Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Gathered from All Quarters
About Men Talked About
in the Walks OF
Politics.
Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.

George MCHale SnOulu De nOml-
mated by the Democrats of the Tween.
ty.fourth Ward for alderman at the
primaries, February %. Mr.. McEale
Is one of the best.known men in the
ward, is a. lifelong Democrat and Is
qualified in every way for a seat In
the City Council. He is a son Of the
late james McHale, who was coroner
of Cook county and who was one of
the best liked officials and Democrats
in Chicago. Conditions in the Twent-
ty.fourth Ward demand that live
representative from the south end Of
the ward be nominated and elected.
Mr.. McHale has been leading factor
in the Democratic party in the ward
and on the North Side for years. He
has always worked hard for the sue.
cess of his party at the polls. He Is
O man Of force and ability and will
prove faithful and honest repre-.
sentative of the people In the City
Council.
City Clerk Francis D. Connery will
have little trouble in being renom.
mated and reelected. He has made
the best City Clerk Chicago has ever
had and the people know It.
Albert q. Wheeler stands foremost
among Chicago's leading nnanciers
and business men.
BY his clean and able record 40
County Judge, John 2. owens has
further cemented the ties Of esteem In
which he is held by the people Of Chi.
| cago.
Alderman Henry d. Captain will be
nominated and reelected by the
voters Of the Twenty.ffth Ward. No
member Of the City Council ever
made a better record during his first
term than Alderman Captain. He is
an energetic, wide.awake and pro-
gressive public official.
Every indication points to the cleo.
ton Of Arson H. Brown to the city
council In the Thirty.hrst ward. Mr..
Brown, who Is o candidate on the Pro.
gressive ticket. will prove o worthy
representative in the city council.
Democrats all over are working hard
for John ]. Coburn's nomination fol
Judge Of the Superior Court, q position
he IL qualified In every way to all.
The people are entitled 10. love-
telephone rates.
The aldermen have chance to hell
out their constituents and save none,
for them In this direction.
WIN they do 1T
~
As member of the Federal bench
Judge Edward Osgood Brown woult
serve with credit to himself and to tn,
people.
A spirited scramble for those coun
Gil seats is now In order.
There are more aldermanic candi
dates In the field ut present thar
there ever have been at this time Of
the year.
~
John ]. Coburn, the brilliant lawye
and loyal Democrat, has entered thu
race for the nomination for Judge O
the Superior Court. It is needless I,
say anything about his good record
It Is known to every man who know
Chicago. To say that he would maxi
great Judge 10 but voicing the senti
ments Of everyone who has followet
the career Of John ]. Coburn.
ADVERTISEMENT
THE AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE.
For . good many years the Chicag
public had ample opportunity to OF
serve what telephone monopoly mean
In the way Of service.
The rates had been raised severs
times-and threats Of another rails
were being made. There was talk Q
abolishing certain forms OF residence
service. The public was treated Wit
scant courtesy. There were intermju
able delays In changing old phone
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephone