Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-09-27

Speaker Ed G. Curtis as Representa- |
tive from the Twentieth Senatorial |
District 1t is declared that the lead |
crs in the district had decided To block |
the possibility of an independent Re-
publican entering the race against
Curtis by postponing the convention in
the district until it would he too lare to
file a petition.
This scheme Is said to have been
chcckmatcd by William Rankin of Iro-
uuyis County. who already has secur-
ed 1.o0O names to an independent pc
tition. Judging from former export
ences. IT seems not unlikely that Mr..
Curtis will get there just the same
The former Speaker has happy knack
of landing the persimmon despite all
opposition.
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Martin H. Madden Is making lots of
trouble for his opponent in the First
Congressional District. His address.
recently issued. has caused no end of
comment.
AcSM
Mr.. Hopkins figures out that IL Cook
County should give the Democratic
ticket 10000 plurality. the. party can
elect its state ticket.
The Eagle knows Mr.. Hopkins abil-
ity as an organizer and his accuracy
rs political prophet. but 1t must con
fess that It does not clearly understand
the grounds upon which the Demo
cratic leader bases his latest prclic-
tons.
1t has been announced that the Dem.
ocratic advisory" campaign commit
tee has decided to uncover that plank
In the platform which puts the party.
| locally. on record as favOring Il Chi
| cago man for United States Senator,
and make II an issue of the campaign.
The report has been sent out that this
IL being done in the interest of Senator
Mason. but this Is denied by all the
parties concerned. 1t looks like an
other of the forlorn hope ideas of Mr..
Harrison's advisory combination.
1
Hon. u. j. McNfnhOn IL kept busy
these days attending to matters of i'm.
portance for the city Board of Educa.
ton. Mr.. McNIahon IL the best nttOr.
ncy that body ever had.
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\. ]. Kettering. Republican candi
date for the Senate In the Third Dis
trict. will he elected. despite the con
structive attack upon him by the Leg
islative Voters League. Mr.. Ketter
ing's record speaks for itself. ana II,
will he supported 10y Democrats as wei
rs Republicans.
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At a meeting Of the womcn's Yates
Club at the headquarters. GW War
rem avenue. Wednesday afternoon
ward and precinct committees wcr,
appointed 10y the president. and plan'
were made for a big campaign meeting
Resolutions were unanimously adopt
cd indorsing the national and State al
: ministrTtions and pledging supper, t,
Gov. Yates.
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william II. Weber will he re,clectc,
to the Board of County Assessors hi
fall The people. and particularly tn
taxpayers. Of Cook County are wei
! acquainted with the excellent service
which Mr.. Weber has rendered then
y In the office to which he seeks re.eleC
ton.
Mr.. Weber has livel all his life II
=, Cook County. and his record both ii
' public and private life speaks for II
l. self. lie has held public office out
side that Of member Of the Board o
Assessors. ana has discharged the du
e' ties thereof acceptably.S
p He is man Of simple, fair an
D straightforward methods, absOlutel
b honest and impartial. His record
0 without u blemish, and the people o
. Cook County will recognize this fac
( and reward him for II by re-clectln
Y him TO the office which he has so woi
, thily filled.
The hearing In the case of Buildin
Inspector Sedlak. charged with accep,
Ing bribe from Frank NJ. South, wa
D continued until next Wednesday by tn
, Civil Service Commission eu Tues'la
I last. A physicians certificate was PRE-
!, scented to the effect that Sedlak wa
D suffering from cut In the foot cause
by broken glass, and that there wa
D danger of jOckjaw II he came on