Fifty Ward law urged to let Chicago vote in November
Election officials campaign to place the fifty ward amendment on the November 2, 1920 ballot. The measure would create 50 wards with one alderman each, annual elections in odd years, redistricting within three months, and potential savings of $400,000 to $500,000 in election costs every other year.
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Board of Election Commissioners
City of
Chicago
Constitutional Coalition
Tiention
Judge Cooper Resigns From Cook County Superior Court
Judge William Fenimore Cooper of the Cook County Superior Court resigns his bench in a letter to Governor Lowden. He asks for a special election at the general November election so he can retire the first Monday in December. His term ends with the upcoming selection.
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William Fenimore Cooper
Superior Court
Cook County
Lowden
Cooper
Democratic Judicial Ticket Indorsed For Re Election
The retiring Municipal Court judges D W Sullivan Leo Doyle James Donahoe and E J Jarecki will be endorsed for re election Judge John Stelk is not seeking another term There are ten regular Municipal Court seats and a Dolan vacancy to fill Three Superior and Circuit Court openings Tuthill Walker and Pinckney vacancies will be filled by convention Burns of Kankakee remains in Cook County court awaiting an election for county judge and a new attorney general will be chosen
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D. W. Sullivan
Leo Doyle
James Donahoe
E. J. Jarecki
John Stelk
Dolan
Tuthill
Walker
Burns
Kankakee
Cook County
Lowden
Scully
Chicago Board Adds Twenty New Election Precincts
The board of election commissioners will expand Chicago voting districts by adding twenty new precincts to the city quota. This requires alignment with local election schedules and voter access across neighborhoods.
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Chicago
Board of Election Commissioners
Lewis May Lead Democratic Drive for Illinois Governor
A Chicago era report outlines Democratic hopes to recruit Colonel James Hamilton Lewis as a gubernatorial candidate in Illinois. The piece notes possible ticket choices from downstate and key figures like Walter Williams, Val Campbell, Daniel Voorhees, C. C. Craig, Roy Pearce, George Johnson, James Meeks, Edgar Fyke, and Thomas Jarrett. It highlights statewide unity at a Springfield meeting with Cook County leaders and delegates to the San Francisco convention, aiming to stop Thompsonism and ensure an honest, economical administration if Oglesby leads the Republican ticket.
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James A. Meeks
Danile
Edgar E. Fyke
Centralia
Thomas L. Jarrett
Springfield
Cook County
Illinois
San Francisco
United States
Oglesby
Ilinois
Illinois Political Shift Upsets GOP in 1910 Race
The article notes Cook County court history and Cooper’s career from 1910 to 1916, with references to nominations for the Illinois Supreme Court and a long service record. It cites precinct totals in Cicero, registration forecasts nearing 800000, and positions Colonel Lewis would hold atop the Democratic ticket in Illinois’s tight 1910 contest.
Dixon Williams Urged as Ideal Congressional Candidate
Dixon Williams, noted as a leading Democratic orator, gains popularity and is urged to run for Congress. Supporters praise his rhetorical skill and potential to win a seat.
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Dixon. Williams
Democratic Party
Congress
Barasa Announces Run for State's Attorney Nomination
Municipal Judge Bernard P. Barasa says he will file petitions for the Republican nomination for state's attorney. He has saved millions for the people as president of the county board.
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Barasa
Bernard P. Barasa
Democrats to name state ticket at Springfield meet
The Democratic slate will be chosen in Springfield next week with James Hamilton Lewis favored for governor and Francis Peabody of DuPage among possible selections.
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Springfield
James Hamilton Lewis
Francis
Peabody of
Dupage
Brennan and Sweitzer Describe Cox Roosevelt Victory
Chicago Democrats ratified the nomination of Cox and Roosevelt at the Iroquois club. Robert M. Sweitzer and George E. Brennan recounted the San Francisco convention and their role in supporting the Ohio governor’s nomination. Illinois delegates kept a commanding position throughout the deadlock.
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Chicago
Cox
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Robert M. Sweitzer
George E. Brennan
Ohio
Brennan
Sweitzer
Lowden assails Thompson machine in Chicago in Springfield statement
Gov. Frank O. Lowden denounces the Thompson faction as a powerful Chicago machine rivaling Tammany Hall, reaffirming support for the Republican ticket led by Lieut. Gov. John G. Oglesby and urging firm action amid a wartime political clash in Illinois.
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Tammany Hall
New York
Thompson Machine
Chicago
Frank O. Lowden
Springfield
John G. Oglesby
Thompson
Lowden
Iinois
Ilinois
Powey
Tammany
Brundage Deneen Allies Organize County Campaign
Four hundred members of the Deneen and Brundage allied organizations met at Hotel Morrison and unanimously ratified the allied county ticket to oppose the Thompson Lundin slate. Former Governor Charles B. Deneen presided and Attorney General Edward J. Brundage attended. Col. Abel Davis and Col. Franklin Dennison delivered stirring speeches.
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Deneen
South Siders Seek Court-Ordered Bond Recount
Far Out South Siders petition for a court order directing a recount of votes on the $15,000,000 bond issue to extend and rehabilitate the lighting system. Assistant counsels will oppose before Judge Bar rett. opposition expected to be perfunctory as a majority favored the bond.
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South
Slow progress on Dinkey depot on West Side
The article notes little work happening on a small Pennsysvania railroad depot planned for a single block bordered by Canal Adams Clinton and Quincy streets on the West Side. It questions why Chicago lacks a first class railroad depot.
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Pennsysvania = railroad
Canal
Adams
Clinton
Quincy
Chicago
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Benton
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McLeansboro
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Peoria
C. C. Craig
Galesburg
Roy E. Pearce
Carmi
George F. Johnson
Tiny
Supreme Court of
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Walte
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Cicero
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Brundage Deneen
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Dinkey
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