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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
JOHN N. SWIM.

OHce again the Republicans of Cook
have turned to their peerless leader,
the old-time commander and victor Of
a hundred battles, John NJ. Smyth, to
lead them TO the fray In one Of the
most important party struggles in the
history Of this county.
And well they might, for the name
Of John NJ. Smyth has become the very
synonym of victory in the annals of
the local Republican party.
How often Mr.. Smyth has organized
his chosen troops, drilled them, coun-
seled with them, warned them, scOlded
them aud then led them on to trl-
umph, not even the oldest Of the po-
litical reporters can now enumerate,
but IL Is sufficient 10 say he has never
failed, He has been an unfailng mas
eOtt 10 his party; campaign after cam
psign has he handled ana guided To
victory, and upon the record of his po'
htlcal leadership during all its hon
ored extent there has up to date ap'
peared no such word as fail.
The secret of John NJ. Smyth's won
derful capacity for leadership is rather
difficult 10 comprehend because it Is
made up of many component parts.
In the first place Mr. Smyth is Meth
.r dogmatlc nor particularly sclf-asser'
tive. on the contrary, he Is patient
silent and suave. But he is firm.
Mr.. Smyth is an enthusiastic and
fcrvcnt Republican, bur he Is never
Ovcr-cOnhdent, never sanguinc until the
last vote i In, never counts upon Vie
tory until IN Is won, hence he i a
worker who is c"aselcss, tlrcless, Nigll
ant and persistent.
He j. n man Of broad ana tolerant
views. hence one who can easily en-
terrain the various views of various
men, the cOntendlng versions Of Local
dissensiOns, examine the tangled
skein Of petty precinct or ward squad
bles. look into the causes of the vari'
Gus Misunderstanding or hcartbnn'
ings and then with the Keen instinct Of
the business man discover where The
iriilng error il, strike the balance and
close tlgs hooks. ~ "a. -.
While always a loyal party worker
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
4 INDICATION AND 4 REPUDE.
ATION.

As everybody expected who knew
anything of the splendid material OF
which the County Democracy. ms It
stands to-day IL composed, that mag
nificent organization ut Its meeting or
Sunday last took the first opportunity
afforded It to cmphatically rcltcinte its
confidence IN its peerless leader, Rob-
crt T.. Burke. AMI also to rcpudiate Ills
latest and most ungiTtcful traducer,
Captain James "Hifalutin" Farrell.
The Duke of Beethoven Street
Flames Hifalutin's other title In the
arlstOcracy of party had announced
when he first unbur,icne.l his mouth In
the now historic attack upon Mr.. Burke
that he ''kncw the County Democracy
would stand by their old marshal who
had led them for 10 these many years."
etc, AMI. true to his instincts, the mar
shall, who IL Il firm believer In his own
gifts Of prOphesy, as well rs In the
divine rights Of kings, ambled forth In
royal state on sunday afternoon ana
hied him for the Democracy headquar-
tiers.
He looked for II vin,licatiOn and an
Endorsement. lie was lucky there was
no ducking pond near by, else had the
marshal's finery been sOrely belrag.
| glcd. For the Democracy to u man
was prepared to give Robert Il. Burke
another exhibition of It's loyalty to him
and the cause which he and his able CO.
worker, President John Powers. rep
resent, and ut the same time to give
the Duke of Beethoven Street" the
most striking cXcmpliiicatiOn of the
real feelings of the members toward
him.
All of our daily contemporaries agree
In their reports that Mr.. Burke, just as
soon rs the merits of the discussion
precipitated by the Marshal came up
was given another magnificent ovation
while the Marshal on the other
hand, was grOaned and hOOtcd so long
and so heartily that he began To look
for his hat and glance In the direction
of the door. Even the syndicate" on
the daily press, which Is said to have
peculiar reasons for miSrepresonting
facts ana even lying in order TO injure
Robert T.. Burke, was forced to admit
that Mr.. Burke was nobly cheered and
splcndldly vindicated, while the MAR
shall" his traducer, was grOaned and
hOoted until his ruddy face turned II
pale yellow and he gaspcd with aston
ishmcnt Then something queer hap
pcncd. According to the esteemed
Inter Ocean, when the assertions about
ID, II. BrunjeS' alleged quarrel with
Robert Il. Burke had been nailed by
| Mr. Brunies himself as u preyarication
the remarks of Mr., Brunjes We're greet
| ed with ringing cheers. Farrell rose 10
reply, but was met with groans.
II welcome those groans; | can stand
them" blurted the Marshal, AS he sat
| down.
These remarks of Mr.. Farrell are
hardly in line with :his palaxar.a few
days previously about the County Dem.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

