Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-06
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Washington to set forth the reasons
why the Democratic convention should
be held In this city was decided upon
Owing to the absence Of several Of
the members Of the committee, finan.
cial arrangements for the delegation
were postponed until the next meet.
ing.
Those present at the meeting Tues.
day night were: John w. Eckhart,
chairman; G. H. Hermann, Charles F.
Gunther, 8. 8. Gregory. Simon Fish.
Thomas d. Dennehy, John T. Con.
merry, w. O. Coleman, James r. Bow.
| ers, James 8. Agar, Denis F. Kelly,
liz. J. Lehman. Oscar F. Mayer, Will.
lam L. O'connell. Adam Ortseifen,
David NJ. Pfaelzer, F. H, Rawson, J.
c. Vaughn, John z. Vogelsang, Char.
les ]. Vopicka, Michael thinner and
Thomas j. Webb.
Roger c. Sullivan and Col. James
Hamilton Lewis will speak for Chi.
cago before the National Committee.
County Judge John e. Owens de.
serves the widespread popularity he
enjoys in Chicago. He ID an honest
energetic and fearless public oficial.
Net earnings Of the Chicago Title
and Trust Company in 1911 were by
far the largest the company ever re.
ported. The amount 3SO3,573-fg.
ures 1907 per cent on the 35,000,000
capital, compared with earnings OF
SOS, 1913, or 14.1S per cent on the CAPT.
tai in 1910. In the last year the earn.
ings were q shade more than twice
the dividend paid. OF the 3403,513 OF
undivided profits for the year $3.50.
900 was carried to surplus, making
the total In that account 31,750,000.
The taxpayers can be proud to have
Thomas A, Smyth as President OF the
Sanitary District. He IL an honest
able and fearless public oficial. who
Is working at all times In the inter
ests Of the people.
Judge Thomas c. Clark OF the Ap
pellate Court is making the grand
; record on the bench that all hi
friends and admirers predicted he
would make.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis has the
support of the Democratic rank ant
file for United States Senator.
James 8. Hopkins, the popular law
yer and master.in-chancery, would
serve the people we'll on the bench.
John X. Prindiville. the well.knowr
attorney and Democratic leader, II
being strongly urged to become can
didate for municipal Judge. He woult
have little trouble In winning.
John NJ. Duffy would prove a stroni
candidate before the people as thu
Democratic nominee for Chief Justice
OF the Municipal Court.
Judge Orrin N. Carter of the iii
nois Supreme Court was given thu
unanimous Endorsement of the Chi
! cago Bar Association for the vacancy
, in the United States Supreme Cour
caused by the death of the late Asso
ciate Justice John NJ. Harlan.
| The meeting OF the Bar Association
, was held in Judge Marcus Kava
l nagh's court room. Many of thu
judges present, including Judges Kav
/ anagh and Gridley of the Superior
! Court, Judge Owens of the Count!
. Court, and Judges Torrlson, Gemmil
and Dicker of the Municipal Court
Major E. B. Tolman, president of thu
association, presided, and he appoint
D ed the committee that will present thu
c resolutions to the President. The reso
lutions We're presented by Il. j. Brun
dage. The resolutions thus describ,
Justice Carter:
, "An upright, high-minded man o
3 blameless life, a patriotic, public
! spirited citizen, a diligent and studi
Gus lawyer and magistrate of extend
> ed experience and large attachments
/ firm in his convictions, but Away
) considerable of Others"
S. s. Gregory, Mr.. Brundage, l.. d
, Condee, James c. McShane and ,
number of others spoke heartily II
favor OF the resolutions.
Reorganization of the Offices Of the
the Clerk of the United States Distric
, Court, combining the STATS of tina
court and the United States court
which was abolished on January
, was effected Tuesday. The Circuit
! Court clerks are now under the juris
diction OF the United States District
Court Clerk, T. c. Macmillan. The
following staff OF deputies was sworn