Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-01-22

best officials that has ever held that
Office.
A good healthy boom has been start.
ed for Alderman George r. Harding.
Jr., for Sheriff on the Republican
ticket. Alderman Harding's splendid
record In the City Council with his
widespread popularity would make his
nomination a strong one.
c. F. Wiehe. the popular secretary
and treasurer Of the Edward Hines
Lumber Company. was elected presi.
dent OF the Builders and Traders Elk.
change Of Chicago at the annual meet.
ing of the association held Monday
afternoon in their quarters In the
Chamber Of Commerce Building. The
other officers elected were N. J. Lud.
dington. Vice President; G. p. Shesler,
Second Vice President; Herbert Rip.
ley. Treasurer. There were also five
members of the Board Of Directors
elected. as follows: r. S. Adams, ].
d. Corlett. T. Frank O'Connell, A. r.
Robinson and G. A. Schillinger.
After the election a banquet was
given to the $50 members present. The
annual report Of the secretary which
was read showed the past year to be
a prosperous one for the association.
The membership was considerably in.
creased.
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Albert g. Wheeler commands the
confidence and admiration Of Chicago's
business men which he has Justly
earned by his able and spotless rec.
ord.
Edward Osgood Brown should be
nominated and elected to the Superior
Court bench. He has earned this
honor by his brilliant and able rec.
ord as lawyer and as Judge of the
Circuit Court.
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| Herman J. Bauler Is making good
as Alderman from the Twenty.second
Ward. He Is u wideawake public Of
fetal. full of push and energy. He is
proving himself to be the right man
In the right place.
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Everett G. Brown was. reelected
president of the Chicago Athletic Clul
at the annual election OF officers hell
Tuesday night. w. Rufus Abbott wa'
elected Vice President, and +. V. COT
FIN, Secretary; +. II, Rawson was re
elected Treasurer unanimously. Mel
son n. Lampert. George V. Walker
and W. +. Grower were chosen a
members OF the Board Of Directors L
serve three years.
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James S. Hopkins. the popular Mas
ter in Chancery. stands In the. from
ranks of Chicagos ablest and mos
highly respected lawyers.
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John c. King, the we'll known ant
highly esteemed attorney, would maxi
an honest and fearless Judge OF tn
Superior Court.
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Charles G. Breyer, the popular Yves
Side plumber and Democratic leader
would make a splendid member OF tn
County Board.
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Richard w. Clifford was one of th
ablest and fairest minded men eve
on the bench in Cook County and hi
election to the vacancy caused b
Judge Carpenters appointment to tn
federal bench would be a deservin
one.
1880
In a recent speech at Yale Cnive
sity, Governor Hughes. OF New Yorl
put his finger upon an ugly spot
American life-the ready habit OF b
lieving and spreading evil stori'
about men in public office, He plea
ed with the students that those WI
20 into Journalism be fair with pu
lie men whom they criticize, althoug
they comment freely upon the acts
such men, "A man who seeks prof
in the sale of calumnies Is the mo-
! despicable of human creatures" sa
the governor.
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James C. DoOley, the able and we
liked lawyer and former magistrat
} will he nominated and elected to Il
J Municipal Court bench this year, as !
deserves to be.
: Edmund w. Burke, the well know
lawyer and former jurist, is bein
! urged by his big army of friends
7 become a candidate for Superior Coul
. Judge. He would prove as faithful