Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-04-09

regret their action. The affairs of the |
state have been we'll administered. the
state institutions have been cconomi. |
cally managed. the people uf Illinois |
have hud the hcnctii uf an honest ad. |
ministlttiuu uf state affairs. and IL |
now looks as II they will show their |
appreciation 10y returning to office the
man who has rendered them such
faithful and efficient service.
The remarkable thing about the
election is the size of the vote" said
chief Clerk Isaac Powell of the Board
of Election commissioners. The ap
parent lack of enthusiasm that exist
cd indicated II light vote. but the vote
on the little ballot alone will exceed
the vote ut the last judicial election by
probably Ij.OGO. The vote for caudi.
dates will exceed that of the judicial
election 10y probably 2J,W0.
In some of the wards. notably the
sixth and Twenty eighth. the vote poll
cd reached nearly ~ per cent of the
registration. which is as great aS that
the public questions that were on the
little ballot undoubtedly had much to
do with the large vote.
There was no serious trouble any
where during the day. even where the
spirit of contest was pronounced"
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The reelection of Mayor Rose in
Nt La, 1t.
sidcrably So far as Presidential candi-
dacieS in the Badger Stat" are con
ccrucd. Hut then time and the dercl-
opmcnt of conditions AMI circ,im.
stances will s,rgliyhtcn matters out.
The Democracy of Wi>consii is usual.
~ united when IL gets down to doing
business for the party.
Cook County politics Will Low begin
to bubble in earnest. Th" A!dermanic
campaign is out of the way with all
its personal AMI local ISSUES. and now
the voters will get To work upon the
higher political ISSUES. The Rcpubli-
cans of Cook County will at once set
To work in laying plans for Il thor
ough and systematic campaign here.
The partisans of the various candi-
dates for gubcrlmtorial honOrS are pre-
pairing for public demonstrations. and
are figuring upon probabilities and pos
sihlitics from the recent Aldermanlc
election. Some strange conditions have
been revealed In these elections which
are looked upon ns very likely To have
considerable effect In the coming elpc.
tion In Cook County and the state of
Illinois.
The campaign of William Randolph
Hearst continues tO boom. Illinois IL
going for him. county after county.
Cook is dcbatablc ground. but u great
fight for the eastern statesman II he.
ing waged there. under the able guild.
ance and direction Of Andrew NJ. Law
renee. james OShaughnessy and Law.
renee J. Coffcy. The working men are
hocking to Hearst, and Democratic
leaders are Hopping rapidly into hia
band wagon.
the Fire Department has come To the
people of Chicago as II big surprise.
and To some extent Ut least IN the M
turc of IN outrage.
Any attempt of paid spies from the
outside to Interfere with the working
OF the Fire Department should he
fr0wncd down and stamped upon.
For many years the people Of Chi
cago have taken pride In the record of
their Fire Department. It's members
are brave and capable, the men under
stand their duty. and when called upon
perform 1t well. The department has
always. since its inception. had able
and capable heads. Under Bcnner,
Swenie and Musham IL has not been
allowed To dcteriOrate. II has been
kept up to the limit Of usefulness pos
cial conditions that govern city depart
ncnts at present.
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VI. +. Dunlap. the campaign man
ager for William Randolph Hearst In
Illinois. makes strong claims in behalf
Of the New York statesman. Mr.. Dun
lap shows by figures and facts that
up To date Mr.. Hearst Is far IN the
lead Of all other candidates for the
Democratic Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Dunlap, however. il giving pub
licty tn remarks and statements in
volving the names Of respected Demo
cratic citizens ana party leaders in this
city that are doing much harm 10
III" candidacy of the man Ii" Admires.
Mr. Dunlap is Il great political man
ag"r and organizer. but he should
avoid the newspaper interviewer.
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In the reelection of Alderman
George *. schmidt. the voters Of the
Twnty-fourth Ward have won II signal
victory for the cause of good munich
pal government, and also for III" cause
"l honesty and manhood in politics.
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Tuesdays election was III" only hon
st one ever held under the Australian
law in Chicago. There was only one
office 10 he filled, and hence there was
no chance for the little pcncii' after
the polls closed.