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TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR, NO. 13.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1915.
Twelve Paget. "Ef&CBim WHOLE NUMBER 136J
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ALDERMANIC RON
The Ayes and Noes Are at Each Others
Throats for Council Honors in
the Various Wards.
The Battle for Delegates, Committeeships and Other
Big Plums Taking Up Attention of
Local Statesmen.
net and Dry Question Will Cut a Big Figure in Next
Factions in Both the Big Parties Are Making a Hard Fight for
the Control of the Managing Committees.
The Aldcrmanlc fight Is going to bo
u hot one In most of the wards.
In the Twenty-third ward, the mayor
Hhould have picked out a popular
Swede to beat KJellnnder with, but ho
didn't and the city hall fight to down
Kelly may fall flat, as the Swedish
vote In tTiafbnlllwick is paramount.
A number of nldermanic geezers
nro going to indulgo in the. somewhat
congenial pastime to a few of them,
at least, of "changing their coats"
this spring.
Thrco aldermen elected to tho Coun
cil as Independents and ono elected
on tho Progressive ticket will run for
re-election under tho Republican col
ors, according to the present plans.
Following aro tho aldermen who
will raise tho Q. O. P. standard:
Alderman Hugo Krauso, Indepen
dent, Twenty-first Ward.
Alderman John Kimball, indepen
dent, Sixth Ward.
Alderman Oliver I Watson, Inde
pendent, Twenty-seventh Ward.
Alderman M. J. Dompsoy, Progres
sive, Twenty-eighth Ward.
If Alderman Dompsoy finally do
cldes to run ns a Ropublicnn ho prob
ably will resign as chairman or tho
ProgtoHBlvo county central commit
tee Tho Republican route Is regard
ed as tho safest by tho outgoing Pro
gressives and independents.
Thompson forces will wago a bitter
fight against present anti-admlnls-tratlon
Aldormen in fourteen wards,
In tho Mayor's own ward, the Twenty-third,
n light was started against
Alderman John KJellander at a moot
ing held at Belmont Hall. The ad
ministration candidate 1b Julius R.
Kline, an attorney.
Clifford Q. Roe, Assistant Corpora
tion Counsel, Is being urged to make
a fight against Aldormnn Xanco In
tho Sixth Ward, but ho Is adverse to
making the race.
The following ten former Aldermen
are laying plans to come back to tho
Council: John R. Emerson, Frank
McDonald, J. Edward Clancy, Hugo
Pltte, Matt Frnnsz, V, J, Schaeffer,
Charles Twlgg, Joseph Swift and W.
J. Hold.
Aldorman Rlchort, despite his long
service ns chairman of tho Council
Finance Committee, will be fought for
ronomlnatlon by tho Harrison forces
In tho Fourth Ward. Conditions aro
reversed In the Fifth Ward, whore
Aldorman Doyle will bo opposed for
renomlnatlon by a Sullivan Domocrat.
"Barney" Qrogan may make a try
again for the Council from the Eight
eenth Ward, where Alderman William
J, Healoy, Republican, Is tho outgo
ing Aldorman. Morris Wilson, Harri
son committeeman in the Ninth Ward,
threatens to back Otto Rilling, a
men's furnishing dealer, against Ald
erman Eugeno Block.
Tho city hall forces have decided
that they will put a candidate for
aldorman In each of the thirty-five
wards.
Aid. Honry P. a ergon In tho Thirty
first ward, former Gov. Deneon's
home ward, Is to bo given a roal bat-
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tie, according to tho city hall talk.
Borgen is the man who precipitated
the council light on Chief Boiler In
spector George E. Nyo and tho civil
scrvlco commlsloncrs by charging
that Nyo attempted to bribe him with
pationugo to veto for tho mayor's
appointees.
It was tho Bcrgon chargo that
brought tho council action against
President Collin of the civil scrvlco
commission, and In turn precipitated
tho graft charges by Coffin.
Tho following candidates already
have boon selected by the city hall
forces to mako the primary fight for
nomination:
Ward.
2 Hugh Norrls, to succeed himself.
3 Frederick W. Patterson, to op
poso Aid. Storn.
C Clifford Roe, to oppose Aid. Wil
lis O. Nnnco.
7 William Mulvlhlll or Androw
Motzger, to oppose Aid. Kimball.
8 N. E. Christiansen, to oppose
Aid. Cross.
0 Clarence S. Plggott. Aid. niock,
Democrat, Is tho only outgoing alder
man. Ho will bo a candidnto for
re-election.
10 Josoph Celovsky. Aid. McNIch
oIh, Democrat, Is up for roeloctloii.
12 Aid. Rudolph Mulac, to succood
himself.
in Danlol A. Roberts, secretary of
tho Thompson Ward club. Rodriguez,
Socialist, Is the outgoing aldorman.
