Sullivan Dominates Delegates in Chicago Conventions Race
Roger C Sullivan defeats Harrison forces in a sweeping victory for delegates to the national conventions. Robert E Burke tops Harrison for delegate at large. Dunne also elected at large. In downstate districts Sullivan gains and a fifth district vote tally favors Collins and Viterna. A firemen staffing bill faces April 1, 1917 implementation with $450,000 to $500,000 yearly cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Burke
Harrison
William L. O'Connell
Maclay Hoyne
The
Eagle
Dunne
Edmond L. Mulcahy
Sullivan
Thomas J. Dawson
Thomas F. Donovan
William F. McNamara
Douglas Pattison
John W. Williams
Hiram N. Wheeler
James M. Daugherty
Martin A. Brennan
William Ryan
Isaac B. Craig
James McNabb
W. M. Clark
Jerry J. Kane
William Johnston
Democratic delegates listed for convention from Chicago districts
Delegates at large include Robert M. Sweitzer Edward F. Dunne Roger C Sullivan Henry T Rainey Robert E Burke Jacob R Creighton Michael Zimmer Carter Harrison Complete downstate returns may show their defeat Chicago Districts enumerate John E Bolton Edward G Stenson Hoyne O Connell Traeger Ryan Lee Marlow Kraus Rosenthal Sullivan Ryan Wilkowski Murray Rostenkowski Bowler McGillen Fyffe Reinberg Weber and others in eight districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Sweitzer
Edward F. Dunne
Roger C. Sullivan
Henry T. Rainey
Robert E. Burke
Jacob R. Creighton
Michael Zimmer
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
John E. Bolton
Edward G. Stenson
Ay Hoyne
O'Connell
Seatin
Traeger
Joseph P. Ryan
Robert E. Lee
James R. Marlow
Thomas Kraus
James Rosenthal
Thomas W. Sullivan
William F. Ryan
Felix Wilkowski
Tom Murray
Peter Rostenkowski
James
New Democratic State Committee Members Listed by District
The document lists eight districts with names and counties for the New Democratic State Committee. District 1 includes John J. Coughlin of Sullivan and District 2 lists Martin J Moran of Harrison, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Coughlin
Sullivan
Martin J, Moran
Harrison
Terence F. Moran
Michael J. Donkin
J. Viterna
Barth P
Collin Sullivan
Stephen D. Griffin
James Furlong
Edward B. Lynch
Ward Democrats Elect County Committee Members
The Democratic county committee lists thirty five members including Pro-Sullivan and Pro-Harrison factions with names such as J. F. O Malley J. L. Gill F. F. Roeder A. J. Sabath and J. P. Gibbons among others. The OCR text shows ward designations and member numbers for the new county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic New County Committee
Peter Bartzen
A. J. Cermak
Neil Marley
M. J. O'Brien
E. Whealan
P. A. Nash
J. Heffernan
T. P. Keane
M. K. Short
S. H. Kunz
Dan
Will Kill Department Doubles Duty Hours Plan
City council committee backs an ordinance restricting fire department on duty to no more than twenty four hours out of forty eight. Fire Marshal O Connor notes the measure mirrors the rejected double platoon system and would require hundreds more firemen and more funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Council Committee On Schools, Fire, Police and Civil Service
O'Connor
All For John S Cooper As Postmaster of Chicago
A broad movement aims to secure John H Cooper for the Chicago postmastership. Cooper, long a Democratic leader and prominent Stock Yards businessman, enjoys wide party backing and respect in Chicago business circles.
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John 8. Cooper
Stock Yards
Chicago
Cooper
Switzer Harrison Race Narrowly Narrows 1915 Vote Gap
In Tuesday's vote the man who abstained from full support trailed by about 32 000 votes mid tally. Chicago delegates at large show Sweitzer 86 524 Dunne 80 711 Sullivan 78 622 Rainey 671 925 Burke 63 895 Zimmer 57 583 Harrison 54 517 Creighton 52 295.
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Sweitzer
Chicago
Dunne
Eee
Sullivanee
Rainey
Burke
Zimmer
Harrison
Creighton
Democratic Winner Thanks Chicago Eagle and Hopkins
A Chicago reader thanks The Chicago Eagle and editor John P. Hopkins for valuable support as a Democratic winner pledges to push for victory. The note dated April 12 expresses gratitude to the newspaper and its influence.
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Chicago Eagle
John P. Hopkins
The
Thompson carries delegate at large despite press opposition
Mayor Thompson surprised his enemies with a hard fought poll performance on Tuesday. He withstood heavy daily press pounding to win a delegate at large seat to the Republican national convention.
