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"INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS., NEUTRAL IN NONE."
VOLUME XL
CHICAGO, 8ATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1895-TWELVE PAGES.
NUMBER 275.
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LITTLE BOSSES M THE RM.
The Nickel-Movement Leaders of the
Great Democratic Party Afraid
to Face the Public.
Meeting of the Full Democratic County Cen
tral Committe, Which Should Have
Been Held Tuesday,
Has Been Postponed Until Next February for
Fear the Public Might Hear Some
thing Drop,
Although the Constitution of tho Party Pro
vides for Monthly Meetings of Its
Representatives.
The constitution of the Democratic
party provides for ti moutliiK of thu
full County Central Commlttco every
month. The provision Is mandatory,
ami cannot be ovuded, except In the
most flagrant innnner.
It Iiiih also always been customary
for the newly elected chairman, when
he nppolntH his sub-committees, to tin
uounee them ut thu next regular meet
ing of the Central Comuitttee.
It wus expected, anil even announced,
Unit Mr. "Stuvy" Peubody would fol
low this precedent, but to the surprise
of everybody, he called IiIh new little
2 by 4 executive committee together and
decided to declare off tho meeting of the
big Central Committee, which Hhould
have been held InHt Tuesday night.
Tho Democratic Central Committee
numbers l.'IU members and represents
the 1-10,000 Democratic voters of Chi
cago. It wiih for the purpose of giving these
voters it chance to nlr their party griev
ances that the constitutional provision
wan adopted calling monthly meetings
of the committee.
In no other way have Democrats a
chance to get their wrong righted.
Wax them no such constitutional pro
vision a little clique could ruu the party
unchecked and unheeded.
Ho when the announcement wax made
that the Central Committee would not
meet again until February 7, the belief
that n mean little clique wan to control
the destinies of tho Democratic party
was strengthened In the minds of every
one.
The result Is widespread discontent.
Tho members of tho County Central
Committee, Insulted and overlooked,
are wondering wluit a County Central
Commlttco Is for.
The public at large are beginning to
see through tho wholo thing.
It Is hard to fool tho public.
Tho peoplo nro generally ahead of tho
politicians.
They can readily discern now why the
meeting of tho Central Committee ins
been postponed uutll tho very evo of
tho convention.
Tho postponement Is for tho purpose
of giving tho Evanston coal contractor,
Chalrmun l'eabody, and somo other
contractor a chance to pick out a can
didate for Mayor.
Tho people aro not to be cousulted.
Neither aro tho Democratic commit
teemen. Well, let Evanston and tho contract
ors select a candidate!
The people will do somo electing later.
The Chicago Dally Nowh said on
Tuesday evening: While the state
ment that the Democratic machine
leaders In Cook County have more than
one tight on their hands may not be
strictly now or surprising, it Is not
generally known Just to what extent
defection In the party ranks has spread.
A certain leading Democrat In care
fully revlowlng tho situation as It Is
unfolded to-day pointed out that the
Democratic Executive Committee
would have a herculean task on Its
hands If It uudertook to control the
nominations this spring, and that It
was almost safe to say that Its cuudl
date for tho Mayoralty, while he might
not bo beaten In tho convention, would
bo most llablo to receive hard treat
ment at the bauds of his own party.
This, It was pointed out, was one of tho
natural results of the present reform
period, In which even tho average Dem
ocrat hud determined to bo a rebel
itgaiust machine dictation. Here Is the
way this leader reviewed the situation:
"I'f we tire to assume that tho County
Central Committee represents tho ma
chine, and that Is tho logical conclusion
to bo drawn, hero Is tho way I regard
the situation. There Is rebellion lu the
rirxt. Second. Third, Fourth, Fifth, and
Sixth Wards In the South Town alone.
No matter what professions of friend
ship may have been made, we know
that Hilly O'Hrlen and others In the big
Democratic Sixth Ward have old scores
to pay off. There Is not harmony lu the
Seventh, and lu the Eighth Mr. Loclller,
the Hohcmlun lender, makes no attempt
to conceal his feelings. The County
Central Voininltteo Is at outs with 'Ed'
Cullertou In the Ninth, while lu the
Tenth Ward ex-Altl. Schumacher, who
has been kept out of the ring, has rolled
up an Independent following of his
own. No better situation prevails lu
the Eleventh, where .lliumy Town-
send, Mike McDonald, John A. King,
and others talk openly against the con
stituted leaders of the party. We will
pass the Twelfth and Thirteenth
Wards. There Is trouble In the Four
teenth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Sev
enteenth Wards. In the last-named
Aid. Steve Uossellu and his committee
men have been turned down and, while
Gosscllii may be defeated In tho spring,
lie will have a chance to do some mis
chief. In the Nineteenth Ward Jehu
l'owers Is a hold-over ami naturally
doesn't need to bother himself about
rolling up a big majority this year, in
the North Town the Twentieth, Twen-ty-llrst,
Twenty-second, Twenty-third,
and Twenty-fourth Wards each con
tain a number of men who, until re
cently, hud much to say about party
affairs, but who are no longer heard
Iroin. There Is dissatisfaction In tho
Tweuty-llfth Ward, us well as In tho
Twenty-eighth. Tho other wards we
need not consider."
