Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-27

ne mas frequently worked overtime,
for which he has never been com.
pensated.
Further inquiry into the election
voucher frauds was made by Assist
ant States Attorney Thomas Mar
shall. He examined twenty witnesses
who aided in exposing the practices
of loan agents and numerous judges
and clerks of election I'm the purchase
and sale of vouchers at q discount.
Prosecutor Marshall declared that
II depends on the evidence he obtains
whether or not the situation will be
referred to the grand jury for fur.
Their investigation.
Through one man who was question.
ed II was learned that a voucher pay
able to the city for rent for a polling
booth in a ward on the South Side
has turned up in the possession of
one of the five loan agents involved
in the investigation.
A new lighting system for the West
Park boulevard is being planned by
the West Park Board and the engi.
neers. and good results are expected
soon. At the board meeting Tuesday
Commissioner Addison Il. Wells com.
planned of the poor lighting system in
Ashland. jackson and Washington
bOulevards. He was informed that the
engineering department had been
working on plans for more than a
week and that they would be ready
soon.
b. +. Weber, the original single
fare alderman and father Of the troll.
ley system. has announced his candi.
dacy for the Democratic nomination
for alderman in the Twenty.sixth
ward. He enjoys a widespread popu.
larity all over the ward and his
friends are going to leave no stone
unturned to land him . winner
~
Francis w. Taylor. the popular for.
mer alderman and now secretary to
Franklin Macveagh, Secretary Of the
Treasury. is being strongly urged 70
become candidate for the Republi.
can nomination for congress in the
Ninth district.
II the Democrats nominate a good
municipal Judge ticket they will have
little trouble in electing It.
Oscar +. Mayer would prove q win.
ner az the Democratic nominee for
State Treasurer.
Alderman James r. Buckley will be
re.nominated and reelected by the
voters Of the Thirteenth ward. Alder.
man Buckley is one Of the best men
In the city council. as his clean and
able record will readily show.
~
Cyril r. Jandus' friends are work.
Ing hard for his nomination for states
attorney on the Democratic ticket.
and they feel confident of him win.
ming.
Following Is the political calendar
for 1912.
January 81. 1s12-First day for al.
ing aldermanic petition.
Febru' ry 10, 19l2-First day for
filing petition for nominations for of.
fees to be voted at April primaries.
February ~, 1912--Last day for
fling nominations for alderman.
February 81. 1912-Primary for al
dermanic nomin, lions.
March Z. 1912-Last day for flins
call for congressional and state con.
ventions.
March II. l912--Iast day for nlins
petitions for April primary lMunici.
pal Judge excepted).
March rs. 19l2-Last day for fling
Municipal Judge petitions.
April 2, 1912-..ldermanic election.
April 0, 1912-Prlmary for Offices to
be oiled at fall election.
April Is, l912-County convention.
April II, 1912 Congressional con.
vention.
April 10. 1s12--state conventions.
November s, 19l2--General cleo.
ton.
Following are the Offices to be
filed in 1911 and 1912:
November 7, 1911--Ten Superior
court judges, one Circuit court Judge.
April 2. 19l2-One alderman from
each ward.
November 6, 1912-President and
vice-president Of the United States.
twenty.seven presidential electors,
governor, secretary of state. attorney
general. lieutenant governor. state
treasurer, auditor, three university
trustees. members Of congress. men,
Der of the legislature. one state sen.
ator from even numbered senatorial
district, states attorney, president Of
the county board, and fifteen mem.
bers of board, recorder Of deeds. cir.
cult court clerk, superior court clerk,
coroner, member OF board Of review,
two members Of county board Of as
SCISSORS, nine judges of the municipal
court. three sanitary trustees.
President of the Sanitary District
Thomas A. Smyth can feel confident
that his honest and fearless record
has won for him the confidence OF the
| people irrespective of party affilia-