Vrooman for Senator Ad Attacks Sullivan and Lewis Vote
The piece details Carlo Vrooman of Bloomington claiming 34 votes from Wilson Bryan Democrats for U S Senator against James Hamilton Lewis. It labels Sullivan as the people's choice and notes Vrooman's ad urging Sullivan to withdraw. It cites 1914 publication and critiques Vrooman's campaign rhetoric and motives, including links to direct primaries and preferential ballots.
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Bryan- Wilson Democrats
James Hamilton Lewis
Wilson- Bryan Democrats
Vrooman
United States
Roger C. Sullivan
Carlo Vrooman
Bloomington
Sullivan
Illinois
Carl Schurz Vrooman
James
Carl Vrooman
Bryan Wilson
Bryan-Wilson Democrats
Days Raise Tax If This City Goes Dry Next Spring
Chicago faces a seven million dollar hole in city revenue if prohibition becomes law next spring. The piece outlines the dry movement’s political battle for control of state and local government, noting saloon licenses, police funding, and potential budget shortfalls across Illinois towns and departments. It highlights legislative strategy, petitions opposing national prohibition, and city commission vacancies influenced by party patronage.
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Chicago
Publicity heads named in city reform plan turmoil
Isaac N. Powell named Republican campaign head for the board of review after long service as city treasurer and election board clerk. Alderman John H. Bayler of the 22nd ward, a Democrat, is set for Chicago installation amid post office department learnings. The post office reform splits into mail handling and finance, with $450 remaining in the treasury after license refunds. In Lockport, the police force is discharged as revenue cuts follow the saloon vote, renewing the dry and wet battle after last week’s local option elections.
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Board of Review
Roy O. Weat
Powell
Chicago
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Atlanta
San Francisco
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Buffalo
New York
Lockport
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Dixon Williams Seeks Chicago Postmaster Appointment
Dixon Williams, a hopeful for the Chicago postmaster role, is in Washington but no move seems likely to remove Postmaster Campbell before his term ends. Secretary Woods has paid roughly $403,000 in office fees into the state treasury in the year’s first quarter.
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Dixon Williams
Chicago
Washington
Campbell
Secretary of State
Woods
State Treasury
Six Aldermen At Risk If Woman Suffrage Is Reversed
A table lists seven defeated aldermanic candidates defeated by women’s votes with their male vote tallies and the victorious opponents. The piece notes that six elected aldermen could be ousted if the Supreme Court rules suffrage unconstitutional and mentions committee scramble as a legislative theme.
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Supreme Court
Engineer John Ericson for Trans-Alaskan chief engineer post
President Wilson was urged to hire city engineer John Ericson as chief engineer of the new Trans-Alaskan Railroad. Congress member Fred A. Britten of Chicago submitted the recommendation.
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John Ericson
President Wilson
Fred A. Britten
Congress
Chicago
County highway officials launch Good Roads Day
Forty township highway commissioners met in the county building with George A. Quinlan county superintendent of highways to discuss improvements of 1,300 miles of county roads begun on Good Roads Day, April 15.
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George A. Quinlan
Illinois Delegates Rally Behind Wilson Toll Repeal
John McGillen and Rivers McNeill, two prominent Illinois delegates to the National convention that nominated President Wilson, join 22 other Illinois delegates in strong backing of the President on his toll repeal measure.
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John McGillen
Rivers McNeill
Illinois
Wilson
Comptroller Harrison Orders Audit of South Side Line Books
In a letter to Appetite John the city comptroller and frequent candidate, Mayor Harrison directs him to have account ants authorized by him examine all books vouchers and records of the South Side surface lines to verify the annual reports for the year ending January 31 1914.
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Appetite John
Harrison
BUIlding reputations in senate discussed by editor
The writer argues that with a few sterling and honest businessmen like Roger C. Sullivan in the United States Senate the common sneer about the senate as the "teachers union" will not be heard as often.
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Roger C. Sullivan
United States Senate
Teachers Union
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