Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-12


,;ustuvus !. Tatge would add
strength to the Democratic judicial
ticket lie will probably bc nominated.
The voters of the Twcnty.ninth Sen.
atorial District would do themselves
honor by elccting Mr. Fletcher Dobyns
to the Legislature next fall. His nom
inatiOn by the Republicans would mean
his election.
A meeting of Republicans residing IN
the Fourteenth Ward was held ut No.
262 Park avenue on April last. to
consider the dcsirablity of making an
early selection of u desirable candidate
for Congress in the seventh District.
Capt. william q. Morris acted as chair.
man and Frank l.. Fry as secretary.
a committee consisting of Capt Nor.
ris. =. II. Mills. bazcl w. Ncirs. &. J..
Lucas, jerome h. Hall and \. W. Brick.
wood was appointed. and after due con.
sidcratiOn. presented the following re-.
port. which. on motion of &. u. Wheel.
~. was unanimously adopted. viz:
We. Republicans residing In the
Fourteenth ward. ncighbors and
friends of Ephluim Banning. respect.
fully present his name to the voters of
the seventh Congressional District ms
our candidate for Congress.
For over thirty years our ncighbor
and friend. Mr.. Banning has been II res.
ldcnt of Chicago. nearly all of which
time he has lived and been II voter anl
taxpayer Ia this ward and district.
4 public spirited citizen and stnlwart
Republican. he has never held any
office of profit. and yet he has always
been active In politics and Interested In
every movement and question that
looked toward the welfare of the people
of this section of the city.
Mr.. Banning was born on u farm In
McDonOigh County. Illinois. July -.
1910. When n mere lad he removed
with his family 10 Kansas. where his
father ana oldest brothers contributed
| their share to make and Keep Kansas
the Free Soil of Free State. When
LincOln's call for troops came. two Oi
his older brothers promptly and Loyalty
responded. and enrolled their names IN
the ranks Of the citizen soldiery enlist
ed for the Union and Freedom. One Of
these brothers was killed In the battle
of Nashville. and the other served with
| credit during the entire war.
In 1871 Mr.. Banning came to chi
cagO. and In the following year he was
admitted to the bnr and began the prac
tice Of law.
lie was chosen u presidential clcctor
IN 1896, and voted for Mr.. Mckinley fOr
President. In 1900 he was II dclcgat.
to the national Republican convention
ut Philadelphia. and voted for the re'
nomination Of Mr. Mckinley for Pres
ident. and for Mr.. Roosevelt for Wee
President. From the very first he was
an ardent advocate of President Me-
Kinlcy's foreign policy. and has always
strongly supported President l,OOsc
velt's policy and administration.
From the standpoint Of progressive
citizenship. his services for improving
the condition Of neglected children. and
other unfOrtunatcs, have been signully
satisfactory and successful. He was
chairman of the committee appointed
by the Chicago Bar Association 10 pre-
pare and secure the passage by tn,
Legislature Of the Juvenile Court Law
As the Chicago member Of the Illinois
state Board of Charities ton which h1
served from 1897 to 1901, he had
charge Of the ShawneetOwn relief work
In this city, which resulted in raising
over SlOWn for feeding. clothing and
housing the unfortunate residents Oi
Gallatln ana other southeastern Iii
MOS counties along the Ohio ana Wa
bash Rivers, which suffered So hcavil,
in loss of life and property by The
| dreadful Hoods of 1S!'S. When tn,
Spanish-Amcrican war broke out. ht
was active and efficient In the organi
ZatiOn and work of the Illinois A",ny
and Navy League which engaged out
| fitted, commissioned and sent 10 tn,
front trained nurses ana furnished
large quantities of medical nnd other
supplies 10 the camps und hospital,
| where our Illinois volunteer soldier
boys found themselves In RESPONSE tC
their comtry'S call.
AZ II citizen of The Northwest side OF
| Chicago Ii" has been umtiring in hi,
efforts 10 secure for his ward ana dis
trict til" best water supply and santa
! tiOn possible" In all III" discussion
with rcfcr"Ir" Ia street railway trans
portation, h" has always been for re
duced fares Hnd better accommodation
for the public, and proper cpmpcnsu
tiOn to the city. II was largely through
| his efforts while II member Of the Stat,
Board Of Charities that Ihicugu's quot,
Of patients IN the new State n0spta
| for the insane at Walcrtowm. Rock Isl
and County, was Increased by 0vel
800 beyond what ii otherwise woult
| have been,
As lawyer Mr.. Banning's record II
without II hlcmiSh, and he enjoys the
confidence ana respect of the entir,
legal profession of Chicago and III,
State. The law firm of Banning Il
Banning, OF which he is the senior