The friends of Hon. Zurn C. Peck,
the Twenty-fourth Wnrd Aldcrmuu,
suy ho will go back to the Council, and
from present Indications ho will liavo
no serious trouble lu securing rcuonil
uatiou. Ho Is popular, and has worked faith
fully for his ward, fully meriting their
cordial support.
Tho Twenty-seventh Wnrd Ilcpub
licans uro likely to return Alderman
Conway. Satisfaction seems to char
uctorliso his record in tho Council. Mr.
Conway Is u bright, netlvo mini, fully
alive to tho interest of his wnrd, and
has rendered himself popular with his
constituents, and it Is safe to say he
will experience little or no trouble lu
succeeding himself as Alderman of thu
Twenty-seventh Ward.
The Second Ward Itopubllcuns suy
they are satisfied with Alderman Host,
ami propose to return him to the Coun
cil. Mr. Host Is one of tho few Aldermen
of our city who wear tho tJruud Army
button. He entered the army when
quite young and served through tho
war.
Mr. Host has held a number of Impor
tant ottlces, handling largo sums of
money, and points with pride to his
settlements with the city ami county.
Ad his record as an Alderman hus been
freo from tarnish, tho Second Wurd
peoplo will doubtless express their sat
isfaction by his re-election.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee took strong grouuds Saturday lu
favor of civil service reform as applied
to ull municipal and county affairs. It
albu pronounced In favor of ono term
for ull city and county oflicluls. This
extends tho prlnclplo which Is shown
In the otllces of Sheriff nnd County
Treasurer and State Treasurer to ull
clfy.und county ottlclals. it will muko
Alderman Ineligible to succeed them-
I selves, ns well us Mayors nnd nil other
municipal and county olHclnls. The
committee meeting was very largely
attended. Chairman .loliu M. Smyth
presided.
The committee, after a very full and
free discussion, unanimously adopted
the following:
Whereas, The recent campaigns In
the city of Chicago and county of Cook
have demonstrated to all law-abiding
citizens that the spoils system Is u
growing evil, and thai a radical change
lu the methods of conducting elections
In this city and county Is necessary, lu
order that tho will of the people may
be fairly ascertained; and,
Whereas, Wo believe that the Inter
ference of ollleeholders, especially the
police force, has a baneful liitlueuce
upon the proper conduct of elections.
Therefore, be It
Uesolved, Ily the Executive Commit
tee of the Hcpuhllcuu party of the city
of Chicago nnd County of Cook, that
wo hereby declare in favor of the prin
ciples of civil service reform, and re
quest the representatives of tho He
publican party in the, General Assem
bly of the State to Immediately Intro
duce and pass a bill providing for the '
appointment in all municipalities of '
employes of whatever class under civil
service rules In the strictest sense; and
It Is further
Uesolved, lly the ltcpuhllciin Execu
tive Committee, that the Legislature
of tho Stuto be requested to pass a law
making ull county and city elective
otllelnls Ineligible to succeed them
selves, nnd bo It further
Uesolved, That a committee be ap
pointed by the chairman of this com
mlttco and requested to proceed ut
once to Sprlugtleld nnd place these
matters before the ltepubllcau caucus
of the Hepreseutiitlves and Senators.
Chalrmun Smith mimed the follow
ing gentlemen ns members of the com
mittee: Alderman M. 11. Madden, ex
Mayor Georgo H. Swift, Congressman
William Lorimer, Dr. T. N. Jamlesou,
Henry L. Hertz, Sheriff .lames II.
Peuse, ex-Senutor ('. Munier, Alder
man E. J. Noble, and John M, Smyth.
