Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-12


vate practice of his profession to be
a man gifted with all the necessary
attributes for a first.class jurist. Mr..
Ramsay was born near Martinsville,
of Scotch-lrish parentage. He com.
mcnccd railroading when n hoy and
worked in various branches of the ser.
vice, including that of telegraph oper-
ator and clerk. for more than eight
years. lie attended the law school of
McKendree College, where lie gradual
cd. In the fall of 1890 he was elected
representative to the Thirty.seventh
General Assembly of the Legislature
and was one Of the famous Palmer
1O1 stalwarts.
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George 4. Blcttncr, the popular and
cnterprising manager of the great
Bcrghoff brewery. holds foremost
place In the ranks of Chicago's most
respected business men.
Alderman Charles Werno Is one of
the most upright and useful members
of the City Council. He Is honest and
capable. an able lawyer and man
qualified to fiji thoroughly and accept
ably any position OF public trust.
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Hon. Marcus Kavanagh will un-
doubleday be reelected judge Of the
Superior Court. as he deserves to be.
Judge Kavanagl has made u splendid
record on the bench rs n lawyer and
a jurist. His reputation as one OF the
most capable and profound lawyers at
the bar Is well known all over the
country, his decisions being almost
uniformly sustained by the Supreme
Court whenever appeal Is taken from
them. which Is rarely, however. Judge
Kavanagh as colonel of the gallant
Seventh Regiment rendered his sword
and services to his country when en-.
gagged In war with a foreign nation
and went to the front with his com.
mand. AS citizen. soldier and lawyer
he well deserves the honor that has
| been conferred upon him. ana the peO
pie of Cook County will show their ap
probation of his worth as Il grcal
lawyer ana first class citizen In re-
e.cctlng him by an overwhelming vote
Vote for Stuart q. Shepard. He Il
one of the brightest lawyers nominal
cd to the bench. He would make ar
excellent Judge and should be elected
The Mooney Il Roland Detectiv,
Agency ranks among the greatest II
the world.
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Merritt w. Pinckney, who has beer
nominated for Judge of the Circuit
Court by the Republican party OF
Cook County, Is one OF the ablest ant
best known members of the Cool
County bar. Mr.. Pinckney is eminent
~ qualified for the high office to whicl
he has been nominated, being a pro
found lawyer, u public spirited either
and Il man gifted with the qualitie,
which go to make up the true judicia
mind. Mr.. Pinckncy is man in til,
prime of life, being just A. years old
He was born In Mount Morris, III.
and was educated ut Rock River Semi
nary, of which his father, Daniel j
Pinckney, was principal. lie was grad
uated ut Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.
in 1851. In that same year Mr.. Pincl
ncy came to Chicago and commenced
the study of law at the Union Collcg,
of Law, from which institution h,
graduated in 1883.
Mr.. Pinckncy has been practlcin.
law for twenty-five years, ana Is /
leader in the realm of Jurisprudence
He has been for years the leadln!
member of the wcll.known and sue
cessful law firm Of Pinckncy, Tatg'
Il Abbott. is a lifelong Republican, an,
Il man who, if elected, will do homo
to the judicial bench of Cook County
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Mr. John Felt, the well known an,
popular South Side business man
would make Il first class member of thu
city council. Mr.. Felt has conducted
for years Il first class and successful
business in iron beds, mattresses, etc,
for years at 2T15 South Iinlsted street
He Is known and respected by the en-
tire community, among whom there II
a general desire to see him nominated
ana elected as the next alderman o
the Fourth Ward.
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Stuart G., Shepard is one of the hes
men nominated for judicial honors IL
the coming fall election.
Mr. Shepard has won his spurs a
the Chicago bar by dllgent and col,
scientiOus work as an active and sue
ccssful lawyer, and the honor tina
has been done him by the Democrat
In nominating him to succeed his re