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"INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS. NEUTRAL IN NONE."
VOLUME X.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1891-TWELVE PAGES.
NUMlittll 257.
WOST PAY HIS
Republican Candidate for County
ludge Refuses to Put Up One
Cent for Expenses.
He Has Lived in Chicago Only Three
Years and Fears He Might
Be Bunkoed.
Besides, as He Has Held Office Ever Since
He Arrived, He Won't Trust
Strangers.
And Citizens and Politicians Are Alike Un
known to th9 Ambitious Young
Carpetbagger.
The Republican candidate for
County Judge, Ortln N. Carter, has
refused to put up one cent toward
paying campaign expenses.
Ho has resided In Chicago but three
years and thinks he knows a thing or
two.
"Judgo" Carter believes that tho
Republican business men of Chicago
ought to bo tickled to death to havo
such a man on the Cook County
liencb.
lln Is bound to be Impartial, he
thinks.
Ho has lived In this county too
short a time to inako any now ac
tanccs, and ho has been too busy
looking for and holding office since
ho has been hero to get acquainted
with anyone.
Tho result of "Judgo" Carter's
declination to "produce" has boon to
lcavo tho Republican campaign with,
out funds, as many of tho othor can
dldates won't put up.
Evcryono In tho Republican camp
is denouncing Carter as a "carpet
bagger, " and there Is talk of taking
hlw off tho ticket and putting on
somo man who can llnd State or Mad
ison street without a guide.
Tho Tribune of Thursday virtually
acknowledges tho corn by printing
tho following version of tho affair,
which Is quito laughablo when ono
thinks nf tho hard times and tho
great deslro of business men to re
duce their own capital to help poli
ticians. Just listen to tho Tribune and then
smile: "No assessment of candidates
will be mado by tho Republican Ex
ecutive Commlttoe this fall. Tho
Finunco Committee met at head
quartets yesterday afternoon and
adopted a resolution requesting tho
Executlvo Commltteo not to le?y an
assessment, and it Is practically sot
tied the suggestion will bo followed.
Chairman Counsclman and his asso
ciates on tho Finunco Commltteo are
said to bo unanimously opposed to
tho assessment. Tho committee takes
tho position that tho practlco is a
bad ono, and this yoar is a good
tlmo to work a roform. Tho moni
tors of tho commltteo siy they .will
ralso sufficient money to conduct tho
campaign and tho Republican business-men
stund ready to contribute
It Is held that business-men would
rather glvo tho money than havo
candidates assessed. Tho practlco
has been disapproved generally among
Republicans and looked upon as tho
Institution of Democratic campaign
committees, but It has been adopted
as tho easiest way of raising money
to conduct tho campaign.
"Tho meeting of tho commltteo
was well attended, and tho mombors
took hold ot tho work cheerfully.
Among thoio prcsont were Charles
Counsolman, Alexander Rovcll, Si
mon Straus, Joseph Helfeld, J. M.
Ready, A. J. Mlksch, E. S. Conway,
Emll Wilkon, M. R. Madden, Georgo
TJ. Swift, and John Anderson. Ar
rangements wcro mado to classify
tho various branches of trade, and
8H
Chairman Counsclman was author
ized to appoint a sub-committee to
canvass tho Republican business men
of each lino of trade.
"The committee also examined the
appropriations made by tho executive
commltteo for tho various depart
ments of tho organization and ap
proved them. Tho amount ot money
needed to conduct tho campaign Is
known to tho Flnanco commltteo as
It enters on the work of soliciting
subscriptions."
Ono of tho useful members of tho
last Legislature who will bo nomi
nated and elected this
Nineteenth district
Marion Mitchell. Ho
Qulncy, Jan. no, 1801).
fall from tho
Is Rcnjnmln
was born In
When ho was
seven months old his pnrents moved
to Chicago and ho was educated in
the public schools of this city, gradu
ating from tho Drown school on tho
West Side. Ho is a member of tho
Cook County Domocracy, tho Chicago
Bachelors and County Democracy
Marching Cubs. Ho has worked for
tho Western Union, for Marshall
Field, Schlcslngcr& Mayor and Pard
ridgo; was chief bundle wrapper in
Coutant & Ca's, tilled tho samo posi
tion and was promoted time-keeper
in tho Roo Hive; then ho was general
city agent for tho Cablo Cigar Co.