Some time before .luue 1, ISO.", the
.ludges of the County, Superior and Cir
cuit Courts of Cook County will meet
lu general caucus and out of the list be
fore them will select the names of near
ly fifty citizens whom they will recom
mend to tho Governor us Ut persons to
exercise the functions of Justices of the
l'eace lu Chicago in place of those
whoso terms explro at that time. In
tho ordinary course of events, teu days
later, each ono of tho number will re
ceive a commission with the great seal
of Illinois nftlxed empowering lilm to
enter ou his duties and cpntlnuo tho
sumo for the period of four'yeurs. Out
of those thus created members of tho
lower Judiciary the then mayor will se
lect n number whom ho will appoint
Police Court Justices. Their names
will go on tho pay roll us recipients of
tin nuutinl salary of l?2,2r0. Tho rest
will administer Justice aud take their
emoluments In fees only,
Although the salaried olllces are not
HON. JOHN MEYER,
THE EAGLE'S Choico for Spoakor of tho
numerous enough to provide for one
third of the entire number, and al
though present and past Justices who
depend wholly on fees declare there Is
no "big thing" In the otllce, the applica
tions for appointment, it Is said,
already have run up Into scores not
withstanding the fact that the Judges
may not meet for mouths. There are
indications that there will bo more
candidates than appeared at almost
any similar occasion lu the past.
The law governing the appointment
of Justices of the l'eace, as amended lu
1MU, requires the Judges In the three
branches of the higher Judlilut-v in Cook
County to recommend to the Governor
for those otllces nine persons each lu
the towns of West and South Chicago,
live each lu North Chicago, Jefferson,
Lake View and Luke, seven in Hyde
I'urk, aud three In that pari of Calumet
which Is annexed to Chicago. The Sen
ate Is required to coiillrm them and the
Governor to manifest his approval In
side of teu. days, lu case a nominee Is
rejected the Judges recommend an
other man. While the law describes
the duty of the Judges as simply that
of milking a recommendation, yet that,
the candidates consider, settles every
thing. Hence It is to tho Judges they
address their applications,
No time has yet been tlxed for the
caucus of the Judges. It was said by
one of them Tuesday that they hud
hurdjy mentioned the mutter, and might
not have a preliminary mi'.ug uutll
late lu February. Hut, despite this,
nearly every Judge already has receiv
ed applications with letters of recnm
luendutlon attached. One Judge says
ho hus received applications, which,
with accompanying papers, make a
stack nearly a 'foot high. Some of
them were manifolded, nnd bore evi
dence that copies hud been sent to the
other Judges. It was said there was
overy prospect that tho applicants
might number several hundred. They
comprlso practicing lawyers, ami men
who are not lawyers, but who think
they can Interpret statutes and rulings
In the questions that como before Jus
t Ices of tho Peace, Somo of tho Judges
huvo been Interviewed by tho candi
dates In person or by the men who huvo
candidates. There will be more of
these, It Is supposed. Ill fact It Is said
the signs uro that the pressure for ap
pointment will be a feature that will at
tract considerable attention before the
Judges hold their caucus.
Tho terms of all tho present Justices
explro Juno 1. Not all of them have yet
filed their applications for reappoint
ment, but u number huvo dono so. Jus
tice C. W. Woodman goes to Congress
next winter and ouo or two Justices
uro said to bo uncertain whether their
health will permit them to tucklo an
other term, but tho majority of those
now In otllce, it Is said, will appear as
candidates for reappointment. Iu the
past tho Judges have taken a conserva
tive view with respect to justices whom
they believed to huvo manifested fit
ness for their olllces and have declined
to recommend successors to them. Sov-
Houso.
era I of the Justice", ameug them Kers
ten. White, Prludlvllle and Lyon, have
held otllce for years.
'I here are ten district police courts
which require sixteen Justices to ad
minister their affairs. These are ap
pointed by the Mayor ami couilrmed
by the City Council, and they hold ot'.lco
practically during the pleasure of the
Mayor. They formerly drew a salary
of $'',." K, but this was cut 10 per cent,
by the Council. The police Justice, af
ter his work In the police court has
ended, which Is usually at noon, goes
to his own otllce, and, like the rest of
his brethren, administers the law and
collects fees. The 2,2.10 certainty Is
considered by many of them as a valua
ble addition to the Income derived from
fees, and few Justices have been known
to refuse an appointment as police Jus
tice. "No doubt when Mayor Hopkins' suc
cessor Is elected there will be a strong
pull for these appointments of police
Justices," said u justice of the peace
Tuesday. "There are candidates now
who would be more active If they knew
wao tho candidates for Mayor were to
be. There Is, however, less partisan
ship lu the appointments than might be
supposed. Mayor Harrison made more
removals than Hopkins has done, and
some of the police Justices now In otllce
lire of a different political faith from
that of the present Mayor."
