Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-28
THE CHICAGO EAoLE.


The telephone company has won it,
point, II is'said. Did II cost % much |
here 40 Il did In San Francisco?
We take the following from page
~ Of the Report on the Causes Of |
Municipal Corruption in San Fran. |
cisco as disclosed BY the investiga- |
tions Of the oliver grand Jury and the |
prosecution of certain persons for |
bribery and other offenses against the |
state" made by . committee appoint |
ed by the mayor Of that city and pub |
lished by order Of the board Of 80 |
pervisors, city and county Of San |
Francisco. January s, 1910:
"The Pacih- Telephone and Tele. |
graph Company bribed the supervis.
ors to prevent the Home Telephone |
Company or any other organization |
from obtaining q telephone franchise |
in San Francisco. No attack Of any
kind on the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company was threatened
by the Supervisors, and the sole pur.
pose Of the crime was to maintain . |
proht which might be cut BY the
competition Of business rivals. The
Supervisors were paid In all over
$4,000. The managing committee Of
the board Of directors Of the company
swore before the Grand Jury that they
did not know how the funds were
procured for the bribery"
This report was signed BY william
Kent, formerly q well known alder.
man and reformer Of Chicago and six
other members Of the committee ap.
pointed BY the mayor Of San Francis.
CO. Oct. ~, 1908.
Thomas Taylor. Jr., Republican
nominee for Judge Of the Circuit
Court, has been for nineteen years
master in chancery Of the Circuit
Court Of Cook County. and 10 . man
| Of well.known legal ability. After at.
tending public school he entered Knox
College at 0alesburg, worked his way
through, and was graduated In 1881.
He was active in college affairs and
was president Of the Gnothautti Liter.
ary Society. In 1882 Mr.. Taylor On.
tered the Harvard University law
school, from which he was graduated
with honor In 1885, receiving the Do.
gree Of IL. B. Shortly afterward he
was admitted to the Suffolk County
(dass.) bar and for year practiced
low In Boston in the ofices Of Bur.
dette & Gooch. In 1887 Mr.. Taylor
came to Chicago, and since that time
has been actively engaged in law prac.
tice. Mr.. Taylor 10 q member Of the
Chicago. University, Law, City. Ham.
ilton and Marquette clubs. He 10 on
tho executive committee Of the MI.
nois Humane Society, 10 vice president
Of the Onwentsia Club and 10 Q mem.
Der Of the Chicago, Illinois and Amer.
ican Bar associations. In 1905 he was
appointed by Governor Deneen Q dele.
gate to the congress on uniform law.
Mr.. Taylor 10 married and has three
children. His home 10 In Hubbards
Woods, Winnetka.
Ross G. Hall, Democratic candidate
for Judge Of the Superior court, was
born In Rushville, ILL.,. October 20.
1866. He was educated In the public
and high schools Of Macomb. ILL.,, and
Georgetown college. Washington. d.
G. Mr.. Hall was admitted to the bar
In 1888 and has practiced in Chicago
since 1898. His offices are in the Ash.
land block and his practice has been
success from the start. He was q
member Of the 10th general assembly
Of Illinois. 1878, where he made .
splendid record, and was nominated
by the Democrats in 1906 for sanitary
trustee. He resides in Oak Park. Mr..
Hall has been q life long Democrat
and has q host Of friends and admir-.
ers all over Chicago and throughout
Cook county. He 10 we'll qualified for
q seat on the bench.
Daniel l.. Cruice should be elected
Judge Of the Superior Court by q
big plurality. A better man was never
named for the bench and he should
receive the votes Of all good citizens.
See that he gets your vote.
! John p. McGoorty proved his worth
to the people 40 member OF the leg
islature and he would serve them
, equally 40 well as Judge Of the Circuit
court.
Judge Marcus Kavanagh has won
by his grand record on the bench the
: confidence and admiration Of all class
es Of people. His reelection 10 fore
gone conclusion.
John ]. Coburns election as Judge
OF the Superior court will place or
that bench one Of the ablest, fairest
and most courageous men ever on 1t
| ~
Il One of the best judges In Cool
| county is Judge Joseph H. Fitch. He
, will be reelected.
Hugo Pam is one of Chicago's ablest
} and best known attorneys. and hi
nomination by the Republicans FOL
Judge Of the Superior court deserves
to be rewarded by an election on No
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