Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-07-16

ent and Republican votes to the sup.
port Of the ticket.
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George NJ. Weichelt, the able and
highly respected attorney, has big
host Of friends and admirers, who
would back him to the last minute
for any office he might aspire to.
Thomas A. Smyth will run strong
for President Of the Sanitary Board.
He has splendid record to his cred.
It. and enjoys widespread populari.
ty.
Congressman A. J. Sabath's renomi.
nation is assured, and he Is doing lit.
tie worrying over the result next No
vember.
John F. Clare, the well.known and
popular attorney, would make a strong
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for Municipal Judge.
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John ]. Coburn should be nominated
and elected Superior Court Judge. He
is the man for the place.
Congressman Henry Sherman Bou.
tell will be renominated by acclama-
ton. The Republican rank and file Of
tvIth okntn SvstNh hnn
est and fearless public ofiicial to q
man.
In nominating Thomas Taylor, Jr.,
for the vacancy on the Superior Court
bench to succeed Judge McEwen. the
Republicans will be naming for that
bench one of the best qualified men
that has ever aspired for seat upon
It. Mr.. Taylor Is one Of the ablest
and most highly esteemed lawyers In
Cook County, with long and honor.
able record to his credit. He will
prove an honest, fearless and pains.
taking Judge. Mr. Taylor has been
eighteen years master In chancery Of
the Circuit Court of Cook County, and
Is one of the best known men In the
legal profession. He was born fifty
years ago, and his boyhood was spent
at Canton, ILL.,. where he attended the
public schools. He then entered Knox
College at Galesburg, worked his way
through and was graduated in 1881
Among his classmates were Judge
Merritt w. Pinckney, e. A. Bancroft
8. 8. Mcclure and Robert Mather. He
was active In college affairs. and was
president Of the leading literary so
ciety. Mr.. Taylor entered the law
school at Harvard in 1882. Again
working his way, he was graduated
with honor in 1885. receiving the de
gree of LII. b. Almost Immediately
he was admitted to the Suffolk Coun
ty (Massachusetts) bar, and for year
practiced In Boston in the ONCE Of
Burdette & Gooch. He came to Chi
cago In 1887. and since that time hal
been actively engaged in law practice
As master in chancery he has heard
and decided more than 1900 civil
suits. Mr.. Taylor's name Is on the
roster of the Chicago University, Law
City. Hamilton and Marquette Clubs
He Is on the executive committee o
the Illinois Humane Society, is vice
president of the Onwentsia Club. ant
Is member of the Chicago, Illinois
and American Bar Associations. Gov
ernor Deneen in 1906 appointed hin
a delegate to the Congress on Uniform
Law. Mr.. Taylor's home Is In Winnet
ka.
John J. Bryant, of Oak Park, wal
formally Endorsed for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the Sixth
or Lorimer district. II Is expected
he will have Congressman william ]
MOxley as an opponent.
In the Seventh District the commit
teemen decided to indorse John Son
steby, former member of the Legisla
ture, as the Democratic aspiran
against Congressman Fred Lundin.
The sO.called Democratic harmonic
ers found out that in trying to gull
down the whole county ticket the
had bitten Off more than they coul
chew.
Matt Aller would prove a splendi
representative of the people In tn
Legislature from the Sixth District
and his nomination by the Democrat
would be popular one.
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A stringent State law il needed :
regulate the establishment Of banks.
There are too many wildcat hnancia
schemes now In existence In Chicago.
Not wishing to compete with the bi
. banks. irresponsible people are startin