Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-01-26

None of the members would admit that
the machine had centered on n candl. |
date and all said that no one urged the |
claims of any particular candidate. AT
any rate. If anything definite resulted
from the talk the members of the COM
mittee would not give II out. Congress
man Lormer and doc" Jameson
would not speak further than to say
the members of the committee viewed
the complications of the situation in
casual way without arriving at any
tangible result. Graeme Stewards pos
tive declaration that he Is out of the
race stimulated the activity of the
friends of the other aspirants. The
candidates were busy with their friends
all day trying to get some definite con-
ceptiOn of the attitude assumed by cer-
tain available" candidates and the
1.Orimer machine men. John NJ. Har-
Ian maintains that he Is not raising Il
hand to help his boom and that he Is
not responsible for what his friends
are doing In his behalf.
Fred Il. Coynes neighbors In the old
Twelfth Ward see an opportunity TO
press him to the front now that Mr..
Stewart Is out of the running. They
are planning several meetings on the
West Side so ns to get an expression of
public sentiment in his favor. Many
West Side Republicans. and solid bust
ness men. want the Hon. Il. A. Eckhnrt,
ex-Drainage Trustee. to run for Mayor.
believing him to he the strongest West.
Slider yet mentioned.
| The BOldenweck boom Is going on
without interruption and the former
President of the Drainage Board Is con.
iidcnt that he will land right when the
convention meets. John II. Thompson.
the grocer ana restaurant man, Is the
latest asplrant being mentioned seri.
Ously by his friends. Some of his
ncighbOrs in Hyde Park held a big
meeting on last Wednesday night In
Chnrlevoix Hall, at which his candida.
cy will be formally launched. Aid. Ma.
vor Is another resident of Hyde Park
the gOssips have In the race. His
friends are claiming he can come into
the convention with the solid Hyde
Park delegation behind him. Daniel
ID. Healy and Aid. Raymer are not be.
Ing lost sight of in the speculate
They. too. have their friends.
The executive committee was I'm ses-
sion most of the afternoon. 1t was dc.
clded to call meeting of the full Cour.
~ Central Committee for Friday after.
noon at = o'clock, when the date for
holding the primaries will be fixed.
The consensus Is that the date will be
set for some day between Feb. IL and
20. Most of the committeeman favor
an early convention. so n to give al
least six weeks for campaign work. II
IL likely that Friday, Feb. IL. will h.
the day decided upon. The matter of
selecting the judges and clerks of elcc.
ton and perfectng a reorganization of
the ward clubs under the new city ap.
pOrtionment was discussed at length
The proposition was finally referred to
the committee on organization to re-.
port NJ the whole committee next Fri.
day. Under the new primary districts
most Of the ward clubs will have to be
rcorganized. as many of the districts
have been cut up SO that they have nc
ward club officers. The organization
committee was instructed to submit q
scheme for the election of club officers
In the ward club election contest be
tween the Vall-Lowenthal and Noble
factions In the Thirty-tirst Ward til,
committee decided In favor of seating
the officers elected by the VailLowen
thai faction, which has control of thu
regular organization. The contests II
the Twenty-cighth, Twcnty-ninth ant
Twentieth Wards were heard, but II,
decisions rendered.
Mandamus proceedings to compel thu
City Clerk and the Election Commits
siOncrs to prepare for the coming elcc
ton on the old ward lines instead o
under the Carey redlstrlctlng Orllnnn0
are expected to he brought In the Cir
cult Court this week. The petition will
lie signed by residents of the Seven
teenth Ward. AMI the same allegation
of lack of compactness and cOntiguit.
: OF territory In the new wards, whicl
marked the bill for injunction, will b.
the basis of the suit.
~
Hon. John II. Hnrtwlck will he nom
) mated for the City Council mex
(. spring by the Republicans. He mad
2 II good record while serving his peOpl
h. M city father before.
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The billpOsters are trying to nom
!, mate Aid. Fowler for Mayor on an,
= old kind of platform.
~
Hon. II. \. Eckhart, cX.Drainng
Trustee and eX-Mayor. would prov
n very strong Republican candidate
= for Mayor of Chicago.
T ~SA
V Daniel ID. Healy, the efficient Super
ntcndent of Public Service, Is men
n toned rs Il good man for Republican
Y to run either for Mayor or City Clerk.
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Hon. Charles WernO will be re-elect
u cd to the City Council.
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, Volney W. Foster Is the new Prcsl
| dent of the Union League Club. Ill