John NJ" as he is Familiarity known,
has never been an officeseekcr: on the |
contrary, he has time and again put |
office aside from him. refusing noni |
nations to the highest in the gift of his
party and rcsoutcly falling back again
iutc his houorcd place in the foremost
ranks of the business men Of the west.
crn metropolis. just as soon as the in
tcrcsts of his party. aud (as he saw
them of his country had been served
and the campaign closed.
All of these attributes. combined
with many other favoring faculties
and characteristics. have gone To make
up in the person Of John NJ. Smyth
the ideal leader of the Republicans of
the West. The Eagle believes that II
| Mr. Smyth cared to be Governor of
| Illinois or United States senator from
this state he could have attained Ia
these high offices long ago. and II Is
to the loss of his party In the West
that he has persistently refused to ar-
crpt office. He has, however been In
| politics us Il business man. rather than
Il politician. Mr. Smyth is II Republi-
can because he believes the policies "f
that party are conducive IL the b,isi-
ness interests of the country. and he
works for and gives his valuable time
To the interests of that party for III,
same reason.
| Therefore. II Is small wonder we re-
peat. that the Cook County Rcpubli
can organization Is again turning IL
this great and successful merchant t'
once more assume the rcins and direct
its campaign.
The request has gone up as with on
voice and the very manner In whicl
IL has been uttered gives ample carlics
of the fact that his acceptance vii
solidify the Republican party in til
coming fight
1t Is the old. old story 1t hal
pcned ut the Republican lovc.fcns
held last Monday night In the Audit'
rum Annex. 1t was evident from I'll
first that Mr.. Smyth would surely u
asked to assume the clairmanshi
once more of the Republican Count
Central Committee. Hon. William 10
inner. the present incumbent. expires
cd his determination not to be his ow
successor. and then paid Il CLOWN
tribute TO John NJ. Smyth as the ma
for the place and the hour. Men vi
- had been for months and years AZ ont
some of them ut daggers' points. II
over each other In echoing Mr. lol
mer's culogy of the veteran leader.
Mr.. Smyth accepted the praise
his co-workcrs In the party with II
usual kindness and mO,lesty of INA
ner. His words Of thanks EXPRESS
nothing but his appreciation. but Il
entire incident would indicate mo
strongly. nevertheless. that he will
the Republican campaign clairm'
next fall. and that he can have IN
thing ne wants that the Rppublica
Of Cook County can name him Il
from Mayor of Chicago to init
States Senator. All of which Is as
should be.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
HOW'S THIS FOR CONSISTENCY ?

