Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-12


general contractors.
He is member Of Cook County
Democracy, Chicago Athletic club,
Illinois Athletic club, Germania
Maennerchor, Chicago Schuetzen Yer. |
Elm, Iroquois club, Rotary club, Illinois
club, Automobile club, South Shore |
Country club, Glen Oak Country club,
Builders club and Chicago Associa-
ton Of Commerce. He IL also an en-. |
thusiastic baseball fan, being treas. |
urer Of the Rogers Park Baseball and
Amusement association, one OF the |
principal semi.pro baseball parks In
Chicago.
During the four years he was com.
missioner Of public works his duties
compelled him to visit all parts OF
Chicago frequently, and he is as well
acquainted with conditions as any
man in the city.
~
Frank L. Fowler, Democratic candI.
date for Congress, Tenth District
Frank l.. Fowler will be the next
congressman from the Tenth District.
His candidacy on the Democratic
ticket has now the support Of the ma
jority Of the voters throughout the
district and after November 5 the
Tenth District will have Democratic
congressman, and real one too. Mr..
Fowler is the type of man needed at
Washington. A man Of power, cour.
age and initiative, he has never been
tried and found wanting, and his
broad sympathies are all with the
common people among whom he Is
proud to be numbered.
He has not faltered in frankly stat
ing his position upon every question
put to him thus far In his canvass and
his plan Of campaign Is to let the peo-
pie talk to him." He says he wants
to get close to the real heart" Of the
people Of his district, that he may, II
elected, more truly represent them.
He has another rather unusual plan
of keeping In touch with the people.
He says II elected, he will make a
tour of the district in the year when
no election Is pending to ascertain
what the people approve and disap.
prove. In short, II elected congress.
man, he proposes to faithfully repre-.
sent the people OF his district. Mr..
Fowler was born In Manistee, Mich,
in 1870 and was educated In the pub.
; lie school of that city. He graduated
from the law department OF the Uni.
versity Of Michigan In 1892. He was
: employed in Chicago in 1893 In the
office Of John Maynard Harlan, son OF
| a, Ia 100
Justice Harlan. He returned to Man.
istee to become the junior partner In
the law firm Of Smurthwaite & Fow.
Ter, which arrangement continued UNI
til 1900. In 1906 Mr.. Fowler came to
Chicago and since then his law prac.
tice has fourlshed to such an extent
that today he IL recognized as one OF
the leading attorneys Of the state.
He Is now associated with Francis
Of Fowler & Mcdonnell with Offices
In the First National Bank Building.
Mr.. Fowler is married. the father OF
four children and resides in Wilmette.
q Joseph A. Weber, Democratic candl'
O0S0 VOV 0tdt0 VSPVoSWsoSVep
/. Sixth District.
q The candidacy of Joseph A. Weber
II for State Representative In the Sixth
a District commends itself to every
right thinking voter in the district
a Mr.. Weber Is the type of man needed
n down at Springfield. Able, aggres
a sive and conscientious, he will prove
!. worthy representative of the peo
I. pie. Everybody that knows him likes
r. him and respects him and the voters
= of the Sixth District will never re
4. greet sending him to the legislature
I. Mr.. Weber was born In Canton, Ar
n gau, Switzerland. in 1873. and came t.
!. this country with his parents In 1884
q locating In Joliet. ILL.,, where he at
I. tended the public and parochia
}. schools. After leaving school h
"a worked on the farm until 1898, whei
Ia he attended Niagara university, Mag
A. ara, N. Y. He then attended Valparaiso
N College and University, graduating II
"a 1902, having conferred upon him tn
n Degrees OF Bachelor of Science AM
. Bachelor OF Laws. In 1902 and 1908 h
~ attended the Illinois College of Law
~ and In 1903 was admitted to the bal
He began his law practice immediate
10 ly after and 1t has been a success
n ever since. Mr.. Webers law office
=. are located In the Ashland block. Il
,v 1908 Mr.. Weber was the Democrat
A. nominee for State Senator In tn
~ Sixth District and although defeate
n. by the Republican landslide he ra
30 far ahead of his ticket. In 1910 h
~. was a candidate for the nOminatio
70 for Representative In the same di,
trict and out of seven candidates II
m ceived the second highest number Q
No votes. Mr. Weber In these two can
=, paigns showed himself to be a Dor
a. campaigner. He has always been
~ staunch Democrat and In every can
~ paign has always been found workin
w. tirelessly for his party's success. Nj
-. Weber resides at 1921 Belmont av'
~ nue., Ia married and has one chill,
=. He Ia a member of the Chicago Ba
-. Association. Chicago Law Institute
w. National Union. Knights Of Columbu
Western Catholic Union, Catholic O
.S der OF Forresters, Tribe Of Ben HUI
w Arioo Maunarchon md 2Wioa G.