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Title: History of Illinois Republicanism, embracing a history of the Republican party in the state to the present time ... with biographies of its founders and supporters ... also a chronological statement of important political events since 1774
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Raum, Green B. (Green Berry), 1829-1909
Subjects: Republican Party (U.S.)
Publisher: Chicago, Rollins Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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nown as the Torrence law, and now in force in Cook County. Air. Hurd has taken great interest in charitable work, particularly amongstchildren. The Childrens Aid Society of Chicago has received his special at-tention, the work of the Society being directed to placing homeless children infamily homes. He has also been identified with the Conference of Charitiesof Illinois, an organization composed of all Charitable Associations of theState. But the most important work ever done for dependent, neglected, anddelinquent children in Chicago was the passage of the Juvenile Court bill in1899, of which Air. Hurd was the author. This law stands as a monument tothe wisdom and humanity of Mr. Hurd. Air. Hurd has been identified with the Republican party since its organ-ization, he was always strongly anti-slavery; he opposed the Kansas-Nebraskabill; he was a strong sympathizer with the free state men of Kansas in theirstruggle to make Kansas a free state. He attended a Convention at Buffalo, 486
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487 New York, in the spring of 1856, which set on foot measures to aid the freeState cause. A National Kansas Committee was formed, composed of a mem-ber from each Northern State. Mr. Hurd was appointed Secretary of theExecutive Committee, headquarters at Chicago. In the spring of 1857 the settlers in Kansas found themselves in greatneed of seed for planting their crops; at a meeting of the Committee in NewYork City, a resolution was passed instructing the Executive Committee topurchase and forward seed to Kansas settlers; the resolution also appropriated$5,000 to John Brown for the organization and equipment of free soil settlersinto companies for self-protection. Mr. Hurd found that the fund at his dis-posal was insufficient to meet both requirements. Mr. Hurd decided that themost pressing needs should be supplied first. He bought ancl shipped to Kan-sas for free distribution 100 tons ol seed. This filled a pressing want, and wasreceived with rejoicing. When John Brown applied for t

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