There Is a well-developed boom for
Hon. Frank Wenter for Mayor. Mr.
Weuter Is eminently qualified to till the
position, and ho Is strong with the
masses.
Frank Wenter for Mayor Is the cry on
the West Side. That he would run like
a scared deer goes without contradic
tion. The following named persons will
serve on tho grand Jury for the Feb
ruary term: Joseph E. Chase, Clrclo
avenue, Harlem; I. W. Frye, Palatine;
Abraham Peckham, lt Vernon Park
place; D. S. Hnlloy, 108 Plymouth place;
Samuel Slnshcluier, 1118 Center avenue;
G. U. Viistlne, Austin; George Coles, Lu
Grange; W. A. Wells, 71)1 Monroe
street; James Jones, ."17 North Clark
htreet; James C. Kearney, 407 State
street; Charles Iliirkhurdt, Orlaiid; W.
J. Hrown, 1143 Lexington street; Emit
Sehaefer, 200 Eust Adams street; Peter
McGinuls, 002 Ashland Iilock; John
Henry, Sr Western Springs; W. II.
Weeks, 02 Hustings street; Christ Wei
fling, Wheeling; Joseph J. Duffy, 25a
Osgood street; John Dygreu, 24(1 Sedg
wick street; J. F. Nelson, 142 Garfield
nvcnuo; D. II. Leuberson,Evnustou;
Michael Connelly, 183 East Ohio street;
uud Henry Peters, Nlles Center.
Tho North Chicago Streot Railway
Company tiled a bll lu tho Superior
Court against the Chicago aud North
western Hallway Company to restrain
tho latter from Interfering with tho con
struction of thd tracks of tho Fullcrtou
avenue electric lino across tho tracks of
tho dofcudant.
THE REVOLT
Great Uprising Against Dictation from
Evanston in the Affairs of
This Big City.
While Democratic Committemen Will Be
Denied a Voice Because of the Aban
donment of Meetings,
The People at Large Are Determined to Have
Something to Say About Naming
a Mayor,
And the Chances Are
Wiped Out in
Next
The Eagle would like to Invite the
cheap little clique of contractors who
are trying to ruin the Democratic party
to the names of a few men who may
be potent In the coming light, who are
always ready with their money and
their time lu campaign, yet who are
never consulted.
Do they think they can beat the com
bination? What would Democracy hi Chicago
be without Austin J. Doyle, Frank
Wenter. Adoir Kruus. Walter S. Hogle,
Harvey T. Weeks. John A. King. Geo.
A. Weiss Frank Agucw, Rudolph
llraud. Charles II. Wucker. Peter For
tune, William O'Coiiuell, Theodore
Oohnc. William C. Selpp, Thomas F.
Kccley. John S. Cooke. Andrew !'.
Lelcht, Leo Ernst, Herman PatMt,
Frank E. Ilrookmau. Francis W. Walt
er, A. O. Sexton, Charles C. Schumach
er, Edward F. Cullertou, James J.
Townseiid. M. C. McDonald. J. W.
Itlchards, Michael Ityun, lllchnrd Preu
dergasl, Fred Grleshelmer, W. J.
Hynes, J. A. (Jtilnn, and a host of oth
ers equally Illustrious'.'
These men do not belong to the con
tractors combine. They are too big to
use. Hence they are not wanted.
Mr. Charles C. Schumacher will cer
tainly be the next Alderman from thu
Tenth Wurd. He Is tin honorable man
whom the people love for his good pub
lic record In the past.
The friends of Hon. Frank Wenter,
and they tire numbered by the thou
sands, are already talking of him as a
candidate for Mayor. Mr. Wenter's
public record Is the pride of his fellow
citizens.
No one acquainted with John J.
Knickerbocker will for a moment un
derestimate his political strength or
the high esteem In which ho Is held by
the people of Chicago, regardless of
party. Mr. Knickerbocker eujoys tho
full confidence of all classes of men.
As n lawyer lie has few equals at the
bur, us a citizen none stand higher, and
us mayor of this city he would make a
chief executive of whom our peoplo
would bo Justly proud.
One of the sure thing on the pages of
the political ledger this spring Is the
nomination of Hon, Frank C. Vlciilug
for South Town Assessor. He has a
good reputation for honesty aud Integ
rity nnd while In the council was re
garded us a good, capable alderman
who was always on the right sido of all
questions Involving tho Interest of the
tax-payers. As to his knowledge of
values, he Is perhaps equal to any man
whom the party can place lu the Held,
and Is free from many of the local fac
tions that Mould beset some of the
others who have been spoken of for thu
place.
