Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-07-15

Ramsay was born near Martinsvil'r.
Of Scotch-lrish parentage. lie com.
menced railroading when Il hoy ana
worked in various branches of the
service. including that of telegraph
operator and clerk. for more than eight
years. He attended the law school of
McKendree College where he gradual
ed. In the fall of 1890 he was elected
representative to the Thirty.scventh
General Assembly of the Legislat ure
and was one Of the famous Palmer
1O1 stalwarts.
Mr.. John Felt. the well known aud
popular South Side business man.
would make u first class member of the
city council. Mr.. Felt has conducted
for years u first class and successful
business In iron beds. mattresses. etc.
for years at 211j South Halsted street.
He Is known and respected by the en-.
tire community. among whom there IL
a general desire to see him nominate ted
and elected as the next alderman of
the Fourth Ward.
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Merritt W. Pinckney Il a first class
lawyer ana will make an excellent
Judge Of the Circuit Court to which
Office he has been nominated by the
Republicans of Cook County. Mr..
Pinckney Is u man whose fitness for
the office Is admitted by all who know
him ana In addition to the united sup.
port Of the Republicans he will re.
ceive the votes Of thousands Of Demo.
Gratis. who believe In fitness ana merit
rather than partlsanship IN selecting
their candidates for the high and hOn-
Orable office Of the Judiciary. Mr..
Pinckney Is just As years old, a native
of Illinois. a graduate of Knox College.
Galesburg. ana also Of the Union Col.
lege Of Law, Chicago. He has been
for years the leading member Of the
well known law firm Of Plnckney.
Tatge Il Abbott ana possesses every
requisite for the office to which he has
been named as well as every element
Of success, including great personal
popularity.
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Drink Nec.Roc water II you want
to feel good.
| Major Edgar Bronson TOlman, who
has been nominated on the Democratic
| a. tn Of In Snnnptnp
Is Il man who deserves the support OF
all the people of Cook County ire
spectlve of party ties or affiliations
Major TOlman has fine record as cor
pOratiOn counsel, as we'll rs one 0
the most brilliant members of the Chi
cago bar as Il practiclng attorney, be
sides having an excellent record as /
soldier ana as major of the First I'LL
nOis Infantry. Major TOlmnn wa
born OF American parents In British
India fOrty-fve years ago. He Is
graduate Of the University OF Chlcag
and received a diploma from tn
Union College of Law In 1882. IL
was a candidate for the Superior COur
bench in 1900. and ran well ahead
his ticket, although defeated In til
Republican landslide OF that year.
He has always been a loyal Demo
crat, u public-spirited citizen. ana
man whose name will add strength
the ticket on which 1t appears. III
election seems to be assured, and
his election the Superior Court {
Cook County would have Il valuab
and useful accession.
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Hon. Marcus Kavanagh Will III
doubtedly he reelected judge of IL
= Superior Court, as he deserves to ID
D Judge Kavanagh has made Il splendl
I record on the bench as u lawyer an
= a iurist His reputation as one OF Il
: most capable and profound lawyers
T. the bar Is well known all over Il
country. his decisions being almO
uniformly sustained by the Supren
A Court whenever appeal Is taken fro
them, which Is rarely, however. Jud;
Nuvanagh aS colonel of the gallal
seventh Regiment rendered his swol
! gagged in war with foreign natio
aud went 10 the front with his col
mand. rs citizen, soldier ana lawyt
he well deserves the honor that III
= been conferred upon him, ana the pc
pie of Cook County will show their Il
y probation of his worth as Il gre
- lawyer and Il first class citizen In I
- electing him by an overwhelming vot
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Ie Stuart G. Shepard Is one of the be
l. men nominated for judicial hOnOrs
1t the coming fall election.
n Mr.. Shepard has won his spurs
l. the Chicago bar by diligent and co
,e scientiOus work as an active and s,l
y cessful lawyer, and the honor tn
T.. has been done him by the DemOcra