Ho was olected at 10 secretary of tho
regular Thirteenth Ward Democratic
Club, which ho hold until 1800, when
he was mado president of tho club,
and has taken an active part in all
campaigns. Is not married, lives at
75 Columbia place, near Garfield Park,
and Is a talented speaker.
Tho Second Senatorial District Is
Is hopolessly Republican and tho
Domocrats will namo but ono candi
date for tho lower house. Co tain
Republicans aro scheming to havo
tho Democrats nominate two candi
dates so they can add anothor to their
ticket and elect tho thrco monibors.
Twelfth Ward Democrats, however,
havo tho majority of tho delegates to
tho convention and thoy do not In
tend to Jeopardlo MaoYcagh's
chances by tho loss of a member, and
so will nominato but ouo as tho mi
nority candidate.
Through tho inllucnco of Congress
man Goldzlcr, Mnx K. Meyor, tho
mossback Republican barnacle, still
holds tho Now Trler-Winnotka post-
otllce.
Mr. James Feaso, Republican can-
dldato for Sheiltf, Is lndcopntlllctlon.
Ho was called homo from tho North
west by tho illness nntl death of ono
of his children. Mr. Feaso mill
lamlly havo tho heartfelt sympathy
of a largo clrclo ot friends.
Mayor Hopkins Tuesday morning
mado an appointment to fill tho placo
recently mado vacant by tho dis
missal of Michael Fhilbln, assistant
superintendent and general foioman
of tho wator-plpo extension depart
ment. James Wallace, of 50th street
and Calumet avenue, received tho ap
pointment, which was olllclally an
nounced Tuesday morning, to take
effect nt once, Mr. Wnllaco assumed '
conttol of tho department. He was
at tho tlmo of annexation superin
tendent of tho water-plpo extension
department for tho village of Hydo
Fark and slnco that tlmo has con
tracted for work ot tho samo kind In
Chicago and sovoral Michigan towns.
Tho Fourth Congressional District
Republican Committee, of which ex
Senator Thomas C. MacMlllnn, ot
tho Twelfth Ward, Is chairman, met
Tuesday and decided to oil their
primaries for Sept. 14 and tho con
vention Sept. 15, nt 721 West Madi
son strcot. Chris Mumcr and Frank
Crowo of tho Nlnctooath Ward, Jus
Mco Woodman and Miles Kolioo of
tho Ninth, and cx-AId. D. W. Mills,
M. E. Cole, Georgo W. Stanford, and
Aid. James L. Campbell of tho
Twelfth Ward aro among tho prom
inent Republicans talked of for tho
nomination, for which there will bo a
lively light.
Somo peoplo may think that Con
gressman Hopkins, who addressed
somo Chicago Republicans Saturday,
does not know that tho Democratic
tariff bill was disposed of bjs Con
gress In six weeks less tlmo than It
took tho republicans to pass tho Me
Klnley bill, but ho docs. Ho screams
"dolay" and "Incompetence" because
Republican Ignorance and Immorality
demand such falsehoods. Ho knows
better himself.
Charles G. Johnsuii, of tho Six
teenth Ward, lias been solectcd to
succeed Oscir Olson as candidate for
tho House in tho Nineteenth Dis
trict. Henry WulIT, Republican candidate
for Stato Treasurer, was at Klnmun
dy, Marlon County, Tuesday attend
ing a Grand Army reunion of veter
ans of that and halt a dozen other
adjoining counties.
Tho Cook County Democratic Cen
tral Commltteo has decided to hold
Senatorial conventions under tho
primary election law Sopt. 20. Tho
Congressional conventions In tho
First, Second, and Seventh Districts
will bo held Sopt. 25.
