Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-26
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2s. 1912.
FOR GOVERNOR. EDWARD F.
DUNNE.

The Chicago Eagle is for Edward
F. Dunno for Governor Of Illinois.
The editor Of the Chicago Eagle has
been a personal friend of Edward +.
Dunno for the past thirty.eight years,
and the knowledge Of his many good
qualities and high character as a man
and as an official gained during that
time induces US to unequivocally en-.
dorse him for the position Of chief
magistrate Of Illinois.
Edward F. Dunno was born at
waterville, Conn.,. on October u. 1853.
Within year his parents moved to
Peoria, H., and here the son spent his
youth and early manhood.
After graduating from the Peoria
public and high schools. Mr.. Dunno
a was sent to the world.famous Trinity
College at Dublin to complete his ed.
ucation. For three years he was honor
man of his class, but owing to the Il.
nancial reverses of his father he was
obliged to return to Peoria before
completing his college education.
While ut work In his fathers mill
at Peoria, Mr.. Dunno pursued a course
Of reading with reference to the legal
profession. In 1876 he regularly began
the study Of law in Chicago and in
1877 was admitted to the Illinois bar.
In partnership with such distin.
guished lawyers as Judge Scates, for.
merly of the Supreme Court of iii.
-
Dunno built up large practice, to
which he devoted his energies for If.
teen years. He withdrew from prac-
tice in 1892, upon being elected to fill
vacancy on the circuit court bench.
Here he soon began to make a record
for judicial ability and fidelity which,
strengthening as 1t grew, secured his
reelection in 1897 and again in 1908.
His nomination for the latter election
was endorsed by the Bar Association
and the various good government or.
CARNATIONS and newspapers.
In April, 1905, after serving thirteen
years on the circuit court bench,
Judge Dunno was elected mayor Of
Chicago. II was solely at the call OF
the people that Judge Dunne's sphere
OF activity In their behalf was trans.
ferred from the bench to the office OF
mayor of Chicago. The all.important
traction question was TO be settled
within the next two years. The PEG.
pie chose Dunno to settle 1t for them,
While the settlement of the street
car question was perhaps the crown
ing achievement OF Judge DUNES &C.
tivities as mayor, II was not the only
thing he accomplished for the city.
He secured for Chicago the first en-
aiding act from the State legislature
under which the rate Of gas could be
fixed by the city and through the oper'
alton of that law he had the price OF
gas TO the consumers reduced from
one dollar 10 eighty-iye cents per one
thousand cubic feet.
Judge Dunno reorganized the water
department OF the city Of Chicago and
placed IL upon a sound business basis
When he became mayor he found that
the packers at the stock yards were
getting water at the fiat rate of four
cents per one thousand gallons and
that the other two million inhabitants
paid rate varying from six 10 ten
cents. The smaller consumer paid the
higher price. Judge Dunno insisted
that there be passed an ordinance fix
ing the rate at the uniform price OF
seven cents per one thousand gallons
for all consumers Of water, and after
the City Council had acted favorably
upon his recommendation and the city
had readiustcd It's water business up
on the basis OF the new net price, il
quickly became apparent that not
only did the smaller consumer make
an appreciable saving, but that the
city's revenue from its water system
was larger than ever before.
He instituted for the first time the
system OF having the city represented
before the Board Of Assessors and the
Board OF Review, and through efforts
OF the stan attached TO the city law
department dug up millions Of back
taxes which had been surreptitiously
withheld by wealthy tax dodgers,
From this source alone the city treas