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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1916
Page
1
A Chicago public affairs column denounces growing arrogance among office holders in City Hall and the County Building. It quotes Herbert Kaufman and warns voters they will wake up to inflated pride, as officials forget voters after election and favor relatives.
The Democratic party faces a decision on renomination for several office holding aristocrats. If they decline to renominate, a political backlash from voters may occur.
A terse directive orders several stiff individuals to return to their residences and remain there. The statement appears in a context suggesting enforcement or compliance, with no further details about authority or location provided.
A robust drive supports E. O. Brown for the vacant Superior Court seat created by the death of Judge Richard E. Burke. Telegrams to Gov Dunne and Senator Lewis indicate strong backing from legal and business leaders and imply a likely Democratic nomination for November.
Democratic workers complain that two county offices to be filled at the polls next fall are used as storehouses for relatives of the incumbents.
The principal charge against two Democratic county officials whose terms end next fall is swelling pride. The party may urge renomination, but voters are not expected to re-elect them.
The City Council approved raising Municipal Judges salaries from 6000 to 9000 a year amid mixed support. Alderman Kennedy opposed the move and urged merit plans and civil service reforms for court staff. Debate touched on aldermanic pay, election methods, and county patronage amid wider political rhetoric.
The Aldermen clash over salaries with raises from $2.25 to $2.40 for workers and a proposed 50 percent jump to judges reaching $3,000 a year. Critics call the plan unfair amid public treasury pressures and demand a living wage first.
A county board approved $5,000 in public funds to promote Connery Torrens scheme three months before the Democratic primary. The move, shouted by opponents as wasteful patronage, follows Connerys rise from graveyard project to head of a $1,400,000 patronage office amid a looming campaign clash.
A historical article notes a union of job holders blocks participation by Germans Poles Bohemians Italians Scandinavians and other groups while claiming to seek their aid. The piece discusses the paradox of exclusion amid calls for unity and support from diverse voting blocs.
A Chicago dispute pits Real Estate interests against public registry reforms. The Eagle argues against government monopoly in abstract business and notes Democratic party figures backing private firms. It warns Torrens advocates would harm honest trades and stresses need for competition between outsiders and recorders.
In a letter to the editor, a Democratic abstract maker mocks Recorder Joe Connery known as Cemetery Joe. He criticizes Connery’s Torrens system push and notes the recorder’s background in cemetery work in Chicago, while claiming a small staff of dead-end supporters.
The harbor board awarded the contract for supplying all foods beverages tobacco confections novelties flowers and publications at the municipal pier to John Z Vogelsang. The city is to receive 18 percent commission.
Real estate experts and officials doubt Torrens registered property handling and note officials avoid it for own transfers. Critics say the boom aims to create public payroll jobs, funded by taxpayers.
The County Board appropriated $5,000 to publicize the Torrens fad in daily papers. The Tribune Herald Examiner News Journal American and Post reportedly received under $100 each. If each got $100, where did the remaining $4,300 go? Seven Superior Court judges’ terms end in 1917, with three Republicans and four Democrats.
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