Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-24
What the Leaders Are Doing and
What People Have to Say
About Them.

Washington street.
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A meeting of the committee on ar.
for the national Republi.
can convention 10 expected to be held
here next Saturday. J. Franklin Muir.
ply, of New Jersey, and Colonel viii.
liam Stone Of Missouri, the sergeant.
alarms, have reserved rooms at the
Congress Hotel for that day.
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Meetings in the interest Of Miles J.
Devine, Democratic candidate for
States Attorney, are to be held each
Saturday afternoon during the primary
campaign at the Randolph street head.
quarters Of the County Democracy.
Robert e. Burke, the popular Secre.
tary Of the organization. is working
hard in behalf Of Mr.. Devine.
James ]. Townsend, the popular
stock broker, has always been an en-.
thusiastic Democrat and has done
much hard work for his party.
The Deneen Republican Club Of the
new Twentieth Ward, indorsed Cover.
nor Deneen for denomination and
Charles w. Vail for reelection as
clerk Of the Superior Court. A. H.
Fink was elected president, 8. Klein,
vice.president, William Cohen, secre.
tary, and M. Cohen, treasurer.
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Surprises will surely be noticeable
in many Of the wards next Tuesday.
Roosevelt League headquarters were
moved from the Congress- Hotel to the
fourth floor Of the Hotel La Sale.
Aid. Carl Murray Ii Secretary Of the
League. Two floors below are the
Taft clubrooms. Senator Cullom's
headquarters were opened Wednesday
afternoon on the fourth floor. adding
to the long list in candidates row."
Jacok BE Bosky has yielded to the
request Of 5000 Democratic business
men" and will run for States Attor-
ney.
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Bernard F. Weber. we'll known in
the public and business life of Chica.
so. has announced his candidacy for
the democratic nomination for alder.
man In the Twenty.sixth ward and In.
tends to put up an aggressive and
winning fight. Mr.. Weber 10 well
known to the citizens of the Twenty.
sixth ward and no man Is more popu
lar In the ward. He served In the city
council before and his record as alder
man is one that he and his friends can
always point to with pride. He showed
himself to be public official who Is al
all times looking out for the interests
OF the people. He served two terms
in the council and Of the many good
things he accomplished for the people
while there two in particular stand
out az showing the kind Of public
ofacial he was. One OF them was the
single fare ordinance which helped
build up the city 30 we'll and also
saved the people money. Mr.. Weber
was the original single fare alderman
The other important work he accom-
plished was the trolley ordinance. Mr.
Weber is the father Of the present
trolley system In Chicago. He intro
duced the first ordinance into thu
council and after hard fight through
his efforts 1t was passed. He is thu
kind OF man the people need In thu
city council. Mr. Weber has been fol
years in the real estate and bricl
business and this. coupled with hi
public record, makes his candidac,
one that appeals to all classes of vo
ters. A successful business man and {
man Of experience in public affair,
like Mr.. Weber is the right man t
send to the city council.
Patrick j. Devlin of the Thirty
first ward has announced his candi
dacy for the Democratic nomination
for the state board of equalization.
Rolla r. Longenecker, eldest son o
Joel M. LOngenecker, once state'l
attorney Of Cook county, will seek th'
Republican nomination for that ONCE
william Mckinley. who was tn,
Democratic candidate for alderman II
the Twenty.fifth ward. has announced
his candidacy for the legislature II
the Thirty.first district.
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A. A. Worsley's candidacy for Mu
nicipal Judge on the Democratic ticke
Is gaining In strength every day. HI
enjoys a widespread popularity II
Chicago.
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Albert J. Hopkins, the popular for
mer United States Senator, will TAX
q foremost part in the big campaign
this year.
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No man on the Municipal C0ur
bench has made q cleaner or ADLER rec
ord than Judge John r. Caverly.
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John J. Geraghty. the popular but
ton and badge manufacturer. woul'