Political shifts threaten independent judiciary in Cook County
The major parties have pushed a law ending judicial primaries, leaving nominations to party conventions. Five Republican and five Democratic judges will be chosen this fall, with nominees to fill the Circuit Court vacancy and two new Superior Court posts. Critics warn the plan cements partisan control, risking an appointive judiciary and reduced voter choice. Names mentioned include Oscar Hebel and Anton Zeman as potential nominees amid contested seats.
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Gibbons
Oscar Hebel
Brundage
Anton Zeman
Albert C. Barnes
Hugo Pam
Charles M. Foell
Marcus Kavanagh
William H. McSurely
Michael L. McKinley
Denis E. Sulivan
Joseph H. Fitch
Joseph B. David
Clarence N. Goodwin
Hebel
Zeman
The
Chicago Daily News
Supreme Court of Illinois
Cook County
Scully’s Law in Force on Central Registration Plan
On July 2 Governor Lowden allowed the central registration bill to become law without his signature. A year-round enrollment operates in the city hall with a registry board from all parties. Registration shifts to four-year cycles with precinct enrollments and central ward enrollment sites, promising substantial annual savings.
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Scully
Lowden
Board of Registry
Judge Scully
President Budd Sustained by Elevated Railway Workers
Members of the elevated railway employes union ratified the proposal, sustaining President Budd in his leadership.
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Budd
Elevated Railway
Red Cross Benefit Game At Weeghman Park Planned
Chicago figures from Charles A. Comiskey to Charles Weeghman unite for a July 21 benefit at Weeghman’s Park to aid the Red Cross. Notable players Adrian Anson Jimmy Ryan Dawson Callahan and McCormick will front American and National league teams with Harry R. Gibbons umpiring. The finance committee includes Thomas J. Webb Gibbons Weeghman McGovern McDonald and Brennan.
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Charles A. Comiskey
White Sox
Chicago
Charles Weeghman
Cubs
Harry R. Gibbons
North Side
Red Cross
Weeghman
North Clark
Addison Street
Democratic
Comiskey
Cap” Anson
Jimmy” Ryan
Callahan
Stahl
Dawson
Gibbons
Thomas J. Webb
John 8. Hummer
Michael H. McGovern
Charles A. McDonald
E. 8. Cummings
George E. Brennan
John A. Mahoney
Adrian C. Anson
Chicago Nationals
Thomas J. Dawson
O'Brien
Housman
McCormick
Jimmy” Callahan
Zimmer
McCarthy
Stops Work on Schools Await City Pact
Work on about 3 million dollars in new school buildings and 500 thousand dollars in repairs will halt soon unless the board of education and the city treasurer reach a deal on school fund payments. Contractors have grown anxious as the treasurer has not honored checks since the June teachers payroll. Two of the largest buildings under construction are paused.
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Lindblom Technical
Tuley High School
Burke
Clay
Hanson Park
Kevlyn Park
Lawson
Marshall
Parkside
Pickard
Co. A. Thorp
Board of Education
City council approves supplemental bill and transit extensions
The Chicago City Council passed a supplemental appropriation of 653 206 dollars and ordered six key streetcar extensions. It set the final meeting before summer vacation for Friday July 6 to act on a resolution attacking Mayor Thompson and on a judiciary report expunging Alderman Michaelson. Extensions include Fullerton Cicero to Central. Devon Western to Kedzie. Eighty seventh from State to Cottage Grove. Racine from Seventy ninth to Eighty seventh. Belmont Cicero to Central. Diversey Milwaukee to Cicero. The bill increases annual appropriations by 11 541 dollars over revenue estimates. The council invited the Belgian commission for a visit, and authorized pay differences for city employees who enlist, with vacancies not to be filled. An ordinance allows downtown garages within eighty feet of hospitals, aiding Hotel La Salle near the Chicago Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital.
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Chicago
Thompson
Judiciary Committee
Michaelson
Fullerton
Cicero
Centralvenue
Devon
Western
Kedzie Avenue
Eighty-seventh Street
State Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Racine Avenue
Seventy-ninth Street
Belmont
Central Avenue
Diversey
Milwaukee
Cicero Avenue
R. H. McCormick
Army
Navy
Hotel la Salle
Washington Street
Chicago Eye
Pike Denies Report On City Funds In Graham Bank
City Controller Eugene R. Pike says no city funds sit in Graham and Sons. He notes past transfers of firemen pension deposits to First Trust and Savings Bank after a conference with ex-treasurer Sergel. He rejects claims politics drove bank choices and says funds are in national and state banks only.
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Eugene R. Pike
Graham & Sons’ Bank
Charles H. Sergel
First Trust and Savings Bank
Graham's
Graham
Pike
Graham & Sona
Coal Situation Alert Seeks Winter Supply Cooperation
The State Council of Defense has issued notices to coal mine operators, coal dealers, railroads, industrial plants, and municipalities asking for cooperation to avert a mid winter stringency. Operators should load cars to capacity and provide storage near mines to continue operations when cars are scarce.
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The
State Council of Defense
Illinois General Assembly Ends Amid Mass Vetoes and Laws Passed
Governor Lowden adjourned the fiftieth Illinois General Assembly sine die on June 30 after sending 52 veto messages and signing 113 of 407 enacted bills. Key vetoes included the third degree and taxicab bills, while laws enacted featured the blue sky and Jackson Birth of a Nation measures. Chicago battles over municipal control and a proposed Union Park City Hall are noted.
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General Assembly
Lowden
Schnettler
Chicago
Hoyne
Cline
Public Utilities Commission
Ryan
State of
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F. William Mort
South Water Street
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Woodrow Wilson
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Benjamin F. Richolson
Britton S. Budd
Capitain
Department of Public Service
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Stuckart
Reinberg
Treager
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Chicago City Civil Service
Cook County Civil Service
Maher
Herlihy
Union Park
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