Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-12

practice made it necessary for him
to resign. He also declared the sal.
airy of County Attorney is too small.
II should be raised. he said, from
$4,000 to $500 or $4,000. He an.
nounced that he would be candidate
for a judicial nomination at the Dem.
ocratic convention in the Fall.
Mr.. Wilson has been practicing law
in Chicago since 1897. He is native
of Youngstown. o., and Is thirty.nine
years old. He graduated from the
Western Reserve University at Cleve.
land in 1896. He was nominated for
Judge of the Municipal Court In 1906.
He Is a Democrat and member Of
the jefferson Club and the Homewood
Country Club. He is resident Of
the Seventh Ward.
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Arthur w. Fulton. the popular law.
yer and former alderman, is one OF
the strongest and best qualified can
didates the Republicans can name for
Judge OF the Superior Court.
p. J. O'Keeffe, the well known at
torney. holds foremost place in the
front ranks of the best citizens In
this community.
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James s. Hopkins. the able attor
ney and Master I'm Chancery, knows
how to make friends and retain them
He Is man for whom all who know
him have the highest respect.
Charles w. Vail has made record
as Clerk of the Superior Court tina,
he can well be proud Of Cook Coun
~ has never had more efficient pub
lie official,
Official appreciation of the inquiry
the county civil service commission
has proposed as to the affairs Of the
juvenile court was obtained on Tues
day. Merritt w. Pinckney, presiding
Judge of the juvenile court, notified
Ballard Dunn, chairman Of the com
mission. that the investigation met
with his hearty approval, and he stood
mittee appointed to conduct 1t. Judge
Plnckney cautioned the civil service
commission to be judicious in select
ing the investigators and to give them
plenty OF time, expressing the belief
that the result of their labors could
be of great value.
James V. O'DonHell, the popular
Master In Chancery, has earned by
his splendid record a nomination foI
Judge Of the Superior Court.
Lewis d. Sits, Alderman from the
Seventeenth Ward, can always be
found working for the best interests
OF the people in the city council.
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Clyde A. Morrison, whether II
business or politics. Is popular will
all.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown ma
well earned the good will of the
community which he enjoys to sucl
a large extent.
That Drainage Board squabble still
continues. The blockade to bushes
OF the Sanitary Board extended Mon
day to committee meetings and sew
eral committees failed to hold sched
pled meetings because Of the failur
OF Republican members to attend
Trustee Adolph Bergman was presen
for moment, but did nothing bu
look into the committee room an,
seeing none of his force disappeare,
at once.
They have as many men as W
have" said Trustee Sullivan, referrln
to the Republicans who remaine
away. But they do not want to risl
things with an even break. The
want TO have half Nelson hold 4
the match before they enter"
Trustee Paullin is expected HON
from Europe about the middle O
August and then it is presumed bus
ness will be taken up.
President Smyth issued state
ment regarding his position in tn
fight.
He stated that careful study of tn
work Of the district had convince
him that it was for the good OF tn
district that the men in question b
discharged. This he thought could b
done without imparing the work O
the district and he sent communica
ton to the board to that effect.
THE board ignored it, he said
II then wrote letter to each OF tn
employes advising them that thei
iservices were not needed after Jul