Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-01-11

nemuer 10 NIL vacancy on the COM
mittee, the only point upon which
there was any discussion. MIR Burke
had his way and had 1t. too. very dis.
tinctly and emphatically.
Indeed. the gentleman named by Mr..
Burke for The vacancy IN question was
appointed by unanimous vote Some
of those individuals who have been
loudest in their declarations about edo.
ing Burke were foremost on the o,.ca.
sion in question. in backing him upou
every point that arose.
1t is noticeable. also. that the chair.
man failed to submit his list of com.
mlttees. being influenced. doubtless. hy
considerations very different from
those which influenced his published
declarations Il week ago.
Perhaps the tack taken by Chairman
Hopkins of the State Central Commit.
Tee may have had something to do with
the pacific attitude of all the parties
to the now famous fight i'm the innor
circles OF the Democratic machinery.
Because If Mr.. Hopkins is To have
his way. the whole ruction will have
been all for nothing. as neither of the
contcnding parties will. under such cir.
cuinstances. have very much TO say
about the campaign.
1t will. i'm fact. have resolved itself
into ease of "murh ado about moth.
iug."
And whatever else may bc said of
Mr. Hopkins. II cannot he denied that
he il no tyro IN politics.
This much must I've conceded him.
tlat there j. no shrcwdcr political man.
ager In Illinois than he. Neither is the
eN-Mayor much given t. what Is popu.
larry known as four-husnng in political
arairs. He j. not In the habit of max.
ing idle bluffs. and when he makes "A
claim or positive assertion. IL L. usually
pretty safe to bet that there il some.
thing behind 1t.
The Chicago Eagle has not had time
to look closely into the merits of this
particular claim of the state Central
committee. but it must be confessed
that ON the surface 1t looks rs II there
is considerable To the point advanced
that the state Central Committee is on.
titled to the management Of campaigns
i'm Cook County.
Besides. cx-Judge Moran is good
lawyer and he would hardly run the
risk of iniui'ng his reputation by
ramping up false Interpretation of
the election law merely to crafty n
temporary whim of Chairman Hop.
kins or anybody else.
However all this may be- the fact Is
that Il good deal of the ginger seems to
have been knocked out of both the reg
ular committee and that formed at the
so-called ''rump" convention.
In fact. at to Sherman House meet.
Ing there seemed to be a complete lack
of interest In all proceedings: to such
an extent was the gathering overcome
by lassltlide that the only motion that
could gain u seconder was one TO al.
journ.
IN the highly appropriate and descrip
tive language of senator John T..
oMalley. the meeting seemed to he
composed of lot of dummies.
Small wonder that the vigorous
North Side Democrat was dlsgusted.
and. rs he himself said afterward. glad
to get away to some place where Ian.
,guage was not 50 scarce.
Taking the situation all In all. there.
fore, the developments of last Monday
Were really amusing. and vaguely sug-
gestlye OF that historic individual. the
Duke of York. who. with his forty
thousand men. ''marched up the hill
and then marched down again.
Two things seem TO bc pretty thor.
oughly demonstrated. however. one he. |
ing that Robert l.. Burke Is far from
being the dead duck his enemies would !
have us believe, ana the other that
John +, Hopkins latest coup has had
the effect upon both committees of
completely taking their breath away.
~SA
The Blumenthal Sons Company. the
well.known contracting and consulting
engineers. have just finished the work
of placing four thousand electric lights
in 81. Mlchncrs Church.
%6GA
Prominent city officials who loan
their jewelry to Civil service employees
and have a plethora of residences. are
marked men.
@6\
The prominent city official who loans
his jewelry 10 employees in the Civil
Service, i creating a great deal of gos.
sip by his peculiar escapadcs.
~SSA
Whispering Looey.' the other nam"