Parade of 300 Contractors and Butlers Leads Sullivan Rally
A grand Sullivan senatorial campaign parade opens at the Coliseum in Chicago. Three hundred newly rich contractors with their butlers and foremen ride autos, joined by various Democratic groups. The piece notes the influence of the Butler's Political Club and outlines three classes of leading citizens supporting the drive, amid talks of Republican candidates and possible shifts in the anti-Deneen ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger C. Sullivan
Butler's Political Club
Fields
Lesters
Palmers
McCormicks
McVeaghs
Winstons
Cudahys
Armours
Plamondons
Illinois
Lincoln
Douglas
Earth politics loom large in downstate senatorial race
The piece surveys a heated and factional Chicago and downstate campaign for the Senate. Sullivan claims a broad plurality across districts and counties outside Cook, while opponents forecast mixed regional strength. O'Hara and Woods dispute each other, with Robins entering East St. Louis to challenge Rodenberg, Cannon, and McKinley. The piece notes intra-party tactics, past primary results, and doubts about reformers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Cook
Chicago
Cicero
Stringer
Lewis
Woods
Peoria
St. Clair
Cook County
Regular Republican group plans neutral county and state races
The Cook county organization will keep hands off the Senatorial fight and major state contests. Sample ballots to workers will be noncommittal for county and local offices while ward groups handle congressional and legislative candidacies. The Deneen faction will not back Sherman or Mason. The program sees only a minor change.
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Cook County
Public Instruction
Supreme Court
Deneen
Lawrence Y. Sherman
William E. Mason
Sullivan’s Chicago ties shape hiring and favors
The column accuses Sullivan of steering Chicago payrolls to out of town friends, with Irish and other groups underrepresented in major offices. It notes Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. and its tug Roger C. Sullivan profit from federal contracts, with Sullivan-backed ties across branch offices and a tow boat named for him.
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Great Lakes
Roger C. Sullivan
Uncle Sam
Chicago
U. S
City
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Boston
Albany
Duluth
Bufo
Cleveland
Sault Ste Marie
Toledo
Milwaukee
Sullivan
Great Lakes Dredging & Dock Company
Roger
Owens Strong in Cook County Judge Race Appeal
Chicago Journal editorial urges support for Judge John B. Owens in the county judge race. It cites a strong bench record and opposition from lodging-house vote brokers, illegal voters, and vice factions, urging nomination at the September primaries and election in November, with detailed ward registration figures and a note about Bradley and Traeger ticket building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Owens
Chicago Journal
Europe
Cook County
Chicago
First Ward
Judge Owens
Tenderloin
Lost a Political Battle and Public Life Ambitions
The piece argues John J. Bradley is the likely Democratic nominee for County Treasurer, backed by major party and city state administrations, promising unity and election. It notes Bradley’s popularity in Chicago, his service as United States marshal and prior city council work. It also references Wallace G. Clark seeking Sanitary District Trustee reelection and criticism of Clark over personal property taxation and alleged misuses, including a counterstatement by Trustee Thomas M. Sullivan on Sanitary District finances and planned 1915 tax levels and projects. The closing note urges closing the Hoard of Trade to keep food prices down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Bradley
Bradley
United States
Wilson
Chicago
Wallace G. Clark
Sanitary District of
Sanitary Board
Clark
Sanitary
Drainage Board
Thomas M. Sullivan
Sullivan
Smyth
Thomas A. Smyth
Sanitary District
Unseen Power Attacks Clark and City Officials
Wallace G Clark accuses President Smyth and allies of an invisible government while praising Smyth as a Chicago builder and fair official. The piece cites primary vote estimates for 1912 and 1914 contests, hints at organized political forces, and mentions the Great Lakes Dredging Dock Co and local industry figures amid a tense political backdrop.
Ballot printing moves target for McCormick nomination
Election commissioners will print McCormick on both Republican and Progressive primary ballots following the County Judge. The piece notes predicted organizational strength in precincts, with a rumored 42 000 total votes, and highlights the influence of lodging-house voters and the Great Lakes dredging project timetable.
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A. A. McCormick
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Chicago Eagle
Manicurists' Democratic Society
Busse
Robert E. Burke
Thomas Jefferson Club
Veteran Corps
Sherman
Myer J. , Stein
Frank Hall Childs
O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
Dunne
Mr. O'Connell
Mr. Stringer
Iminole
Winnebago
Raymond Robins
East St. Louis
Twenty-Second
William A. Rodenberg
Congress
Joseph G. Cannon
William B. McKinley
Washington
Lawrence BE. McGann
McGann
Democratic “Organization
Beieves
McConnell
James J. Kelly
Maclay Hoyne
Mr. Alschuler
Edward F. Dunne
Mr. Sullivan
McGann and Richert
Owens
Dan Cahill
Traeger
Calumet Sag
North Shore
West Side
George McConnell
Senator
Democratic Organization
Merriam Commission
Iron Man
The
Board of Trade
Associated Order
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