Democratic Party Organization Listings in Illinois and Chicago
A detailed roster lists Democratic national and state officers, Cook County leaders, and ward chairmen across Chicago. Named individuals include Boeschenstein, Dailey, Feeney, Cermak, and O’Brien, with roles from treasurer to sergeant-at-arms and ward supervisors.
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Illinois
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
Democratic State Committee
Arthur W. Charles
Douglas Pattison
Freeport
Terence F. Moran
Chicago
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
Cook County
James M. Dailey
Joseph Rushkewicz
Frank F. Roeder
Anton J. Cermak
James M. Whalen
Frank H. McCulloch
John F. Quin
Jacob Lindheimer
Fred W. Blocki
John J. Leonard
Michael Kenna
William J. Graham
Ward by Ward Political Headquarters Directory Listing
Detailed listing of ward headquarters with addresses presidents secretaries and meeting days across Chicago suburbs and districts. Names include Coughlin Walsh Crowe Kost ner Fee ney Kleinitz Keough Wolf Hall Humes Bol ton Mc Nerney Whalen Steinwig DeHaan Browne Kerner Morris Denvir etc.
Lawndale Heights Club Meets First and Third Thursdays
The group lists officers including president Harry M. Christie and secretary Dennis E. Duffy. Meeting location and contact details are shown with addresses on Lawndale Avenue and nearby streets and numbers.
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Lawndale
Harry M. Christie
Lawndale Ave
Dennis E. Duffy
W. Madison Lt
Garfield
R. W. Larkin
Jackson Blvd
John 8
Clark
Keeler and
North Aves
Democrats form new executive and organization panels
Chairman Stuckart leads a Democratic reorganization with Henry Stuckart as chairman and Dennis J. Egan Frank S. Ryan and Rudolph L. Schapp heading key committees. The executive group includes Robert Sweitzer Dennis J. Egan Frank Walsh A. J. Cermak and many others.
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Henry Stuckart
Dennis J. Egan
Frank S. Ryan
Rudolph L. Schapp
Mr. Stuckart
Robert M. Sweitzer
Frank J. Walsh
A. J. Cermak
Frank 8. Ryan
M. K. Sheridan
John F. O'Malley
8. H. Kun
Value the L Roads Chapter Appointments
Three Chicago real estate men were appointed by the Chicago Traction and Subway Commission to make a detailed valuation of the L lines. The commission aims to determine the financial viability and potential improvements for the elevated routes.
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City Traction and Subway Commission
Chicago Real Estate
The
Chicago Traction and Subway Commission
Taft nomination note signals old guard influence
Arrangements at the Congress Hotel imply the old guard of the 1912 convention will shape the 1916 nomination. Senator Harding placed William Howard Taft in nomination in 1912, marking the progressive split that year.
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Congress Hotel
Old Guard
Senator Harding
William Howard Taft
Coliseum
Women to March in June Suffrage Parade in Chicago
Three thousand women are expected to march in Chicago on June 7 to demonstrate voter support for righteous government. The parade is organized by the Woman's City Club with Agnes Foreman as parade committee chair.
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Chicago
Agnes Foreman
Woman's City Club
Preparations Underway for Democratic Convention in St Louis
Preparations are under way at St. Louis for the Democratic convention opening June 14. A ticket shortage is so severe that many guaranty fund contributors may be unable to attend.
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St. Louis
Guaranty Fund
Chicago elevated railways valuation panel named
The city appoints Wyllys W. Baird William A. Bond and Mark Levy to join a valuation commission. The group, including New York engineers William Barclay Parsons and Robert Ridgway and Chicago’s Bion J. Arnold, will assess elevated railroad valuations and may investigate prior estimates for accuracy. Baird Bond and Levy receive ten thousand dollars jointly.
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Wyllys W. Baird
Baird & Warner
Chicago Real Estate Board
William A. Bond
William A. Bond & Co
Mark Levy
Cook County Real Estate Board
Commission
William Barclay Parsons
Robert Ridgway
New York
Bion J. Arnold
Chicago
Messrs. Baird
Bond
Levy
Aldermanic Wasps and Reform Selections
A harsh critique of reformers in city government, accusing college professors ex reporters and others of opposing public pleasure and taxation to serve a cultivated elite. The piece accuses reform aldermen of pandering to the press while dismissing popular opinion.
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Daily Press
Harding to Open National Republican Convention
Warren G. Harding of Ohio was named temporary chairman and official keynoter for the 1916 Republican national convention to be held in the Coliseum on June 7. He was chosen on the first ballot by unanimous consent of national committeemen.
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United States
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Coliseum
Renovations Planned at St Louis Coliseum for Event Crowds
The local arrangements committee reports extensive changes to the 8st Louis Coliseum to handle crowds. Work includes removing part of the roof and replacing it with glass for better lighting, plus additional boxes for governors, senators and other distinguished spectators.
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8St. Louis Coliseum
Sullivan Democratic national alternates listed by district
The Sullivan Democrats named alternate candidates by district including Charles M. Banta and William J. Shanahan in the first district David Pfaelzer and Samuel E. Cook in the second Joseph V. Callahan and Charles F. McDonough in the third Charles J. Michal and Joseph Mendriski in the fourth Joseph Cepak in the fifth James J. Trant and Frank J. Hogan in the sixth E. J. Ravnd and Hans Blase in the seventh Max Strauss in the eighth N G Fry and B P Jung in the ninth and Peter McDermott in the tenth Harrison Dunne Democrats chose Thomas Kasperski in the fifth district Stanley Adamkiewicz in the eighth and August Krumholz in the text.
