Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-10-14

In the present campaign he is letting
no grass grow under his feet. and the
outlook is that he will roll up such Il
majority election day as no candidate
for drainage trustee ever received be-
fore. He is the first one of the nOmi-
nces to really get busy.
lie has sent out half n carload of
campaign literature, personally address.
scd to voters. The literature consists
of card of statistics on the history
and management of the drainage wa.
tcrway. 1t shows that Mr.. Wcntcr
, was elected drainage trustee In
1850. when the district was created,
and that he served as president from
1892 to 1895 inclusive. During this
time the board disbursed n total of
Sl4,50O,00O. The cost of the canal, OK
Guiding the Chicago river development.
was $3O,313,OSO. Mr.. Wentcr threw
the first shovelful of earth, when work
on the ditch was started. The candi-
date, in soliciting the suffrnges 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 cn.
titled to the support Of all good clti-
zcns, irrespective of party, as he has
invariably acted for the best interests
of all the people Independent of parti-
san considerations.
| The record Of Daniel G.. Ramsay
shows him to be man In every way
qualified for the judiciary and one who
would make useful and val
liable addition to the Cook County
bench. He made distinguished rec
ord ~ a former Assistant States At
tOrney. AS a practicing attorney he
has been as successful as he has
been as an official. and in every way
in the line Of his profession has shown
himself to be possessed of every quail
ity necessary for first class jurist.
Mr.. Ramsay Is self-madc man
When a boy he went into the railroad
Ing business, and had Il thorough OK
pericnce in various branches of tho
service.
Mr.. Ramsay studied law during Tho
years OF his early youth and bccam,
n graduate of the law school of Nc
Kendree College.
He made u fine record as n memhc
Of the legislature, ana was II mcmbc
of the famous 1Ol who elected John NJ
Palmer to the United States Scnat
In 1891.
Frank y. Cioidt, Republican csnd'
date for reelection as Trustee of Tn
Sanitary District of Chicago, has
record as a good citizen and an homes
and upright public official. lie WA
born in Germany in 1858 ana came I
Chicago in 1877. He located In the oil
Fifth Ward, where he has resided sine
; that time. Mr.. Cloidt started in til
grocery business in 1882 ana RENAME
IN it until 1897, when he retired frOl
it to devote his time to the Olficia
duties of Alderman, to which office II
was elected at that time. During hi
term in the Council the hfty-yca
franchise ordinance came up for con
: sideration. Ne took Il determined stan
against the proposition, and later OF
posed ordinances which We're not !
: the public interests. His record in tn
Council was Endorsed by the MunicipG
Voters League and the press of Oh
: cago. At the expiration of his term h
refused to accept Il denomination, Il
: though rendered to him unanimousl!
He naturally considered the indOrs'
, ment of the people in his ward Il hiG
: compliment Mayor Harrison carrie
the ward in 1897 by 3,IT6 votes plura
: ity), and Mr.. Cloldt was elected b
$50 votes on the Republican ticket.
: Mr.. Cloldt was elected Trustee {
: the Sanitary District in 1900. At I'll
3 organization of the new Board Il con
t mittee on annexation was establishes
OF which he was chairman, until it M
: served the purpose for which it wa
h organized. He was also made chat
j man Of n committee to bring abOl
J. legislation in the FOrty-thrl Generi
Il Assembly for the annexation of Cal,
n met and Evanston. He ana his co
+ leagues succeeded in having the anne!
n alton and water power bill pa'SC
:, which makes it possible to constru
!, the Calumet and Evanston channel
I and also 10 develop the water pow'
I at LockpOrt
He is now and has been for tw
a years chairman Of the Finance Con
: mfttee, and was appointed on a con
= mittee to represent the Sanitary hi