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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1902
Page
1
The Cook County fall campaign ends amid apathy, with Democrats snubbed by leaders and Burke’s influence waning. Republicans unite under Rowe and party managers, projecting a strong finish for State and county races, led by Busse for State Treasurer and Mamer for Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Indications point to a Republican win in the Illinois legislative elections. It is nearly certain the Republicans will control the joint assembly and name the next United States Senator from Illinois. Messer. Rowe.
Hoy Hogan and other leaders of the State organization have worked steadily to this end. The campaign’s effect is visible in districts statewide, while Mr Harlan urges Mayor Harrison to step aside. Harrison allegedly tied himself in a knot by allowing KR ER Burke to be ousted from the campaign, reflecting six years of city administration issues.
A political remark questions addressing Mayor Harrison's record. Mr. Harlan expresses fatigue at the prospect, suggesting limited value in pursuing further scrutiny. The brief exchange hints at ongoing local governance tensions without detailing specific actions or outcomes.
After heated county campaign turmoil ends, observers hope for a plan to stabilize the county building to prevent collapse and safeguard the newly elected officials.
Friends of Mr. Lockwood Honore resent a ribald description of his luggage likening him to hayseed politicians. They reject the label and insist he bears no taint of dishonor, deflecting the insult as a mere hatchet job on his nobility.
Dr Frank Billings Dr Hugh T Patrick Flora G Moulton Julia Lathrop and Ernest P Bicknell, appointed by President Han berg of the County Board, call attention to the upcoming bond election. They state reforms hinge on relieving overflow in the insane asylum where the patient load is twice the designed capacity.
In a brief speech the last speaker, Martin B. Madden, urged that future candidates for civic offices be pledged to action on the tunnels to revive Chicago commerce, stating such measures are necessary after the Republican rally at the Auditorium Wednesday night.
About 5,000 spectators filled the Auditorium Wednesday night as Republican candidate Madden pledged voters to concrete action once elected. Republican speakers urged party success so the proposed plans could be carried out in Congress from the First District.
North Side voters question Lockwood Honore's residency while his friends insist he lives there and serves the district. The city directory lists Honore Lockwood of Green Honore Peters at 1101 205 La Salle house and 2103 Michigan avenue, prompting curiosity about his claim as the Democracy's late hour candidate for Congress in the Ninth District Chicago Tribune.
In a Chicago Tribune note, Mr Honore’s campaign aides press their line to voters, claiming the Democratic nominee lives on the North Side. The city directory entry for address 103 challenges this claim, offering a factual point of residence once the 103 directory is published.
The campaign nears its close with no further close canvassing. Republican and Democratic headquarters report focus on rallies, meetings, and arrangements for Election Day.
Congressman Boutell declared the Republicans are the miners’ best friends in a Garfield Turner Hall address on Garfield avenue and Larrabee street Tuesday night. He argued that wage gains under GOP administrations contradict Democratic claims that electing a Democratic Congress would end the coal strike.
The quote argues that elected Congress could not convene for fifteen months, leaving strikers to starve. It credits a Republican president with settling the strike and refuting Democratic statements, framing the political clash as time critical and outcome driven.
About 1406 would be voters were summoned by the Board of Election Commissioners to defend their right to registry. The First Ward Roosevelt Club officers appeared before the board with questions about grounds for summoning suspects, many listed as moved away. The issue highlights lodging-house voting and broadened public concerns over municipal tax collection and tax-collecting abuses across city and county offices.
The Republican party of Cook County will at the proper time make an appreciation of services of this kind. Priest J Magerstadt has proven himself a great organizer and campaign manager.
North Side voters denounce the Democratic committee for nominating a district outsider in the Ninth Congressional District. They favor Republican Henry Sherman Boutell, praising his district residence, prior service, and strong local support while condemning carpet bag politics and a rising aristocracy in public office.
A L Hibbard, GM of the Chicago Telephone Company, states service is now better and more satisfactory than ever, pleasing patrons with improved operations.
Hon. BE. 8. Conway, chairman of the Republican County Central Committee, has proven himself to be the right man in the right place.
The campaign of Mr. John M. Harlan closed with a restrained, good humored tone on both sides. It was a clean race with no intemperate remarks or mudslinging, leaving no lasting scars and only a hint of apathy as election day approaches.
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