Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-12-05

this tine u-u.uSt the purpvs, ot Wi.
liam PrUStuu Harrison To seize The
nomination without being resident ot
the territory cmlrlccd therein.
The constituents of Hon. William
+. Mahony The member who at pS~-
uut rypr,S S.uts the Eighth district in
Washington. are uli ed in their deter.
miultion to rrbukc the ann itious of
the Mayors htuthyr. who has never
even laid claim to q residences among
thcut as AN insult tb their intelligence.
Congressman Mahouy need have no
fear of the manipulation Of deal of
this Kind. IcvIuSc carptt-hag repre-.
sCntatiun is not to he thought OF In
that section. Many Of the voters of
that tCrrit .ry have had experience in
having btcu once the victims of an i'm.
ported candidate under former up.
portiunmcnt. when John T.. Finerty
was shipped from the North side to
run on the West side against the late
Frank Lawlcr. ana they will not eii.
joy u repetition of the same thing
again.
Congressman Mahony's services
have been entirely satisfactory to his
constituents and the cndravor to sup.
plant him by an importation through
the power of the political machine will
I've res ntcd in the most vigorous man.
ncr possible. William +. Mahony was
born in that portion of Chicago which
he new represents. and the idea of sup.
planting him In the halls of Congress
by Il carpet.bagger is such an outrage
that It Is difficult for them to patiently
consd T. the proposition for moment
Those who are working the deal might
us well give IL MP. as their efforts are
doomed To defeat"
The views of our contemporary are
shared by the ov rwhe!ming majority
nf the voters of the Eighth Congress.
S.oual district. Certain other recent dc.
vclopm,nts have served to accuntu.
ate the conditions and emphasize the
views In relation To this matter first
published by the EAGLE and later by
all it's daily AMI weekly contcmpora.
lies.
Gid time political experts have fig.
urcd On all the possibilities AMI com.
hinations and not one has been able
to figure out anything but an easy
victory for FIon. William +. Mahony.
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one of the members of "thc council
nine" who have been investigating
municipal graft with brass band.
declares that the committee Is vast.
Ing money. Perhaps there may be Il
IL, ;, t., 4.
the part of the committee. Perhaps 1t
may he in order tn start an invcstiga.
tion Of the expenditure of the $1,000
appropriated for the use of the graft
committee.
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Hon. Robert :. Hes. former county
attorney. and at present member of
one Of the leading legal firms Of Chi.
cago. would he n strong candidate for
judge of the Superior Court on the
Republican ticket next year.
Hon. William Hale Thompson has |
made an excellent county commits. |
sioncr duplicating his honorable rec
ord as an alderman. lie is favored by
number Of prominent Republican
leaders for the nomination next year
FOR president of the County Board.
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W. W. Whcelock's services rs at. |
torncy for the Board of Election Com |
'missloncrs have been such rs to earn
for him the commentator OF the pub. |
lie He Is prominently mentioned for
the Republican nomination for States
Attorney. No stronger man could be
named for the office.
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Mr.. +. c. Haley has won golden
opinions by his successful conduct as
special counsel of the drainage boards
litigation. lie would make IN ideal
attorney general.
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Hon. Michael T.. Hunt ranks among
the brightest members of the Cook
county bar. His record as n member
of the Legislature Is faultless. Mr.
Hunt Is a Democrat and stands high
IN the estimation Of the leaders Of his
party.
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Hon. William Prentiss Is strongly
favored for n nomination for Judge Of
the Superior Court on the Democratic
ticket. He Is II lawyer of fine attain.
mcnts, and has the respect of the pub |
lie, as well ms of the bench and bar. |
His nomination would mean his clcc. |
ton.
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DIR. V. G. PIlcc Il one of Chlcago's |
greatest business men. He has done
wonders in the cause of pure food, |
both personally and in the conduct of |
his great business enterprises.
<aSgsA
Mr. StlllMun II. Jameson Is a bril- |
liant lawyer, an excellent master in
Chanccry, and Il lrst-class citizen gen.
orally.
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Former Judge Edmund W. Burke, !
since his retirement from the bench
is enjoying splendid and lucrative
private practice. Judge Burke's rec.
ord ON the bench gained him the re-