Here's a pointer for you! Col. Archie
It. Wilson has opened "Tho Colonel's
Inn," southeast corner .Madison street
and Wabiibh nvcnuo. Tho redoubta
ble Colonel has mailed tho following to
the good peoplo: "A now restaurant,
oyster and shell fish house, whore a
specialty Is mndo of n noon-day dinner,
tho best tho market affords at popular
prices. A conveniently located place
for business men and ladles. Wo will
do our utmost to gain your good will,
satisfied wo can retain It by tho super
ior excellence of our table, combined
with quick service. Tnko dinner with
us to-morrow." '
Ex-Senator Edward T. Nooimn, attor
ney for tho West Park Hoard, has re
ceived Information to tho ou'eet that F.
11. Hoeschlaub, a lawyer, has lien of
IS SPRIAIHfi.
that the Gang Will Bo
the Convention
March.
ferine for a consideration to see to It
for certain property owners that the
third uud fourth Installments of the
special assessment levied for ilia Im
provement of Washington and Warren
boulevards from Garfield Park to ."2d
street be set aside. .Mr. Hoesc'iluub's
plan Is to draw a contract which. It Is
stipulated. Is to act as a lieu upon tho
property described therein for a spc i
lieu amount until nil Its obligations ure
discharged. The West Park Hoard de
sires to warn persons owning property
against any arrangement of the char
acter referred to. as a second adverse
decision of the Supreme Court lu the
matter will preclude the collection of
the unpaid assessments. Attorney
Noouaii also says attempts similar to
the one above cited are also being;
made by lawyers lu the case of the re
funding of the money paid to the Park
Hoard under the 2."-cent per foot main
tenance tax. Property owners aro In
formed that the money paid on this tux
awaits the taxpayers on presentation
of the hitter's tax receipts.
Mr. Michael G. McGulre. the well
known Lake View lawyer, Is being
pushed by his friends for the position or
Justice of the Peace, lie would till tho
otllce acceptably.
The West Park Commissioners on
Tuesday elected olllcers for tho ensuing
year. Tho most vigorous tight wus In
the selection of n secretary. The pres
cut Incumbent, Harry Wilkinson, was
let out by two votes. President Moll
delivered a imrtlui: address in tin, mum.
bers of tho board. In it ho lameuted tho
lack of a water supply, which hus al
ways been deficient, nnd has led over
ami over to heavy losses of flowers and
shrubs. Ho complained of the cureless
uud destructive habits of visitors to
the parks. Ho recommended that u Hue
of $100 bo Imposed for offeuses. Hue
lug ou tho boulevards, ho said, is u
grout mid Increasing evil.
Then the Commissioners proceeded to
tho election of olllcers. For president,
Commissioner II. T. Weeks wus plueed
In nomination. Ho received four votes.
Commissioner Graham had ono compli
mentary ballot, and two blank votes
were cast. Mr. Weeks took tho chair
at once uud announced that he would
make known his permanent committees
at tho next meeting. When tho call for
nominations for secretary wus made
ex-Presldent Moll placed tho name of
Georgo F. Tnlty In tho Held. It wn
hardly seconded boforo Commissioner
Hoglo was on tho floor and mndo mi ad
dress in behalf of Mr. Wilkinson. Tho
Commissioners listened to Mr. Hol'I..
but they wero not moved from their de
cisions reached lu a caucus. Tho voto
stood: Tnlty, l; Wilkinson, 2; blank, 1.
Mr. Tally was declared elected. Tho
full ticket us elected was us follows:
President, Harvey T. Weeks; auditor.
John M. Oliver; treasurer, E. S. Dreyer;
general superintendent, Cornelius Ma
honey; attorney, E. T. Nooiuin; secro
tury, Georgo F. Tnlty; assistant secre
tary, Thomas P. Kennedy; engineer.
G. W. Dorr.
Mayor II. S. Plngroe, of Detroit, unit
Corporation Counsel Frank 0. Laugh
llu, of Uuffulo, N. V., have written to
tho Chicago City Law Department for
information concerning tho progress
made In tho elevation of trucks iu tills
city. Attorney Laiighllu, of Huffalo,
In Ills letter also requested a conference
with Mayor Hopkins uud Corporation
Counsel Palmer on the subject.
Men who permit themselves to bo
"hypnotized" Into committing murder
ought not to complain If the Statu "hyp
notizes" thorn Into eternity.
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