Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-10-26
Benjamin N. Mitchell, Democratic
Candidate for Representative
Twenty.first District,


Benjamin N. Mitchell, Democratic
Candidate for Representative
Twenty.first District.
Benjamin NJ. Mitchell should be re.
elected to the Legislature . in the
Twenty.frst District. He is an ener.
getic, able and fearless public official
and enjoys personal acquaintance
with the majority of the people in his
district. Mr.. Mitchell was born in
Quincy, ILL.,, in 1869. When seven
months of age his parents came to
Chicago, where he has since resided.
He was elected to the Legislature in
1892 and reelected in 1894, 1896, 1900,
1902 and 1910. He Is engaged in the
contracting business and Is q member
Of several fraternal and social organi.
cations. He is the senior Democratic
member Of the Legislature from Cook
County In point of service.
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Joseph r. connsry, Democratic Can.
dIdats for Recorder Of Deeds.
Joseph F. Connery deserves to be
elected County Recorder. He Is quail.
fed in every way for the Office and
his election will give the people a
public official that they will be proud
Of. Mr.. Connery 10 the kind Of man
the people need in public office. He
Is a man Of ability and force Of char.
acter. He has had an extensive OK.
perience In dealings in abstracts and
records In connection with real estate
and legal matters, which fact makes
him especially well fitted for the DO.
sition Of County Recorder Of Deeds.
Mr.. Connery has a splendid record to
his credit both a. q business man
and Q citizen. He received the fol.
lowing recommendation from the Mu.
nicipal Voters League In it, report
Of April 1, 1909:
Joseph F. Connery-Democra
lives POPS Washington boulevard; of.
fice sol Corn Exchange Bank build.
Ing; 80 years old; has had for several
years entire management Of the largo
George G. Walker estate: secretary
and member Of trustees Of the Grace.
land Cemetery improvement fund.
with charge Of investment and super.
vision Of expenditure Of fund; In Chi.
cago thirty.four years; In ward eigh.
teen years; public school and West
Division high school; owns property
In ward; man Of integrity. character
and unusual force and independence;
experienced in important business at.
fairs; signed league platform"
Walter z. Schmidt, Republican candI.
date for County Assessor.
Reflect Walter r. Schmidt county
assessor. His record IL q clean and
able one In every respect, and he Is
entitled to the vote Of every good citi.
zen. He IL u successful business man
with long experience as public OH.
| cial, and his faithful services should
be rewarded next November. MIR.
Schmidt was born In Winona, Mimi,
May, 1868. He IL secretary Of the iii.
nois Improvement and Ballast Com.
pany and also Of the Daily Calumet.
He was deputy collector Of the Port
| OF South Chicago from 1897 to Deem.
Der, 1902, and assistant county treas
urer from December 4, 1902, to De.
cember 2, 1906. He was elected coun.
ty assessor In 1906. He belongs to the
Hamilton, Illinois Athletic and Grand
Fraternity Clubs and Is q member OF
the Royal League and Royal Arcanum.
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Joseph e. eidwIIl, Jr., Republican Can.
dIdate for Clerk Of the Circuit
Court.
Joseph Il. Bidwill, Jr., Is deserving
OF reelection us clerk of the Circuit
Court. His record has been q clean,
able and honest one In every respect.
The attention of the voters of Cook
County Is called to two endorsements
Of Mr.. Bidwill.
The following resolution has been
signed by all the judges of the Circuit
Court, irrespective OF their political
afIiliation:
I'VE are familiar with the manner
In which Joseph L. Bidwlll. Jr.. has
conducted his Office as clerk OF the
Circuit Court and believe him to be
faithful. conscientious and efficient
officer. one who gives all his time to
his official duties and serves efficient.
ly the courts and the public. and one
who has for years voluntarily turned
over to the county all interests re.
ceived by him upon daily balances or
trust funds deposited by him-for all
Of which we think he should be com.
mended."
1 Chicago Bureau of Efficiency, page
8, paragraph 10. says:
"The practice of the clerk of the
Circuit Court (Mr. Bidwill) In paying
over to the county interest on escrow
funds In his custody. as well as on his
fee account deposits, is TO be com.
mended.
1.-THE present clerk (Mr. Bidwill) de.
serves the credit for establishing this
practice"
In addition to this over 900 lawyers,
members of the Chicago Bar have In.
dividually written to Mr.. Bidwill
pledging him their earnest support.
These Endorsements should estab-
lish Mr.. Bidwill's integrity and faith.
fulness. because these gentlemen. es.
pecially the Judges, have had ample