Brennan Leads Illinois Democrats in National Convention Duties
George E. Brennan of Chicago was chosen chairman of the Illinois delegation at the San Francisco National Convention, succeeding the late Roger C. Sullivan. The Illinois slate included at large delegates such as Robert M. Sweitzer and Edward F. Dunne, with alternates named across several cities. The convention also endorsed Wilson, condemned anti-treaty opposition, and slated future meetings for university trustee and appellate court clerk nominations.
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Illinois
San Francisco
George E. Brennan
Chicago
Sinois
Roger C. Sullivan
Brennan
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Resolutions Committee
Springfield
Ald
A. J. Cermak
Wilson
League of Nations
Republican Congress
James Hamilton Lewis
Ernest Hoover
Taylorville
Robert M. Sweitzer
John F. O'Malley
Edward F. Dunne
Carter H. Harrison
Frank J. Quinn
Peoria
Francis 8
Charles C. Craig
Galesburg
W. E. Lancaster
Quincy
Richard H. Colby
John Bullington
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
Utilities Must Have Higher Rates Hearings Continue
James B. Forgan chairman of First National Bank testified before the public utilities commission that utilities face a desperate capital and credit crisis. He said only higher rates can guarantee a fixed income as war time capital remains unavailable and banks cannot provide affordable money for needed extensions.
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Public Utilities Commission
James B Forgan
First National Bank
E. D. Hulbert
Illinois Trust and Savings
Corn Exchange National
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Company
Forgan
County Officials Face Con Con Debates On Re-Election
Cook County battles over constitutional convention issues as a committee report backs downstate re election for sheriffs and treasurers while Chicago and Cook County committee debates taxation bonding debt limits and public utility ownership.
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Cook County
Nicipal Township
Downstate
Chicago and Cook County
Chicago
Republican delegates at large endorse Lowden and Sherman for national roles
The Republican State Convention at Springfield backed Governor Frank O. Lowden for president by a large margin and elevated Senator L. Y. Sherman as party leader and National Committeeman. Ten delegates at large include Sherman, Medill McCormick, Frank L. Smith, William A. Rodenberg, Harold L. Ickes, Fred Upham, John G. Oglesby, Louis Emmerson, Mayor Thompson, and Samuel A. Ettelson.
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Springfield
Frank O. Lowden
L. Y. Sherman
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Medill McCormick
Chicago
Frank L. Smith
Dwight
State Committee
William A. Rodenberg
East St. Louis
Harold L. Ickes
Fred L. Upham
National Committee
John G. Oglesby
Elkhart
Louis L. Emmerson
Mount Vernon
London
Thompson
Samuel A. Ettelson
Corpora
Democratic and Republican Struggle Over Thirst Plan at State Convention
The Springfield convention saw both parties maneuvering around the “thirst problem” with only four of twenty five votes in the resolutions committee for the Democratic plank. Democratic leaders hope to push the issue into the National platform amid cure vote uncertainty and unit rule influences. A Fort Dodge banker and political operator with Iowa legislative ties and roles at United States Gypsum and Erie & Michigan Railway figures in the text.
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Springfield
Resolutions Committee
Illinois
San Fran
Ilinois
New York
Fort Dodge National Bank
First National Bank
City
Fort Dodge Wholesale Grocery Company
Iowa
Senator Deliver
Chicago
United States Gypsum Company
Erie & Michigan Railway and Navigation Company
Illinois wets seek plank shift at national convention
The article notes Illinois proponents aim to push for a liberal beer and light wine plank at the Democratic national convention. It discusses expected debates over dry and wet sentiments, with organizers and delegates from Chicago and other cities preparing for a floor fight and possible minority wet support.
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Illinois
Meservey to Head Hamilton Club
Stillman T. Meservey a Republican of national reputation will be elected President of the Hamilton Club at the May 17 election. Meservey is a leader in business and finance and served three terms as mayor of Fort Dodge Iowa.
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Stillman T. Meservey
Hamilton Club
Meservey
Fort Dodge
Towa
Republican State Central Committee Members List
District 1 Adolph Marks of Chicago leads a slate including Edwin Davis James Rea Thomas Finucane Morris Eller George Arnold John Garner Fred Erickson Eugene Pike Charles Bostrom Justus Johnson Adam Cliffe Arthur Smith Walter Rosenfield Jerome Christy Garrett Del B Hawk Ernest LeSure J Baldwin S Elmer Simpson Richard Sullivan Cicero Lindley George Brown Charles Miller from various Illinois locales including Aurora DeKalb Stockton Rock Island Adams County Kinney Peoria Bloomington Danville Decatur Carrollton Springfield Greenville Brownstown Franklin.
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Adolph Marks
Chicago
Edwin
Davis
James Rea
Thomas J. Finucane
Morris Eller
George B. Arnold
John B. Garner
Fred KE. Erickson
Eugene Rh. Pike
Charles Bostrom
Justus L. Johnson
Aurora
Adam C. Cliffe
DeKalb
Arthur M. Smith
Stockton
Walter A. Rosenfield
Rock Island
Jerome A. Christy
Adams County
Garrett del
Kinney
Peoria
B. Hawk
Bloomington
Ernest X. LeSure
Danville
Baldwin
Decatur
S. Elmer Simpson
Carrollton
Richard M. Sullivan
Springfield
Cicero J. Lindley
Greenville
City Hall moves to cut living costs with army food sales
Health Commissioner Robertson and Alderman Adamowski push police station sales to curb high living costs while parcels post delays deny Chicagoans their share. Daylight saving talks resume as the judiciary committee weighs legality and public protection against spurious charities. Board of Education hosts Society for Visual Education film viewing led by Vanderlip with educators and university officials in attendance.
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Robertson
Adamowski
Council Judiciary Committee
Olsen
Schwartz
Chicago Law Enforcement League
James N. McMinn
J. E. McEldowney
Chicago
Judiciary Committee
City Council
Board of Education
Society For Visual Education
Frank A. Vanderlip
Clark Street
William C. Bagley
Columbia University
BE. J. Davis
D. E. Cole
George B. Arnold
A. H. Severinghaus
Dudley Grant Hays
Rollin D Salisbury
University of Chicago
Harley L. Clarke
F. R. Moulton
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Wisconsin
Harry N. Grat
The
Mercantile Trust and Savings Bank
Mr. Forgan
Kickham Scanlan
Circuit Court
James T. Igoe
Tion Counsel
Orville F. Berry
Carthage
David E. Shanahan
House of Representatives
Henry L. Greene
Urbana
W. B. McHenry
Rochelle
Eugene R. Pike
Walter H. Wood
Cairo
Fletcher Dobyns
Illinois Women's Organization
Ernest Griffen
Women
Otis B. Duncan
Irene Pease Montanyi
Thompson Women's Organization
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