Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-11-29

When Hon. willard Il. McEwen as.
sumes his place on the bench, one
more able and just jurist shall have
been added to the judiciary Of Cook
County.
Judge James G. DOOley II one of
those justices Of the peace whose
names add honor to the magistracy of
Cook County and the city Of Chicago.
Judge DOOley IL one Of the most loyal
and highly priced members Of the
Cook County Democracy.
Hon. Joseph Medill Patterson will
be among the most active and useful
members Of the next Legislature He
IL young. highly educated and natural.
ly brilliant, and II undoubtedly com.
Ing man. Mr.. Patterson will make
his residence at Springfield during the
term Of the Legislature. where he will
be accompanied by his charming young
bride. Very rarely indeed has young
man entered public life under such
bright ana auspicious circumstances.
The Eagle wishes him good luck.
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Hon. Miles KehOe Is one of ChicagO's
best ana most popular justices of the
peace. He IL also among the most in
fiuential members Of the Republican
party In Chicago.
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There IL no. abler or better lawyer In
Chicago than Hon. Miles ]. Devine.
This gentleman IL bound to be heard
from In the next Democratic judicial
convention, which will be held In the
spring or summer Of 1908.
Ex.Alderman MuelhOefer would
make an excellent running mate az
candidate for City Clerk with the next
Republican candidate for Mayor. 1t IL
believed that Mr.. MuelhOefer can have
the nomination II he wants II.
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Mr.. Spencer Ward IL one of the most
popular rs well as one Of the brightest
lawyers In Chicago. He will certainly
he nominated by the Democrats In the
next judicial convention.
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Hon. Thomas A. Smyth has made a
splendid President Of the Board of
Sanitary Trustees. During the year
now coming to close Mr.. Smyth has
acted In that capacity In such u man
ner as to win the thorough approval Of
the taxpayers and the confidence and
admiration Of his colleagues. From
the very beginning of his term of office
Mr.. Smyth displayed the most con-
spicuous ability. A business man by
instinct and training, he had no diffi.
Guilty In grasping the affairs Of the
district ana In controlling and guiding
them along business lines,
One of the things which hurt the
Mayor is the attack upon John Nc
Gillen, believed to have been inspired
by him. 1t was this that aroused the
ire Of Sheriff elect Barrett, who was
endeavOring to secure harmony. When
friends OF the Mayor began to abuse
McGillen, who IL Barrett's closest
friend, the Sheriff-elect considered the
attack as an insult to himself. mas
much as he had declared himself In
favor of McGillen.
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One Of the most extraordinary fea-
lures of the attack upon Mr.. McGillen
Is the fact that 1t has been directed in
a way that makes support of any kind
from a most influential section Of the
Democratic party. and one, too, for
which Carter has been recently
angling, absolutely impossible The
MayOrette must have poor political
advisers just now.
Barrett's meeting with his friends
are held in daylight In the Belgium
room Of the Grand Pacific.
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AS regards his appointments, the
new Sheriff says none as yet has been
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