Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-10-01
POLITICAL talk
News From the Various Training
Camps Gives Line on What
Is Going On.

The democratic congressional can.
didates In Cook County are to estab.
lish local headquarters in the Con.
gress hotel. adjoining the democratic
national congressional committee. This
was agreed upon after conference
Of the aspirants. at which Congress.
man Lloyd, chairman of the committee.
sat In.
Thomas J. Healy, republican candi.
date for county treasurer. opened
ofYices In the Grand Pacific, suite lO5,
with z. II. Sullivan In charge. vii.
liam l. O'Connell. Mr.. Healy's opponent
announced that he would open individ.
ual headquarters In his Office In
Wabash avenue. John A. Cervenka.
democratic nominee for clerk Of the
Probate Court. said he would soon
have offices downtown.
Every democratic voter Is to be
asked to Join his precinct club. a
check.up will be kept on the precinct
captains to learn whether they are
endeavoring to build up the organiza.
tion. Where captain fails to respond
others will be delegated to do the or.
ganization work,
Missourians have to be shown. At
the headquarters Of the democratic
congressional committee in the Con.
gress hotel, Congressman Lloyd OF
Missouri and his assistants laughed ct
a statement given out by the repub-
lican congressional committee that the
republicans claimed to have 1--we re.
publican congressman in Missouri
I'VE will concede them five republi.
can congressman at present. said Mr.
Lloyd, "for in reality, according to the
congressional record, they have six"
The county caEvassing board finish.
ed it's Official canvass outside the city
limits. The most startling change was
an error Of 1000 In the police returns
for the Sixth senatorial district. These
showed that Wesley A. Stanger had
won over w. f. Anderson, but the
discovery Of the error changed the re.
suit
IN the seventh district the returns
Of the county canyassing committee
show that William Mclean narrowly
escaped being defeated for the repub-
llcan nomination for state senator
The police returns gave him large
majority, while the official returns
show he was nominated by only 81
yotes John Humphrey, his opponent
probably will contest the nomination,
and insist upon having the ballots re-
counted,
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The Democratic county managing
committee has started to work.
The chairmanships we're divided as
foIlows: Organization, Frank C..
Burke; Finance, John w, Eckhsrt;
Press, Edward J. Novak; Halls and
Speakers, frank S, Ryan; Contests.
Stanley II, Kunz,
a thorough canvass Of the county
Is TO be started at once SAID Jonh
Mccarthy, the new chairman OF me
Democratic county committee. we
have asked the managing committee
10 meet to take up the detailed plans
Friday night there will be meetings
in each ward, and next Monday nienl
a meeting is 10 be held in eacn pre-
cinct throughout the county, wheh
vice presidents and secretaries OF the
precinct organizations will he elected
The Democratic State Central Com
mlttee headquarters we're opened on
Wednesday in the Hotel La sale.
Charles Boeschenstein, chairman, VIII
come here from his home In EDWARDS
VILE formally TO open the new mead
quarters and start the canvass gong