As a piece of unique political incOi,'
sistcncy. ~ well as means by which
one may gauge how much sincerity
there IL In the public utterances or
Mayor Harrison. the Eagle would Ike
to draw attention to three matters. one
of recent ana two of more remote CO.
c,lrrcncc. In his now famous "lt' In.
tcrvicw, In which Mayor Harrison says
he considers himself the leader Of the
Democratic party. Mr.. Harrison II thus
quoted:
when I say I am u leader ! do not
mean that am n boss. ! do not direct
the details. but | am an adviser. ana
my advice II taken. Chicago will new
or tolerate u Tammany. mark that.
such nm incxorablc political machine
az those which control New York nn,i
Philadelphia will never be- allowed Ia
flourish In Chicago"
Now. In juxtaposition with this state.
ment. the Eagle will mention the other
two matters referred to. When Mr.
| Van Wyck Of New York was running
| for Mayor Of that city as the regular
| Tammany candidate. Carter II. Hnrri
son. then Mayor Of Chicago, donne,
II plug hat and cutaway suit. grnb''e
an umbrella and hicd himself or Il
New York with the Cook County Dem
Ocracy, where he. In company Will
the club. paraded the streets of tn
Empire city for Mr.. Van Wyck. m,
did all things possible from BLOWN;
tin horns to burning red fire. To "wloOl
her up" for Van Wyck ana Tamioany
Mr.. Harrison and the Democracy wcr
royalty entertained at Tammany Hal
on that occasion. shortly afterwards
ami on another very notable occasion
one Richard Croker OF New York. heat
OF Tammany Hall, visited Chicago. L
shape, In conjunction with the Mayor
the destinics Of the nation. Mr.. CrOke
and Mr.. Harrison were closeted 70
hours and hours at u time In the Aud
forum. Their Joint interviews %
Democratic politics. and policies. M
nicipal, State and national, flooded til
newspapers and kept the wires re
hot. Everybody was on the tiptOe q
expectation and nobody would hay
been surprised. certainly the Eagl
would not have been, had the upshC
been the announcement OF the detel
minatiOn Of Tammany to nominal
Harrison for President In the follow
Ing national convention.
Now, however. things are change
and Mr.. Harrison says:
"ChicagO will never tolerate Tan
many, mark that"
Yes, mark that" AMI hOw's "rhat
for consistency, Mr.. Harrison!
Answer that II you can.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
''iL. /"

Eureka. ChicagO's Mayor Is II per-
sonal prOnOun.
The name of the particular part NJ
speech II 1T"
Long have the people Of this much
misgOverned city been In u condition Of
wOndcrinent as to what In hadcs they
had elected for Mayor, anyway. When
they looked around upon the filth.ladcn
streets. the decaying public structures,
the depleted police force, the democrat.
lied fire department, the crippled pub.
lie school system, they asked them
selves time and again whether they
had any Mayor mt all.
Now. however. the question II an
swercd, and that beyond contradiction.
for the answer comes from the occu-
pant of the Mayors chair itself.
ChicagOs Mayor Is Il personal pro-
noun. and the prOnOun's name Is:
1T"
II ever a public official applied To
himself u proper, BETTING and thor.
Oughly descriptive cOgnOmen, the pres.
cnt incumbent did that very thing
when he dubbed himself:
| 1T"
| 1t was In discussing the real leader.
ship OF the Democratic party In Cook
County that the Mayor enlightened the
public.
Il have come pretty nearly reaching
the conclusion" said the Mayor. that
l am the leader of the Democratic par.
" in Cook County. ! am In the front
rank Of the leaders Of the party: In II
word am:
TT"
Well, here now we have food Of
light let In upon the situation as to the
identity Of the Mayor.
1T" Is bumptiOus and II swell.
headed little entity, too, so II Is. Listen
TO the following:
by good deal Of thought and con-
sidcration Of what I have done, have
reached this conclusion. The Demo
Gratis have elected me three times Ia
the highest office in the gift Of the PEG
pie Of Chicago
Is that so:
Well, now, let Ms find out what IT.
has done that would warrant all this
Grafton"
1T turned the working Democrats
over body and bones 10 the tender mer,
cles Of the Civil Service Board, which,
ever since IT. became Mayor, has
bent every energy to harass, annoy
lriN Of .,.at -
wherever one might be found.
1T" has interiered ostenslbly "il
behalf Of good city government" IN al,
most every ward IN the city during
aldcrmanic elections, but in reality
with view TO driving Old-timc and
loyal Democrats out of public life and
clcctlng men who would stand by
It's" own policy in the Council.
1T" has partially disuipted the party
by dcpriving the real leaders in The
various wards Of their legitimate pa,
trOnagc and turning it over TO Lind
blOm 1T al, or to personal pets whcr'
ever IL was possible to do So
1T" has never paid the slightest ~,
trnrlOn 10 the welfare Of the Demo
cratic party, but solely 10 Its own
selfish interests from the day IT. wa.
first discovered by Robert l.. Burke NJ
10 the present.
4 1T" refused absolutely In the last
State campaign 10 come forward at the
urgent solicitation Of the party leader,
in the State and help them out in an
earnest effort 10 carry Illinois for thu
/ Democracy; and that refusal, be 1t re
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
BUSINESS MEN FOR MASON.

