Primary candidate list for February 19 city elections
The list catalogs candidates filed on day one for mayor clerk treasurer municipal court judge and aldermen across wards. Included are Republicans and Democrats such as Wm H Thompson Robert M Sweitzer Walter G Davis and many ward-level names with multiple contenders.
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Wm. H. Thompson
Robert M. Sweitzer
Harry Olson
Thomas Carey
Chas E. Merriam
Walter G Davis Mathew J. Meyer James T. Igoe
P, J. Coffey Michael Jelinek
Lawmakers push boxing bill and pension plan for judges
Senator Herlihy leads a boxing bill creating a state athletic commission. Several colleagues push related measures including judges’ pension after 24 years service and 65th birthday, with half pay and optional enrollment. Other proposals cover foreign language teaching ban, bastardy law reforms, Francis Willard day observance, and repeal of the public utilities law.
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Herlihy
Carroll and Gorman
Oglesby
Senate Committee On
Barr
Supreme Court
Althoit
de Young
Glackin
Jewell
Atwood
Barbour
Francis B. Willard
Bippus
Public Utilities
State
Public Utilities Commission
Cole Picks Sweitzer for Chicago Mayor
Civic reform leader George E. Cole predicts Robert M. Sweitzer will be elected mayor of Chicago. Cole notes objections raised four years ago have faded and that former opponents now support Sweitzer. Cole is independent and has devoted his career to Chicago’s upbuilding, lending weight to his forecast.
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George E. Cole
Chicago
Robert M. Sweitzer
Mr. Cole
Sweitzer
Sweitzer Proposes Soldiers Vote on Discharge Papers for Mayor
Robert M. Sweitzer, Democratic candidate for mayor, proposed emergency legislation to permit returned soldiers and sailors to vote on discharge papers if they cannot register. He announced plans for an amendment to enfranchise those still.
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Robert M. Sweitzer
Lengthening Aldermen Terms Questioned In City Hall Debate
The City Council faces proposals to extend alderman terms to four years and to elect thirty-five aldermen this spring for two years and thirty-five in 1920 for three years. A city manager plan is also discussed with the mayor elected by the council. Egan is highlighted as a top Democratic organizer backing the moves.
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Leon Hornstein
Ward Officials Named in City Council Snippet
The fragment lists ward representatives including Joseph O Kostner Martin H Edelstein and George Edmund Lankstone for the Thirty-fourth Ward and John 8 Clark for the Thirty-fifth Ward, indicating a partial coverage of council members.
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Walker BE. Whiley
Louis” B. Anderson
William A. Wallace
John H. Paysmore
John J. Lupe
Charles M. Conlon
Arthur E. Patraz
Alexander A. McCormick
Charles Scribner Eaton
W. C. Lombard
Sidney J. Sax
William R. Fetzer
Morton MacCormac
George W. Bolling
Guy
John Plaehm
Scott M. Hogan
Albert L. Little
Albert J. Fisher
Harry Bandringa
John P. Garner
Albert E. Iceley
Ross BE
Guthrie
Jacob James Fink
Joseph Daniuis
Charles Jauhnke
Conrad H. Janke
Michael Kenna
George F. Iliff
Timothy A. Hogan
Peter J. O'Connor
Joseph B. McDonough
Joseph G. Kalenowsky
Paul Law
Joseph Frank
Harry N. Strauss
Ross A. Woodhull
John J. Leonard
Eugene H. Black
Frank Klaus
Joseph A. Brabee
Joseph W. Nouk
Edward F. Cullerton
Daniel D. Froelich
Joseph Tunner
Thomas J. Ahern
James C. McGloom
George M. Maypole
Edward J. Raindl
Stanley Kunz
Stanley Adamkiewicz
John J. Touhy
Eugene F. Ingles
George W. Burgess
John Powers
Henry L
Michael F. Ryan
Daniel McFall
James H. Walsh
Joseph O. Kostner
Martin H. Edelstein
George Edmund Lankstone
John 8
Clark
Democrats Organize to Back Sweitzer Candidacy
Precinct captains in the first congressional district meet with Sweitzer backers. Speakers include Henry Stuckart Dennis J. Egan and Judge Joseph Sabath as Senator Hughes heads to Springfield with the Sweitzer bill. A proposed amendment would allow discharged soldiers to vote with papers and residence proof. council reform bills seek fewer aldermen longer terms and recall, aiming to save about 1 million dollars yearly.
