Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1922-10-21
Their Hopeful and Light Hearted Feel
ing OF Coming Victory as Unfolded
By Parke Brown in the Tribune
SWeitzer, Carr and HOrner Looked Upon as Sure
Winners By Keen Observers and Wise
Political Prophets

Parke Brown, the talented pOliti-
cal writer who is paging series of
articles on the local campaign in the
Chicago Tribune, reports the Demo
Gratis as serenely confident of carry
ing Cook county.
The following paragraphs are from
Parke Browns story in Tuesdays
Tribune.
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The Democratcs consider Robert
M Sweitzer, renominee for county
clerk, and Patrick J. Carr, now county
treasurer by appointment and a can
didate for reelection, as their tip top
"sure things" in this campaign. Ere
quently they add the name of Judge
Henry Horner, renominee for Pro-
bate Judge, but ordinarily that posi-
ton doesn't come to the political
mind when it reaches for the high
spots of the campaign.
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Sweitzer has been county clerk SO
long that some of the younger pre-
cinct hustlers thing he's been there
always AS a matter of fact, he is
now finishing his twelfth year, the
end of his third term in Office. And
during that time there hasn't been
breath of scandal. On the other hand,
there have been many commenda-
tions for efficiency.
Carr was elected by the county
board to fill an unexpired term IN
the treasurers Office. Prior to that
he had been in the city council and
on the drainage board. AS member
of those bodies he was hard work
er and was we'll liked. But it was
not until he became an executive and
began to travel on his own" that he
made his hit. He now is regarded as
the most energetic mixer" in Cook
county politics.
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Opposed to Sweitzer is young man
generally spoken of in a regretful
tone as a dummy" of the city hall.
The regret is caused by the fact that
he is an ex-service man and war
hero, Berger Loman, "the man OF
many medals"
He is called dummy" because
he permitted the city hall to use him
as such in the primary campaign.
The machine previously had manipu-
lated the ex-services mems claim to
public recognition by employing some
of them to circulate the petition for
the removal of Gen. Joseph B. San
born from the state tax commission
as a step necessary to machine con-
troll
And Lundin was behind the little
group of former soldiers who were
the front line in the campaign for
Loman. The money came from the
city hall Loman, former emplOye
in the city attorneys Office, as an in
vestigator, put on his uniform and
medals, the public rallied to him and
he was nominated The real signif-
icance of his candidacy had not be-
come known.
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But now the city hall has dropped
Loman because 1t can't use him any
longer. He doesn't come around the
Republican headquarters. He has
been billed to speak, but he does not
appear at meetings. That's why they
consider Sweitzer a "sure thing"
Opposed to Carr is Charles Ringer,
now a member of the board of asses
sors, Brundage follower, and real
estate man Of high standing in his
profession. His sponsors consider
him an AL candidate.
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But the Democrats say that Carr
is their second "sure thing" because
aside from his own popularity, neith-
er the city hall nor the Deneen forces