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Newspaper
Chicago Eagle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
1
A 1900s Chicago audit reveals extensive Connery family control of public posts across Cook County. The piece traces offices from Clerk to Recorder of Deeds, State Bank Examiner, and Sanitary District Comptroller, noting kinship links and party loyalties, with mentions of Busse, Dunne, Rainey, and Bidwill amid a shifting Democratic landscape.
Critics allege the Connery family has long held sway over Chicago public posts in coal, banking, and city offices. They point to a Connery on the Board of Review, an official in the Attorney General's office, a Connery as city clerk, and others such as the Comptroller, State Bank Examiner, and Recorder of Deeds involved in public affairs.
The Tribune reports the Democratic ticket faced rejection from precinct captains who backed Governor Dunne over Bill Brinton. Dunne won Cook County by a large margin, freeing himself from the party machine. The piece also notes 68 teachers were ousted by the Board of Education, with 37 federation members among them and about 50 000 dollars raised toward back pay. The federation plans further fundraising as ousted teachers take on federation roles.
A circular circulated in the Twenty-eighth Ward during a late Democratic primary lists Francis D. Connery and relatives on the public payroll. It names Aldermen, a City Clerk, a Comptroller, a Recorder, an Inspector, and other Connerys holding office, noting the pattern of appointments and suggesting broader public employment among Connerys.
County treasurer James Stuckart protests taxes and plans wall signs blaming the board of assessors rather than the treasurer. City hall factions name tickets of Swedes and Germans versus Irish and Poles. Sullivan slate notes no German on Cook County slate, amid election chatter involving Connery Rai ney Gavin Bowler O'Brien Webb Fee ney and others.
The Democratic slate for the Sanitary District of Chicago is declared above reproach with every member having served the public faith. Ticket lists President Thomas M. Sullivan and Trustees Joseph Rushkewicz and James A. Long.
A column criticizes Charles H. Sergel for his Peru consulship record and portrays him as a Progressive with a path from Muscatine to Dearborn and Polk streets, arguing his experience as Peru consul at Chicago could benefit Chicago’s Sanitary District. It notes a four hour meeting where the Chicago Teachers Federation voted to restore salaries for thirty seven ousted teachers.
A citizen warning outlines the danger of gang control over offices and the judiciary in Chicago. It argues business people face pressure to obey the gang and urges opposition to such rule to protect good citizens and political freedom.
A report warns that gangs of political bosses and job holders violate the Illinois boycott and blacklist law. Advertisers are urged to note and report any visits. The notice outlines conspiracy penalties up to five years in prison and fines to $2000 for those who conspire to injure others through boycott schemes.
The Democratic machine named three principal officers for the upcoming fall election. Recorder of Deeds Joseph F Connery. Clerk of the Circuit Court John W Rainey. Clerk of the Superior Court James C Gavin. Rainey associated with Rainey Brothers at 734 West 35th Street. Gavin an undertaker at 326 South Racine Avenue.
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