Democratic Committeemen and party structure listed
Democratic National Committeeman for Illinois Charles Boeschenstein and page of Illinois and Cook County party officers. Includes chairs, secretaries, treasurers, sergeants at arms, and ward by ward leadership from First to Thirty-first Ward with names like Dailey Feeney Cermak Sabath O'Brien Kunz Hop, Gill, Roe der, and Heffernan.
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Democratic National
Illinois
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardaville
Democratic State Committee
Arthur W. Charles
Ward and neighborhood clubs listed with officers and locations
A dense roster lists ward heads and neighborhood headquarters in Chicago with addresses phone numbers and meeting details. It names presidents secretaries and their home streets at many halls including Indiana Theater Building Young's Hall K of C Hall DeHaan's Hall and various addresses across the city detailing meeting days and contact persons.
Meeting roster notes for Garfield and Keeler groups
Secretary Dennis E. Duffy lists contacts for two organizations on Lawndale and Lawndale avenues. The secretary addresses 21238 and 4039 to 41 W Madison Terrace. president R. W. Larkin and secretary John Clark are named, with meeting on first and third Thursdays.
Lawyers accuse bar groups of graft and patronage
Hundreds of lawyers write to The Eagle alleging job holders and job seekers control the Chicago and State Bar Associations. They cite public graft allegedly secured by prominent figures, calling the practice "private snaps" in letters to the newspaper.
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Eagle
the Eagle
Chicago Bar Association
State Bar Association
Shouting for Roger Marching Club Plans St Louis Trip
The Democratic Marching Club of about 1000 members, enthusiastic for Sullivan for vice president, arranged a St Louis trip. Final plans for the June 14 awakening echoes were set at a Cook county Democratic managing committee meeting. Two brass bands and a nattily dressed marchers contingent will represent Cook county outside the convention hall.
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Democratic Marching Club
St. Louis
Sullivan
Cook County
Democratic Managing Committee
Chairman Stuckart Names Key Democratic Executive Panel
County Treasurer Henry Stuckart was named chairman of the Democratic executive committee. Dennis J. Egan Frank J. Ryan Rudolph L. Schapp head committees on organization finance and halls and speakers, with a long list of allies including Robert Sweitzer Frank Walsh A J Cermak M K Sheridan and others forming the core leadership.
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Henry Stuckart
Dennis J. Egan
Frank 8. Ryan
Rudolph L. Schapp
Mr. Stuckart
Robert M. Sweitzer
Frank J. Walsh
A. J. Cermak
M. K. Sheridan
John F. O'Malley
8. H. Kun
Democratic convention preparations in St Louis
Preparations are under way in St Louis for the Democratic convention opening June 14. A ticket shortage reported by the local guaranty fund committee may bar many contributors from entering. The St Louis Coliseum will be extensively altered to accommodate crowds, including removing a roof section.
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St. Louis
Guaranty Fund
8St. Louis Coliseum
Parade Party to Travel to St Louis for Duties
The paraders will wear white striped blue serge suits with sailor straw hats and flourish canes. Ward workers have practiced military steps for weeks to show preparedness during the St Louis parade. They depart Tuesday afternoon at 3 30 and return the following Friday.
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St. Louis
Missouri City
Valuation team named for Chicago elevated railroads
Three Chicago real estate men Wyllys W. Baird William A Bond and Mark Levy were appointed by the Chicago Traction and Subway Commission to value the elevated railroad properties. The commission consisting of Parsons Ridgway and Arnold will pay the trio a combined fee of 10000 dollars for their work.
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Chicago
Chicago Traction and Subway Commission
Wyllys W. Baird
Baird & Warner
Chicago Real Estate Board
William A. Bond
William A. Bond & Co
Mark Levy
Cook County Real Estate Board
William Barclay Parsons
Robert Ridgway
New York
Blon J, Arnold
Messrs. Baird
Bond
Levy
Elks Building Plan Pushed by Schillinger and Williams
G A Schillinger heads the Elks building committee paving the way for a grand new Elks building on Washington street. Judge Charles A Williams has never disappointed the public and his record is clear.
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G. A. Schillinger
Elks’ Building Committee
Elks
Washington Street
Charles A. Williams
Substitution Aids Hall Lighting for Governors and Senators
The plan calls for replacing glass to improve hall lighting. A number of boxes will be provided for governors, senators, and other distinguished spectators.
