Forlorn Hope to Capture Country Towns in Cook County
An editorial laments Mayor Harrison's plan to expand a Democratic outreach committee to one thousand, arguing it weakens the County Central Committee and sidelines long-standing leaders. It warns the effort could fail to shift the Republican majority and questions loyalty among Gahan Burke Hopkins Powers and other party figures.
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Cook County
Harrison
Chicago
Hotspur
Glendower
Spirita
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of
Democratic County Central Committee
County Central
Gahan
John Powers
The
County Democracy
Timothy BE
Ryan
Miles J. Devine
M. ©. McDonald
John T. Keating
John P. McGoorty
John J. Hayes
Mayor Harrison Seeks Dictatorial Control of Campaign
A dated report reveals Mayor Harrison asserting exclusive authority over the Democratic campaign. He plans to exclude even advisory committee members he previously appointed, enforcing a top down approach and relegating political allies to obscurity as he returns with an apparent bid to dictate strategy.
Democrats Field For renomination Amid Campaign Tactics
Mayor Harrison returns from fishing with bait for a spring renomination. Mason still active against Governor Yates as independents consider House bids pledged to Mason. Harrison praises a clean progressive platform despite traction issues dominating the Cook County Democratic ticket and asks if Maine news has reached them.
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Harrison
William BE. Mason
Yates
House of Representatives
Mason
Democratic Machine Talk and Chicago Campaign Winds
A Chicago period piece surveys Democratic and Republican power, noting the Mayor's paradoxical remark on machine politics as campaign organization. It praises Fred M. Blount for opposing T. K. Laramie and urges district voters to study records, while detailing Republican efforts led by Mason and state bosses planning rallies and speeches to energize support.
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Fred M. Blount
Legislative Voters’ League
Blount
T. K. Laramie
Mayor critiques party bickerings in press quarrels
A Chicago mayor says Republican papers push a narrative of Democratic infighting. He claims newspapers merely reflect conditions caused by his own actions, noting readers would see the contrast if they read Democratic and independent papers.
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Chicago
Questions on Dissatisfaction and Campaign Meetings
The text questions why the Democratic Central Committee has not held campaign meetings since the start and why candidates are withdrawing or preparing to. It notes a recent Briggs House gathering of county ticket candidates and a discussion about forming their own campaign organization.
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Republican
Bans Louel Park
Democratic Central Committee
Briggs House
Woman's exchange featured at San Souez Republican gathering
A prize distinction will include a woman's exchange where a housewife sewing a tat and sketching a cow can swap with a rural neighbor holding a ping-pong set. Present deliveries to large gifts are arranged. The Republican group encourages voter registration from the home.
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San Souez
Illinois campaign speaks plan draws crowds for national figures
Chairman Hogan notes towns large and small request national figures for political rallies. Calls to the state speakers bureau show strong demand for figures like Fifer Cullom Moody and Dolliver, but Hogan says it is impractical to meet such requests. He offers top Illinois talent and candidates instead to fill appearances.
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Babcock
Republican Congressional Committee
Bureau
The
State Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Hogan
Fifer
Cullom
Laborites Pushing City Mayoral Ticket in Chicago
Labor leaders plan a labor party bid for mayor, citing police clubbing and Gatling gun displays against strikers as proof the Harrison administration must be toppled. They claim 180,000 labor voters could swing the spring election and aim to defeat Carter H. Harrison Jr. with a labor candidate.
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Boxmakers’ Union
Organized Labor
Chicago
Carter HL. Harrison
Europe
Dublin
Ireland
Carter Harrison
Carter Hi. Harrison
Harrison
Iae
Labor
Organized Bar
Building and Trades Council
Teamsters
Town to Restore Thoroughfares to Original Conditon
A comment argues that letting streets revert to their former muddy and congested state proves the issue cannot be disputed. The remark suggests no momentum exists to keep roads improved across the town.
Garbage and Harrison Unperturbed for Two Years More
The piece argues that garbage and Harrison will remain undisturbed for about two more years, a prospect seen as dire for Chicagoans next spring. It expresses hope for Trost to intervene or fix the situation.
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Higvener
Harrison
Sanitary District Moves HQ Decision Delayed
The Sanitary District of Chicago will relocate by May 1, 2008 after a Finance Committee meeting. Trustees debated space needs and rent, with Engineer Randolph to finalize space. district plans include riverfront property purchases and building new docks.
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Sanitary District of
Chicago
Thesday
Smyth
Rawdolph
Wis Po
Commonwealth Electric Company
Main Street
Onilen Estate
22D Street
Tse
State Street
Randolph
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Maine
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Bossa” Harrison
Rowe
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Dan Hogan
Chasen
Ilinois
State Administration
Ulineis
Republican Organization
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