Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1910-06-25

,aWyer. Who 10 Strongly Backed for
I on the Democratic Ticket.
Der Of business men and other voters
for the Democratic nomination for the
legislature. Mr.. Durso IL entirely com.
petent. being . bright, intelligent man
Of splendid character. His nomination
for this once would be q wise move for
the Democrats to make 90 there 10 q
big Italian vote In the district and Mr..
Durso IL a representative man Of that
nationality.
John p. Mc0oorty Is being doomed
by many for County Judge on the
Democratic ticket.
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Thomas c. Clark, one Of the best
known and most highly esteemed law.
yers In Cook county, 10 being doomed
by his big army Of friends and ad.
n;irers for q nomination on the Demo.
cratic ticket for Judge Of the Superior
Court. Mr.. Clark has been heartily In.
dorsed by the regular Democratic or.
ganixation Of Evanston, his home city,
and his splendid reputation as q law.
yer In Chicago, where he has practiced
for seventeen years. has won for him
the support Of Thousands Of Democrats
from one end Of this city to the other.
The Democrats will make no mistake
In nominating him, 40 he will not
only prove . strong candidate In Chi.
cago. but will attract many hundreds
Of independent votes throughout Evans.
ton and the county to the support Of
the ticket. He IL qualified In every
way for q seat on the bench and his
election will place there an honest,
fearless and conscientious Judge. Mr..
Clark was born In Michigan In 1860,
educated at the Ann Arbor high school
and In the University Of Michigan. In
the latter institution he was member
OF the class Of 81 In the literary de.
partment, but was compelled to leave
college at the end Of two years and 70
to work. He was admitted to the bar
by the Supreme Court OF Michigan in
1885. and after practicing In that state
for q number Of years came to Chicago
In 1893, since which time he has been
In the general practice in this city.
In 1895 Mr.. Clark was Joined in his
law practice by Mr.. Mitchell J. Smiley
OF Grand Rapids, Mich, one Of the
foremost lawyers Of the Michigan bar.
The Arm Of Smiley Z Clark have occu.
pied 0fhces In the Marquette building
since the erection Of that structure.
and are we'll known a. lawyers with
q diversified clientage.
MIR. Clark has always taken an active
interest In politics and was an alterna.
tive delegate to the Democratic nation.
al convention held In Denver In 1908.
In 1909 he was elected without opposi.
ton 9 member Of the high school
board Of Evanston. Mr.. Clark has
lived In Evanston for the past eleven
years and 10 married and the father OF
four children. A committee Of we'll
known lawyers. including James G.
McShane. Roswell B. Mason, John Bar.
ton Payne. Clarence 8. Darrow, Fran.
els W. Walker and NJ. L. Mckinley.
have Endorsed Mr.. Clark's candidacy,
The Democrats should nominate him.
John X. Prindivllle, the popular at.
torney and former magistrate, is in
line for nomination by the Democrats
for Municipal Judge.
George NJ. Weichelt could be depend.
ed upon to serve the people well in
the Legislature, and the Republicans of
the Thirty-frst district will make no
mistake In nominating him.
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Alderman Jacob A. Hey continues
to represent the Twenty-third Ward In
the city council In an able, conscien.
tious and fearless manner. He is a
good public Oficial.
Charles A. Mcdonald Is the choice
OF thousands of Democrats for mem.
Der OF the board OF review. He ia the
man for the once.
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John r. Caverly is daily adding to
his popularity by the splendid record
he Is making az city attorney.
Alderman Henry Utpatel IL making
a good record In the city council. and
the people Of the Fifteenth Ward can
we'll be proud of him.
Former United States Benator Albert
]. Hopkins commands the confidence
and high admiration Of all Illinoisans.
Edgar L. Rossiter IL the best county
surveyor Cook county ever had. He ia
hard'worktng. conscientious ofacial