Roger's Alternates: Sullivan Democrats name national alternates
The Sullivan Democratic national alternate candidates were elected across districts. In the first district Charles M. Banta and William J. Shanahan, in the second David Pfalzer and Samuel E. Cook, in the third Joseph V. Callahan and Charles F. McDonough, in the fourth Charles J. Michal and Joseph Mendriski, in the fifth Joseph Cepak, in the sixth James J. Trant and Frank J. Hogan, in the seventh E. J. Raindl and Hans Blase, in the eighth Max Strauss, in the ninth N. G. Fry and B. P. Jung, in the tenth Peter McDermott. Harrison-Dunne Democrats elected Thomas Kasperski in the fifth district, Stanley Adamkiewicz in the eighth, and August Krumholz in the
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Sullivan Democratic Nationalalternate
Charles M. Banta
William J. Shanahan
David Pfaelzer
Samuel E. Cook
Joseph V. Callahan
Charles F. McDonough
Charles J. Michal
Joseph Mendriski
Joseph Cepak
James J. Trant
Frank J. Hogan
E. J. Raindl
Hans Blase
Max Strauss
Berwyn Seeks West Side L Extension Plans
Citizens of Berwyn near Chicago push to extend the Douglas Park branch of the Metropolitan L rail line through their town. Proposals include a parallel line along West Twenty-second Street to Harlem Avenue and a southern branch toward Oak Park Avenue and Ogden Avenue, with a southwest link to Harlem Avenue. Judge Harry P. Doran is noted for a strong Municipal Court record.
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Berwyn
Chicago
Douglas Park
Metropolitan “L
Twenty-second Street
Harlem Avenue
Oak Park Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Democratic National Convention Delegates List
Delegates at Large include Robert M. Sweitzer Edward F. Dunne Roger C. Sullivan Henry T. Rainey Robert E. Burke Jacob R. Creighton Carter H. Harrison Chicago districts feature John E. Bolton Edward G. Stenson Maclay Hoyne W L OConnel John E. Traeger Joseph P. Ryan Robert E. Lee James R. Marlow Thomas Kraus James Rosenthal Thomas M. Sullivan William F. Ryan Felix Wilkowski Tom Murray Peter Rostenkowski James B. Bowler John McGillen C H Fyffe Peter Reinberg and H Bernard F. Weber.
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Robert M. Sweitzer
Edward F. Dunne
Roger C. Sullivan
Henry T. Rainey
Robert E. Burke
Jacob R. Creighton
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
John E. Bolton
Edward G. Stenson
Maclay Hoyne
W. L. O'Connell
John E. Traeger
Joseph P. Ryan
Robert E. Lee
James R. Marlow
Fifty Ward City Government Proposal Debated in Council
Alderman Capitain urged redrawing Chicago into fifty wards with one alderman per ward and a city manager replacing the mayor. The plan was sent to a sub committee. Kennedy failed to push a resolution urging diplomacy with Germany as a city issue. Several aldermen opposed, others favored and promised a minority report.
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Council
Judiciary Committee
Ald
Henry D. Capitain
Kjellander
McCormick
Congress
Germany
Norris
Werner
Kimball
Bauler
Hrubec
W. J. Lynch
Buck
Blaha
Coughlin
Rodriguez
Miller
Walker
New Aldermen Assigned to Chicago City Council Roles
The Chicago City Council assigns new members to committees and departments. Schwartz-Harbors handles wharves bridges health and rail terminals. Krumdick-Harbors licenses schools fire police civil service. Novak-License health local industries. Horne-License harbors City Hall and buildings. Franz-Health buildings track elevation. Walker-Harbors buildings judiciary. Adamowski-Buildings streets parks beaches and playgrounds. Byrne-License judiciary terminals. Pegram-Health schools buildings. Dobbing Electric Soap ad claims outstanding washing results for flannels blankets and woolens with no shrinking.
