Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-02
CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 2, 1912.
FOR GOVERNOR, EDWARD F.
dunno.

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 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 +. Dunno was born at
waterville, Conn.,. on October IL, 1858.
Within q year his parents moved to
Peoria, ILL.,, and here the son spent his
youth and early manhood.
After graduating from the Peoria
public and high schools, Mr.. Dunno
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 at work in his fathers mill
Of reading with reference to the legal
profession. In 1876 he regularly began
the study OF law in Chicago and in
1877 was admitted 10 the Illinois bar.
In partnership with such dist!n'
guished lawyers as Judge Scates, for
merly Of the Supreme Court OF Ill
nols, and Congressman Hynes. Mr.
i.gFf IL sf
which he devoted his energies for If
teen years. He withdrew from prac
tice in 1892. upon being elected 10 al
a vacancy on the circuit court bench
Here he soon began 10 make record
for judicial ability and fidelity which
Strengthening as II grew, secured his
reelection In 1897 and again in 1903
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 thirteer
years on the circuit court bench
Judge Dunno was elected mayor o
Chicago. II was solely at the call o
the people that Judge DUNES sphere
OF activity in their behalf was trans
ferred from the bench to the office o
mayor Of Chicago. The all.importan
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 stree
car question was perhaps the crown
ing achievement of Judge DUNES &C
tivities as mayor. It was not the only
thing he accomplished for the city.
He secured for Chicago the first en-
abling 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 oil
gas TO the consumers reduced from
one dollar TO eighty.dye cents per one
thousand cubic feet.
Judge Dunno reorganized the water
department Of the city Of Chicago and
placed IL upon 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 to 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 readjusted its water business up
on the basis OF the new net price, II
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
ury gained between 100000 and ~,
900 900.