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Sad at the Monroe and the reformers' doomed bid
A chaotic column laments Mayor Harrison's reelection as a blow to reformers seeking a graft-free city. It catalogs ward clubs and factions, cites bids on spoil banks, and critiques Drainage Board plans and tax proposals while naming many local committees, boards, and figures in a sprawling political panorama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girart
Grin
Con
Harrison
Burke
Hippity Top Club
Altgeld Wursts
Contractors’ Combine
Smart Wk Cadets
Jones van Guard
Grafters’ Union
Sports Banks Disposers
Green Goods Smilers
Sorrowful Safe Blowers
Reeport
State Central Committee
Harrison Nin
Cook County
Dee
Eagle
Sanitary District
Western Stone Company
Fhe
Canal Street
Chicago
Drainage Board
Lam
George
Real Estate Board
Sanitary Trustees
Abstr
Bell
Trichin Ellicott
Randolph
Sanitary Board
Didge
Springfield
Niagara Walls
Buffalo
Lockport
Coyne
Gordon
Post Office
Matin Postettice
Democratic Party
Aleck Jones
Hancey
Perry Tull
Democratic County Central Committee
Oman
Carter HL. Thirrison