18 William J. Hoaly, to succeed
himself.
20 Henry Ostrowzky. Henry L.
Flick, Democrat, Is the outgoing alder
man. 21 Earl W. Walker, to oppose
Hugo Krauso, elected as a Progres
sive. 23 Julius Kline, to oppose. Aid.
KJollander.
20 J. M. Alford, to oppose Aid.
George Pretzel.
29 Frank B. Buszln. Frank Mc
Dermott, Democrat, goes out.
32 James Roa, to succeed himself.
33 M. A. Mlchaolson, to succood
himself.
Hot Fights In Other Wards.
In other wards not yet disposed of
tho city hall plans somo of tho fiercest
fights. This particularly applies to
tho Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Nine
teenth, Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sovcnth,
Twenty-Eighth, Thirty-first, Thirty
fourth, und Thirty-fifth wards.
Anthony D'Andrea, president of tho
Sower and Tunnel Workers' Union,
is going to glvo Alderman Bowler
tho fight of his life In the Nineteenth
ward, It Is said.
Aid. Bowlor Is to bo given all the
opposition the city hall has In tho
election, Although tho colleaguo of
Aid. Powers, who has been voting
with tho administration, Bowlor has
been ono of the prlmo movers In or
ganizing tho council against tho
mayor.
Aid. Watson In tho Twenty-seventh
nnd Dompsoy in tho Twenty-eighth
are marked for slaughter. Dompsoy
was elected as a Progressive and Is
reported to bo ready to seek tho
nomination as a Republican next
spring. Tho hall will pick a man to
oppose him In the primaries.
Toman and Lynch, In tho Thirty
fourth and Thirty-fifth wards, are on
the city hall list of "undesirables."
Toman was particularly bitter in the
Nye case and tho civil service rum
pus, which resulted in the council
asking State's Attorney Hoyno to
look Into tho cases of Capt. Co 111 n and
Joseph P. Geary.
Tho city hall Is on the war path
for a certainty and there will bo somo
Btrango changes In some of tho Dem
ocratic wards where city patronage
cuts a big figure no matter which
party Is on top.
John A. Rlchort lias mado a splen
did record In tho city council. Ho Is
ono of tho most Influential men In
that body. His vote Is always on tho
right sldo and ho Is chairman of tho
Financo Committee, the most import
ant of all the council committees.
And yet some Democrats In his wurd
have tho gall to oppose his ro-eloc-tlon.
It would bo interesting to find out
how many patriots aro Wets for Revo
n no Only.
NO SEATS HO FARE
Traction Co., Ignoring O'Connell Public
Utilities Order for Seats for Every
body, Puts On Very Open Airs.
Chairman William L. O'Connell pro
mulgated the order of tho Board of
Public Utilities on the Chicago trac
tion lines compelling them to provide
seats for all passengers and to Install
trailers whenever necessary to carry
this order out.
The traction company refused to
obey this order and appear to be aid
ed and abetted In their apparent do
termination to dlacommodo tho pub
lic, by certain members of tho city
administration.
The following extract from the offi
cial proceedings of the Public Utilities
Commission and the City Council
Committee may enlighten the public
to some extent as to the attitude of
the traction companies.
Before tho Stato Publio Utilities
Commission ;
Commissioner Walter A. Shaw You
believe, Mr. Busby, as a practical rail
road man, that, In view of tho develop
ment and Improvement effected In
cars, It would be a practical proposi
tion to operate trailers?"
President Leonard A. Busby, of the
Chicago Surface Lines Yes, and I
think it would bo a help.
To the City Council:
We wish to call your attention to
the fact that the State Public Utili
ty Commission's order Is not only in
direct conflict with Important provi
sions of the traction ordinances, but
purports to assume Jurisdiction of the
Commission over the street railways
to the exclusion of control by the city.
The conflict of authority presented by
BRYAN TO HELP DRYS
Former Secretary of State and
Automatic Ford Peace At
tachment Will Talk Here.
The DryH nnnouncc with great glee
that they have a promise from Wil
liam J. Bryan to nuikc live dry speech
es In Chicago In the coming cam
paign for saloon closing.
DENEENS DELIGHT
Former Governor Assured of Suc
cess in Republican Primary in
Illinois Next Spring.
Former Governor Doneen will heat!
the Republican delegation to the next
nntionnl convention, His friends will
triumph at the primaries, according
to reports from every county In the
state.
FAHERTY'S FAME
The President of the Board of
Local improvements wm
hjiuiiip lui bjuuwajr
Michael Fahcrty, tho wlde-nwnku
President of the Hoard of Local Im
provement, announces that ho will
take tho stump In every ward In tho
city In favor of the building of tho
subways at once.
