Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-08-21
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Chicago Must Have Both the Democratic
National Convention and the Repub.
lican National Convention Next Year.

Chicago must have two national con.
venti0ns next year.
It is the only big city with a sum.
mer convention climate.
Don't forget that.
And It has the accommodations for
q convention that no other city can
boast Of.
Don't forget that, either.
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In the meantime Chicago people are
going to work hard to bring both Ma.
tional Conventions here. A guarantee
fund has to be raised first, and Fred
w. Upham, who Is chairman Of the
committee on finances, started out to
get subscriptions. There Is a commit.
tee of twenty.One In charge of the
work of raising the necessary money.
There are seven republicans, seven
democrats and seven members of the
Chicago Association of Commerce on
the committee to make 1t a. wholly
non.partisan project. 1t is agreed that
only onehalf of the money subscribed
will be collected in the event that
Chicago gets only one Of the big
conventions.
I'VE want both Of them, and It will
be the best business proposition Chi.
f, cago has undertaken In years." said
Mr.. Upham. 1--WE might entertain one
convention for 100000, whereas the
cost Of taking care Of both conven.
lions probably would not exceed
$160,000. With two conventions there
could be saving Of $4,000 in ar.
ranging the convention hall, etc. The
finance committee that has been ap.
pointed will In no way conflict with
the strong committees that have been
appolnted--one by the Hamilton club
and the other by Charles Boeschen.
stein, democratic national committee
man--to bring the conventions to
Chicago after the, money is raised"
The members Of the nonpartisan
finance committee which has been ap-
pointed by Charles L. Dering. presi.
dent Of the Association Of Commerce.
are: Fred w. Upham, Charles H.
Hermann, Charles L. Derlng, John w.
Eckhart, d. r. Forgan, Angus 8. lib.
bard, Samuel insult. J. L. Kesner,
James A. Patten. John Barton Payne,
Francis 8. Peabody, Fred L. Rossbach,
John c. Roth. Frank L. Shepard.
James Simpson, John F. Smulski,
Henry Stuckart, Roger G. Sullivan,
william Hale Thompson, Thomas j..
Webb. Roy O. West.
Upham is chairman and Charles H..
Hermann, vice.chairman.
The Democrats will renominate Gov.
ernor Edward +. Dunno next year.
With President Wilson heading the
ticket, the Democrats believe that
they have good chance to carry the
state again.
Grover Il. Morris. the well.known
roofer. would make good city treas.
urer.
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Francis J. Houlihan 10 one OF the
most highly respected lawyers at the
Cnlcago par.
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Gas shut.oii graft looks good to
some aldermen.
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Tom. N. Donnelly the well.known
jeweler and diamond broker OF 26
North Dearborn Street. reports a very
prosperous season. Donnellys has for
forty years been patronized by the
bon ton Of Chicago. and by everybody
from far and near who was looking
for the best In the market at the
most reasonable prices.
The City should be redistricted at
once. according to law. The wards
should be equalixed according to popu.
lation. The First ward only has &c..
$50 inhabitants. while the Twenty.
seventh has 94.360. Six Of the wards
contain $4,000 people. The Fifteenth
hoa On KQ0. tho Twou tv.Afth hao %