Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-05-03
EDITORIAL and PERSONAL Notes
Pun6ent Paragraphs Live Topics, with Some
Comment on the Leading Men of the Day.

ed man. His record there along with
the one on the Circuit Court bench has
earned for him the admiration of all
Chicagoans.
Cyril r. Jandus, the popular law.
yer and former State Senator. is be.
ing mentioned by many Democrats for
Sheriff in 1914.
Cook County never had a better or
more popular public official than Coun.
ty Judge John Z. Owens.
Organization Of the German Club
of Chicago was made Tuesday night
at the Hotel Sherman.
I'VE have no strictly German society
in Chicago" said Alderman Jacob A.
Hey. one Of the promoters Of the club.
This club is intended to be pre.em.
inently a social organization" John
E. Traeger said that German citizens
should take a larger part in social
duties, and Oscar Kropf pointed out
that German.American citizens were
not sufficiently united nor represented
In civic affairs.
Among those who are active in the
movement are Julius Kirchner, Otto
klose, Robert N. Sweitxer, George A.
Schmidt, Adolph Traub, Rudolph Sci.
fert, Paul H. weidel, Henry Lutzen.
kirchen, Albert Mangler, Henry p.
Runkel, Charles Weeghman, Henry
Weiss, William F. LANCE, Harry A.
Laubenheimer. DR.. Herbert p. Kindt,
Frank J. Birk, Ralph w. Uhlendorf,
Walter Hecht. Henry Utpatel, Joseph
=. Magnus and G. H. Hoppe.
Alderman Henry Utpatel IL being
talked Of by many a. the probable
Progressive nominee for Sheriff.
Albert J. Hopkins made great rec.
ord in the United States Senate and
his friends all over Illinois are pre-.
dieting his election by the people to
succeed Senator Sherman.
Three Democratic members Of the
Pontiac reformatory board Of trustees
were appointed on Tuesday by Gov.
ernor Dunno. The newly appointed
trustees are John A. Califf of Bowen,
Van D. Roughton Of Sullivan, and
Albert H. Gravenhortt Of bingham.
Charles H. May and Frank Robin.
son, Republican members Of the old
board, are continued in once as mi.
nority members. The board 10 com.
posed Of i've members.
Daniel Whalen Of Flanagan 10 ex'
pected to be appointed superintendent
Of the Pontiac institution tomorrow
by the new board.
william f. Grower Of Chicago wal
appointed West Chicago park com
missioner to succeed John p. How
land, resigned.
John c. Paul, the well.known bust
ness man and North Side Democrat, Il
strongly talked Of for member Of the
Board Of Review.
In Judge John r. Caverly the PEG
pie have an able and conscientious
man on the Municipal Court bench.
Fair weather patriots" are blamed
by Anthony Czarnecki, member Of the
Election Board, for many Of the evil
Of politics which they denounce. He
spoke on Tuesday at meeting Of the
Hawkeye Fellowship Club. He said
that the backbone Of the Chicago un
derworld 10 the lodging house colon
izer who can swing enough votes tc
dictate conditions. On q par with
these men, whose sins are those Of
commission, he said, are the fair
weather patriots who cry Corruption y
yet shirk the task Of expressing their
will at the polls.
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Robert 8. Hes stands foremost
among Chicago's leading lawyers and
public.spirited citizens.
Judge Edward Osgood Brown would
prove worthy member of the Fed.
eral bench.
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Postmaster General Burleson on
Tuesday notified the Illinois Progress.
sives that he will let Senator James
Hamilton Lewis dictate the appoint.
ment Of postmasters In their districts.
Senator Lewis will consult Repre-.
sentatives-at-Large Stringer and VII.
liams. In letter to Representative
Tomson, Progressive, Mr.. Burleson
says:
II have adopted the policy of con.
sulting Senator Lewis regarding post.
ONCE appointments in Illinois in dis.
tricts which are not represented in
Congress by members of the dominant
party"
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John M. Duffy, the well-known and
highly respected lawyer, would make
q splendid United States Attorney.
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