Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-30
POLITICAL talk
Heard from the Various Camps
During tho Week About
Men Prominent In
Politics.
What the Leaders Are Doing and
What People Have to Say
About Them.
Don't forget to vote next Tuesday.

Don't forget to vote next Tuesday.
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Miles J. Devine will be the Demo
cratic nominee for States Attorney
unless all signs fail. He made q
splendid record as City Attorney and
stands well with the Democratic rank
and file. He Is president Of the Coun.
ty Democracy and besides being elect.
ed City Attorney. was nominated at
different times for State Senator and
member Of Congress, but declined the
honors. Mr. Devine was born in Chi.
cago, 1866: educated In Chicago public
and parochial schools, st. Francis
Seminary, Wisconsin, Niagara Univer.
sity. Niagara Falls, N. u: Lake For.
est University. Lake Forest, Ill.,: grad.
uated from law department Lake For.
est University in 1890. He was nom.
mated for State Senator. 1898. De.
clined nomination. Nominated for
Congress. Fourth Congressional Dis.
trict 1896. Declined nomination.
Served with credit as assistant Pros.
ecuting Attorney under Mayors Harri.
son. ST., Hopkins and Swift. Elected
City Attorney. 1897, over Roy o. West.
by over $4,000 plurality. President
Cook County Democracy. Member
Chicago Bar Association, State Bar
Association, and Lawyers Association
Of Illinois; member OF State Central
Committee four years; served on
Executive Committee Of same; mem.
ber Illinois Athletic Club, Association
Of Commerce. Citisens' Association,
and q number Of fraternal societies.
Married. Resides with his family at
1862 Macalister place.
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Forty prominent baseball players
on Monday organised q James Stat.
terry Rooters' Club to aid Mr.. Slattery
In bis campaign for the Democratic
nomination for bailin for the NUM-.
cipal Court.
A Matthew Mills Minute Men" or.
ganization has been formed by the
supporters Of Mr.. Mills to boost his
candidacy for the Republican nomina-
ton for member Of the Board Of Re-
view.
Dunno will carry every ward In Chi.
cago for the Democratic nomination
for Governor.
John J. Geraghty would make q
good member Of Congress from the
Eighth district
Spencer Ward should be nominated
for chief justice Of the Municipal
Court by the Democrats. A better
qualified man for the position could
not be had than Mr.. Ward. He 10
one Of the ablest and most success.
full lawyers In Chicago. with q long
and honorable record to his credit.
The position Of chief Justice Of the
Municipal Court is one that needs q
man OF force and energy, q man big
enough to cope with big affairs. Such
q man Is Spencer Ward. He has al.
ways taken an active interest In pub.
lie affairs. Az q Democrat he has
always been loyal to his party and
has been tireless worker in behalf
Of Its success. Mr.. Ward 10 q mem.
ber Of the Chicago Association Of
Commerce and also of the Press
Club. Mr.. Ward was born February
q 1861, In the District of Colum.
bia. He attended public schools until
the age of sixteen. and then took Q
business course at the Spencerian
Washington Business College, and
graduated. He studied law at George.
town University and Columbian
University. Washington. from which
latter institution he graduated In
June. 1887. Mr.. Ward came to Chica.
90 in November. 1887. and has since
lived and practiced law here. See
that he gets your vote for Chief Jus.
tice OF the Municipal Court.
Congressman IAynden Evans viii be
renominated by q big plurality. He
has made a grand record and the