Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-03-13
SPORT and POLITICS
Notes About Men and Their Doin9s in
the Two Great Fields of National
Pastime.

The Robert NJ Sweitzer Baseball
Boosters club. twenty thousand strong
have resumed operations after u ten
day rest with headquarters in the
sherman House. They were very &C.
tive and successful in the primary
campaign having held different local
ward meetings. winding up with
grand stag and meeting in the loop
at which over four thousand people
were turned away at the door. They
are going into the home stretch with
more enthusiasm and vim than ever
and promise a whirlwind campaign to
make MIR. Sweitzer the next Mayor of
Chicago The officers are as follows:
Chief Jack Campion. President: John
VI. Lowery. Vice. President. Gus Hen.
ricks. Treasurer: little Bob Figg
Secretary. I'D +. NJ. McGarry. Rec.
Secretary. Neal r. Kelley. Chairman
Executive Committee.
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Eugene Il. Pike. chairman of the
Thompson campaign committee, com.
planned that he had been unable to get
republicans in as judges and clerks of
election in the I'd ward. where the big
colored vote on primary day swung the
issue in favor of Mr.. Thompson. Mr..
Pike told newspaper men that they
found II would be necessary to get the
20. X" of the democratic precinct
committeeman in places where
changes are desired
MIR. Pike has made no requests to
this Office" said Dennis J. Egan. chief
clerk of the election board. The Judge
and clerks of election were selected
after we advertised and after examina.
tons were held to learn the qualifica-
tons of applicants. II any of the
judges are not qaliiied or there Is COM
plant because of their politics they
have recourse by filing complaints be.
fore the election commissioners.
The Keg and Kettle restaurant in
the Otis Block, Is up to the
Vogelsang standard. which means that
II is first class in every respect. No
restaurant In the city catches more
putlic men.
The Irish Choral Society of 200
voices will present The Missiah at
Orchestra Hall. Sunday afternoon.
!Iarch 2S. The soloists will be Miss
Christine Miller, contralto, Miss Helen
Protheroe, soprano. Dan Beddoe, tenor
and Gustaf Holmquist, bass. Daniel
Protheroe will direct
The society Is acknowledged to be In
the fore rank among the big choral bod.
les Of the west and also has In prepare.
ton Verdi's Manzoni Requiem which
will be presented at Orchestra Hall,
Sunday afternoon, April IS.
The officers are: John A. McGarry.
president; p. W. Hayes. and J. r.
Harries. vice.president: p. II. O'Don.
nell. treasurer and Francis ID. Hanna,
secretary,
Henry Stuckart chairman OF the
Sweitzer Campaign Committee, pre-.
diets Robert NJ. Sweitzer's election as
mayor by a larger plurality than that
with which he was nominated in the
oVhAoStutiN WI ctuCNdtt
declared Mr.. Sweitzer will open his
campaign next Monday with a united
party behind him.
"Sweitzer Is in better shape today
than he was in the primaries, and
that is saying great DEAL" said Mr..
Stuckart. He will be elected mayor
by plurality of more than 10000.
Our opponents OF the last primary are
coming in and we are letting them in
on the ground floor without bitterness
OF any sort.
I'VE are all democrats and we are
all going 10 work together for the sue.
cess of the democatic candidates. That
means success, because this Is dem.
ocratic city. The campaign will open
next Monday with a meeting OF the
representatives OF all factions. II will
probably be held in the Sherman
house"
A canvass Of the city on behalf Of
the democratic ticket will be started
next Monday. II is planned to have the