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the broad ax. Chicago, Illinois, junk 4,1927___ No M
The Election of the Bosses Coalition Ticket Would Mean the
Ultimate Debauchery of Justice, Law and Order and that
Judges Can Be Bought and Sold. Our Judges Would Become
Real Crooks. On the Ballot, the Coalition Ticket Will
_Appear Under the Name: “Republican”
Look Out for the Democrats Run
ning on the Republican Ticket
The Candidates Running for Democratic Judges
in the Republican Column Follow: Hons. John R.
Caverly, Thomas J. Lynch, Harry M. Fisher,
Philip L. Sullivan, Francis S. Wilson, Otto
Kemer, Dennis J. Normoyle, Ira Ryner •
HON. KICKHAM SCANLAN
By far the most popular and one of the most eminent and
upright Judges in this country, who has been indorsed by
the Cook County Bar Association in his race for Judge of
the Circuit Court.
HON. KICKHAM SCANLAN, RE
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
RE-ELECTION AS IUDGE OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
COOK COUNTY *
Hon. Kickham Scanlan, who has
become the dean of the Circuit Court
of Cook County, was'first elected to
the Circuit bench in 1909, and he has
honorably served since that time
three full, terms, six years to each
term making 18 years all told, and his
long and honorable record' on the
judicial bench’ just naturally forces
him to occupy its front seat.
Judge Scanlan has resided in this
great city for more than 40 years,
coming to it From Washington, D C..
in 1882. and after drinking in a first
class legal and literary education he
"as admitted to Jhe bar in 1888, and
from that time until he was elected
Circuit Court Judge in 1909 he made
money right and left in the law busi
ness and successfully tried many fa
mous criminal cases.
As one of the sitting Republican
judges, Judge Scanlan ran sixth in the
Chicago Bar Association primary.
Judge Scanlan prides himself in
stating that he always treats with fair
consideration the colored lawyers
who practice in his court and many
times they get the shade of the best
of the heated argument indulged in at
the time.
As an evidence of the fact that
Judge Scanlan is popular with the
colored lawyers, he was recently
highly indosed by the Cook County
Bar Association whose members will
assist to put Judge Scanlan over the
plate on Monday, June 6, and the col
ored people in general of this city and
county will assist him to make a home
run on that date.
Since January 1, 1903, down to the
present time, Judge Scanlan has been
a constant subscriber to The Broad
Ax, and we feel proud to number him
among our best friends in Chicago and
state right here, that he will be re
elected to the Circuit Court Monday,
June 6.
Look for his name at the top of
the first column of the judicial ticket.
major general milton j.
foreman still continues
to STAND by the broad ax
There is no better authority on mili
tary tactics in any part of the civilized
world than Major General Milton J.
Foreman, who covered himself all
over with undying military' glory on
the bloody battlefields of France dur
ing the World War for democracy,
and he has always been the idol of the
old Eighth Regiment, Illinois Na
tional Guards and always treated its
©embers with the greatest of con
sideration.
General Foreman stands at the head
of the eminent law firm of Foreman,
Bluford, Steele, and Schultz, occupy
ing extensive law offices in the First
National Bank building, and once each
week this newspaper finds its way in
to his elaborately furnished offices.
MAN IS KILLED IN LEAP FROM
MOVING FREIGHT TRAIN
Searcy, Ark., June 3.—James How
ard, said to have been playing a prank
for the delectation of several on
lookers, was killed at Higginson Son
day afternoon, when he attempted a
“fancy" jump from a moving freight
train. The fatal leap was witnessed
by several people.
The judicial election will occur Mon
day, June 6, and the high political
bosses, both Democrats and Repub
licans, are sitting pretty in their sad
dles while riding around on the backs
of the people who are seemingly
powerless in their iron grasp or bull
dog grip, for those high political
bosses are laying plans to fasten lode
stones around the necks of the people
in this city and county which they
will be unable to successfully shake
off for many years to come.
It is very funny that the thing so
happens that there are twenty circuit
judges to be elected. If two tickets
were put in the field there would be
forty to choose from and there would
be the possibility of the people having
a pick and the prospect of an un
worthy judge being discarded once in
a while.
