Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-10-29


pnblc of using this kind of discriminn-
| ton in the selection of their judiciary
Is proven by the history of past judi.
cial elections here. and the enormous
vote given Mr.. O'Donnell when he was
u provisional candidate for Judge of
the Circuit Court under the act of
1901. not only proves his great popu.
larlty. but also goes far toward prov
Ing that the fitness of the candidate
for judicial hOnOrs Is what guides the
majority Of the voters nowadays. MIR.
O'DOnnell won thousands of friends by
] the manly attitude which he assumed
In the contest for the provisional
tudgcships. when. after the law ere.
ating the positions was declared UNI
constitutional. and n strong sentiment
sprung up In favor of placing him in
office on the ground that he ran thou
sands Of votes ahead of other gentle.
men who were declared elected. he
promptly vetoed the attempt, saying
he would abide by the conditions and
would not accept the office on u techni
callty.
Mr. O'Donnell. like SO many more of
Chlcngo's successful business and pro.
| fessiOnal men, Is a self man.
Beginning life as an office boy. he
worked his way upward by his own
unalded efforts.
lie obtained u good preliminary cd
ucation in the public schools. which
was finished In st. ratrick's Acade-
my. that alma mater of so many of
Chicago's leading men. lie next took
u course In Frickr's German School
and studied law in Northwestern
University law school. after which he
was Immediately admitted to the bar.
In his profession Mr.. O'Donncll has
built up u well-paying ana extensive
practice. ana has been counsel in many
of tho most important eases tried IN
recent years at the Cook County bar.
Mr.. O'Donncll was elected to the ILL
nois Legislature In 1859. 1891 ami IS!e..
and the special session called to lcgis.
late on Worlds Fair matters. His rec
ord In the Legislature Is one of the
best ever made by any member Of
that body. one of his most important
public services being the introduction
of the present Australian ballot law.
which he was instrumental In having
passed.
Mr.. D'Donncll IL u member of the
state Bar Association and the Chica-
go Bar Association. and is Il mem.
her ana stakeholder In the Chicago
Law Institute.
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John +. Traeger, the present efficient
County Coroner. who has been nomin-
ated for reelection by the Democrats
has, during the past four years. dis
charged the duties of that office ably
and well.
Mr.. TRIGGER has been all his life u
consistent Democrat, and has done
much for the success of his party and
Its candidates during the past twenty
years.
When he was elected four years ago
1t was considered one OF the most re-
markable victories won by u Democrat
In Cook County In many years. Nc.
Knley, fresh from the glOries Of the
successful war with Spain, was run.
ming for reelection for President Of
the United States. 1t was lepub-
lean year and everything seemed 20
be going one way.
Yet John II. Traeger. upon the
strength of his personal popularity,
went out. made n clean. honorable
fight and won his battle against these
tremendous odds.
Ever since. Corner Tracger has been
regarded land justly sol rs one OF the
strongest and most popular Democrats
in Illinois
He Is of German extraction. and he
will beyond doubt receive the solid
support of the voters of that great M.
tlonality. Indeed the Democratic vote
will 90 for him to Il man. as he has
taken no part In any of the fractional
fights which has rent the party asun-
der here in the past, He will also re-
ceive the votes of hundreds of Rcpub-
Leans who admire ability and honesty
IN public office.
Mr.. Tracger Is u business man of
the highest standing, possessing
splendid reputation as citizen for
absolute integrity.
His election Is confidently expected
by all the local Democratic leaders.
1t is possible that within few years
there will be as eager rush for the
farm as there Is now for the prOfes-
sions Of law and medicine. The farm
Is to have a boom and whoever can
Will take to the country. In no dlrec-
ton have tho applications Of science
worked greater changes than on the
farm. Drudgery has given place to
machinery. The Insect pests that de-
stroyed crop after crop are either