Railroads Publicity Man Mullaney at Illinois Capitol Stir
Illinois railroads failed to raise the passenger rate, and Barney Mullaney led their Springfield visit to press the case. The Governor Dunne administration reportedly soured on Mullaney, influencing the outcome and delaying action. The Eagle notes Mullaney’s partisan shifts, pay delays to newspapers, and mixed public reception amid legislative defeat and political maneuvering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Barney Mullaney
Springfield
Dunne
Mullaney
Busse
General Assembly
Railroads
Medill McCormick
House Committee On Public Utilities and Transportation
McCormick
Barney Mulleney
House
Eagle
Railway Managers’ Association
Advertising Corporation
Eagle Office
Battle to Control National Convention In Illinois
The Lewis Dunne Harrison O Connell forces organize a campaign to select delegates for the 1916 National Convention in April. A large list of invited Illinois leaders and officials accompanies the drive for Wilson renomination. Coroner Hoffman eyes secretary of state as others enter competitive races amid party factional battles.
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Lewis
Dunne
Harrison
O’connell
Lewis - Dunne - O’connell-Harrison
California
Wilson
Edward F. Dunne
Hoffman
Deneen-West
Thompson-Lowden-Lundin
Emmerson
Thompson-Lowden Lundin
Weston
Secretary of State
James A. Rose
Thompson - Lowden - Lundin
Mr. Erickson
Ilinois
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Sherman
William Hale Thompson
Roy O. West
Nationa
Illinois
William L. O'Connell
Illinois Public Utilities Commission
Political Inside Baseball and Street Vision in Chicago
A column recalls Colonel McCormick and his literary manager Mullaney amid a push for labor legislation and a late session collapse. The piece also proposes Addison Street become a city boulevard and lists notable figures including United States Senator James Hamilton Lewis and Carter Harrison among others.
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Sanitary District
McCormick
Busse
Mullaney
Sherman House
Roger C. Sullivan
United States Senate
Sullivan
State Street
Colonel McCormick
United States
James Hamilton Lewis
Carter H. Harrison
William L. O'Connell
John McCarthy
A. J. Sabath
John J. Bradley
William H. Sexton
Samuel Alechuler
John E. Owens
Fred J. Kern
Belleville
Kern Urged as National Democratic Committeeman
Belleville figure Hon. Fred J. Kern is proposed for the National Democratic Committeeman post by the Lewis Dunne Harrison faction backed by the Wilson administration. The move reflects party realignment and leadership support in national politics.
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Fred J. Kern
Belleville
Lewis-Dunne- Harrison
Wilson
Novak elected to jury commissioners board
Joseph I. Novak, former member of the board of local improvements, wins election to the board of jury commissioners at a joint session of Circuit Superior, County and Probate court judges. He succeeds William A. Amberg, who retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph I. Novak
Board of Local Improvements
Board of
Jury Commissioners
Novak
William A. Amberg
Henry Stuckart’s Public Service Record Praised
Henry Stuckart built solid records as City Treasurer South Town assessor and alderman. The speaker notes he will likely deliver a strong record as county treasurer.
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Henry Stuckart
South Town
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Schlessinger & Mayer
David E. Shanahan
Dudley Taylor
Employers’ Association of Illinois
Henry Schubert
Englewood
Chicago
Michael J. Collins
Walter Watson
Mt. Vernon
Lewis G. Stevenson
Bloomington
William J. Maypole
Thomas F. Little
Edward J. Glackin
Henry M. Pindell
Peoria
W. Duff Piercey
W. A. Compton
McDonough
Henry T. Rainey
Carrollton
Owen P. Thompson
Jacksonville
Millard F. Dunlap
Lawrence B. Stringer
Lincoln
Charles A. Karch
East St. Louis
John L. Pickering
John M. Rapp
Fairfield
William H. Niblack
Caper Stout
Ava
Kent Keller
KE. C. Knotts
Carlinville
Rivers McNeill
Julius F. Smietanka
Charles F. Clyne
Aurora
William Brown
William Clare
Joliet
Frank Buchanan
Claude H. Tavener
Cordova
Claude A. Stone
James H. Graham
Martin B. Foster
Olney
Michael L. Igoe
John Powers
Peter Reinberg
James H. Farrell
Thomas Carey
James A. Quinn
John J. McLaughlin
James McInerney
John O. Hruby, Jr
Joseph O. Kostner
George McGrath
Chris
J. McGurn
Richard J. Reynolds
Frank Paschen
John Downey
James F. Bowers
Joseph Strauss
the Herald
Peter M. Hoffman
Cook County
Louis G. Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Louis Emmerson
Mount Vernon
Howard Jayne
Monmouth
Walter B. Weston
Albert Erickson
Dave
City Council of
Shanahan
Commodore James A. Pugh
Fred Lundin
Ald
Capitain
Addison Street
Lake
Diversey Street
Evanston
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