Democratic Fight Shapes Illinois Speakership After Mack Nomination
Forty eight progressive members sign an ironclad pledge to back a single candidate for speaker, signaling a Deneen administration victory and likely new leadership as nine contenders are named. A Democratic Cook County caucus plots organization actions while tensions rise over the speaker selection and legislative power.
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Morton D. Hull
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Chester W. Church
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Frank Abbey
Koward J. King
W. T. Hollenbeck
Carl 8. Burgett
Stephen Rigne
Louis J. Person
Edwin ©. Perkins
Charles Adkins
Russ Grace
George HL
Hamilton
Francis P. Brads
John L. Flannigen
BR. J. Kirkpatrick
Charles Durfee
Christopher Beck
Willa ‘Hl
Thayer
Auch
Cook County
Downstate
Francia P. Brady
Oliver Sollitt
Emil O. Kowalski
W. Tudor Apmadoe
Richard P. Hagan
Laula J. Pierson
Karl D. Heynolds
Johnson Lawrence
City Hall Bid Delayed Over Technical Point Against Noel
Chicago City Council delays awarding the City Hall contract citing a technical flaw in Noel Construction's bid while Mayor Busse pushes lowest bid, Noel at 3 295 000 and Griffith 38 486 000. Uhler resigns as Twelfth Ward alderman and the handbill ban ordinance goes to Judiciary Committee.
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Twelfth Ward
Thomson
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Kinnous Blaine
Francis W. Parker
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Charles I. McMackin
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Harry W. Wilson
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C. O. Sethness
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D. E. Shanahan
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Andrew J. Graham
John F. Smulaki
J. T. Greenacre
Bernard W. Snow
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Graham Taylor
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