Political rivals gripe over election board power and perks
The county attorney and the president of the Board of Election Commissioners, partners in law, face criticism for apparent self enrichment. Republicans dispute Sims and Malley benefiting from fat offices without party service, sparking widespread indignation among party workers.
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Board of Election Commissioners
BE. W. Sims
Billy” Malley
The
Sims
Malley
Chicago political notes and urban issues in brief
A digest of local politics and civic concerns features talk of Leo Ernst as a likely county treasurer candidate on the Democratic ticket, critique of reformers, and mentions of Daniel J. Schuyler for a judicial nomination on the Republican side. Public anger over Clybourn avenue brick paving and calls to punish the contractor surface, alongside notes on Senator Mason’s Washington initiation and Republican chatter about George B. Swift for state senate or county treasurer. A reception announcement and Drainage Board questions close the column with health bulletin reflections.
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Leo Ernst
Ernst Brothers’ Independent Brewing Company
Ernst
Chicago
C. Schumacher
Blue Island Avenue
Board of County Commissioners
Daniel J. Schuyler
Schuyler
Vernon Avenue
Third Ward
Hyde Park
George B. Swift
Swift
Cook County
The Two Billies Vaudeville Fray in Ninth Ward
The Two Billies is a vaudeville act now in the Ninth Ward with one lead who backs Mayor Harrison and another who also backs him with a link. Rumor says the "Little" with the string will be forced to choose between options as the angleworm game ends.
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Health Department
Ninth Ward
Harrison
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Senator Mason
Washington
John A Logan
Union Veterans’ Union
Edward T. Glennon
Mary J. Slavin
Alice B. Dacy
Michigan Avenue
Silas Hardy Strawn
William Quinn
Charles H. Donnelly
Albert Edgar Dacy
Kittie Rochersperger
Charles H. Wacker
Charles J. Vopicka
Julius H. Schiller
Rudolf Brand
Theodore Oehne
Joseph P. Junk
Joseph Theurer
Adam Ortseifen
Ernst Hummel