Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-03

least notoriety by that means. Is fail.
ire. and now there comes the addi-
tional blow to the budding hopes of
the payroll brigade. of the forcing of
the issue by the local legislative body
where the Mayorcttc so long managed
his cunning little gallery plays and
made prctcnsc of ruling supreme as the
watch dog of the peoples interests.
The overwhelming majority of the
Aldermen are determined that the
traction question shall be settled and
settled M once. They are tired of the
clamorings of their constituents con-
dcmncd to misery, suffering and loss.
that Harrison may have a continued
grip ON u ten thousand dollar year
job
\ great many people are now asking
IL IL would not he good thing to re-
licvc Harrison of the duty of drawing
his salary in order that he might have
his whole time to devote to the traction
question.
other questions in the same direc-
| ton follow:
Would uaris,u's alleged yearning
FOR municipal ownership settle
mcnt W she Traction question last after
prolonged AMI indefinite disconncc-
ton from the Ten thousand dollar u
year Jobs
In which ri these two propositions
IL Harrison the more Interested?
\ fiual settlement of ntramural tran
81 satisfactory TO the people of Chi.
Cage.
or another tyr,u as Il ten thousand
3olla- = year j1h-holder.
4, s; not y fact that the city admin.
l i.a-sa6aa has l.vu converted into u me
dua t0- pEgtC,tiug Il perpetual cam.
\ rs. ca t>>y,c Cut of the traction ques-
Il ljsa without ever making u definite
tssers 10 settle u!
u anything else. in the shape of
8aaecfpal government done or attemp'
al 0y to-. present city administration
~
The t.as ha. a distinct recollection
~ 4 >urprtse party which Mr.. Mason
.g-wug az Spriu -tield once before.
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L Ou ths, Democratic side there IL. II
may De-, ais, mentioned. a much larger
supply u excellent mayoral candidate,
than on the Republican. and In this
| connection the, names of such men rs
judge William II. Barnum. Judge VIII
liam prputiss. Judge T.. +. Dunno. Hon
James II. Eckels. Hon. Charles ii
wacker. aud several others are men
toned.
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~ for the states which enterpris
iug daily contemporaries dish up fo,
the entertainment of their readers
there is really nothing to these inter
esrins efforts OF the imagination Of I'll,
political reporters. There are certain
indications which. so far as the Dem
I. ocratic side VI THE situation II con
cerned. would point TO the nomination
: OF some men. For instance. for I'll,
City Treasurershlp. Hon. Ernst Hum
mel to-day seem. to have far and ava!
the best chance for the nomination. \,
for the candidates. for the other mu
uicipal offices it * all speculation
nothing more.
!, Only elghty--iy days more Of lIarrl
son us Mayor.
General Joseph r. Lenke Is one of tn
, men most favored by many Republican
3 leaders for i judicial nomination mex
, spring.
; Mr.. Albert Graf. the popular an,
, prosperous paving contractor, would
make n strong candidate for Cit.
Treasurer.
Hon. John +. McGoorty IL bein;
urged TO make the race for City Attor
ney next spring. He would make ;
1 strong candidate.
Il &e
Hon. John p. McGOorty would max,
4 a splendid States Attorney.
captain Wllllam J.. Black wO,,l,
D make u strong candidate on the Demo
= cratic ticket for either judgeship o.
= the mayOral'y.
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= Only eighty-six days more of Harri
I son as Mayor.
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al When one loses command Of himsel
and throws the reins upon the neck o
passion, he may have for the momen
u certain enjoyment In the license; bu
there must surely come n reaction o
regret. When he Is calm again, and tn
fit has passed away, every serious per
son must be ashamed of what he sal,
and what he did, of the manner Il
which he gave himself away, ana til
exhibition he made of himself. II
|. will recall the amazement on the face
of his friends, and the silence whc
they adopted as a protective measure
and the soothing language which the
used, as II they We're speaking with
baby, and the glances which passed b,
tween them. He will not soon b
: thought the same of with them as Il
u was before this Outburst, nor will Il
have the same claim upon their cont
dence MS n sound and cear.hcade
: man. He has acted like frctful Dccl