Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-10


Benedict j. Short, First Assistant |
states Attorney, on Monday handed
in his resignation to Mr.. Wayman.
Mr.. Short will become a candidate
for the Republican nomination for
States Attorney. He opened head.
quarters in the Hotel Sherman.
States Attorney wayman accepted
Shorts resignation and appointed
Thomas Marshall his first assistant
in place of the retiring Official.
Richard McGrath has withdrawn
from the race for the Democratic
nomination for bailiff of the Municipal
Court in favor Of Joseph Grein.
John c. Werdell would make
splendid member Of the city council
and his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for alderman in the
Twenty.second ward Is deserving Of
success.
b. F. weber's candidacy for alder.
man in the Twenty.sixth ward is
arousing enthusiasm all through the
ward. MIR. Weber Is a born campaign.
err and this coupled with his we'll
known record as business man and
as alderman before makes his candi.
dacy popular one.
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Henry ]. Toner has announced his
candidacy for the Democratic nomi.
nation for Chief Justice Of the NUM-.
cipal Court. He has opened headquar.
} tiers In the Tacoma Building.
Joseph Grein has walkaway for
the Democratic nomination for Chief
Bailiff of the Municipal Court.
Cook County's budget for 1912 will
contain appropriations amounting to
$13,962, 509.76, II the action Of the
committee Of the whole taken IL ap.
proved by the commissioners. Last
years appropriation amounted to 49,.
5O3,64S.
After going through the budget item
by item yesterday afternoon. the com.
mittee Of the whole adjourned, az
Frank Ragen, one Of the ten Demo.
Gratis needed to pass the budget over
the objections Of the four Republican
members, failed to appear at the even
ing meeting.
The salary fund approved 10 g.,
437,O65, including an appropriation Of
$4,000 for carfare for employees. That
Of last year was 33.222.721.
There was little friction at yester
days meeting, although the Repub
llcan members opposed many Of the
items.
One Of the men whom Illinois II
proud at all times to claim as one o.
her foremost men Is Former Unitet
States Senator Albert J. Hopkins.
Benjamin NJ. Mitchell will have n,
trouble In being re-nominated and re
elected to the Legislature In tn,
Twenty.first district. The people, an
they're the ones who deliver tn
votes. are with him from start t
: finish.
Peter F. Galligan will be re.non
mated and reelected to the Legii
. lature by the voters Of the Sever
!. teenth District by larger pluralitie
. than he ever received before.
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The voters of the Nineteenth Dii
trict are going to re.nominate and r,
elect John j. Mclaughlin to the Lei
islature. His able and clean record
. we'll known to them and he Is stronge
today than he ever was.
John c. Cannon, choice of the RI
publican county convention for Coul
ty Recorder, Is well known to the PEI
y pie Of Chicago. He served as chic
clerk OF the election board for q nun
Der Of years and his record there wa
Il an able and clean one. He Is the R,
3 publican leader of the Twenty.sixt
Is ward and is liked and respected by q
q who know him.
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James 8. Hopkins, the popular q
. torney and master In chancery, woul
> serve the people we'll on the bench
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'. Morton T. Culver, the we'll know
p attorney, Is being talked Of by man
Republicans for Municipal Judge.
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q Alderman Henry L. Flick has q
q nounced his candidacy for reelection
Alderman Flick now represents tn
new Twentieth Ward.
If ~
It Attorney James r. Buckley WI
u have little trouble In being re.nou
s. mated by the Democrats for the Thi
teenth Ward. He has made a ma
niicient record and Is, deservedly 8
"a popular with everybody.
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'e Alderman John j. Coughlin Is d
IN ing little worrying about the car
paign for alderman in ward No.
AS usual, 1t Is all over but the shou
ing.
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