No Democrat Wanted Against Aleck McCormick for County Board President
Chicago voters face a heated county campaign as Democrats rally around Aleck McCormick and urge opposition figures to be removed. The party attacks rivals, pledging open doors while signaling rough sledding for those seeking renomination.
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Aleck McCormick
Robert M. Sweitzer
County Democracy
Sweitzer
Roger C. Sullivan
Sullivan
Senate
Washington
Chicago
Congress
Rep.Prog. McCormick
Wards oppose boulevard electrification and rail link
Chicago 48,000 railroad workers oppose terminal electrification and a boulevard link project funded by North Side taxpayers. The piece blasts auto owners and political supporters of the plan, questions constitutionality, and notes local party maneuvers around McCormick and Clettenberg. It mentions Fred A. Busse club formation and potential mayoral push.
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Chicago
North Side
Mayor Fight Heats Up As Carey and Busse Vie For Mayor
Gossip from Chicago politics in 1915 tracks Thomas Carey a former alderman and Democratic leader facing a mayoral bid. Clettenberg launches a Busse boom with headquarters at 1432 Larrabee Street as factions coalesce around citywide clubs. Other items note Republican and Progressive votes on national issues and looming senatorial contests.
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Chicago
Mr. Busse
Busse
Larrabee Street
City jobs to be filled by women, 150000 dependents note
A commentator notes 30,000 city employees and 150000 dependents amid a trend toward women filling all jobs. The piece suggests heads of families may need to take in washing as conditions change.
McCormish Seen As Possible Democrat Rival To Mullaney
Aleck McCormish and Barney Mullaney are compared as potential Democratic contenders with similar credentials. A bridge on Rivn Street is urgently needed. Franklin Raymond Robins, Progressive state chair, returned to Chicago from a Twenty fourth district tour after organizing counties. He has visited 41 counties and aims to finish by May or June. He praised the situation in Egypt and noted weak 1912 showing in the state. He spoke at a local event.
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Criminal Court
Raymond Robins
Progressive State Committee
Chicago
Twentyfourth
Egypt
Mr. Robins
Election Board Bans Voting Machines For Next Election
The election commissioners adopted an order prohibiting voting machines at the coming election. They fear machine use could cause complications due to suits pending in federal and state courts.
Women invited to Appomattox day dinner at Medinah Temple
Women voters in the Republican party are invited to join the Hamilton Club for a dollar dinner on Appomattox Day, April 8, in the Medinah Temple banquet hall at 620 North Cass Street. The event aims to draw a large crowd and bolster Republican support. The Treasury Department ordered an immediate study of Chicago West Side post office site needs, with Assistant Secretary Newton directing a Chicago site inspection and later plans to meet municipal and postal authorities in the city.
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Hamilton Club
New Medinah Temple
North
Cass Street
Chicago West Side
Treasury Department
Newton
Department
Illinois
Chicago
Alderman Term Length Sparks Voter Rights Debate
A statement argues that granting Aldermen a four year term abdicates voters rights they currently exercise every two years. The note frames the change as reducing democratic accountability and prolonging incumbency.
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Panama
N. M. Nemerovski
Mandel Cohen
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Henry J. Fick
Dennis J. Egan
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