Rob the People Chicago Job Holders Organize to Treble Burden
A Chicago City Council request to treble the tax on small property owners is urged to fund city job holders unions under Civil Service. The plan would raise rents and confiscate poor property while unions secure political leverage. The committee proposes a $1.65 per $100 hike, totaling a large corporate fund increase, with an alternative $15 million budget if approval fails. Residents outside the south side would face higher taxes, and the city would gain funds only if state legislature authorizes the rate increase. The piece notes strong union influence and political maneuvering surrounding the plan, and mentions party campaigning constraints and new party nominees such as John Kikulski.
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Chicago
Civil Service
City Council Committee On
Coun
Reinberg Denounces Patronage and Forest Preserve Spending
Patronage seekers on the forest preserve commission plan to pad rolls and gain jobs. Peter Reinberg, president, opposes unnecessary spending as the county commission seeks more funds for county purposes. A list proposes many new hires, including six district superintendents, with an estimated $50,000 increase.
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Foreat Preserve Commission
Peter Reinberg
Commission
County Commission
Forest Preserve Commission
Springfield
Latham Heads Iroquois Officers Named
Latham is named head of the Iroquois with the following roster of officers announced as the new leadership for the tribe.
Unite on Olson Brundage Deneen Fac tions For Mayor
Brundage and Deneen Republicans back Judge Harry Olson for mayor. He aims to lead the fight against Thompson with Captain Charles E. Merriam contesting the nomination. Robertson spoke, vaudeville acts staged, and past primaries noted Olson’s 1915 weak spot in the Second Ward Negro vote.
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Harry Olson
Brundage
Deneen
Republican Party
Thompson
Charles E. Merriam
Pri
H. D. Capitain
John Dill Robertson
Olson
Chicago moves toward commission government plan
The corporation counsel's office drafted five bills for citywide reform. If approved by the city council finance committee and then the state legislature, Chicago would adopt a commission form including a city manager nonpartisan aldermen elections and reorganized clerk treasurer and comptroller offices.
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Corporation Counsel's Office
Council Finance Committee
Chicago
Finance Committee
Federation of Labor Backs John Fitzpatrick for Mayor
John Fitzpatrick, president of the Chicago Federation of Labor, is named by four hundred delegates of the new independent labor party as its candidate for mayor. The nominating convention was held at Hodcarriers Hall, 814 West.
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John Fitzpatrick
Chicago Federation of Labor
Labor
New
Independent Labor Party
Hodcarriers' Hall
West
Illinois House approves federal prohibition amendment
In a 84 to 66 vote the Illinois house ratified the federal prohibition amendment. The senate passed the resolution last week and committees are expected to see few changes. Named chairs in the house include Smejkal for Appropriations, Holaday for Judiciary, Mueller for Public Utilities, Dahlberg for Judicial, Flagg for Temperance, Curran for Liberal, Dudgeon for Agriculture, Tice for Roads and Bridges, Meents for Banks and Banking. Senate chairs feature Curtis for Appropriations, Barr for Judiciary, Dailey and Jewell for other posts, Wood for Temperance, Brady for Liberal, Dunlap for Roads and Bridges, and Pervier for Banks and Banking.
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Illinois House of Representatives
Senate
Shanahan
House
Wiseacres
Edward J. Smejkal
Chicago
William P. Holaday
Georgetown
Public Utilities and Transportation
Carl Mueller
Judicial Department
Gotthard A. Dahlberg
Homer J. Tice
Greenview
Banks and Banking
Richard Meents
Ashbum
Democrats
Edward C. Curtis
Grant Park
Judiciary
Richard J. Barr
Joliet
John Dailey
Peoria
Chicago Roads and Bridges
Henry M. Dunlap
Savoy
Clayton C. Pervier
Sheffield
Simon HB
Lantz
Con- Berville
City Clerk Candidate Knute G. Torkelson
Workmen seek election for city offices with Knute G. Torkelson a carpenter running for city treasurer and other local posts as the campaign unfolds.