DOG CATCHERS JEALOUS
Some of the Men Selected for
Municipal Judgeships Attract
Attention Through Inefficiency.
There arc too many fellows on tho
Municipal court bench who nro bettor
fitted for dog catchers thun they aro
for Judges. Thatjs why tho docket
of this court is ho scandalously be
hind time.
Tho Municipal Courts of Chicago
nro still 18,050 cases behind tho
docket, In splto of their rapid work
In tho year ending December ", In
which they disposed of 2.80S more
cases than were filed In that year.
Tho number of felony ensos filed
each year has been In tho neighbor
hood of 9,000, nnd has shown but
slight increase in tho nlno years. On
tho other hand, the mlsdemcnnor cases
lu 1907 worn but 15,000-odd, and In
1915 more than 2.",000; nnd lu 1907
there were but 45,535 violations of
tho ordlnnnccs prosecuted, as against
101,892 last year.
this order presents some serious prob
lems with reference to which we
should be advised as to the city's
vlows and positions.
L. A. QUSBY, President.
Before tho Council Transportation
Committee:
W. W. Gurley, Chief Counsel for the
Chicago Surface Lines The Surface
Linos will follow the provisions of
the 1907 ordlnanco which forbid the
use of trailers,
Aldorman Henry Utpatel That
means that you will refuse to Install
trailers?
Attorney Gurley We will abide by
the terms of the city ordinance, and
would like to know what the city is
going to do to protect the authority of
its enactment as violation of the State
Commission's orders carries with It a
punishment of fine and imprisonment
The record of the State Commis
sion's bearings contains the following
with reference to trailers:
Leonard A. Busby "As a matter ot
fact the dovelopmont and the perfec
tion of equipment which has resulted
in the control of the motor has made
practical the operation of the trailer
car and thero is no question but that
the operation ot a trailer car on cer
tain linos would be an advantage,
"They have those cars now so we
bave a brake on every car with con
trol the same as on a single car, The
difficulties that at one time existed
I will say the only difficulty about
the danger from accidents from the
second car are more carefully guard
MIKE
Zimmer May Lose His Place as Director of
United Societies Because of Charge
Made Against Bars.
Gossip About the Work of Public Officials and
Others in Various Departments of
Public Life.
Public Men and Public Conditions as
tho People in the Light
Performances.
General Information of
of the
Mike Zimmer, the Penitentiary
Warden,
Former Aldcrmnn and
Former Sheriff,
Took an nwful fall out of tho wets
last Saturday night.
He Is quoted ns saying that the
reason theru were more men than
women In his department of the gov
ernment, That is,
In the Penitentiary,
Wan duo to the fact
That more men than women pat
ronized Darn,
The Ofllclnl Organ of the Hearst
Harrison Combine, tho Chicago Ex
amlncr, had tho following
Official account
Of tho Anti-Saloon speech of the
Penitentiary statesman In Its Issue of
Sunday, December 19, 1910:
Hero Is tho H.-li. organ's account
vcrbntum nnd llterntum:
".Michael Zimmer, warden of tho Mil-
ed against now with the type ot ten
der used on the improved car.
Commissioner Walter A. Shaw
"Then you bellove, Mr. Busby, as a
practical railroad man, that In view ot
the development and Improvement
effected in cars it would be a practical
proposition to operate trailers?" Pres
ident Busby "Yes, and I think It
would be a help."
From indications It would seem as
though tho letter sent to tho city
council by President Leonard A. Bus
by of the Surface Lines asking tho
city to define Its position toward tho
state's ruling was a step in a care
fully worked out plan ot legal strategy
by which tho aldermon will be used
to pull the traction magnates' chest
nuts from the fire.
The plan, according to reports, is
to egg the city on to an attack upon
the Jurisdiction of tho state body over
Chicago affairs, precipitating a legal
battle which may drag on In tho courts
for years.
With tho two regulative- bodies
locked in a jurisdictional struggle, the
traction attorneys are said to have
advised tholr clients the traction com
panies can contlnuo tholr present
methods of crowding in Btrap-bangors
without fear of lnterforenco.
The City Council has not definitely
disposed ot tho protest against the
city paying 55 per cent of tho Lord
& Thomas advertising bills incurred
by the Traction Company for "edu
cating" the aldermen and the public.
'S DRY
a Public and Political
State and All Parties
uois state penitentiary at Jnllet, nnd
O. F. Rhlnohnrt, head ot the Anti
Saloon League, both told tho study
and legislative sections of the Polit
ical tiqunllty I.eaguo yesterday thai
drink Is the causo of more than 75
per cent of crime. Ono hundred nnd
fifty members of tho lcnguo hold n
meeting In tho Congress Hotel.
'"The reason we have more men
than women behind the bars,' said
the warden, Ms that more men than
women stand before bars.'