Several thousand business men have
signed the following In which they
pledge their support to Senator Ma
son. the names Of some of the signerS
are attached;
We, the undersigned Republican
business men Of Chicago ana the State
of Illinois, realizing the eminent sery'
ices which William Il. Mason has ever
rendered the State and party, appre'
ciatYng the commanding position he
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

ocracy standing by their old Marshal.
who had led them. etc.
All Of which only goes to show how
Captain" Farrell has remained true to
his old self. and how quickly he can
adapt himself to changed conditions.
As for Robert Il. Burke, the proceed
ings of the County Democracy show
that the snarling of the coyotes has
only rendered him stronger than ever
with the bone and sincw of the party.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26
EA0LETS.

Mr.. Lawrence j. COffcy. political ~.
porter for the Chicago American. IL the
proud pOssessor of u splendid gold star
presented to him quite recently by the
Cook County Democracy.
The presentation was made by Mayor
David Rose. Of Milwaukee,. and the gift
IL u testimonial Of the thanks NJ the
great organization for the able. graphic
and truthful manner In which he enron.
iclc,l the famous trip Of the Democracy
to the Charleston Exposition AMI
through the South. Mr.. COffcy has the
friendship Of every member Of the DE.
mocracy. including both President
Powers AMI Secretary Burke. 1t IL 80
rare that the worker In the newspaper
ranks gets adequate credit for the work
he does that The Eagle takes pleasure
| IN recording this fact and In cOngratu-
lnting both the American and Mr.. COT.
fey
~6A
Hon. Ephraim Banning should re-
/ ceivr the Republican nomination for
Congress In the Seventh District.
~9
Peter VI. HOfrmann would prov" u
worthy President Of the County Board.
| General Joseph Il. I.eake II one Of the
very hest lawyers urged for Judge Of
the superior Court. lie should u" nom.
| innt,ul and elected
~
Mr., II. &. Stnvcr, President ~ the
great Stavcr Carriage Works, II urged
tn run for Congress from the south
Side.
The best DtmOcrats In Cook County
are urging Hon. Francis =. PcaDNly,
head Of the great Peabody Coal Co.,
to run for County Treasurer.
Mr.. Edward J. thinner II the choice
Of the leaders for one Of the Repnb'
liran nominations for County Commits
sioncr Mr.. thinner has the solid
backing Of his own ward. the Second
~SA
Thirteenth Wartl Republicans are
solid for Hon. Edward \. Decker fOl
County Judge. In the event Of W. w
WheclOck's nomination for County
Judge Mr.. Dicker will be named fol
the Superior Court bench.
Hon. Miles j. Devine leads for the
Democratic nomination for Count!
Judge.
| %eoA
Hon. VIM. r. Hall would run vel
for any Office the Republican part!
might honor him with. rs he has thou
sands of Democratic friends In Ch'
cago and Cook County. Mr.. Hall woult
carry the Fifth and sixth wards Il
II moral certainty.
>6A
Hon. Edward d. Brown, the abi'
lawyer in the First National Banl
} building. Is sure 10 be nominated AM
elected Judge of the Circuit Court.
Il
Hon. Morris st. Il. Thomas, the pop'
lar master I'm chancery ut lOI Dear
born street Is strongly backed for tn
Democratic nomination for judge u
the Circuit Court.
~6A
Judge William II. Barnum Delivers
splendid philippe at the County Dem
Ocracy meeting against the non-part
san and bar primary idea Judge Ban
mum is II gentleman possessed Of tn
highest ideals of citizenship and hi
words and advice should be well an
carefully weighed But the non-part
san judiciary idea Is now as dead II
the prOverbial door mat.
~6A
D 1t Is n matter for cOngratulatiOn tina
both political parties In making thei
r | selections for judicial nominations ar
selecting the very, best and ablest men
, beers of the Chicago bar. Among tn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