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Sullivan
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. Ravnd
Hans Blase
Max Strauss
N. G. Fry
B. P. Jung
Peter McDermott
Harrison-Dunne Democrats
Thomas Kasperski
Stanley Adamkiewicz
August Krumholz
Berwyn Seeks West Side L Extension Past Harlem
Citizens of Berwyn seek to extend the Douglas Park line of the Metropolitan L to run parallel to West Twenty-second Street to the town western edge at Harlem Avenue with a south branch toward Oak Park Avenue through the town center to Ogden Avenue and then southwest to Harlem Avenue. Assistant Superintendent of Streets Mitchell is praised for his service.
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Berwyn
Chicago
Douglas Park
Metropolitan “L
Twenty-second Street
Harlem Avenue
Oak Park Avenue
Ogden Avenue
Democratic Convention Delegates List For Chicago Districts
Delegates at Large include Robert M. Sweitzer Edward F. Dunne Roger C. Sullivan Henry T. Rainey and Robert E. Burke. Chicago districts list delegates by district with names such as John E. Bolton Maclay Hoyne Edward G. Stenson John E. Traeger Joseph P. Ryan and Peter Reinberg.
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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
Fifth district tally shows Collins and Viterna each with 3630 votes
The New Democratic State Committee lists Cook County and Downstate delegates with names such as John J. Coughlin and Martin Moran among Sullivan district members. In the Fifth district Collins and Viterna are credited with 3 630 votes each.
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Cook County
John J. Coughlin
Sullivan
Martin J. Moran
Harrison
Terence F. Moran
Michael J. Donkin
J. J. Viterna
Barth P. Collin
Stephen D. Griffin
James Furlong
Edward B. Lynch
Edmond L. Mulcahy
Thomas J. Dawson
Sullivan Downstate
Thomas F. Donovan
William F. McNamar
Douglas Pattison
Sullivan - Sullivan
Hiram N. Wheeler
Visullivan
James M. Daugherty
Martin A. Brennan
William Ryan
Dunne
Isaac B. Craig
James McNabb
W. M. Clark
Jerry J. Kan
William Johbna' Sullivan
Arthur W. Charles
Ed M. Spiller
Collins and
Viterna
City Council Hears Plan for Fifty Wards and City Manager
Alderman Capitain urged redistricting into fifty wards with one alderman each and proposed appointing a city manager, effectively ending the mayor’s office. A subcommittee was formed. Kennedy failed to push a resolution on avoiding a diplomatic break with Germany. Vote split showed opposition and support for 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 Chicago Aldermen Assignments by Committees
The Chicago City Council assigns new members to panels: Schwartz Harbors and bridges health and terminals Krumdick Harbors license schools fire police civil service Novak License health local industries Horne Harbors City Hall and buildings Franz Health buildings track elevation Walker Harbors buildings judiciary Adamowski Buildings streets and alleys parks playgrounds beaches Byrne License judiciary terminals Pegram Health schools buildings. A soap advertisement promotes Dobbin Electric Soap as pure and inexpensive.
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Chicago City Council
Schwartz
Krumdick-Harbors
Police
Civil Service
Novak
Horne
Franz—Health
Walker
Adamowski
Byrne
Pegram
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Fair State, Adams and Dearborn Sts
E. J. Lehmann
Isaac N. Powell
Democratic
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. Grogan
John Powers
John F. O'Mal
Ley
Joseph L. Gill
Harry R. Gibbons
Henry A. Zen
Nell Marley
Frank Paschen
Emmett Whealan
James F. Heffernan
Eugene R. Pike
Michael K. Sheridan
Timothy Crowe
Joseph 0. Kostner
Samuel Kleinitz
Chicago Heights
Francis M. Keough
Lemont
Peter Wolf
Melrose Park
Ross C. Hall
Oak Park
Isaac M. Kuebler
Palatine
30Th
Wallace St
John F. Bolton
Union Ave
James J. Kropacek
Normal Ave
Kahn
Cottage Grove Ave
Langley Ave
Elmer J. Whitty
Commercial Ave
John P. Byrnes
Bond Ave
Gustave Steinwig
Anthony Ave
DeHaan's Hall
Tel. Burnside
Catrines DeHaan
Donald E. Whittenburg
W. 12Th
Tel. Seeley
Michael J. Browne
Washburne Ave
Fred W. Rausch
W. 19Th
Kedzie Ave
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 8 St
Edward J. Kaindl
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 St
John J. Falvey
Lytle St
Club House
18Th St
Canal
Peter F. Smith
N. Union Ave
Barth
P. Collins
19Th St
Thomas Jefferson Club
N. Dearborn
Tel. Superior
Joseph P. Mahoney
N. la Salle St
Raymond A. Dougherty
Dearborn
Larrabee
Lincoln
Frank A. Stadler
Lincoln Ave
Gustav Seedorf
Oakley Ave
Broadway
Edgewater
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
Armitage
W. Garfield
Bird
Drover
Frank J. Ryan
John R. Cook
McNally
Frank J. Carr
W. 60Th St
Chas, Sener
Peoria St
Anderson Bldg
Halsted
Hodnett's
Stuckart
Popular County
New Democratic Executive Committee
Aldermanic Wasps
Harding
Roger
Sullivan Democrats
Progressive Metropolitan Company
Mitchell
George W. Paull
NEW Democratic State Committee
Capitain
William A. Doyle
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