A
Republicans of tho Sixth Congres
sional District will lio'd tholr pri
maries Sopt. 20, and their convention
to nominato a candidate for Congress
Sopt. 21, In Lower Tin ner Hall. Tho
primaries will bo held under tho
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HON. FRANCIS AGNEW,
Domosratlc Candidate for County Commissioner.
Crawford primary law. Attorney N.
M. riotko Is still the hading candi
date but tho Swedish Republicans of
tho Twenty-third ward havo brought
out n strong mnu In A. Chalsor, cd
Jltor mid publisher of tho Svensku
I Trlbuiieu.
A meeting of tho Chicago City
Railway oinplojcs at No. :i40 State
strcot Tuesday night Indorsed Fcter
Foy as Representative from tho Fifth
District. A committee or live was
appointed to go boforo tho Demo
cratic Central Commltteo to sceuro
representation in the cast end of tho
Fourth Ward. '
Chief llrennnn has been noil Hod of
especially meritorious conduct on tho
part of Officers Futcr McGuIro, John
HON. ORVILLE T. BKK3HT,
llopubileuu Nt mlnco fop County Supor
Intoiulo it i f Schools,
Sheohan and 1. I) Ryan In saving
lllo. If an Investigation wirrants
It theso oillcers will bo placed upon
tho list for promotion.
Tho Republicans of tho Flrt Pri
mary District of the Twelfth Waul
held their opening meeting ot tho
campaign Tuesday night at No. (140
West Madison street. Tlio meeting
was largo and enthusiastic and at
tended by tho leading Hcpubllcans of
tho West Side. Tho Rev. W. T.
Mcloy offered a prayer. William K.
Mason, O. L. Dudloy, .1. N. Cunning,
A. O. Cooper, Goorgo K Swift, P. O.
Donnell, C. W. Woodman, R. L.
Martin, Frank Crowo, and others
spoke.
Tho Chicago North Shore Klectrlc
Hallway Is making remarkable earn
ings this summer, Tho traille has
far surpassed tho expectations of tho
road, and it has been so largo as to
attract much attention to tho profit
to bo made in building suburban clec-
trie lines. This company earned In
July $17,000 gross. The returns for
August aro not yet completed, but
thoy will show a con-dderablo In
crease over the July trarllc and will
ba lightly over 420,000. What Is of
still more Interest In this connection
N the low ratio of operating ex
penses. The operating expenses InJuly
wcro only 45.. '17 per cent. The por
ccutugo will be less than that for An-
gust. Thisleavesnctcarningin July
about St), :i0, and the net earnings In
August will bo considerably over
10,000. As the capital slock of tho
company Is only fn.'iO.OOG It will be
seen that tho Investment Is proving
prolltablc. Operating expenses of
tho various cable roads last year were
50.75 per cent, for tho City Hallway,
55.25 per cent, for tho West Chicago
Street Railroad, 45.55 per cent, for
tho North Chicago Railroad. Tho
managers of tho North Shore Elec
tric claim for their road tho smallest
percentage of operating expenses of
any electric road In the country. It
will bo ocen then alout how much
can bo hoped in tho way of reducing
expenses in tho Introduction nf elec
tricity bv tho street railway compa
n'es. Tho difference when compared
with tho record ot last year Is not
specially pronounced. Of course It Is
to bo remembered, however, that
tho operation ot horse-c.ir lines re
quires much greater proportion ot
expenses than the acr;igo tor the
whole system of horso and cablo road,
and that tho Introduction ot elec
tricity where hoises aro now used
will cut down operating expenses
more than theso llgures would Indi
cate, The car mileage mado by the
North Shoio Klectrlc Road In July
was 122,11(10 miles.
Tho Northwestern Elevated Com
pany has now purchased and paid for
about 400,000 worth of property
along tho right of way, and contracts I
aro In various stages of negotiation I
lor as much moro property. Tlio
company will soon begin condemna
tion proceedings, but It Is desired to
havo matters In hand, so that tho
proceedings will cover at least one
mllo right of way at a time.
