Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-22

Men Who Are Candidates and
Men Who Are Not and What
People Say.
Don't forget to vote at the primaries
next Tuesday. 4.
Nominate George McHale for alder
man in the Twenty.fourth Ward and
give the south end of the ward q live
representative in the City Council.
Democrats all over Chicago are
rallying to the support Of Senator John
M. O'Connor for Superior Court JAdge.
His long and clean record as a lawyer,
coupled with the fine work he Is do.
ing in the State Senate, makes his
candidacy a strong one.
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Col. James Hamilton Lewis IL the
choice Of the people Of Illinois for
United States Senator.
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Alderman George F. Harding's good
record in the City Council makes his
denomination certain in the Second
Ward.
Alderman Hey Of the Twenty.third
Ward has always been faithful to the
people and they should show their
gratitude by helping him in his fight
this spring.
Alderman Victor J. Schaeffer will be
re.nominated in the Twenty.second
ward with piles Of votes to spare. He
has made good during his first year
in the city council and the people
know II.
Members Of the Chicago board of
trade have formed club to promote
the candidacy Of State Senator John
NJ. O'Connor for Judge Of the Superior
court at the Democratic primary
Feb. rs. OHicers Of the club are:
President-Joseph p. Griffin.
Vice Presidents-Arthur G. DeLany,
John F. Barrett, John B. Scott, vii.
liam H. Noyes, Charles H. Sullivan,
Il. H. Bagley, John J. O'Leary and
John J. Leonard.
Secretary--John Il. Bellot.
Treasurer-James ]. Townsend.
There 10 an executive committee Of
twenty.one members.
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Frank Connery will run away from
the rest Of the field in the race fol
City Clerk.
w. 8. johnson stands In the from
ranks Of Chicago's ablest and most
successful lawyers. He would grace q
seat ON the bench.
The tax.eaters are determined 4
conhscate Chicago property. Insteas
Of cutting down high salaries. the,
are going to the legislature TO have
the taxes Of the people raised.
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BY his clean and able record ai
County Judge, John q. owens hal
further cemented the ties Of esteem II
which he 10 held by the people Of Chi
cago.
Democrats all over are working hard
for John ]. Coburn's nomination fol
Judge Of the Superior Court, position
he Is qualified In every way to all.
The people are entitled 10 lowe
telephone rates.
The aldermen have Q chance to hell
out their constituents and save none,
for them in this direction.
VIII they do ~
There are more aldermanic candi
dates In the field at present thar
there ever have been at this time o.
the year.
(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 serviO.
The rates had been raised severa
times-and threats Of another rails
were being made. There was talk Q
abolishing certain forms Of residsnc
service. The public was treated wit
scant courtesy. There were intermir
able delays In changing old phone
and installing new ones.
Then came the automatic telephone
bringing with It the much needle
spur of competition.
What happened?
Immediately the utmost efforts :
improve the manual service wer
made.
But It 10 q cold. hard fact that thss
efforts have been to q large degre
unsuccessful. Il 10 simply q physics
impossibility to make manual servic
come anywhere near the remarkabl
efficiency Of the automatic.
The reason 10 obvious. The aut'
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