It is said that each candidate was
held up for $31000 and that vast sum
of money fell right into the pockets of
some of the boss Democratic and Re
publican politicians; it is more than
enough to cause the boss devil to
crack his sides with laughter to be
hold the way the political bosses
dished up the rotten mess of black
chow and labeled it coalition and a
nomination on the coalition ticket
practically means election, as there are
but twenty judges nominated, plus one
extra for the vacant Superior Court
job. There are twelve Republicans
and eight Democrats. All but four
are sitting judges and these four are
boss picked. They are rushed on the
ticket along with the “worthy” sitting
judges and given an air of respecta
bility thereby, all four of them sure
of election. It’s a game of “heads I
win, tails you lose.”
That part of the coalition scheme is
bad enough but it is ten times worse
to think that the political bosses are
endeavoring to rain such rank Negro
beating Democrats as Dennis J.
Normole down the throats of the col
ored voters by placing his name in
the Republican column on the official
judicial ballot.
The colored people should still re
member his godfather, Hon. Michael
L. Igoe, who with the assistance of
this same Dennis J. Normoyle, worked
overtime in a mad effort to stir up
racial troubles in this city at the late
election. No self-respectnig colored
person should toss up his hat for him.
Judge John B. Caverly Should,' Be
Retired from the Circuit
Court Bench
The voters throughout this city and
county should see to it that Judge
Caverly is retired from the bench at
the forthcoming judicial election Mon
day, June 6. In our humble opinion
he never has nor he never will be
rated as one of the highest class
judges in this city. While he was still
serving as judge of the Municipal
Court of Chicago he arbitrarily de
cided a law case against us absolutely
contrary ta the law and the evidence,
seemingly at the behest of some of
his associates, but in the end we got
our money just the same.
Michael Feinberg, Republican
Old Morris Eller hatched up his
friend and unheard of candidate in the
person of Michael Feinberg and he is
one of the weak lawyers for judge of
the Circuit Court. As stated above, he
is a creature of Morris Eller and that
is enough said, and his choice is
strictly political. He was brought into
the limelight owing to his prosecuting
the celebrated Goldman case in which
Judge Rush became enmeshed. Other
wise he has not set the world afire.
He is Republican committeeman of
the 35th ward. He is strictly boss
controlled and should not be elected.
Mr. Stanley H. Klarkowski, who
ever he is, should not be elected to the
Circuit Court bench, for he is not up
to snuff enough to serve the people
of Cook county in that capacity.
The following is the complete list
of all the candidates to be voted for
at the judicial election Monday,
June 6:
(Continued on Page 2)
HON. DAVID F. MATCHETT
WILL BE RE-ELECTED JUDGE
OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
COOK COUNTY
A long time before Hon. David F.
Matchett was elected as one of the
able and capable judges of the Cir
cuit Court of Cook County, in 1915,
he honorably served as a master-in
chancery of the Superior Court.
Judge Matchett, Republican, was
selected by the prime movers of the
coalition ticket and he ^stood eighth
HON. DAVID F. MATCHETT
One of the high Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County,
who is ending his third term on the Circuit Court bench
without oneblaek spot on hi. honorable name, and it is
useless to state that he will be re-elected for the
fourth time on June 6.
on the list in the Chicago Bar Asso
ciation primary.
Judge Matchett rounded out his
higher education at the Colorado Col
lege and Cornell University and he
was admitted to the Illinois bar in
1895 and met with success in tin
kering with the law right from the
very start.
As stated before he was elected Cir
cuit Court Judge in 1915 and re
elected in 1921; and not so long after
his first election he was assigned to
the Apellate Court by the Supreme
Court where he has presided from that
time to the present.
Judge Matchett and his laudable
wife, Mrs. Matchett, and the other
members of their family reside in a
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lovely home at 6133 Ellis avenue, and
as Judge Matchett, who is one of the
most outspoken friends of the colored
•race in this city and being a constant
supported of this newspaper, it wends
its way into their home once each
week.