Ron Mitchell will bo renominated
and re-elected to tho Legislature In
tho Nineteenth District.
President Kecnan, of tho Flection
Hoard, has wrltton to tho Republican
and Democratic Central committees,
urging tliom to puigo tho lists of
Judges and clerks of elections of all
public officials and employes.
si mi i is mm duly.
He Will Be the Next County Clerk Be
yond Any DoubtThe Peo
ple for Him.
Mr. Knopf Will Not Be in the Race When
Roger Gallops Along Over
Him.
Republican County Commissioners Have De
cided that Cook County Needs a
New Court House.
It Will Cost Only Five Million Dollars and Will
Make' Many People
Rich.
Chicago Is to have a new court
house.
It Is badly needed.
There han't been a big steal hcio
for yea is.
Tho newspapers arc without scna
tlonal features.
Let us build an unnecessary court
house and help them out.
Let the new court house bo llko
the new Criminal Court building a
libel on architecture and with sink
ing walls as It will be.
' The County Hoard at Its Monday
meeting pa-sod the following resolu-
, tions which portends a court house
I Job:
1 IieolvcJ. Tlint tlio Suiorlntciidoiit of
i 1'iitillc Service bo ami Is horoli directed
i to advertise for sealed proposals fur build
ing a court house mi tlio ouit hiilf (( tin)
I block of I a ml houndod on tlio south by
i Wellington street, on tlio onst by C'liirk
street, on tliu north by UanJnlpli street.
jnillIn ,1U ne.t i u KiIIohhoji, in tim
city of Clilciu-o, Cook County. IIL. until 'J I
p. in., Wcdiii'odny, Sept. SO. liH, nil pro-
pnsnl to bo oponcd liiiiuodliitoly iiftom.ild j
hour on nld (lay. Puld ndvordioiucnt to
bo pilbll.lioJ Sopt. 3, Sopt. iS, mid b'opt. la
Such iidvvrtltonioiit hull rcnulrn nil pro.
rouiW to Include plmi mid peclilciitlou,
dencrlblns tlio bulldluu tho bidder pro
pncs to erect, Tlio propose! bulldliiK
mul Imvo Ktccl frmno throughout,
Dtccl and concrete foiindiitloni, tlio ex
terior to bo torrn cottn. nil aln'lUK Aiucrl
cull pinto Bin's nud till to bo built accord
Ini; to tho boil modern fireproof construc
tion, with mi uiuplo unmoor ot hlith-ipcod
liyilruillc clovatort Tho public liitlli nul
corridor to havo innrhlo morale Moon mid
mnrblo ualnicotlnsi tho lnldo ilnlih to ha
iiuiirior-oiut'd whitoonk or iiinlnMatiy, or
part of each. lth comploto hciitlni;, ven
tilating, mid electric plutit and modern
-unitary pluiiihliu. The bulldliiK In koii-
rral to bo oiiial to tho liost modorn flro
proof bulldlni: mid to havo muplo nccoii.
molatto.is for nil tho otllco rent. courtH,
and county dopattmeuu, with umplo vault
accommodatlnii for each.
All ptoposul to bo iikiiIo should coiitem
pluto that tho present building iilttiiiteil on
ii til crouud will ho vacated by tho county
on or about Jan. I, i'A and that mch
hulldliu- will become tho proierty of tho
contractor, who -hull ioiiioo It, u-lnis only
inch portions of tho matotlal In tho now
bulldlni: in can safely bo lined without
ilotrlmont tlicioto.
