Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-05
ron GOVERNOR. EDWARD r.
ouNNE.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER s, 1912.

The Chicago Eagle Is for Edward
F. Dunno for Governor OF Illinois.
The editor Of the Chicago Eagle has
been . personal friend Of Edward F.
Dunno for the past thirty.eight years.
and the knowledge Of his many good
qualities and high character as man
and NJ an Official gained during that
time induces US to unequivocally en-.
dorse him for the position Of chief
magistrate OF Illinois.
Edward F. Dunno was born at
waterville, Conn. on October IL. 1853.
Within . year his parents moved to
Peoria. ILL.,. and here the son spent his
youth and early manhood.
After graduating from the Peoria
public and high schools, Mr.. Dunno
was sent to the world.famous Trinity
College at Dublin to complete his ed.
ucation. For three years he was honor
man OF his class, but owing to the a.
nancial reverses Of his father he vas
Obliged to return to Peoria before
completing his college education.
While at work In his fathers mill
at Peoria. Mr.. Dunno pursued q course
Of reading with reference to the legal
profession. In 1876 he regularly began
the study OF law In Chicago and In
1877 was admitted to the Illinois bar.
In partnership with such distin.
guished lawyers as Judge Scates, for.
merly Of the Supreme Court OF I'LL.
nois, and Congressman Hynes. Mr..
Dunno built up large practice, to
which he devoted his energies for fif.
teen years. He withdrew from prac.
tice in 1892. upon being elected to I'LL
q vacancy on the circuit court bench.
Here he soon began to make record
for judicial ability and fidelity which,
strengthening as 1t grew, secured his
reelection In 1897 and again In 1908.
His nomination for the latter election
was endorsed by the Bar Association
and the various good government or
ganizations and newspapers.
In April. 1905. after serving thirteen
years on the circuit court bench
Judge Dunno was elected mayor OF
Chicago. II was solely at the call OF
the people that Judge DUNES sphere
OF activity In their behalf was trans
ferred from the bench to the once Of
mayor OF Chicago. The all.important
traction question was to be settled
within the next two years. The peo
pie chose Dunno to settle It for them
While the settlement Of the street
car question was perhaps the crown
ing achievement Of Judge DUNES &C
tivities as mayor, II was not the only
thing he accomplished for the city.
He secured for Chicago the hrst en-
abling act from the State Legislature
under which the rate of gas could b.
fixed by the city and through the oper
alton Of that Law he had the price o.
gas to the consumers reduced from
one dollar to eighty.five cents per one
thousand cubic feet.
Judge Dunno reorganized the watel
department OF the city OF Chicago ant
placed It upon sound business basis
When he became mayor he found tina
the packers at the stock yards were
getting water at the fiat rate OF fou
cents per one thousand gallons ant
that the other two million inhabitant'
paid rate varying from six to tel
cents. The smaller consumer paid thu
higher price. Judge Dunno insisted
that there be passed an ordinance nix
ing the rate at the uniform price o
seven cents per one thousand gallon'
for all consumers OF water. and ate
the City Council had acted favorabl!
upon his recommendation and the cit!
had readjusted its water business up
on the basis OF the new net price. i
quickly became apparent that no
only did the smaller consumer make
an appreciable saving, but that thu
city's revenue from its water system
was larger than ever before.
He Instituted for the first time tht
system OF having the city represented
before the Board OF Assessors and th'
Board OF Review. and through EFFORTS
Of the star attached 10 the city Law
department dug up millions OF bac'
taxes which had been surreptitiousl!
withheld by wealthy tar dodgers
From this source alone the city treas
ury gained between $4,000, 900 and w.
0Os.s 0e.