Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-06-28
The city forester must go.

Mr.. Hurley raised $4,000 for the
expenses of the Wilson campaign and
performed other conspicuous party |
service. in indorsing him Senator
-ewis spoke as a personal friend Of
Mr.. Hurley and also in behalf of q
contingent Of the Hearst.
Harrison democracy. Mr.. Brennan
voiced the preferences Of the Sullivan
faction.
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North Side elevated service 10 q
Joke.
II Chicago must have city forester
let us have one who Is good tempered.
Fire the fellow now in the Job.
Beat Beilfuss, the father Of the city
forester ordinance.
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Judge Edward Osgood Brown of the
Appellate Court appears to have the
inside track for that Chicago Federal
judgeship.
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My, what a grand thing 1t IL to be
an alderman. Four years Of the Job
and the Telephone Trust still doing
business.
II the "home rule" demanded BY
Chicago aldermen Is the Phone Rule"
the City Council has been handing to
the people, then Chicago does not
want any more Of It.
II the people of Chicago are given
the referendum and the right to vote
on phone franchises. they will then
have the kind Of "home rule" they
want.
How about those gum and weighing
machines on the elevated platforms?
The city council ordered them OF but
they are still In evidence.
Twenty.six applicants for the posi-.
ton Of assistant county attorney took
the first part OF the Civil Service ex.
animation for that position Monday.
James 8. Hopkins, the well known
lawyer, talked of for the Circuit
bench, would make an excellent Pro.
bate Judge to succeed Judge Cutting.
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The blue print" graft at the city
hall. according to q council commit.
tee. foots up over $1,000 q year. The
city should have q blue print plant
Of its own.
Taxes will be IS per cent higher
next year. thanks to the aldermen
who believe in soaking the public.
There Is still little grass and
some trees left in Lincoln Park. These
will be removed in time to make room
for more auto speedways.
Republicans Of Chicago and Cook
county will get together on Aug. g.
when the Republican Club of Illinois
will hold its first annual picnic and
field day at Kolze's Electric park, Gath
aveneue and Irving Park boulevard.
The event will continue all after.
noon and far into the evening, during
which time some sound Republican
doctrine will be expounded by the ora
tors of the day. Among these already
invited are Joseph G. Cannon, Frank
o. Lowden, j. Adam Bede of Min
nesota, James f. Watson of Indiana
William Lorimer and William Hale
Thompson. Mr.. Lowden said before
sailing for Europe last week that he
expected to be back in time for the
reunion.
The Republicans who are behind the
movement expect that not less thar
10000 Republicans from Chicago and
Cook county and many sections
throughout the state will attend.
The committees now at work ani
the chairman OF each are as follows
Executive-William II. Reid
Finance-William Hale Thompson.
Athletic Games-Albert II. Miller.
| Commissary and Privileges-JohI
c. Righeimer
Program and Printing-James L
Monaghan.
Prizes-James NJ. Kittelman.
| Speakers-Percy b. Coffin.
Transportation-David T. Alexander
Sale of Tickets-Virtus c. Rohm.
Publicity and Promotion-Willian
j. McKenna.
Included on the committee of ath
letic games are Edward C.. Racey
president of the Central association
of the A. A. u; Representative Franz
]. McNichols, one of the well known
baseball promoters in Chicago, ant
Charles j. Peters. known locally al
a baseball and athletic enthusiast ant
as an umpire.
| The committees will arrange fol
music and dancing and will offer ar
| O ttro, tiva Uct nf prizao for tho MN