Tho now court-hoit'.o U to bo completed
within two yoan from tho date of tho va
citlouof tho pie. out hulldlnv. All pio
posuU niiut Include moving and lioumiu
tho court iii'd proent occupant?, cnunly
olllcir. etc., of tho present bulldlni:, and
irjvlillu,- (luarters, furnlturo, lluiuo
and flttln.'s tliurofnre, and movliu thcin
free Ol Cliar.'ui pioviueu, nun uiu irmciiv
fiuultui IINturo- mm IHI.1IIK- may no
Uied us far us pructlcablo In biich tem
porary ipiurtors; ucli tempoiary (iiiartors
to ho provided tout freo to the county
until tho nuw hullilluj Is completed, All
propositi must tucliido complete furnlturo
and (Ittlnss In tlio now building for all
thn courn and tho various county otlleer
All propo.als must ho accoinp.iutod by a
corttlled check for S.'AO.OOO, to bo retained
by tho County Controller until the bonds
of tho contractor herein referred to are
duly approved an a w'uarantco that tho
bidder will "Umi a contract when piepared
In Koeplnu with tho bid submitted mid as a
tfi.ni, mtoo of Rood fulth and responsibility
of tho bidder.
Tho bidder must btato In (ho proposal
(lint ho Is prcpired to furnish a bond or
bonds foi tho faithful orformauco of his
couttact In tho sum of sS.500.00u, and a
Ftuteiiieut ot those who will slgusticli bonds
at suroty.
Tho llniudnf County Coiiiiiiliidonorii ie
80i ves tho ri;ht to teject any nud all bids
ntiil In olecltiw piopo-als fur iiccuptmicir
IU coasldcr tlio iiinuiiiit nf tlio bliW, tlio
plum mid Kpeciflc.itluin nci'niiipuiylii-t tlio
bid, tlio itiititllns mid responsibility nt
tlio 1IiMoh, mid tlio advantages nltorcil t(v
tlio uiunty by tho ro-'itlvo bUK Alt
bid received nfler Woduesdiiy, rept. 2d,
1mi, will bo ruturnod in tlu bidder. Ait
propm lis mint bo I'lClmc.l In i noitlml
p ickiiRO or ouvolopo marked 'I'mpmnl for
Court linuio fur Clink Cntinty" mid hi nil-
iliciH'd to C, Miiiuvr. iiporlntendoiit cf
Public Sonlco for Coon County, I'uuit''
llumo, Cblounu. lllluol.
The employer who docs not threat
en to reduce wages Is no friend of
tho Republican organ grinders.
The weakness, not to say the driv
eling Idiocy, of Rcpubllein cartoons
has been remarked many times of
late, but a Chicago oig.ui of Mclvln
leyism now caps tho climax by devot
ing considerable editorial space to
the explanation and elucidation of
one of these pictorial nightmares. A
cartoon that has to bo explained is n
very effective affair. Lot- tho battlc-
piocccd.
There Is an encouraging prospect
that tho militiamen who did Held
duty during tho recent strike
troubles will have to wait for
tholr pay until an appropriation
can bo mado by tho Legislntuio.
Their vouchers have all been ap
proved and indorsed by tho Governor,
with tho accompanying statement
that ho will recommend their pay
ment with 0 per cent. Interest. It
Is hoped that enough liberal and puo-lie-spirited
capitalist", cm bo found
to advance tho mon;y to tho troops
on theso vouchors nt their faco value.
A delegation of Second-Warder!?",.
Including South Town Clork Jacobd,
Louis Fish, Simon Fish, Criminal
Court Clerk Schubort and Thomas G.
Raker, called on Mayor Hopklna In
behalf of Fdwaid Ponsonby, who Is
a candidate for Representative from
tho First District. Mr. Ponsonby Is
a moiubor of the county committee,
and his friends ay his nomination
would settle tho factional trouble
among tho Democrats of the Second
Ward.
At a meeting of tho Flection Com
missioners Wednesday afternoon It
was decided to send word to the
contral committees ol tho ltepubllc
an and Democratic parties to submit
lists of Judges and clerks ot election'
of last year purged of till who hold
city, county, Stato or Fedoral posi
tions. Not satUilcd with this move
ment tho board will of Itself send
out men to ascertain If any person
holdltu a public position Is named
lor either Judge or dot k. Chairman
Keonan says that such people aro not
quallllcd and cannot seivo.
Franklin MaeVcagh loft Chleiyo
at 2;:i0 o'clock Tuesday afternoon to
begin his senatorial campaign In tlio
Interior of tho State. Mr. MaeVcagh
said Wednesday that the address he
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