Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-02-20

Ou the other hand. Hopkins and llarri.
sou whose frud ot years has led to |
bitter ,oWbats. hcart-huruings and ,
spectacular encounters. are now to-
gcthcr working tor Congressman Will |
Jams and against Congressman Hearst
FOR the Presidential nomination, while !
Lvttlcr and his following are working
to use tile present opportunity To- ma
room llarrison'> friend. Chairman Ca.
rcy, of the County Central Committee.
Powers and his crowd. who 81 recent.
ly tried to- down Burke in his strong.
hold of the County Democracy. and
who kept the courts busy with the
fight. is now on the same side with
Burke in this strange medley. while Il
number OF minor complications serve
to make the confusion more coufouud.
ell. What the result of II all will bc
would he hard to forctell. As against
the Hearst movement. however. u very
shrcwd gentleman. Mr.. Edward NJ. La.
hiff hy name. has the odd ends Of spv.
eral of these strings we'll in hand. Tie
has pulled them So far with great
ability. The confusion up 10 date has
been to the dctriment of the Hearst
candidacy. and has very materially
strengthened the. position of the city
Hall and the county organization.
Whether the men in charge of the
Hearst movement will be able to rc.
gain the ground which they have nj.
ready lost ar draw order out Of the
chaos into which II has been plunged
remains to he seen.
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John McGillcn and james !. Gray
are reported as being opposed To the
reelection of Alderman Hermann in
the Twenty.thiri Ward. There are no
grounds upon which Hermann il en-
titled 10 II perpetual lease upon the
representation of the ward. Tue last
municipal gallery play in which he was
star performer Che municipal graft
committee investigation was the Hat.
test kind of u fizzle. With Messrs.
McGillen and Gray opposed to him,
Mr.. Hermann will have hard row
To hoe.
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Alderman V. f.. Ccrvcny has made
an excellent record as representative
of the Twelfth Ward The people are
with him and his reelection Is as
surod.
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Hon. James i. Gray is one of the
best officials Cook County has ever
had. As II member of the Board of
Assessors he has been always alive Ia
payers.
Mr.. Thomas y. Donuelly. the well.
known and popular jewcler, is among
Chicago's most respected business
men.
Recorder Robert NJ. Simon will he
rcnomlnated aud reelected. lie has
made Il good and efficient official. and
has earned the trust and esteem of the
public.
Hon. Thomas \. Smyth's record on
the Drainage Board Is one of which
he may well bc proud. He II II faith
full. capable and Woodworking official
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Under the splendid direction an,
management of President \. -
Wheeler and General Manager \. =
Hibbard. the Chicago Telephone Com
pany continues to extend It's useful
function and to grow ana prosper IN
every way. 1t IL giving the public
good service. Its business Il spreading
and 1t yearly becomes more and more
Indispensable to the social as well ~
the business life of Chicago.
There IL no more profound lawye
ar capable jurist In the country thai
Hon. Elbridge Hanecy. He reflects
credit on the Superior Court bench.
Hon. Max Eberharlt II liked an,
respected as a citizen aud a magis
tratc.
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Mr.. William J. MoXley stands II
the foremost ranks Of ChlcagO's bust
ness fraternity. II Is such men as h,
who bulld up and sustain Chicago
commercial supremacy.
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Hon. Abner Smith proved hlmscl
safe. just and capable Judge Will,
on the Circuit Court bench. The Re
publicans could name no better maj
for Superior Court Judge.
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Mr. Walter :. Boyle, the popular
President of lii" Crescent Coal ant
Mining Company. would make splen
did candidate for either Governor OF
Illinois or Mayor of Chicago on the
Democratic ticket.
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Former Judge Oliver II. Horton i
all acknowledged leader of the chi