Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-05-17

AMI branch. and II ought to he cleaned
out. II only half that IL told about the
crookcdness Of one of the present EN-.
ployes Of the place is true.
Former Inspector Luke Knlas IL he.
Ing talked of for the Democratic nom.
nation to the Board of Assessors. He
would he an able and honest official.
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Hon. Ernst Hummel. now 40 prOMi.
ncntly mentioned as the probable nom.
inee Of the Democratic party for COun.
~ Treasurer. would make an cxcep.
tiOnally strong candidate. Possessing
hosts Of personal friends. he would
draw votes from other parties. and
would. besides. receive the united Ger.
man vote. In offices of trust In the
past he has been found able and uncOin.
prOmisii,gly honest. Az u city treas.
urcr he was an admirable public ser.
want. ana as II member of the City
Council his term was one long record Of
honesty. AZ II loyal Democrat he de.
serves we'll of his party.
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spencer Ward II a fine lawyer. u good
Democrat AMI strongly pushed us a
candidate for Judge.
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Henry &. Better, who was nominated
for reelection to the Legislature IN
the Thirty-tirst Senatorial District the
other day. II one Of the best known and
most popular Republicans In Cook
County. lie II n lawyer Of excellent
standing and In the enjoyment OF u
large and lucrative practice. His lie.
sire to represent the people of his dis.
trict In the Legislature IL prompted by
lau'lable interest In public affairs
AMI II wish to do II good citizens pnrt
In aiding to give the community wise
laws nnd good government. Mr.. BELT.
Ter hns been twice u member Of the
Illinois Legislature. AMI the records Of
TINT body show that he has Invariably
been on the side OF good measures and
opposed to bad one. In selecting him
the Republicans of the Thirty first Dis.
trict have acted wisely and have un-
doubtetlly chosen n man whose nume
will strengthen the entire ticket.
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Honest Sid McClOud. who has the
backing Of good people all along the
line. will give \. &. Clark the fight of
his life In the Thirteenth Senatorial
District. senator McCloud has worked
for the hest interests OF the whole PEG.
pie.
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One of the livelicst campaigns that
hns ever been waged In the ranks of
the Hamilton Club will reach II climax
Monday. The thirteenth annual elec.
ton Of the organization will he held
that day In Its old quarters. but next
week the club expects to occupy its
own building, which has been prepare,
for II. Theodore X. Long ana \. A..
Taylor are the candidates. Mr.. Long
Ii general counsel for the Illinois Life
Insurance Company. Hc was the first
Ia become II candidate. IIc has been
one Of the clubs directors for two
years and IL u member OF the Building
Committee. lie II u graduate of Yale,
completing the course In the law school
there In 1875. After spending several
years In Minneapolis rs managing ed
itOr of the Minneapolis Star. now the
Tribune, he came to Chicago. He Is a
member of the Union League Club and
Is prominent In club life AMI business
AMI political affairs.
The presidency Of the Hamilton Club
Is II coveted honor, ana In view of the
recent development of the organization
III" election this year IL of unusual I'M
lOrtnnce AMI interest. Ii is claimed
that the members who are backing Mr..
Longs candidacy are the men who
favor safe, wise ana conservative
of the clubs affairs,
present Indications point
to the election of the following ticket:
President, Theodore Il. Long; Second
Vice President, John &. Fetzer: Treas
rrer, Nelson NJ. Lampert; Directors,
Daniel i. Crilly, Harry V. Wood, Jas.
a. Mclane, John Il. Thompson ana
John IL. Porter; Political Action Com
mittee, Frank u. Sadler and Julius
Stern.
The ballOting will begin at noon and
End at u o'clock.
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Franklin MacVeagh ana John A.
King will probably be asked to accept
Democratic nominations for Congress
IN the Ninth and Sixth Districts, re-
Spectively, against Congressman Hen
~ Sherman Boutell and William Lori
mer. Neither Mr.. MacVeagh nor Mr..
King has consented AS yet to do this.
Both may refuse. For the present
their names are under consideration
IN connection with broadly laid but
not completed Democratic plans for
capturing more Congressman from I'LL
nOis than have been allotted to the