Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-12-02

Following is the political calendar
for 1912.
January 27. 1a12-First day for al.
rng aldermanic petition.
Febru ry 10, l9l2-First day for
fling petition for nominations for Of.
ices to be voted at April primaries.
February IL. 1912-Last day for
ming nominations for alderman.
February ~, 1912-Primary for al.
dermanic nomin; Ions.
March Z, 1912--Last day for fling
call for congressional and state con.
ventions.
March II, i912-Last day for fling
petitions for April primary (Munici.
pal Judge excepted).
March 25, 1912-Last day for filing
Municipal jucge petitions.
April 2, 1912-..ldermanic election.
April Q, 1912-Primary for offces to
be filled at fall election.
April Is, 1912-County convention.
April II, 1912 Congressional con.
vention.
April 10, 1912-state conventions.
November s. 1912-General elec.
ton.
Following are the ofices to be
filled In 1911 and 1912:
November Z, 1911-Ten Superior
court Judges. one Circuit court Judge.
April 2, 1s12-one alderman from
each ward.
November s, 1912-President and
vice.president Of the United States.
twenty.seven presidential electors,
governor, secretary Of state, attorney
general. lieutenant governor. state
treasurer, auditor, three university
trustees, members Of congress, mem.
Der Of the legislature, one state sen.
ator from even numbered senatorial
district, states attorney, president Of
the county board, and hfteen mem.
bers Of board, recorder Of deeds. cir.
cult court clerk, superior court clerk,
coroner, member Of board Of review,
two members CT county board Of as.
SCISSORS, nine Judges Of the municipal
court. three sanitary trustees.
Douglas Sutherland, secretary Of the
Civic Federation of Chicago, took is
sue Saturday night with the theory
that the initiative and referendum
place government In the hands Of the
people. He spoke before the Twenty
fourth Ward Republican Club.
"The initiative takes Legislative
control from the people and gives II
to volunteers" said Mr.. Sutherland
Under the initiative anyone may
start legislation by drafting law ant
taking steps to have 1t submitted t
the voters.
"The people do not choose these
self-constituted authors for the job
The people cannot defeat them II the
Job 10 done badly or In the interest o.
special privilege.
"The initiative gives volunteer or
ganizations or individuals over whom
the people have no control two.third.
Of the functions now performed b!
members OF the legislature, whom thu
people elect and whom they cal
defeat
| A 0SoSShShS VI tuC Woih VI luc otlt
board OF equalization, with the excep
ton Of the railroads and capital stool
assessment equalization, was made OF
Tuesday. Personal property remain
as assessed by the local assessor
$462,719,174. The assessment ON land
Is decreased from $690,S2s,532, tn
amount set by local assessors, to $6SS
997,S99.
Local assessors figures on lots
$942,62S. .063-were decreased to $941
016.133. Railroad personal property |
unchanged at S2,5S3,O94. Railroa
lands assessment Is decreased fror
$s27,302 to $S24.02G. Railroad lots ar
decreased from $4,575, 400 to $4,574,79:
This assessment Is an increase owe
the assessment last year Of $l1O,6O7
492.
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No lawyer in Cook county stand
higher In the estimation OF both bencl