Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-06-10

construction of the Mountain, Plain
and Valley Railroad in Texas. Both
engineers were given an opportunity
to explain their plans before the COM
mittee.
Judge Joseph H. Fitch's splendid
record during the short time he has
been on the Superior Court bench ell.
titles him to reelection next fall.
John p. McGoorty is well known
and we'll liked all over Cook county,
and naturally his candidacy for Cir.
cult Court Judge is a popular one.
| John c. Cannon Is liked and re.
spected by the Republican rank and
file all over the city, for they know
him to be q leader who is always
| faithful to the interests Of the party.
Judge Edward A. Dicker, one Of the
ablest and best men on the Municipal
bench, Is being strongly backed for
one of those Republican nominations
for Supreme Court Judge.
John j. Coburn's candidacy for Su.
perior Court Judge Is growing strong.
er every day and his election by a
big plurality is predicted on all sides.
At a rousing love feast at Pilsen
Hall, 3O65 West Twenty.sixth street.
Alderman Anton J. Cermak was pre-.
scented with a $3.50 diamond star by
his friends In the Twelfth Ward
Democratic organization. The pre-.
sentation was made by Sheriff Mich.
ael thinner. Other speakers were
John A. Cervenka, clerk Of the Pro-
bate Court; Congressman A. J. Sab.
ath, Alderman Schultz of the Twelfth
Ward, City Treasurer Henry Stuckart,
President Kellerman of the United SO.
cieties, Judge Thomas F. Scully and
Charles ]. Vopicka.
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Col. Frank o. Lowden, the popular
Republican National Committeeman
and former Congressman, Is being
talked OF by his friends for Cover.
nor. A delegation from the Thir-
teenth Congressional District, which
Lowden represented In Congress un.
I'll last fall, waited on him at his farm
near Oregon, H.. Sunday to urge him
to enter the race. and delegation
from the Twelfth District visited him
on Tuesday.
Colonel Lowden has given no def.
mite answer to those who have asked
him regarding his intentions.
Julius +. Smietanka, the we'll
known attorney and member OF the
School Board, would make strong
Democratic candidate for Superior
Court Judge next fall.
Granville w. Browning. the popular
and highly respected lawyer and mas.
ter.in.chancery. is In line for nomina.
tion by the Democrats for one of
those Superior Court judgeships next
fall.
County Attorney Gustavus J. Tatge
has received several complaints that
persons have been representing them
selves fraudulently as county collect
ors in certain localities and attempt
ing to collect delinquent taxes. A
detective assigned to the County At
torney is attempting to find Out the
identity OF the fraudulent collectors.
| Alderman Herman J. Bauler Is one
of the most wideawake members OF
the City Council and also one of the
most popular. The Twenty-second
ward can we'll be proud of him.
| Alderman Henry ID. Captain is
making the good record in the Coun'
ell that every one of his big army OF
friends expected he would make. The
Twenty-fifth ward never had better
alderman.
Judge Marcus Kavanagh's state
ment that he will not take a vacation
this summer so as to help dispose of
the numerous cases on the over
crowded docket now pending, shows
the character of the man and easily
explains why he is admired and re.
spected by everybody in Chicago. re.
CARELESS of party afRliation.
~eN
Or. Is. j. Cigrand, president Of the
| National Flag Day Association, at The
| monthly meeting OF the American
Flag Day Association in the Great
Northern Hotel Monday night spoke
Of the danger of neglect Of the flag.