Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-08
Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.

Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.
The fellows who have grown rich
boosting phone rates In Chicago will
not have 80 many to follow their 81.
ample when the State fxes the rates.
Albert J. Hopkins election to the
short term in the United States sen.
ate would be an act Of Justice that
would reflect credit upon the Legis-
lature Of Illinois.
James v. O'Donnell, the popular ct.
torney and master.in.chancery. would
prove q worthy successor to Superior
Court Judge Ben M. Smith.
Alderman George F. Harding, Jr,
will have little opposition for renomi.
nation in the Second ward.
John NJ. Duffy, the well.known attor.
ney, IL being talked Of by leading
Democrats for Judge Of the Superior
Court.
Alderman William F. Ryan should
experience little difficulty in being re-
nominated by the Democrats in the
Thirty.fourth ward.
Col. James Hamilton Lewis 10 the
choice Of Illinois Democrats first, last
and all the time for United States
senator.
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The questions Of prohibition and 10.
cal option are the growing issues
which will have to be met at Spring.
field.
Albert J. Hopkins election to the
short term In the United States Sen.
ate would meet with the hearty ap.
proval Of every fair minded man in
Illinois.
One thing the people are sick and
tired Of IL home rule that favors
phone magnates.
Reducing salaries Of policemen
firemen and city employees twenty pei
cent and giving 100000 Of money
due the city to the telephone com
pany to raise the salaries Of it, en-
ployes 10 q fne record for the city
council.
Give the people . referendum vote
on the telephone rates.
Taxpayers are not looking with IN!
relish upon the efforts Of certain "a
formers to have legislation passe,
that will raise taxes. They are cas
rying pretty heavy load 10 II 10 with
out adding any excess baggage.
Alderman Henry D. Captain will b.
renominated and reelected by the vot
ers Of the Twenty.fifth ward. He 4
one Of the best men in the City Coun
Gil. He can be found at all time
working In the interest Of the people
There will be lots Of big proposition
coming before the next City Council
and 1t is able, energetic and fal
sighted men like Henry d. Captain
who will be needed there.
III One Of the ablest and most popula
public officials In Cook County IL A. r
Porter. Clerk Of the Appellate Cour'
! Alderman Jacob A. Hey will run TO
reelection on the Progressive tickle
In the Twenty.third ward. He intend
to make red.hot campaign from star
to finish.
(ADVERTlsEMENT.)
THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For . good many years the Chicas
public had ample opportunity to oil
serve what telephone monopoly NEAR
In the way Of service.
The rates had been raised sever,
times-and threats Of another rails
were being made. There was talk {
abolishing certain forms Of residenc
service. The public was treated wit
scant courtesy. There were intermil
able delays In changing old phone
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephon
bringing with It the much needle
spur OF competition.
What happened?
Immediately the utmost efforts
improve the manual service wei
made.
But It 10 q cold. hard fact that thea
efforts have been to q large degrl
unsuccessful. Il 10 simply . physics
impossibility to make manual servis
come anywhere near the remsrkab
efficiency Of the automatic.
The reason 10 obvious. The aut
matic u q higher DEVELOPMENT Of 4