Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-02-02

would give up the Federal Judgeship
so he Mayor of Chicago. Thursday.
however. when talk of the Judge was
revived. an explanation was given for
his candidacy which put the matter in
4 different light.
II was stated that while the Judge
would not bc willing 10 give up his
lrrScnt position To he Mayor. he
iuj<ht be- persuaded tO ito II IL he could
see his way clear to be United States
senator. and IL was u demonstrublc
fact that Republican Mayor of Chi
slgo. it of suitable Senatorial timber.
would he in un excellent position to
succeed senator Mason two years from
JtDw. when he retireS. 1t is conceded
that the ScndtorShip is IN come to Chi
nJgn. amt the votes of the Chicago
members in the Legislature would have
great weight in deciding the success.
tul candidate. A> these members could
easily he persuaded to favor the Mayor.
IT he were a Republican. the advan.
iase of the office Us Il Stcppiug.stonc to
the ScuatOr>hip is obvious.
There was also considerable talk of
N!1rtin II. Madden us the Mayoralty
candidate. II was stated he could 20
iutO the convention with thirty-tivc
votes which would he for him under
my circumstances. and II the momna.
rion were thrown ON to the floor of the
convention might be- in Il position to
max" u winning fight Mr. Madden
however. declares he is not candidate
Collector of Internal Revenue Coync
said that he preferred to wait until the
date of the primaries was absolutely
fixed before he announced his position.
u is generally understood he will he
IA the field for the nomination when the
tine comes
Charles Worno will be the next Alder.
man from the Twenty.hrst Ward. He
has made a fine record.
Congressman Lor'imcr il schcming To
cut OUT safely Republican district for
himself under the apportlonment that
the new State Legislature will make.
This is said 10y Lorimcr lieutcnants to
DE the only real interest the Congress
man has in local AMI State politics at
thi. time.
What part Lorimcr may take in the
light over the organization of the lower
house and the State senate and in the
selection of a successor Ia senator Cul-
lom will be with a view To intrcnchng
himself in Il strong Republican district.
II il said that his determination to keep
out of the mayornlty fight in the spring
* partly because he does not want To
lntagonize n strong Republican faction
that may he able To block him in his
plan TO get back To Congress in two
wears.
The Second Congressional District.
which Iorimer now represents. Is COM
posed of the Tenth. Twentygighth,
Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth. and Thirty
NTH Wards. the town of Cicero, and
part of precinct of the Twoniy-scvontl
Ward. This Is Il Democratic district.
aud at the recent election il returned to
its normal condition by electlng John
J. Fcely 10 Congress instead of the Re
publican county boss.
According to one of Lorinier's licutcn.
ants II Is the scheme of the Congress
. man to have the new I.egisla t,irc make
/, district for him composed of the
Zenith. Twelfth. Thirteenth. Twenty
eighth and Thirty-hfth Wards and some
of the country towns. This would
mean an exchange of the Twenty-nintli
aud Thirtieth Wards for the Twelfth
and Thirteenth. The Twcnty-ninth
Ward Is u strong Democratic strong
hold. and the Thlrtieth Is II doubtful
ward. The Twelfth Is n strong Rcpub-
lican district. and the Thirteenth Is
safely Republican,.
These with the Tenth. which Is u
doubtful ward: the Twcnty-clglti, III
which the Republicans normally have
slight advantage; the Thirty-hfth'
which Is strongly Republican, and some
country towns where Republicans pre-
dominate. It Is figured by Lolmer fol-
lowers. will give the Republican boss
a district that will he safely Republl'
can.
Politicians figure that the new hp
portlonmenr will bring about many
changes in Cook County. The big ie'
publican First District will be split III
such manner rs To make two satriE
Republican districts on the South Sid"
There Is talk Of punching In one dls
qrict such strang Democratic wards ~
the Fifth. sixth. seventh, Eighth, Elgh
teent!I and Nineteenth, From the pres
cnt strong Republican majority IN ih'
seventh District enough will he taken
40 make the sixth District more >afci!
Republican than II showed Itself ND y"
at the recent election, and To make ih'
Fifth District capable of producing J
Republican Congressman under horiiih
conditions.
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The conviction of Weber and Nahter
tho loan sharks indicted for selling the
questions IN Civil Service EXamlhh
tIous, will have much to do with pufl