1t Is II matter for cOngratulatiOn that
both political parties In making their
selections for judicial nominations are
selecting the very, best and ablest mem
beers of the Chicago bar. Among the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

Pneumonia claimed ten thousand
four hundred and eighty victims in
New York City last year, yet pneumO-
MIA Is classed as u preventable dis
ease. 1t Is to prevention that modern
sanitary science now deyOtes iteslf. IL
Havana can be purified from the seeds
OF yellow fever by evterminatlng the
mosquitoes, why cannot New York
ana the other great cities be swept
clean OF pneumonia germs?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

The wife OF New York professional
beggar had her diamonds. stolen and
has rg@e9 ther hnabapd's business by
making fuss.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-04-26

Judge William II. Barnum delivered
n splendid philippe at the County Dem
Ocracy meeting against the nOn-parti-
san and bar primary idea. Judge Bar
mum is gentleman possessed Of the
highest ideals of citizenship and his
words and advice should be well and
carefully weighed. But the nOn-parti-
san judiciary idea Is now as dead ms
the prOverbial door mat.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
COL. FRENCH HOLDER
OF ARSENAL GOLF CUP

The second preliminary golf match
of the mems handicap tournament on
the arsenal golf links was played Sat
urday afternoon. and good scores
were made. The cup went to Col. q.
Watson French, who played such Il
good stroke that his handicap made
him Il winner by quite margin.
The scores of two of the players
were better than any of the preced-
ing match, when Ardo Mitchell be
came temporary holder of the low
score medal, with a score of 93. This
time he and Walter Chambers tied for
the medal on 81. Chambers went out
in 4s and came in in -. and Mitchell
went out in A and came in in n.
The only better score for nine holes
was that of f. &. Allen, who came in
in -. His - going out put him ouI
of the race for the medal. The scores
were:
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
The First of Their Kind.

The Cingalese, who are among the
most rabid of religious fanatics, be-
lieve that if they leave their native
land and chance to die on foreign
soil, their souls are doomed to the
most terrible forms of eternal pun
ishment. For this resason all prev
ious efforts to induce them to come
to America have proven vain and if
was not until this season that the
wonderful feat was accomplished by
an agent of the Bostock-Ferari Nigh
ty Carnival company. They are
without question the queerest and
most entertaining people on earth
and will prove a great attraction on
the Midway. Their unique dress.
arms, instruments, utensils. clothing
etc, as well as their queer personal
appearance makes them most highly
interesting. They will be seen in
their native huts and at their home
sports and industries with the Ell<s'
jubilee carnival at Davenport June
1920.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
RECORDS on THE DIAMOND.
Scores Made in Two Days Bali Playing by
the Expert ASgreGations.