The Cook County Bar Association
has highly indorsed Judge Matchett
and on Monday, June 6, he will be re
elected Judge of the Circuit Court of
Cook County.
COL. ABRAM DALE GASH
One of the most eminent and prominent lawyers in Chicago,
who is straightforward in his conduct at all times; candi
date for Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County on the
Anti-Coalition ticket, and the people of this city and county
will be highly honoring themselves by elevating him to the
Circuit Court bench on Monday, June 6.
VOTE FOR ABRAM DALE GASH
FOR JUDGE OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF COOK COUNTY.
Our old highly esteemed friend, Col.
Abram Dale Gash, who was one of
our friends in Salt Lake City, Utah,
who has resided in this city for many
years, is running on the anti-coalition
ticket for Judge of the Circuit Court
of this county.
Col. Gash, who is one of the very
best lawyers in this city, was born
February 11, 1861, at Macon County,
Mo. He is happily married and the
father of three sons and one daughter;
deputy circuit clerk, Macon County,
Mo., 4 years; prosecuting attorney,
Utah County, Utah, 2 terms; judge
advocate general, with rank of colonel,
on staff of governor of Utah, 1893-6;
practiced law in Chicago since 1898;
president Illinois Highway Commis
sion, 1913-17. Member Illinois State
Bar Association, Lawyers Association
of Illinois, Chicago Law Institute.
^Evangelical Lutheran. Democrat and
member Electoral College, 1912.
Knight Templar; Shriner. Author ot
novels and many poems. Home: 527
Central Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois.
As stated before, we have been
warm and* steadfast friends for many
years and we would be highly de
lighted to see him elevated to the
Circuit Court bench. His name is at
the top of the Citizens Non-Coalitioa
ticket. Vote for him.
HON. FRANK D. COMERFORD
WILL MAKE A SPLENDID
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF COOK COUNTY,
FOR HE IS ONE OF THE
ABLEST LAWYERS IN CHI
CAGO
Very few lawyers practicing at the
Chicago bar have any edge on Hon.
Frank D. Comerford from a legal
point of view, for he is thoroughly fa
miliar with every phase of all branches
of the law from A to Z and he has the
high reputation of possessing all the
qualifications which high class judges
or lawyers should possess.
No citizen in Chicago is more pop
ular or held in higher esteem than
Mr. Comerford. Several times in the
past he came within an ace of being
elevated to the Superior Court bench
and on Monday, June 6, there will be
no question about his election as a
Superior Court judge.
It should be very gratifying to his
hosts of warm friends to record their
votes in favor of his election as such.
For twenty-seven years Mr. Comer
ford has been a constant reader and
supporter of this newspaper and its
editor has no better or warmer friend
in Chicago than the new judge to be
of the Superior Court of Cook County.
With much pleasure it can be stated
that the Cook County Bar Association
| has indorsed Hon. Frank D. Comer
ford for Judge of the Superior Court
of Cook County and its officials will
urge its members to vote for him.
COL. CHARLES E. MORRISON,
SPECIAL MESSENGER TO
MAYOR WILLIAM HALE
THOMPSON VISITED WITH
FRIENDS AT DETROIT, MICH.,
ON DECORATION DAY
• Arabic Drill Team No. 44, Shriners,
Major Robert R. Jackson, command
ing, with Col. Charles E. Morrison at
his side, visited Detroit, Mich., Mon
day (Decoration Day) and practiced
or brushed up with the crack drill
team of that city.
While in Detroit CoL Morrison was
the house guest of Mrs. Roxborough,
and she had plenty of good eats and
drinks and was royally entertained,
like a high stepping prince.
COL. ARCHIBALD N.' FIELDS
SHOT IN THE LEO AND
WRIST WEDNESDAY MORN
ING.
Wednesday morning some way or
other Col. Archibald N. Fields, who
has been connected with the State’s
Attorney’s office for a long time, was
shot in the leg and wrist. It is said
that while handling his revolver in the
way of cleaning it, it exploded in his
hand. Col. Fields will be confined to
his home, 3120 Indiana avenue, and
his friends hope to see him out and
around again soon.