It pleased him to represent the Mugwump party of Chicago as consisting of General McClurg, John W. ELA, now president of the Chicago Civil Service Commission; Melville E. Stone, Franklin MacVeagh, and myself; and as late as 1892 he took delight in reporting its meetings after this fashion: When the Mugump party of Chicago met in General McClurg's office yesterday, considerable agitation was caused by Mr. Slason Thompson's suggestion that a committee be appointed to investigate the report that John W. ELA was soliciting funds in the East for the purpose of electing the Democratic ticket in Illinois.
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Slason Thompson
As he understood, Colonel ELA was soliciting subscriptions, but not to promote Democratic success.
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Slason Thompson
What funds Colonel ELA secured would be used toward the election of the great white-souled ClevELAnd, and that would be all right.
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Slason Thompson