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Chicago City Council
Schwartz
Krumdick
Novak
Horne
Franz
Walker
Adamowski
Alsey
Byrne
Pegram
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Fair State, Adams and Dearborn Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Colin C. H. Fyffe
Cratic
Democratic
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
Terence F. Moran
Ed. M. Spiller
Marion
Isaac B. Craig
Mattoon
Ernest Hoover
Taylorville
Jerry J. Kane
East St. Louis
Democratic County Committee
James M. Dailey
William P. Feeney
Democratic Party of
Joseph Rushkewicz
Frank FP. Roeder
Anton J. Cermak
James M. Whalen
Frank H. McCulloch
John F. Quin
Jacob Lindheimer
Fred W. Blocks
John J. Leonard
Michael Kenna
William J. Graham
Thomas D. Nash
Patrick J. Carr
John P. Gibbons
John H. Mack
Joseph W. Cermak
A. J. Sabath
Martin J. O’brien
Patrick A. Nash
Thomas P. Keane
Stanley H. Kunz
Bernard J. Gro
Gan
John Powers
Joseph L. Gill
Frank F. Roeder
Harry R. Gibbons
Henry A. Zender
Neil Murley
Frank Paschen
Emmett Whealan
James F. Heffernan
Michael K. Sheridan
Timothy Crowe
Joseph C. Kostner
Thirty-fifth Ward
Samuel Kleinitz
Chicago Heights
Francis M. Keough
Lemont
Peter Wolf
Melrose Park
Ross C. Hall
Oak Park
Isaac M. Kuebler
Palatine
State St
John J. Coughlin
N. la Salle St
Ike Roderick
Tel
Douglas
Edw. Stenson
Michigan Ave
Otto Woerter
Indiana Theater
Young's Hall
Wallace St
John F. Bolton
Union Ave
James J. Kropacek
Normal Ave
Kahn
Lawndale
Otto Kerner
Clifton Park Ave
Joseph J. Novak
Trumbull Ave
W. Madison St
Kedzie
James C. Denvir
Congress St
John C. Morris
W. Adams St
Conway's Hall
Lake St
Western Ave
James B. Shiel
Grand Ave
Edward J. Kelly
Park Ave
Iowa St
Edward J. Raindl
Chicago Ave
Morris Gevirtz
N. Francisco Ave
North Ave
Joseph Petlak
W. North Ave
Frank Literski
Dickson
Milwaukee Ave
Monroe
Walter Smith
Austin Ave
Teofil Weyna
James C. Gavin
Racine Ave
John Vanderburg
Sangamon
Blue Island Ave
Taylor St
Thos. J. Johnson
W. Congress
John J. Falvey
Lytle St
Club House
18Th St
Peter F. Smith
W. Union Ave
Barth
P. Collins
W. 19Th St
Thomas Jefferson Club
N. Dearborn
Tel. Superior
Joseph P. Mahoney
N. la Salle
Raymond A. Dougherty
Larrabee
Lincoln
Hudson Ave
Math
J. Wagner
Lower Lincoln Turner Hall
Sheffield and
Diversey Aves
Jas. H. Poage
Belmont Ave
Bernard Jung
Barry Ave
Lake View
Frank A. Stadler
Lincoln Ave
Gustav Seedorf
N. Oakley Ave
Broadway
Edgewater
John 8S. Hummer
Beacon 81
John P. Dougherty
Magnolia Ave
Grace
Chas
A. Williams
Janssen Ave
W. Peters
Hermitage Ave
Grace Hall
Bernard St
Elston
Bernard
Irving
Pensacola Ave
Geo. J. Gercken
LeClaire Ave
Armitage
Garfield Blvd
Drover
Frank J. Ryan
John R. Cook
McNally’s Hall
Halsted St
Martin J. McNally
E. J. Kean
45Th St
Frank J. Carr
60Th St
Chas, Sener
Peoria St
Anderson Ridg
Hodnett’s
BAR Association Snaps
Roger
Stuckart
Popular County
New Democratic Executive Committee
City Traction and Subway Commission
Sullivan Democrats
Progressive Metropolitan Company
Harry P. Doran
John M’gillen
NEW Democratic State Committee
Martin J. Moran -Harrison
Michael J. Donkin Sullivan
J. J. Vitern Harrison
Barth P. Collin
Stephen D. Griffin
James Furlonghes Sullivan
Edward B. Lynch
Edmond L. Mulcahy
Thomas J. Dawson
Thomas F. Donovan
William F. McNamara
John W. Williams
Hiram N. Wheeler
James M. Daugherty
Martin A. Brennan
William Ryan
eoe/Dunne
Sullivan Sullivan
James McNabb
W. M. Clark
Dunne
Jerry J. Ka . Sullivan
William Johnston
Ed M. Spiller
Collins and Viterna
Capitain
Adyv
Thomas M. Sullivan
Socratic
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