Taft and Deneen Backed by Business Men in 1904 Election
Business leaders anticipate a Taft landslide with Governor Deneen enjoying strong local support. Registration shows Chicago growth as reform questions and four statewide measures stir voter interest. Hopkins predicts Taft winning by about 125,000 in Illinois with Deneen close behind. Four proposed amendments and park bond issues are slated for November ballots.
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William II
Taft
Bryan
Tlinois
Charles Deneen
Deneen
Cook County
Wald
William Howard Taft
Micols
Albert J. Hopkins
Aold
Hopkins
Dinola
Illinois
Board of Election Commissioners
Lockport
Utica
Morgan Park
Chicago
Lake View
Cook
Miinois
Haas
Taft speech shift and local endorsements in Chicago
Local readers learn that 09 names were struck from poll books as fictitious and Taft shifts campaign stops from Chicago to Gary Indiana. Reports note endorsements for Taft from figures like Henry Boutell and Abel Davin era Illinois elections and highlight Chicago public officials’ support for reelection paths and sanitary trusteeship.
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Taft
Gary
Ind
Chicago
Republican National
Illnois
Indiana
George K Schmidt Runs For County Commission Seat
George K Schmidt launches a winning campaign for the County Commissioner position. He is popular with voters and pledges strong service to the people on the County Board.
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Educational Commission
Severson
Board of
Public Charities
Chicago
George K. Schmidt
County Commissioner Walter Schroida Seeks Re-election
County official Walter Schroida, an experienced businessman with a solid County Board record, runs for another term. The piece emphasizes his competence and track record to persuade voters.
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William H. Weberns
Cook County
Adam Wolf
Walter Schroi- da
Hiw
Electrification Petition Presses City Council Action
A 50 000 name petition led by forty nine clubs urged electrification of the Illinois Central Railroad. Aldermen plan to study a detailed report showing benefits and costs, with aims to extend electrification to all lines entering Chicago. The council also debated smoke ordinances and the temporary versus permanent status of the Kensington branch, while Knight of the Chicago and Oak Park Elevated pressed concessions for track elevation and franchise extensions.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Ilinois Central
Council Local Transportation Committee
Chicago
Alder
Foretti
Britten
South Side
Jones
Kensington & Eastern
Hiinels Central Railroad
Paul 2. Bird
Gilbert E. Ryder
W. A. Evans
HL. Evans
Coner
Foreman
Hadings
Cullerton
Clarence A. Knight
Chicago B
Oak Park
Campbell
Oakley Avenues
Western Avenue
Leavitt Street
Morkan
Sheldon Streets
Market Street
Local Transportation Committee
William Weinand
Basse
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Taft and
Gen. Stevenson
Illinois Central Railway
Malone Ae
Cicero
Charles S. Deneen
Abel Davis
E. C. Kohlhaat
Davis
Recorder
Deneen Equate Deal Club
Adlai E. Stevenson Ia
Governor Haskell
Toi Taggert
Frank H. Jones
American Trust & Savings Bank
Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Ieaue
Henry ¥. Boutell
International Brotherhood of Steam
Charles Rees
Brotherhood
Congress
Boutel
William Legner
Sanitary
George W. Paullin
Abel Abel Davin
Chicago Credit Men's Association
Roy C. West
Board of Review
National House of Representatives
Henry Sherman Boutell
Mombered
Congressmin Laws
Martin WH. Madden
Joseph K. Flanagan
Drainage Board
Max Eberhardt
William FE. Dever
Knight
Oak Park Elevated
Milton J. Foreman
R. R. McCormick
Joseph Badenoch
John P. McGoorty
William H. Baker
M. L. Ofchinley
Walter E. Beebe
Chas
E. Merriam
Albert W. Bellfuss
W. R. Michaelis
Frank I. Bennett
Theodore Debne
P. Brosseau
Jon
Charles Verne
Jas. M. Kittleman
R. A. White
Bryan Lathrop
D. R. Wilkins
James J. Linehan
John P. Wilson
Carl Lundberg
Edward C. Young
T. C. MacMillan
Michael Zimmer
Chas. B. Merriam
Haskell
Democrats
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