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Thompson
Daily Press
Fire department plans and political backing in local race
Twenty four hours off in seventy two for firefighters was favored by most voters when the double platoon question was asked. Union support from the Chicago Federation of Labor aided the campaign, with thanks to John P. Hopkins for backing the effort and to numerous friends who helped place allies on the Republican managing committee. In the Twenty-first, Comptroller Eugene R. Pike lost by 62 votes amid close results across wards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Federation of Labor
Republican Party
Eugene R. Pike
Claim he was not beaten, friends say
Friends argue the incident involved no beating and dispute the account of alleged violence surrounding the event.
Republican Convention Delegates List For Chicago Area
A partial roster of Republican National Convention delegates from Chicago districts is shown, listing names such as Martin Madden Morton Hull Charles Deneen J J Elias David Shanahan and William Wrigley Jr with party designations and district numbers across ten districts.
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Medill McCormick
William B. McKinley
William A. Rodenberg
William J. Calhoun
Roy O. West
Isaac N. Evans
Garrett Def. Kinney
William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Martin B. Madden
T. George F. Harding
Morton D. Hull
Charles H. Sergel
Charles
Deneen
William H. Weber
David E. Shanahan
J. J. Elias
New Republican County Committeemen List
A listing of ward level Republican committeemen with Pro Thompson Pro Deneen and Pro Brundage faction designations, including names and ward numbers such as Brady Todd Madden Mamer Feser Eller Ertsmand Reid Cur Hisman Miller Vay Clark Peters Levy Sitts Litzinger Cannon West Millner Powell Haas Juul Withall Kinsella Healy Brundage Barrett Brundage Galpin Schmidt Hebel Williams Kempff and others.
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Pro-Thompson Ward
F. P. Brady
A. N. Todd
I. B. Madden
Chris Mamer
J. Feser
Morris Eller
E. BE
Ertsmand
W. H. Reid
Thomas Cur
George Hisman
Man
A. W. Miller
Charles Vay
D. W. Clark
Rnk
C. J. Peters
Pro-Deneen
R. R. Levy
L. D. Sitts
R. Litzinger
J. C. Cannon
Roy
West
L. Millner
I. N. Powell
J. F. Haas
Niels Juul
Ernest Withall
J. P. Kinsella
T. J. Healy
New Republican State Committee District Assignments
A list of district party members includes Adolph Marks Thompson Abel Davis Deneen Harry A. Lewis Deneen Thomas J. Finucane Thompson Max Levitan Thompson Leland Rapp Sherman Emil J. Wentzlaff Deneen outlining factional designations for the state committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Marks
Thompson
Abel Davis
Deneen
Harry A. Lewis
Thomas J. Finucane
Max Levitan
Leland
Rapp
Sherman
Emil J. Wentzlaff
Harding to Open 1916 Republican Convention as Keynote
Warren G. Harding of Ohio named temporary chairman and official keynoter for the June 7 Coliseum gathering. He was chosen on the first ballot by unanimous consent as party leaders press the old guard influence for the 1916 nomination. Harding also placed Taft in nomination at the 1912 Colosseum event.
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United States
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Coliseum
Congress Hotel
Old Guard
Harding
William Howard Taft
Chicago Transit Net Receipts Drop in Latest Year
The residue receipts of the Chicago Surface Lines fell by 1,427,367.74 in the year just closed versus the prior year. The city’s 55 percent share of net earnings was 1,664,424.01, paid today in two checks from the Chicago Railways Company and the Chicago City Railway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pike
L. W. Scudder
New York Public Accountants
Chicago Railways Company
Chicago City Railway Company
F. D. Hoffman
Also Mentioned on This Page
William L. O’connell
Harrison Forces
NEW Democratic State Committee
Cook County
Iiact
John S. Cooper
E. Burke
Hompson
Brundage Or
Sullivan Forces
NEW Republican County
NEW Republican State Committee
Gust Draeger
George W. Paullin
Sherman Downstate
Everett J. Murphy
Fred E. Sterling
London
J. P. Overholser
W. A. Rosenfield
C. H. Williamson
Garrett de F. Kinney
Frank L. Smith
Charles P. Hitch -Nencom
Charles G. Eckhart
Arthur L. French Sherman
James E. McClure
Thomas Williamson Deneen
George A. Brown - Lowden
Pleasant T. Chapman Deneen
Henry H. Kohn
Lowden
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