Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-10-21


ed by the mayor of that city and pub.
lished by order Of the board Of %.
city and county Of San
+ trancisco, January s, 1910:
1.-THE Pacin- Telephone and Tele. |
graph Company bribed the Supsrvis. |
ors to prevent the Home Telephone |
Company or any other organization |
from obtaining . 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
profit which might be cut By the
competition Of business rivals. The
Supervisors wero 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 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.
Daniel L. Cruice deserves to be
elected to the Superior Court bench.
His long and honorable career a. q
lawyer and 40 q citizen c0mmends his
candidacy to all classes Of voters. He
will make great Judge.
~
Ross g. Halls big army Of friends
are working hard in behalf OF his can.
didacy for Superior Court Judge on
the Democratic ticket. Mr.. Hall II
lawyer Of recognised ability, with q
clean record to his credit, and 10 quail.
ified In every way for q seat on the
bench.
Hugo Pam 10 one of Chicago's ablest
lawyers and he would make fine
Superior Court Judge.
Denis e. Sullivan made an honest
and able record in the Legislature and
he would make an able and honest
Judge Of the Superior Court
Joseph ]. sullivan's candidacy for
Superior Court Judge 10 being pushed
by his thousands Of friends In Chi
cago and throughout Cook County.
>~
Andrew J. Redmond 10 q man Of
ability and force Of character and his
candidacy for Superior Court Judge
10 q worthy one.
Thomas Taylor. Jr.'s. long and bril-
liant record 40 lawyer and as o
Master In Chancery well qualities him
for seat on the Circuit Court bench.
Judge Joseph H. Fitch has proven
by his record that he 10 the right man
In the right place and his candidacy
for reelection deserves victory on
November T.
Judge Marcus Kavanagh has earned
by his brilliant, honest and fearless
record reelection, and that he will
be reelected Is the honest wish OF
every good citizen, irrespective Of par.
ty afiiliation.
John ]. Coburn Is one Of the best
qualified men ever named for seat
ON the bench and his election as
Judge of the Superior Court Is pre-
dicted on all sides.
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John p. McGoorty's grand recort
as q public official, lawyer and {
citizen makes his candidacy on th'
Democratic ticket for Judge Of tn
Circuit Court popular one.
Judge Joseph H. Fitch, Democratic
candidate for re-election,is 62years o
age and has been resident of Chicag
since 1866. He was admitted to praG
tice in 1881 and was Master In Chan
Gerry, Superior Court, In 1928. Hi
practice as q lawyer was general Il
character. but lately he specialized 4
condemnation cases and special Of
sessments. He was elected Judge Q
the Superior Court In November. 1917
to fll q vacancy and received
plurality of nearly 10000 votes. H
has been on the bench but fou
months but at the Bar Association
recent primary he received the higl
, est vote cast for any Democratic cal
, didate and his vote was second anon
, all the candidates. This vote was
, deserved compliment and will serv
as a valid argument for his re'ele
tion at the coming election. Jude
Fitch may be considered . Chicas
man. although born In Maine. for b
| came AZ . youth to this city In 1Se
and secured his education here. II