"Tho warden spoko at somo length
on what ho hopes to accomplish
among the convicts at tho prison.
Ho promised to retain tho honor sys
tem, but to operate It along 'snfo,
xnuo and sensible' lines.
"'Men must bo treated ns human
beings,' ho said. 'If you can get
the other fellow to hiuIIo your work
Is half done. You will command re
spect and attention, mid good results
will follow If the treatment is con
tinued In tho right manner. 1 may
make mistakes, but I believe that an
honor system that will glvo cacli .i
chnnco Is tho best.'
"Mr. IthliiPhnrt held that drink,
not poverty, Is tho cause of crime.
" 'Statistics show that more than 75
per cent of tho inmates of our jails
and prisons nro there because of
drink,' ho said. 'It has been said
that poverty and low wages aro tho
causes of crime,' ho said. 'If that
woro truo tho prisons would bo filled
with women Instead of men, for they
are the heaviest sufferers from pov
erty nnd low wnges,'
"Mrs. Judith Locwenthal presided
over tho study section, and Mrs. Al
bert H, Schwolzcr over tho legisla
tive section."
WRIGLEYWILL WIN
The Popular Manufacturer Will
Be Sent to the National Re
publican Convention in
Ninth District.
William Wrlgloy Jr. Is tho popular
cholco for dolegato to tho Kopublican
National Convention from tho Ninth
district.
William Wrlgloy, Jr., financier and
manufacturer, ono ot tho financial
mainstays ot tho Itoosovelt campaign
In 1912, has desortod tho bull niooso
and will bo a caudldnto for dolegato
to tho Republican national conven
tion of 1916 from tho Ninth congres
sional district.
Tho return of Mr. Wrlgloy to tho
republican fold Is ono of tho hardest
blows rccolvod by tho progressives
in tho wost. Threo years ago ho was
at tho forefront of the bull moose of
fensive nnd cnrrled with him tho ban
ner not only ot a largo porsonal fol
lowing In Chicago, but also hundreds
of business men In all parts ot the
United States who banked on his
political as well as his business Judg
ment. Ho contributed to tho bull
moose national campaign tho sum ot
$25,000, tho largest amount subscrib
ed by a Chlcagoan.
"I am with Toddy for anything ho
wants from dog catcher to czar," said
Mr. Wrlgloy, as ho handed his chock
to Ralph Otis, treasurer ot tho bull
moose campaign.
But now ho believes that tho field
ot activity for progressive republicans
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is bnck in tho O. O. P. In ordor to
fight for his convictions In tho party
councils ho has decided to nsk tho
republicans of tho Ninth district to
to send him ns a delegate to tho na
tional convention. When ho announces
his candidacy formally ho will declare
himself for United States Senator
Lawrcnca Y. Sherman, fnvorito son of
Illinois, for tho nomination for presi
dent. Investigation of u chnrgo that pat
ronage has been traded for nldermanic
voteH was started by a subcommittee
of the City Council committee on
finance.
Aldermen Mcrrlnm, Sltts and Doylo
are on tho subcommittee. They wish
to ascertain if aldormen have boon
given city tenmlug contracts in return
for supporting tho administration.
Frank L. Smith, tho Dwlght bank
er, would bo nominated for Governor
on tho Republican ticket without op
position ir all of tho men who aio
working for him showed tho enthu
siasm and energy displayed by his
friend Dr. Thomas .. O'.Malloy, tho
well-known physician and surgeon.
Dr. O'.Malloy, although not u poll
ticlnn, has a host of Influential friends
In tho llepubllcnn party and what ho
la doing for Colonel Smith would
move n mountain let alono enrry a
primary.
Following Is tho election calondar
for 1910:
Feb. S Registration for city elec
tion. Feb. 9 and 10 Cnnvnss of pro
ducts. Fob. 12 Revision for city oloction.
Fob. 29 City primary.
March li Registration for ity
election.
March 15 and 10 Canvass of pre
cincts. March 18 Revision of registry.
March 21 Second registration for
city election.
March 22 and 23 Canvass by pre
cincts. Mnrch 25 Finnl revision of regis
tration. April 4 City election.
April 11 Primary for national dele
gates. Juno 5 Judicial election. (Nomina
tions by convention.)
Aug. 23 Now registration for fall
primary.
Aug. 21 and 25 Canvnss by pre
cincts. Aug. 20 Rovislon of reglstrry.
Sopt. 13 Primary, county and
stato.
Oct. 7 Registration for fall elec
tion. Oct. 17 Second registration for fall
election.
Oct. IS nnd 19 Cnnvnss of pn
clncts. Oct. 21 Flnnl revision of registry
for fall oloction.
Nov. 7 Election, county nnd stato.
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