Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-10-18

Hon. Sigmund Zeisler, one Of the
Democratic candidates for Judge IN
the coming election. would make n
most able member Of the judiciary.
Owing TO his splendid reputation as a
lawyer Mr.. Zeisler will receive the
support Of all classes.
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The hottest congressional fight In
Cook County Is raging in the sixth
District, where William Lorimer and
Allan G. Durbor6w are pitted against
each other. 1t Is uncertain territory,
according to the recent election return.
In 1900 William Mckinley carried tho
wards In the district by S,4OO. Gov.
ernor Yates carried the same territory
by 500, but In 1901 the Democratic
Mayor Of Chicago carried 1t by 467.
The conclusion IL drawn that the
woods In the Sixth District are full OF
Independent voters who are not bound
by party lines.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Lahif1. the Mayors
private secretary, was paid a signal
compliment last week by being chosen
one Of the secretaries OF the great coal
strike conference ut Detroit. Mr.. La.
hiff has only repeated once again ana
In convincing manner the many evi.
dences he has given Of his great ability
and Of his public spirit He rendered
good service to the public and has re-
fiected credit upon the profession to
which he belongs-the press.
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Charles f. Hyde, head Of the great
merchant tailoring firm, continues to
be one of the men most discussed for
the Republican nomination next spring.
Mr.. j. ]. Vanderbilt. one of the
strongest Of the Republican candidates
for County Commissioner, Will receive
great vote, and will be surely elected.
He will make Il most useful member
of the board.
Hon. NJ. Il. Hunts reelection to the
Legislature will be a well.merited
tribute to honest and conscientious ser.
vice In the past.
Hon. Henry Sherman Boutell has put
up one Of the greatest fights of the
campaign. His clean record ut WASH
ington leads the North Side Republi.
cans to predict his return by a larger
majority than ever before.
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On account Of the death Of his sister,
Mrs. Alexander Small. of Washington,
ILL.,. Senator Cullom has Cancelled all
his campaign engagements.
Senator SpOOner made his first speech
of the campaign at Milwaukee Monday
night, In which he blamed the coal
operators for the prOlOngatiOn Of the
strike and gave President Roosevelt
credit for showing good judgment In
his attempt to settle the dispute. Sen.
ator Spooner took the ground that the
tariff Is not responsible for the trusts.
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Frederick Duffy, Independent Repub-
lican candidate for the Legislature in
the Twenty-seventh District, is the
kind Of man the people want in the
Legislature next winter. He will un-
dOubtedly he elected.
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Mr.. LOrimer is making winning
campaign. and his friends are freely
predicting his election. The undenia.
bic fact that he has proved himself
an able efficient representative in
Congress will more than counterbal-
ance any opposition on the part of the
wing OF the party. Be
sides, the Democrats of the district |
themselves seem to be more favorable |
to his election than they are to Dur.
borow's success. The business men
Interested In the fight take the ground |
that Mr.. LOrimer would be able to
exert a greater influence with Re.
publican administration at Washing
ton than any Democrat, no matter how
able. The opinion is generally held
that Lorimer will gain enough Demo.
cratic votes to more than make up
FOR the Republican votes he may lose.