10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . ctice law in Seattle. In 188S. Mr. Lewiswas elected a member of the territorial senate; in 1S92 he was the Demo-cratic nominee for governor of the state; in 1894the caucus nominee of theDemocratic ]Kirty for United States senator; in 1S94 he was elected con-gressman at large for the state; in 189S he was again the caucus nominee ofhis ])arty for the United States senate; in 1900 he received the votes ofthe delegates of the Pacific coast for the nomination for vice-presidentof the Lni
10th Annual Convention of the League of American Municipalities held at Chicago September 26, 27 and 28, 1906 . ctice law in Seattle. In 188S. Mr. Lewiswas elected a member of the territorial senate; in 1S92 he was the Demo-cratic nominee for governor of the state; in 1894the caucus nominee of theDemocratic ]Kirty for United States senator; in 1S94 he was elected con-gressman at large for the state; in 189S he was again the caucus nominee ofhis ])arty for the United States senate; in 1900 he received the votes ofthe delegates of the Pacific coast for the nomination for vice-presidentof the Lnited States. He v^-as colonel of the Washington City Guard,and during the Spanish war served as colonel on tlie staff of BrigadierGeneral Fred D. Gnmt, U. S. A. In 1902. after serving several terms incongres^. Colonel Lewis removed to Chicago for the jiractice of law andfoiTned a partnershi]-) with Chas. H. Aldrich. at one time solicitor-generaloi the United States, (^n Jul_\- 5, 1905, Ma_\-or Dunne ajipointed hini ashis corjioration counsel, and in that ofiicc CmIoucI Lewis has made a s])lcni!i 1 . > It. Top Row; PETER BARTZEN. Building Cnmm:«ionc,. DR. CHARLES J. Ht-alth C Cfnler; UILLIAM CARROLL, E,-clrician Lowrr Row: JOSEPH CREIN. C,n S^Jcr: JOHN E. TRAEGER. Qty CoUecicr MEMBERS OF MAYOF< HLNNES CAfJNET. % CHICAGO TO-DAY rec-ord, it falling to his lot to handle some of the most important casesthat ever occuiTed in Chicagos history. Colonel Lewis has gained a widereputation for his gallantly, his politeness and his exceedingly courteoustreatment of all men, and his wonderful eloquence has made him a muchsought-for orator. Lawrence E. AIcGann, Chicagos comptroller and head of the departmentof finance, was bom in Galway, Ireland, February 2, 1852. His fatherhaving died in 1854, his mother, with her three-year-old boy, came to theUnited States and settled in Milford, Mass. Ten years later he came withhis mother to Chicago. After attending the public school
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