State campaign heats up as wards redraw loom large
Governor Deneen leads Republican push while Democrats eye big plums for 1913. Ward redistricting on Chicago’s South and North Sides sparks a battle among aldermen with plans, protests, and delays. Militia encampment looms as lawmakers debate apportionment and a new congress, with candidates pledged for governor and public offices.
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Charlies
Deneen
Elgin
General Assembly
Illinois
Cullom
James Hamilton Lewis
Peter Bartzen
Edward F. Dunne
Charles F. Gunther
Charles H. Wacker
Peter Reinberg
Samuel Alschuler
Chicago
George W. English
Vienna
B. F. Caldwell
Sangamon County
Silas Cook
East St. Louis
Frank W. Burton
Carlinville
North Side
Twenty-first Ward
River
Division Street
Lake
Twenty-second Ward
Center Street
Garfield Avenue
Lake Michigan
Twenty-third Ward
Garfield
Naming of Good Men At Precinct Conventions September 19
The piece argues for direct selection of competent clean men at the September 19 judicial conventions. It lists probable Republican and Democratic candidates for five local judgeships and notes the loss of a direct primary, with ward endorsement becoming crucial for entry. It also mentions the Municipal Voters League pushing redistricting and related city politics including a civil service dispute and a railroad spur bid.
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Superior Court
Circuit Court
Robert 8. Iles
George T. Kelly
Benjamin F. Richolson
Edward A. Dicker
John H. Hume
Clyde A. Morrison
John ¥. Holland
E. J. Brundage
L. D. Condee
Charles E. Cruikshank
Pliny B. Smith
Arthur W
Progressive Democrats organize to guide next convention
Senators Owen and Chamberlain spearhead a Washington meeting in the Democratic conference room to form precinct clubs and unite lingering House members for a progressive bid. The group gathers with broad congressional support as an appeal decision faces the Sanitary Board case over hiring power.
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Democratic Federation of Precinct Clubs
Washington
Senate
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
George W. Chamberlain
Oregon
Congress
Charles A. McDonald
Theodore Brentano
Superior Court
Sanitary Board
Finance Committee
County committee probes Juvenile Court efficiency
A County Board panel appointed by President Bartzen held its first meeting Tuesday to vigorously investigate the Juvenile Court. Chairman Dunn of the Civil Service Board said the body would aid the committee, noting that current juvenile work reports are incomplete and not prompt enough and that improving efficiency could boost juvenile official performance. He criticized the present system’s performance.
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Legislative Progressives
Deneen
Legelative Progressives
Springfield
Charles F. Hurburgh
Galesburg
H. 8. Magill Jr
Princeton
Norman G. Flagg
Walter M. Provine
Progressive Committee
Illinois
Bartzen
County Board
Dunn
County Civil Service Board
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Snow
Richert
Harding
South Side
Council Committee On
Shufelt
Reinberg
Clettenberg
Bauler
Cermak
Lawley
Twigs
West Side
Stewart
Murray
Jackson Boulevard
van Buren Street
Bihlfeldt
Chicago and
Oak Park
Metropolitan Bridge
Health Department
Howard Hayes
Metropolitan
Jackson and
van Buren Streets
Metropolitan Elevated Railroad
War Department
Thomas G. Piblfeldt
Lake Street
Etue
Halsted Street
Lincoln and
Racine
Grace Street
Twenty-fourth Ward
Center
Halsted
Lincoln
Twenty-fifth Ward
Montrose Boulevard
Twenty-sixth Ward
Howard Avenue
League
McDonald
John J. Mortell
Supreme Court
Mitchell
State Civil Service Commission
State Commission
Civil Service Commission
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
West Seventy-fifth Street
Chicago Avenue
Europe
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