Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1911-01-21

cries Of the past and lively imagina-
tions working on the future, are will.
ing to form any sort Of party to get
Harrison back on the Job.
Meanwhile the Democratic workers
and the Democratic party in general
Is taking things easy.
Harrison 10 beaten already.
Dunno knocked him out with scarce.
" any trouble At the primaries in
1907 and all af the Harrison gang
promptly bolted the ticket and sup.
ported the Republican candidate.
Many Of them got Jobs and still
hold them as O reward for their
treachery.
Harrison himself refused to support
Dunno.
When he cannot get what he wants
he won't play.
This time the game will 60 along
without him.
He IL as dead as q door nail polit.
ically and the only thing lively sbout
his campaign 10 the smell Of old scan.
dals that cling to his supporters.
Andrew J. Graham, the popular
West Side banker. has been endorsed
By the Democratic organization % IT.
candidate for mayor.
Mr.. Graham formally entered the
field In an address in which he gave
the following - the main planks In
his platform:
Mayor responsible and answerable
for the acts Of his subordinates.
Honest administration Of municipal
affairs Q foremost issue.
Economy and efficiency In oil de-
partments.
Business system for city's business.
| Consolidation Of local governments.
A readjustment Of transportation
lines.
Installation Of . through.route sub.
way system.
Abandonment Of the loop system.
Universal transfers between all
transportation lines.
Removal Of the police force from
politics.
Increase in street lighting.
More small parks and Fairgrounds.
Improvement In the administration
Of civil service.
Restoration of pavements by street
using concerns.
Electrihcation Of steam railroads
and elimination Of grade crossings.
Personal liberty and homo rule.
Revision Of the building laws.
Construction Of IN adequate har.
Dor.
Reasonable rates for public service
commodities.
| Outside Of ticket selling and the
First Ward Ball, the Harrison people
are talking Of q reorganization Of the
fire department.
~
The support Of men like Harri.
son by the goody.goody trust press.
explains the rapidly falling influence
Of the daily papers. The people are
not fools. The papers which would
run Dunno or Busse out of town for
permitting the First Ward Ball, for
instance, never said word against
the Ball while Harrison. their pet.
was mayor and they are now pull.
Ing for Harrison, who is the idolized
candidate Of the First Ward Ball Ex-
ecutive Committee and Of the First
Ward Dive Keepers Union,
The North Avenue Pony Players
Club has endorsed Harrison. The
members still keep their dope sheets,
however.
Every scandal In the city hall that
grand juries in the federal or state
courts have probed into for years or
are still probing into, commenced un'
der the former Harrison administers
tion. This is a matter Of record, az
everybody knows who wants to know.
The aldermanic race promises to be
the hottest Of all. In every ward there
are already several aspirants on both
sides. and by the time the petitions
are to be filed the list OF candidates
In each ward will be large one.
The terms of the following Alder.
men expire in the spring:
First ward. Michael Kenna, Demo.
crat.
Second ward, George F. Harding.
Jr., Republican.
Third ward. Milton J. Foreman. Re
publican.
Fourth ward. James M. DALEY. Dem
ocrat.
Fifth ward. John J. sheahan. Demo
crAt.