Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1909-05-29


on the bench and his election on June
9TH will be for the best interests OF
everybody.
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The people have In Judge John Glib.
bons a fearless and upright jurist, and
they will be working for their own
interests by re-electing him.
Judge Richard 8. Tuthill has served
the people well on the bench and his
reelection on June Z will be Justly
deserved. Judge Tuthill Is one Of the
ablest men Cook County has ever had
on her bench, and every voter who
casts vote for his reelection will be
voting for their best interests. He is
an honest, fearless and conscientious
jurist. Judge Tuthill was born in
jackson County, Illinois, and lived
there until he was fourteen years Of
age. He then attended public school In
st. Louis and In 1863 graduated from
Middlebury College. In Vermont. On
his graduation he Immediately enter.
ed the army and did service frst % q
scout In company attached to Gen.
John A. Logan's command. He then
was appointed second lieutenant In
Battery H. First Michigan Light Artil.
lery. receiving promotion to iirst lieu.
tenant In General Logan's old divi.
sion, Third OF the Seventeenth Army
Corps. Army Of the Tennessee. where
he served until the end Of the var.
He studied law In the once Of H. H.
Harrison, United States Attorney, at
Nashville, Tenn. In the summer Of
1866 was admitted to the bar. and in
1867 was elected States Attorney OF
the Nashville Circuit. Judge Tuthill
came to Chicago in 1873 and was
elected City Attorney In 1875 and
1875. He was appointed United
States Attorney at Chicago In 1884.
In April. 1887, on the death Of Hon.
John @. Rogers. Judge Of the Circuit
Court, Judge Tuthill was chosen to All
the vacancy. At his election he had
only the opposition Of the Socialists,
the Democrats placing his name upon
their tickets. His majority was over
10000. In 1891 he was again elected
by a large majority. for the six.year
term, and again In 1897 by practically
the same majority. In 1908. the year
Of the Democratic landslide, Judge
Tuthill was one of the three Republi.
cans elected, leading the Republican
ticket by from $4,000 to $1,000 votes,
only five of the Democratic candidates
polling larger vote than he. This
shows that the citizens without re.
gard to party have always given
Judge Tuthill their support, and that
as a member of the judiciary as well
as In all places, he has been an able
a fair and just man.
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Judge Richard Clifford has proven
his worth to the people on the bench
as his long record will plainly show
and his reelection will be justly
earned.
The election OF William II. Arthur
as Circuit Judge will place on the
bench an upright, conscientious and
Woodworking jurist.
The big army of friends of Judge
Frank Baker are working like Tro'
jams to re.elect that honest and fear.
less jurist, and all indications point
to splendid victory for him on
June z.
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A vote for Theodore Brentano for
Judge of the Superior Court Is a vote
for an honest and clean man.
John T. Murray Is one Of the most
popular lawyers In Chicago and his
campaign for Circuit Court Judge Is
being pushed with much vigor all over
the city.
Judge Charles NJ. Walker Is an hon.
est, hardworking and just jurist, and
his reelection will be popular one
all over Chicago.
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The voters of Cook County will new.
err regret having elected Donald L..
Morrill, to the Circuit Court bench. He
is a man OF ability and force of char.
acter and will serve on the bench
with honor to himself and to the PEG.
pie.
Democratic precinct captains and
other party workers Of the Thirty
fourth Ward held banquet at the