Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-11-04

He would make a first.class member Of
the City Council, a body in which We
need just now the best and most reli.
able citizens available.
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william II. Baker Is one Of the best
and most useful members of the
Board Of Sanitary Trustees and Is emf
nently deserving Of reelection. Mr..
Baker was born and raised in Chicago
and early imbibed. through careful
education and the fine example set
him by his parents. those characters.
tics that have earned for him the
good will and esteem of the entire
community. His father earned the
reputation Of being one of the most
honorable men In the coal business.
and the son Is living up to his ideals.
Mr.. Baker Is associated In business
with another equally respected honor.
able and upright citizen and Democrat.
John Il. Connery. In the Miami Coal
Company. The election of Mr.. Baker
ns n Sanitary Trustee by so large Il
esteem In which he Is held In this
community. and his record proves him
to he entitled to reelection to the of.
flee he has filed 50 WELL He has the
confidence of his colleagues. who hon
orcd him by clectlng him Vice Pr<sl-
dent. Mr.. Baker Is an advocate of the
national waterway idea. ana IL In cv.
cry way progressive, public spirited
citizen. as well us an able ana trust
worthy official.
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One OF the greatest and most reli-
able firms In Chicago Is the well known
and successful George LII Coal Com
pany. 1t Is conducted along lines
which have won the confidence AMI
liberal patronage OF the public.
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Hon. Frank Wcnter, the popular
Democratic candidate for President OF
the Board Of Drainage Trustees.
should and undoubtedly will he elect
ed. Mr.. Wenter Is one Of the most
capable. reliable and upright public Of.
ficials who ever served the people Of
Chicago. As member Of the Drain
age Board he has made splendid rec.
ord. being constant In his attendance
ana indefatigable In his work In behalf
Of the public and the taxpayers.
His long service on the board has
made him thoroughly acquainted with
the affairs OF the district, and will
make his services invaluable, II not In.
dispensable now that so many new and
inexperienced men will be included In
Its membership. AS presiding officer
Of the board he will be the right man
In the right place. Opposed to jObbery,
graft or special privileges Of any kind,
he will, as he always has done, act
solely In the interests Of the public and
the taxpayers.
Mr.. Wenter, In addition to being a
model public official and public.spirit-
cd citizen, Ia man who has always
taken keen interest In political at
fairs and In a first-class campaigner.
In the present campaign he Ia letting
no grass grow under his feet, and the
outlook Is that he will roll up such a
majority election day as no candidate
for drainage trustee ever received be-
fore. He Ia the first one of the nomi.
nees to really get busy.
He has sent out half carload Of
campaign literature, personally address
sed to voters. The literature consists
OF a card OF statistics on the history
and management OF the drainage wa.
terway. 1t shows that Mr.. Wenter
was elected a drainage trustee In
1880, when the district was created,
and that he served as president from
1892 to 1895 inclusive. During this
time the board disbursed total Of
Sl4,5OO,OOO. The cost of the canal, ex-
Guiding the Chicago river development,
was $30,3l3,OSO. Mr.. Wenter threw
the first shovelful OF earth, when work
on the ditch was started. The candl-
date, in soliciting the SURFACES OF the
voters, calls attention to the fact that
to be elected president OF the board he
must also be elected trustee.
The records of the Drainage Board,
and the history Of the district and the
great canal, show Mr.. Wenter to be en-
titled to the support Of all good citi-
zcns, irrespective of party, as he has
invariably acted for the best interests
OF all the people independent Of parti-
san considerations.
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Merritt W. Pinckney, who has been
nominated for Judge of the Circuit
Court by the Republican party Of