Democratic Party Boss Rule Sparks Chicago Campaign Roast
The Eagle reports that Mayor Harrison and a City Hall advisory committee have seized leadership of the Cook County Democratic campaign, ousting the central committee and provoking labor unions to revolt. It warns voters may desert the ticket as streets, water, and schools suffer from the admin’s influence and calls out the “silk stocking” bosses for risking a disastrous election.
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Cook County
Harrison
Democratic County Committee
Harrison ‘Advisory’ Campaign Committee
Advisory Committee of Twenty-Four
Democratic Party
City Hall
Illnois
Chicago
Ita
Rssue
The
Eagle
Engle
Millstone
Organized Labor of
Chicago Teamsters
Teamsters
Hugh McGee
Truck Teamsters’ Union
Carter Harrison
McGee
Democratic County
Camipalen
James H. Payne
Hon M E Hunt Re elected To House Of Representatives
The statement declares the reelection of Hon M. E. Hunt to the House of Representatives. It praises his past service and faithful representation, asserting that the people value his continued leadership and expect steady support in the coming term.
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M. E. Hunt
House of Representatives
Re-election Bid of Cook County Official Weber
No better, more faithful official was ever elected to public office by Cook County than William H. Weber who seeks re-election to the Board of County Assessors. He has been faithful upright and concerned with taxpayers. Weber has lived in Cook County all his life and remains trusted by Democrats and Republicans alike. His re election is certain.
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Cook County
William H. Weber
Board of County Assessors
Weber
The
Chicago Eagle
Department of Public Works
A. BR. Porter
Appellate Court
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Chicago
Mr. Thompson
Ernest J. Magerstadt
Carter Harrison
William W. Weare Wins Broad Gop Backing for Legislature
William W. Weare, Republican candidate in the Nineteenth Senatorial District, receives united support from leading residents of the area. The statement asserts he is thoroughly deserving of the people’s confidence and backing.
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William W. Weare
Hogan Nominated as City Treasurer Candidate
The Republicans name Hon. James A. Hogan as City Treasurer candidate in Chicago. Hogan is general manager and secretary of the Illinois Stone Company and is described as influential and respected, with strong appeal to voters and capacity to rally support for the ticket.
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Chicago
James A. Hogan
Illinois Stone Company
Hogan
Teket
Honest Adam Wolf for Cook County Board of Assessors
Citizens urged to re elect Adam Wolf to the Cook County Board of Assessors. The Chicago born official is praised for a spotless record and urged for unanimous support from voters and taxpayers in the current campaign.
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Cook County
Adam Wolf
Board of County Assessors
Duffy Seeks 27th District Seat As Madden Pushes Tariff Reforms
Frederick Duffy, running as an independent Republican for Representative in the Twenty-seventh District, is urged as the best candidate by voters across Cook County. Martin B Madden, candidate for Congress in the First District, releases a call for tariff revision, reciprocity, a Lake Michigan to gulf deep waterway, and trust regulation.
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Frederick Duffy
Cook
Duffy
Martin B. Madden
Congress
Mr. Madden
Lake Michigan
Gulf
John F. Siulski Asks City Attorney Nomination
Fon. John F. Siulski enjoys citywide confidence as an alderman and would likely be elected city attorney if he pursued the post. He is deeply occupied with a lucrative legal practice, making a spring candidacy uncertain, though his nomination would secure victory.
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John F. Siulski
Republican Party
Tte
Sinulski
Edward Muelhofer
Edwin K Walker Seen Set for Re election to County Board
The well known lawyer Edwin K. Walker, noted for a fine record as a County Board member, is expected to be re elected. Two years of service have made him a useful public servant the county has never had.
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Edwin K. Walker
Willard McEwen
Sears
McEwen
Chicago
Hon. Daniel J. McMahon Praised as City Lawyer
In Chicago the attorney for the city Board of Education, Hon. Daniel J. McMahon, is described as the ablest lawyer in the city. Also noted is Hon. A. J. Kettering poised for triumphant election to the State Senate by voters in the Third Senatorial District.
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Chicago
Daniel J. McMahon
City Board of Education
A. J. Kettering
Senate
Haran for Representative in Seventeenth District
Voters are urged to support T J Haran for the Seventeenth Senatorial District seat He promises to ably represent the interests of the people in the next General Assembly and advocate for their concerns.
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T. J. Haran
Knopf Seen as Likely Congress Member by Large Margin
The draft notes anticipate Knopf, a lifelong Republican with liberal views on national welfare, winning Congress by one of the district’s largest majorities. He is praised as a strong fit for the role and for representing broad interests of the people.
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Tion
Hilly Knopf
Congress
Mr. Knopf
Political rally highlights city candidates and endorsements
Hon Henry C Beitler praised as a capable future legislator and public servant. Joseph Grein, East Randolph street buffet owner, spoke at a County Democracy rally as a Democratic candidate for County Commissioner. Fred A Busse gains cross party support for State Treasurer while John Richardson and Miles J Devine lauded for integrity and legal service in Chicago.
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Joseph Greln
East Randolph Street
County Democracy
Grein
Re-election Backed for Mahony in Eighth District
The Eighth Congressional District will show its appreciation of able and faithful services by re-electing Hon. William F. Mahony, one of the best men ever sent to Congress from Cook County.
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William F. Mahony
Congress
Cook County
Political Gossip and Campaign Roster Reflections
The piece surveys Democratic and Republican candidates for various Chicago offices in the Twenty-first District and beyond. It notes Mitchell and others returning to campaign, names several nominees for city clerk and state posts, plus reader letters praising or critiquing officials and ongoing political maneuvering in the city.
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Benjamin Mitchell
Twenty-first
Ivery
Mitchell
Thompson for County Commissioner Also Prominent Mayoral Hope
William Hale Thompson emerges as a Republican candidate for County Commissioner, with speculation he could surge past rivals and gain support from multiple wards. Roosevelt backs a Pacific cable project via the Commercial Cable Company, preserving wartime control options for the government. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology department targets fire prevention through building design and rapid extinction measures amid rising U.S. fire losses. A distressed woman’s suicide contrasts with others pursuing public roles, highlighting fate's inequities.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
United States
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W. W. Wilson
William Lorimer
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Sherman and
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Morse Thrilling
Sherman Street
Thrilling
John Moran
Frank Werle
Rex
Robert Renshaw
George W. Dixon
State Senate
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George P. Foster
Henry Sherman Boutell
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