Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-11-05

equally valuable public official as a
member of the state Board of Equal.
zation for the Tenth District.
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Harry 1fildrcth. Jr.. Is one of the
most popular candidates ever placed In
the field.
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Hon. Tlorus u. Meacham will he re.
elected to the Board of Review.
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Judge Arthur II. Chctlain will he 70.
elected. as he deserves to be.
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Hon Florus -. Merchants rc.clcc-
ton to the Board of Review will be Il
wcil-dcscrvcd reward for faithful pub
liz services.
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At Joseph &. jacques. ~ Jackson
boulevard. you can get the best value
and the latest style in hats.
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Harry ITl!dreth. Jr.. democratic can.
didate for Clerk of the Circuit Court,
Is one of the most popular and deserv.
Ing candidates on any ticket in the
forthcoming campaign. Mr.. Hlldreth
Ia a young man Of great ability, un.
blcmished reputation. ana possessed of
the education and training which
would insure efficient and perfect con.
duct of the affairs of the office to
which he aspires. Mr.. Hildreth Is a
loyal Democrat. AMI will receive the
full support Of the voters of that par.
ty. lie will. In addition, get the votes
OF thousands of citizens of 1t who be-
lleve In wOrthlncss for office In Local
elections, and who vote for the candi
date most fitted for the Office, irrespect-
i've Of party.
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If experience. coupled with personal
Integrity, counts for anything. Florus
ID. Mcacham Is the man for the Board
of Review. Vote to re-clect him.
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Joseph \. O'DOnnell, Democratic
nominee for Judge of the Superior
Court. Is the only West Side candidate
on the ticket, and the great West Side
by the way, Is the section OF the city
that has always In the past rolled NJ
the bulk of the Democratic vote.
Mr.. O'Donncll is a man who Is emf
ncntly deserving OF the support no,
alone OF his party but OF good citizens
of all parties who desire to see men OF
the highest legal ability and of spot
less reputation on the Cook County
bench.
That the voters Of Chicago are ca
pable of using this kind Of discrlmina
ton In the selection Of their judiciary
IL proven by the history of past judi
cial elections here, ana 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
larity. 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
ODOnnell won thousands Of friends by
the manly attitude which he assumed
In the contest for the provisional
judgeshlps, when, after the law ere
ating the positions was declared IN
constitutional, and a strong sentimen;
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 We're declared elected, he
promptly vetoed the attempt, saying
he would abide by the conditions and
would not accept the office Oh atechni
callty.
Mr.. ODonnell. like so many more OF
Chicago's successful business and pro
fcssional men, is self-made man
Beginning life rs an office hoy, 1t
worked his way upward by his Owl
unaidcd efforts.
He obtained good preliminary ed
ucation in the public schools, which
was finished in st. Patrick's Acade
my, that alma mater of so many OF
Chicago's leading men. He next tool
Il course in Fricke's German SchOo
and studied law In Northwestern
University law school, after which he
was Immediately admitted to the bar
In his profession Mr.. ODOnnell hal
built up a well-paying and extensive
practice, and has been counsel in many
of the most important cases tried II
recent years at the Cook County bar
Mr.. ODOnnell was elected to the Ill
nois Legislature in 1889, 1891 and 1893
and the special session called to legis
late on Worlds Fair matters. His rec
ord in the Legislature is one of the