Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-17
THE CHICAGO EAGLE.

board, will be toastmaster. The
speakers will include George Schill.
ing, president of the board; Clayton
Smith, vice-president: Edward Glack.
in, secretary; Sheriff Michael thinner
and Judge John Rainey.
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The recount of ballots cast for Mu-
nicipal Judge John r. Newcomer and
w. w. Witty in 1910 was stopped
Tuesday after Mr.. witty. defeated
Democratic candidate, satisfied him.
self that he would accomplish nothing
by proceeding further.
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Albert Fl. Putney, Democratic
candidate for nomination as munich.
pal Judge, was born in Massachusetts,
in 1872, and was educated in the
schools OF Boston and Newton, Mass,
graduating from Yale College in 1893
with special honors in history, pc.
litical economy, and law. He grad.
uated from the Boston University
Law school and was admitted to the
bar Of Massachusetts In 1896; ad-
mitted to bar Of Illinois in 1899 and
has since practiced law in Chicago.
He has been Professor Of Constitu.
tional Law since 1900 and Dean since
1904 of the Illinois College Of Law.
He is the author Of over twenty vol.
umes on various subjects in law, gov.
eminent and political economy, and
is at present working in collaborate
with Col. James Hamilton Lewis on
set Of books on Construction and
Constitutionality Of Statutes" which
will be published this summer.
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The Democratic organization Of the
Nineteenth ward Endorsed Peter Bart
zen for president Of the county board,
James NJ. Slattery for chief bailiR
of the Municipal Court and Miles j.
Devine for states attorney, at a meet.
ing Wednesday night at the West Side
Auditorium.
Andrew J. Ryan, who made one Of
the best city attorneys that Chicago
ever had and 10 liked and respected
by all Chicagoans, would make q fine
Attorney General Of Illinois.
| John M. Roach, president Of the
Chicago Railway Company, appeared
before tho subcommittee of the local
transportation committee on Tuesday
to answer questions relative to the
poor service against which many com
plants have been made recently. He
declared that the company was now
operating q much larger number oil
cars than It Is required to do under
the ordinance and that the service Il
better than It ever was before.
Alderman Captain, chairman Of thu
subcommittee, said that It was proba
BILE that some Of the old single-trucl
cars will be put In use for time Il
relieve the situation while new carr
are being built.
G. J. Tatge, former County Attor
ney, was appointed by President Bart
zen to the position of civil servic,
commissioner vacated by Ballar,
Dunn. The board concurred In 1t. Tn,
new civil service commissioner wa
for years the law partner Of Judg,
Merritt w. Pinckney Of the Juvenil,
Court.
He was an unsuccessful candidat
for Superior Court Judge agains
Judge Brentano several years age
He was appointed county attorney q
the opening Of the Bartzen admins
tration and after q short service wa
forced by private business to retire Il
favor Of Francis Wilson, the incum
bent.
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Il James J. Hopkins, the well.know
attorney and Master In Chancery, en-
Joys widespread popularity whic
he Justly deserves.
Alderman James Rea has please
the voters Of the Thirty.second War
by his good record In the City Counc
and he should have little trouble 1
winning out at the primaries.
"The evils Of the present day ar
due first to the failure of politics
parties to obey the mandates Of tn
people, and second to the indifference
Of the people themselves" said Jane
Hamilton Lewis Tuesday night In a
address to the Marquette Council
Knights OF Columbus, at Lincoln Hal
The occasion was the annual Lincol
Day celebration by the Knights.
, THE need Of the hour Is enforce
personal responsibility. and not obed
, ence to party name to the destructio
Of society and the death Of good cit
) zenship. The time has come whe
, the doctrine Of Lincoln, Of good 60,
!. eminent being produced only by goo,
ness within men. should obtain
, Alderman william J. Healy wi
have no opposition for ren0minatio
. in the Eighteenth Ward.
Alderman Henry P. Bergen shout
have easy sailing at the primaries &c
q denomination In the Thirty-firi
|. Ward. He has made splendid re-
s ord in the City Council and the peopl
OF the ward know 1t.