Political Struggle Fills City Rumor Mills in 1900
The Eagle outlines party fault lines and candidate maneuvers for Democratic primaries and conventions. Details name Roger Sullivan, Thomas Gahan, and ward bosses shaping district slates for Fifth, Third, and other districts. Also notes criticism of Sheriff office management and local reform actions by Alderman Kunis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger C. Sullivan
Thomas Gahan
County Central Committee
State Central Committee
Sheriff's Office
Charles Peters
Peters
Eggle
Eagle
John A. King
United States
West Side political push and water dispute influence city
The piece outlines West and Northwest voters facing water shutoffs due to park sprinkling rules, amid a battleground for Cook County offices. It notes commissions, potential renominations, and amid shifts in state and local party plans with figures like McGann, Jamieson, Cusack, and Pavileck named in various efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGann
West Side
West
Northwest Divisions
Chicago Sanitary District and Game Law Controversy
Trustees argue for water and sewer needs over other costs as Chicago taxpayers fund canal protection. Dealers vow to challenge Illinois game law, aiming to sell game year round, despite birds’ protections. Critics warn extended season harms wildlife and shifts enforcement to health authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Friends of
Indiana
Illinois
Health Department
Political jockeying drives drainage board renomination race
The piece surveys upcoming renominations for the nine member drainage board elected in 1905 for five years. It notes party splits, key players Eckhart Boldenwick Braden Carter Mallette Smyth Wenter Jones and potential bids by Thomas Webb and Frank Ryan. It contends the nonpartisan body remains heavily influenced by ward power brokers and predicts likely renominations while warning of possible difficulties for Braden and Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Board
B. A. Eckhart
William Boldenwick
Joseph Braden
Zina R. Carter
James P. Mallette
Thomas Kelly
Thomas Smyth
Frank Wenter
Alex
J. Jones
Braden
Boldenwick
Eckhart
Hyde Park
Mallette
Carter
Joseph J. Duffy
Stobert B. Burke
Thomas J. Webb
Twenty-first
Harrison
Drainage Board
Wenter, Smyth
Kelly
Jones
Frank J. Ryan
Tom Carey
Twenty-ninth
Smyth
West Side
Wenter
Loeffler
Old Democratic Leaders Reported to Plot State Convention Return
Reports from out of state Democratic circles say veteran leaders intend to head delegations to next year’s State convention to regain leadership once held during Altgeld’s era. Prominent names include Morrison, Stevenson, Black, Youngblood, Eden, Thornton, Crawford, Anderson, Sparka, Downing, Allen, Hunter, Greene, and McClernand. Local organizers deem any comeback unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altgeld
William St. Morrison
Monroe County
Adlai Stevenson
Bloomington
Gen. Black
Chicago
Marion Youngblood
Jackson
John R. Eden
Moultrie
Anthony Thornton
Shelby
M. C. Crawford
Union
W. B. Anderson
Jefferson
W. A. J. Sparka
Clinton
D. M. Downing
Franklin
Josh Allen
Andrew 4. Hunter
Paris
William H. Greene
Alexander
John McClernand
Springfield
Debate Over Direct Election of National Delegates in Primary
Cook County politicians argue whether national convention delegates should be chosen by voters in primaries. Previously delegates were named by congressional conventions with little direct voter input. Attorney WheeLock favors direct primary selection, while some officials resist the change and recall 1906 events involving McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
W. W. Wheelock
Election Board
McKinley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board of Drainage Trustees
James McAndrews
Democratic Congress
Nal
Welfth Ward
Thomas Cusack
Representatives’ Hall
John E. Owens
Twelfth Ward
Democratic Club
James J. Laughlin
Superior Court
Stephen D. Griffin
Thomas F. Judge
John Long
P. J. King
Frank J. Sullivan
Thomas Gibbons
W. R. Skidmore
M. W. Gleason
A. R. Ford
Ald
George Duddleston
Maypole
John J. Brennan
Duddleston
Thos
F. Little
Benjamin Marion Mitchell
Ald. Maypole
Stanley Kuna
West Town
Peter Kielbasen
John Czekalla
Roger
Sullivan
Brennan
Martin
William J. O’brien
Billie” O’brien
McCormick
Stanley Kunis
John F. Smulski
James W. Twohlg
West Spring
James J. Townsend
P. J. Cabill
Criminal Court
R. J. Gunning
Jim McAndrews
Congress
Chicago Union Traction Company
Charles H. Wacker
Chi
Cago
Twelfth
McKinney
Ilinois
John R. Tanner
Iinois
T. N. Jamieson
National Republican
Dr. Jamieson
Jamieson
Suillivell
Woodlawn Avenue
Homer Herschel, Jr
Thomas N., Jr
Edward J. O'Briendy
Civil Service Commission
John W. Lyons
O'Brien
Charles B. Pavileck
Republican Party
Pavileck
Board of
Weat Park
McAndrews
Tom Cusick
Cook County Central Committee
W. A
Graham
Orrin N. Carter
John H. Weiss
Gottfried Brewery
Joseph Tl
Francis Ta
8. W. Strauss
South Town
Strauss
Sixteenth Ward
George C. Leake
Leake
Milwaukee Avenue
Republican Organization
Hon
Selon H. Case
State Senate
Drainage Trusteca
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!