Chicago eagle., 1910-09-24

and would attend the next meeting,
Sept. 26, in this city. He takes the
place made vacant by Aid. Charles e.
Merriam, who resigned last April be-
cause Of a press Of other duties. The
commission is investigating the rev.
enue question In Illinois with view to
a readjustment of the burdens Of taxa.
tion.
Thomas F. scully won In walk for
the nomination for Municipal Judge
by the Democrats. His honest and
able Council record Is known to ev.
erybody, and his election next No.
vember is conceded on all sides.
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Charles A. McDonald's nomination
for Superior Court Judge by the
Democrats will prove winning one
at the polls in November. His chances
for the denomination never were In
doubt, and the whole ticket is
strengthened by his candidacy.
Joseph c. Blaha won splendid vic.
tory for the Republican nomination
for Representative In the Nineteenth
District and his election by big plu.
rality IL assured. Blaha 10 deservedly
popular all over the district, and will
make fine legislator.
John o. Hruby, Jr., had no trouble
In being renominated for the Legisla'
ture by the Democrats Of the FIJI.
teenth District. His good record.
both as a public official and lawyer
Is well known to the people, and his
victory was q popular one.
Thomas J. HeaIy scored an easy
victory In the Republican County
Treasurer contest. This was expect
ed, as Healy is well liked by the Re-
publican rank and file and has made
q good record as Sanitary Trustee.
The nomination OF Edward ]. Brun
dage for Superior Court Judge
strengthens the whole Republican
ticket. No man In public life has
made cleaner record than Chicago's
able Corporation Counsel, and his
election next November Is certain.
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Albert c. Clark won a well.earned
victory for denomination to the State
Senate In the Thirteenth District. He
Is justly popular with all classes.
BENJAMIN M. Mitchell had an easy
time of 1t In the Twenty.flrst District
beating the reformers who opposed
his nomination for the Legislature by
the Democrats. Mitchell had the peo'
pie with him and the reformers-well
they had the usual crowd Of losers
with them.
william Il. Dever was given the
nomination by the Democrats for
Judge of the Superior Court by q
splendid vote. Alderman Dever com
mands the confidence and admiration
OF every Democrat, and his campaign
will end in certain victory.
Peter Bartzen received magnifi
cent vote by the Democrats for Presi
dent of the County Board, and al
member of same. and his campaign
will now open In earnest.
John NJ. O'ConnOr won out for the
Democratic nomination for State Sen
ator in the Twenty-ninth district by
good big margin. Mr.. O'Connor en-
Joys well earned popularity all over
the district and his election next No
vember is conceded.
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Alderman John Haderlein had little
trouble in being elected State Central
Committeeman in the Tenth district
Haderlein has made good In the city
council and the Democrats are with
him.
Thomas Taylor. Jr., will receive
thousands OF Democratic and inde
pendent votes for Superior Court
Judge. His long and able record IL
known to everybody.
Boutell will win In walk for Con
gress in the Ninth district. He has
the Independent voter both Republican
and Democratic with him and that Ia
what counts.
As The Eagle predicted. John J,
Mclaughlin has no trouble In being
renominated for the Legislature by
the Democrats of the Nineteenth Dis
trict. The people of that district
know Mclaughlin. and they had no