Scores Made In Two Days Ibali PlayinE Dy
the Expert ASEreGHtions.
Chicago, June --latest scores at
base bah arc given below:
League Saturday: At st. Louis
Cincinnati 3. ST Louis .; at Brooklyn
Il ostOn /, brooklyn - (secOnd gamel
Boston l. Brooklyn ,; at New York
Philadelphia Z. New York q; mt Pitts
burg-Chicago -, Pittsburg 0-three
innings. rain. called. (Sundayl: ut
Cincinnati-St Louis .. Cincinnati q;
at Chica go-FloOd.
American Saturday.: At Washing
tOn-Chicago 1, Washington / mt Bos-
tOn-Dctroit 13. Boston 4; ut Philadel-
phia-St. Louis &. Philadelphia Z; at
Cleveland q, Baltimore >.
Association Saturday.: At Mime
apoliS-St. Paul >. Minneapolis l; at
napOlis-Louisville >. Indianapo-
lis 10: at Columbus-Toledo =. Column
bus Is; at Kansas Milwaukee 10.
Kansas City >. Sunday: At st. Paul
bus-ToIedo >, Columbus 9; at Louis
ville-IndianapOlis I, Louisville >; at
Kansas City-Milwaukee q, Kansas
CityS
Western Saturday: At Dcs Moines
st. Joseph >, Des Moines 1; at Colo
RADIO SpringS-NIIlwaukcc Z. Colorado
Springs Is; at Denyer-Peoria /, Den
yer 9; at Omaha-KanSaS City q. Oma-
ha =. Sunday: At Omaha-Kansas
City >. Omaha 4; at Denver-Peoria
o. Denver s; at Colorado Springs
Milwaukee 10. Colorado Springs q.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
Real Friend.

81 have suffered from dyspepsia and
Indigestion for fifteen years" says w
+. Sturdevant of Merry Oaks, y. c.
after / had tried many doctors and
medicines to no avail one of my
friends persuaded me to try Kodol.
1t gave immediate relief. l can eat
almost anything ! want now and
my digestion is good. l cheerfully
recommend Kodol." Don't try to
cure stomach trouble by dieting.
That only further weakens the sYs-
tenn. Lou need wholesome, strength
ening food. Kodol enables you 10
assimilate what YOU eat by digesting
it without the stomach's aid. All
druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
Use Aliens Foot Ease.

\ powder to be shaken into the
shoes. Your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous and hot, and get tired easily. If
you have smarting feet or tight
shoes, try Aliens FOotEase. 1t cools
the feet, and makes walking easy.
Cures swollen, sweating feet, ingrow-
ing nails, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain
and gives rest and comfort. Try it
today. Sold by all druggists and
shoe stores for CSC. Trial package
free. Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie
Roy, n. y.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
HOW SATURDAYS GAMES WENT.
Rock Island Winner I'm Miserable ExhIbI
tion With Davenport

Saturdays game with Davenport in
this city was won by Rock Island by
a score of IL to /, Niclers forcing
one of the visitors across the plate
on pass for their only run. The 10
Gals played pretty ball, but the DaV-
stopped all over themselves,
making a total of ten errors. King
cut base in the second inning and
upon being requested TO go back by
Umpire Mesmer he kicked and was
finally put out, Wenig taking his
place. During the next inning the
visitors piled up four errors and Rock
Island five runs. McCord, who started
in to pitch, became disgusted and re-
fused to otTiciate as master of the
slab any further. Thomas finished
nr,t In tL., hnN ,rhl .rnrn.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02

tleman with an open countenance who
sat near. At last accounts the local
sport was still looking for the stake
holder.
The prize of S5 that was offered by
the rooters TO the Rock Island player
who made the most hits during the
Davenport-Rock Island series was
tied for by Williams and Conwell. 1t
will be left to the two to decide
whether they will toss up or divide
the money.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
Where They Play Tomorrow.
Rock Island at Rockford.
Cedar Rapids at Davenport.
Bloomington at Evansville
Decatur at TcTre Haute.

Rockford, June Fifteen runs and
% hits is the record made by Rock
Island yesterday in the first game of
the Rockford series. Killian, the To-
Gals star twirler, proving an easy
mark for the boys from the banks of
the Mississippi. Every man on the
team took rap at the leather cN-
cepting Hopkins, Williams leading
with five -safsties. Donnclly and Gra-
ham being next with four each. Here
Rock Island Argus., 1902-06-02
was wasting Away.

The following letter from Robert
II. Watts, of Salem, Mo, is instruc-
tive: Il have been troubled with kid
ney disease for the last five years. l
lost flesh and never felt we'll and doc
tored with leading physicians and
tried all remedies suggested without
relief. Finally l tried Foley's Kidney
Cure, and less than two bottles COM
PIetely cured me, and L am now
sound and we'll"