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Knute G. Torkelson
Senator Sherman Will Retire From Public Life
An Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois plans to retire at the end of his current term. The article notes other political figures, including alderman Edward F. Cullerton, long in city service, and lists Iroquois Club officers and notable members with Carl R. Latham as president and Thomas J. Webb emerging as a Democratic mayoralty hopeful.
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Associated Press
Washington
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Illinois
Edward F. Cullerton
Iroquois Club
Carl R. Latham
William A. Doyle
Oscar G. Foreman
George L. Reker
John W. Eckhart
Edward D. Hulbert
William E. Dever
Roswell B. Mason
Otto Rubin
William A. Tilden
Henry B. Chamberlin
Henry Horner
Julius F. Smietanka
Morgan L. Davies
Michael L. Igoe
Oscar Mayer
Benjamin J. Alzheimer
Harry R. Gibbons
Joseph Labath
Mr. Latham
H. H. Latham
Olson Wins Nomination Supports Maries
Olson secures the nomination as Maries supporters back the outcome. The event signals decisive backing from local factions and reinforces Olson as the preferred candidate for the party.
Merriam Fights Graft For Better Government in Chicago
Capt Charles E Merriam Republican mayoral hopeful urged citizens to stay vigilant for good government addressing the League of Cook County Clubs in the Fine Arts Building He spoke of a city freed from graft greed and privilege with the public interest advancing through decisive effort.
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Charles E. Merriam
Merriam
League of Cook County Clubs
Fine Arts
McAndrews Favored for Mayor by Harrison Leaders
Democratic leaders consider endorsing James McAndrews for mayor to preserve harmony, aligning with Congressman Sabath, Frank Paschen, Alderman Kostner and other Harrison supporters.
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Sabath
Frank Paschen
Kostner
Harrison
James McAndrews
Thompson Confident in renomination bid in Arcadia Hall
Mayor Thompson launches his campaign for renomination and reelection with a mass meeting at Arcadia Hall on Broadway and Sunnyside Ave. A petition signed by 200000 supporters was formally presented as he outlined his early campaign aims against Olson and Merriam.
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Thompson
Olson
Merriam
Arcadia Hall
Broadway
Sunnyside Ave
McCulloch declines mayoral candidacy in statement
Charles A. McCulloch announces he is not a candidate for mayor on the Republican ticket though his name had appeared in a circulating list. He says his business commitments occupy his time and he cannot make the sacrifice.
Quinlan for Treasurer Nomination Boosted by Friends
Friends of William F Quinlan of the Twenty fifth ward back his democratic nomination for city treasurer. Quinlan is a pioneer of Edgewater and serves as president of the Edgewater Coal Company.
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William F. Quinlan
Twenty-fifth Ward
Quinlan
Edgewater
Edgewater Coal Company
City Council Eyes Tax Hike and Baby Budget Plan
The Chicago city council may seek a $1.65 per $100 valuation tax increase if aldermen approve a council recommendation. A fall back “baby budget” proposes deep cuts to police, fire, and other city departments to balance 1919 expenditures. The 1919 appropriation targets $25,396,509 from the corporate fund, with staff salary raises kept and new hires allowed. The Ogden avenue extension, Municipal Pier rental agreement with the government, and parking hour changes were approved or referred for action. Mayor Thompson is to invite Cardinal Mercier of Belgium.
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Chicago
Fire Department
Corporation Counsel
Election Commission
Department of Public Welfare
Bureau of Statistics
Maypole
Thompson
Cardinal Mercier
Belgium
Richert
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Latham
Iroquois
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Thomas Curran
Israel Dudgeon
Morris
B. A. Eckhart
Miller
Sherman
Thomas J. Webb
McAndrews
McCulloch
Charles A. McCulloch
Ina
Mentor Penn
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