--Pcters Lichtenbergel
Bangs.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Norden, Licl
tenbergcr.
--Llchtenberger, Peters
Norden.
Electric Light-Schultz, Peters. Ora
ham.
Employment-Bangs, Schultz, Licl
tcnberger.
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| Contracts have Just been let by tn
Board of Education for two ne,
schools, designed by William b. Nun
die, architect of the board, invOlvin
an expenditure of over 100000, On
of these structures Is the John c. C0oI
ley School, at Leavitt street and Bell
| plaine avenue In Lake XieW Ii wi