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Democratic
Sweitzer
First Congressional District
Henry Stuckart
Dennis J. Egan
Joseph Sabath
Edward J. Hughes
Springfield
Alderman Max Adamowski Honored With Gold Diamond Star
Twenty-eighth Ward Alderman Max Adamowski received a gold diamond star at Wicker Park Hall as friends presented the distinction.
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Max Adamowski
Wicker Park Hall
Beaten Men to Be Heard Hearing Feb Fifth
A court hearing on election contests begins February fifth before Judge Foell. The first case involves Edwin A. Olson challenging County Judge Thomas F. Scully, who won by a majority of 18 000 votes.
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Foell
Superior Court
Edwin A. Olson
Thomas F. Scully
City Treasurer Candidate Unopposed
Henry Stuckart the Democratic candidate for city treasurer faces no opposition for the nomination. Republican candidate William Ganshow backed by the Deneen Brundage harmony conference also has a clear field. Petitions may be filed as late as February 5.
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Henry Stuckart
William Ganshow
Deneen-Brundage Harmony Conference
Egan Praised for Good Work as Chief Bailiff
Democrats commend Dennis J. Egan the popular Chief Bailiff of the Municipal Court for Robert M. Sweitzer for the good work already done.
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Dennis J. Egan
Robert M. Sweitzer
Independent candidate Hoyne circulates mayoral petitions
State's Attorney Maclay Hoyne begins circulating petitions to run as an independent mayoral candidate. The petition includes instructions warning signers that taking part in a party primary or signing a party candidate petition invalidates signatures from independent voters.
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Maclay Hoyne
Merriam Charges Olson With Offering Job
Capt. Charles E. Merriam alleges rival Harry Olson offered the position of commissioner of Public works at ten thousand dollars yearly to secure his withdrawal in the Republican mayoralty primary. Knight is named as the intermediary in this charge.
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Charles E. Merriam
Harry Olson
Thomas D. Knight
Ogden Avenue Extension Stirs Campaign Allegations
Fear that funds for the proposed extension of Ogden avenue from Randolph to Center streets would be used by the Thompson administration for campaign purposes delays on council approval. Alderman Lyle warns the ordinance could sway a mayoral election in skillful hands.
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Ogden Avenue
Randolph
Center Streets
Thompson
Council Committee On
Lyle
Dixon C Williams Praised as Democratic Leader
Dixon C Williams, the well known manufacturer, is hailed as a born leader and worthy of strong backing by the Democratic party.
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Dixon C. Williams
Democratic Party
Chicago Council Welcomes Major Gen Wood amid gas outbreak report
The Chicago City Council directed a welcome reception for Major General Wood in charge of the central army department in Chicago. Health Commissioner Robertson linked Lawndale gas waves to caustic soda in a Peoples Gas drain, causing fumes after ice melt. Council urged Congress to grant six months pay to all veterans and sent engrossed resolutions to leaders in Congress and Illinois lawmakers.
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R. H. McCormick
Wood
Central Department of the Army
Chicago
Johnson and Kennedy
Robertson
Lawndale
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company
Congress
United States of America
Germany
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George B. Holmes
Francia Borrelli
John M. Lonergan
Alex Freundlich
James T Devere
William J. Lynch
James Canty
Daniel J. O'Hern
William Hanrahan
Thomas J. O'Grady
James A. Long
Hugh B. Donnelly
George F. Mulligan
Work of Illinois Lawmaking Body
Cole
Egan
Roger C. Sullivan
Pei
Hoyne
Merriam
Olson
Chicago Board of Aldermen
People of Influence and Stending
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