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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1916
Page
1
Illinois factions from Roosevelt and Deneen West orbit the national and local delegate battles. The contest centers on managing committees, wet and dry policy, and coalition strength for state and county offices. West district and mayoral feuds shape district delegate loyalties as Brundage and the mayor clash.
William Wrigley Jr a well known manufacturer is a candidate for delegate to the National Republican Convention from the Ninth Congressional district He should be elected He is a large employer of labor and a man of affairs whose interests are in close touch with the interests of a majority of the people.
In the mayor’s stronghold, 800 Black voters gathered at 2806 South State Street where George W. Dixon for state senator and Edward Morris for First District delegates were endorsed. Dr L H Harlan also backed for legislature. Madden and George F. One named city hall district delegates. Upshaw presided with speeches by Judge Goodnow Venerable McGowan Dean and Mulvin.
Patrons of Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company on the South Side receive higher quality illuminating gas than those on the North and West Sides. Laboratory tests, cited by John P. Garner, commissioner of public service, support this claim, though one explanation follows.
Fred W Upham announced the convention planning team in Chicago with Upham as chairman Kay Wood as vice chair John C Roth as treasurer A Sheldon Clark as secretary Walter J Malateata as assistant to the chairman and officers in the Consumers building The committee includes Frank I Bennett Walter J Raymer Henry A Blair Julius Rosenwald E J Brundage John C Shaffer Charles G Dawes James Simpson Charles Deering Edwin W Sims John B Drake Homer A Stillwell Evan A Evans and many others The national subcommittee on convention plans will meet here Jan 27 with Charles D Hilles as chairman of the Republican national committee.
The Chicago Health Department found many Chicago druggists selling fake medicines to sick residents. Aspirin tablets without aspirin were among the deceptive products. It is hoped officials will go beyond publicity, but expectations remain uncertain.
Rival conventions will pit city hall forces against opposing factions in ten congressional districts across Cook County. The battle lines form a heated intra party contest as delegates are chosen and political control is tested countywide.
Three women plan to enter the September primary for Municipal Judge. Mrs. Leonora Z. Meder, Nellie Carlin, and Florence King are the potential entrants, with King yet to announce. Meder and Carlin disclosed their intentions at the Women's Bar Association meeting, and Miss Mabel A. Walsh has the association’s endorsement as assistant corporation counsel.
County Treasurer Henry Stuckart urged banks, manufacturers, and merchants to pay their personal property taxes now to save the county borrowing costs. He aims to collect about $10 million, with taxes due on demand but not delinquent until March 10. Early payment could save roughly $120,000.
The council committee on buildings voted seven to six against a proposed ordinance permitting moving picture exhibitions in school and church buildings without licensed operators if noninflammable films are used. A minority report may follow. Alderman McCormick cites a film producer’s claim of a $100,000 opposition effort. Alderman Kennedy says unions err in opposing the measure.
Democratic factions including Sullivan supporters and their rivals express unity in favor of sending Governor Dunne to the National Convention as an uncontested Delegate-at-Large. The alliance crosses internal lines as both sides publicly back the measure.
A critical call on Chicago politics asks who benefits from taxes and urges a Vigilance Committee to probe two decades of city graft. The piece accuses the Harrison era and Thompson administration of enriching officials and contractors while taxpayers lose money. It demands transparency and accountability.
The mayor signals intent to run as a delegate at large amid a Sherman strategy to disavow him if he runs under Sherman colors. Reporters note that petition filing can place a name on the ballot, while Sherman supporters discuss substitutes to sideline personalities. Peace talks extend to next week.
Superior Court judges in session with state officials discussed merging June court elections with the April aldermanic contest to save about 500000 in costs. They also support amendments to the ballot law allowing action on separate ballot propositions and possible consolidation. The six judges whose terms end favored nominations by party county committee conventions over primaries.
A long list of ward level contenders appears in a detailed Republican party candidate slate. Names span Thompson State Ward, Neutral State Ward, Deneen Slate Ward with numerous figures such as Mamer, Brady, Eller, Pike, Faherty, Todd, Mullins, Brundage, Kolar, Healy, and Merriman among others. The document reflects intra party competition for ward committee seats across multiple slates and districts.
Richard J. McGrath, clerk of the Superior Court, faces likely Democratic nomination defeat as Sullivan supporters criticize retention of Republicans on payroll while Harrison supporters fault him for deserting their camp.
The Anti-Saloon League spent efforts to win Congressman Mann to back the Hobson constitutional amendment for nationwide prohibition but failed. F Scott McBride, Illinois league superintendent, with Arthur Burrage Farwell and M. P. Boynton of Chicago met Mann and could not secure support. It is understood the visitors informed Mann that if.
He continued to resist the proposed amendment and warned that supporters would mobilize to defeat him in the upcoming election. The push sparked a sharper clash over policy and strategy as allies vowed a concerted campaign against the incumbent.
Mayor Thompson backs Aaron J. Jones head of Jones Linick Schaefer Company as alderman candidate in the 6th ward while Roy O West and Willis O Nance contend. The Frolic Theater rally on East 55th street decided the race with two other candidates withdrawing to unite city hall forces against Nance. The feud intensifies as Thompson seeks to unseat West as national committeeman.
Chicago post office supporters led by Mr. Wacker press Congress for 6 million dollars to build a new West Side facility. They argue Chicago’s postal revenue exceeds New York’s by about 30 thousand dollars monthly and the system yields 13 million dollars annually, predicting profits to double by project completion. The plan cites proximity to two major rail hubs and strategic site accessibility as key advantages.
The proposal argues Chicago needs a scientific street grid to provide ample building area at low cost, offering an excellent realty investment for government. It contends that no other plan yields as large a street area for postal traffic to prevent congestion and delay, and that only by developing a two-block site can Chicago and the nation meet its needs.
One hundred twenty four officers of the First Cavalry I G were guests at a dinner hosted by Colonel Milton J Foreman at the Congress Hotel. Guests of honor included Judge C A McDonald Superior Court Colonel W J Nicholson U S A Colonel R J Shand adjutant general Major M M Mc Namee U S A and Major R R Mc Cormick of the First Cavalry. Each spoke on military life and preparedness.
Alderman John H Bauler earned unanimous endorsement for another term from the Twenty second Ward regular Democratic organization meeting at Hack s Hall on Larabee and Menominee streets. Thomas J Webb, member of the Board of Review, spoke.
The American Bar Association will convene in Chicago from August 30 to September 1. Nathan W. MacChesney, president of the Illinois State Bar Association, and Edgar A. Bancroft, George T. Page, and Charles H. Cutting persuaded the ABA executive committee to accept the Illinois invitation.
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