Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 10, 1876, Page 2

2 - ; . THE CHICAGO) TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1876, officen has restitted in Bue corrtiption af {he Lallot-bos, and henca we Liave, firat, tho candidates for offica ro- Tocted by officabinker?, nnd, socond, wo arn dngr(ved of the pririicge of defaviing such candidates by tho wholteata etufiing of the hatlot-hozos ; and . Witraran, 1t e naw tha clear duty ol c¥ery person, 1o order th avold the direct calamitlos, Sncludbuf anaechy, ruln, nd fil poiltieal despotiam, o beo come & olltictin, and 1o arslat not only fa voting, tut fn selectiug candidntes for oftice, amd thua ta imako o hame of puliticlina Fapostabla cpithet s and Wisenras, Tho firab Taform to Lo ablainedls the nelection of tonest Taen for Judger of election, and uok tho diarepntable, the tifuves and outeasteol aocloty, aa has tou frequantly boon done Ju thicua late 3oaras there- POLITICAL. Moeting of Citizens of the North Division, . An Unanimous Appeal for the Elec- on.of a Mayor, L g, eovals and Jepublicans of Eigtitoently, Asscmbied together fora common auso, auct In & cominon lutcrest, reepectfully, yot earneetly aud finally, demsnd that tho Goramon Councll of Caf- €3y Appoint sa Judgen for tho coming munloipal dinc- fion ouly I “GC "apyroved Lonerty, miai who AFa Xuown (o tha citfzons of tho ward, and lo_tuat oud wo will ptesent Lo tho Common Coimoil a st of names -Epm::a b’d‘“' out of waich suchi msioction of Judgue aball bo mada, Resvteed, That we will osch and all of s from this e forth bocomo politicians, and will oxercise our political righta in tho neloction of candidates for offico, sud that we wiil uttcrly overihrow all offico-broking citizeun that have lu the past made saloctions of can- didates for ua s ond Retoived, That whila 1t {8 probablo, and mey bo do- sirable, that ihe liepnbilcans aud Domocrata will ro- spootively nominsts candidatos for offoo at tha com- ing election, that wo will assiat and participato in such nominstions, and not loave them to_the caro of sulf- sppoloted party loadors ind ofico-brokera,: sud iekotood, Thaty if oue respoctive patiles do not nomluate proper persons, wa will cast onr fnfluetco and votes for tho boat men irrenpective of party, and fortha reason that the government of the city' doos not favolva any question of parly politics, but do- ruands of ita administration honeaty aud lutollizonce. ‘That in the presont coudition of our mue nlcipal affairs nien sveklug ofica azo not eatitied to thie confidenca or Bupport of our citfzcas,—tho oMse slould nook tha man and uot tho mnu the oflica, Hesolved, That while our Acting-Mayor may honestly Dolfuve that he hias a techineal leqal Tight to continuo in Wix oftice; naverthelcss, wo do most roapectfully se- sert fhiat it 18 our conviction that ho ia fu honor bound a8 3 citizen tocomply with the reposted and urgent domands of the peopie, aud retira from an offics ha niready holds beyood tho timo for wbich he was elected, and we do nrgently zoquest and densand of the Common Gouncil thab they csll an_elsction to fill the aflico of Mayornd the samo tima with tho Alder- manle election, Jtewolved, Thiat 1 13 the duty of the cltizens of Nortl Chicago to nominato thie beat meu for tawn ofilcers, and o hat end o commilico of ten Le appointed by tue Chair to confor with fue citizens of the other watds of ths town, and to inake an srrangorent for & convention of {he citizous to nominato such tawn oflicers, and that this meotlng when # adjourn do sd- Journ until the 16t {ust,, 8t d p m., for the purposs of rolocting dolegates to atich town convention ; and Jteaoleed, That it 13 the duty of all good eitizena to atiend such lown clection and towm mesting, and pro- vent tho offiecholdors and ofice-brokers from cor- raptly conducting the same and disposing of tho peo- plo's monoy ; and - Resrived, Finally, that we henceforth pledgs oue. selvos to thia nctivo and enrrietic discharge of our tuli duty sa eitizonn and tnheritor of a sscred trust in o Ieral, adraucod; snd cleriahod govornment, and fa ordor 'that this % Govornment of tha psoplo by tho peaple,” shall pot perish from tha earth, OEN, CURTLAIN moved to amoend after the word offfce of Bfavor, “to u;hlch ho haa noithor a legal ‘or tochnical tight. 'fho Raov. T, T. Chambertain then spoke on tho datios of tho hour. Mo thoughs tho millent- um wns coming when tho poople themselves 1020 up to purify tho sinka of political iniquity, Blesers. W. M. Kiog, F. I{. Winston, H.J. Will- ing, sad otliors, mado specches in atrong uqunn of tho romolitions. ly_way of spico, there was'o lttlo poruopal debata’ botwoen essrn. Muchiko and Hocchator, which was cartied on partly in Gorman, The resolutions wors thon unanimo:asly adopted. The Cimir sppaiated tho Committoo as fol- lowa: Muesrs, O, R, Oorbin, G, W, Dittinger, J. Boser, A, 1L, Perking, W, 7' Houghtaling, J. H, Muehlke, Iia Beott, 0. W. Fuiler, J. 8. Humsoy, Otinclos Harvpefl. ‘THE FOLLOWItG PETITION ' to tho Council was theu offered by Mr, Mann ¢ Wo, tho und pruigned, cftfzens of (ho old Twentloth Word of tha CYty of Chicauo, baing Loth Republicans snd Dumocrata, respeolfully roprosent unto your Lon- orable body that wa are deaply interosind in the main. tenance of good (tovernment in said city, And where. a8, au election iat 80on to be held hu csldl eity, of tio grestost consequuico o Its fubabitanta ; ond wherons, oll_CGovernuient of tin peoplo depends tpon the urity of the ‘ballot-tox; ama whereas, for Too " gat uar o yent, ot e the elections,—nntional, State, 'and municipal,—tby most urblushing' "frauds "havo boen porpetrated, through tho corruption of the ballot-box; aud wharo. 28, the purity or (orzugtion of the bellot-box depends almost entirely upon tho charncter of tho Judges of election for Lioncsty or dishonoaty: and wheroan, in somo of our procinets, latterly, the judges of kaid electfon havo beon mslocted from tho moat disveputs- ble clxsses of soctety; and Wheress, in our ward niany of said judges Liava Leen fudioted, snd some of thum convicted, for frautun upon tho' bullot-box, and es- clally Davo corvuptions boen perpetralod at tho it nnd Becond Evccincte of eall wardi aud wheress, it has hoen Cclatmed Deretaforo by tho appointing rer that *vespoctable ond properiy-owning citizen s oould not be induced to act =4 rach Judges, but whatover may havo boen the facts Leretofore, tha truth now is, thai all respoctable citle reua of mid ward ave willlug Lo accept and pervo in such postiion, anid, hnving secured the consrat of tho followin-named cltizenm 1o act as Judges If selocted, we thorefore fudoria tbem 18 Topr porsaus for mch ositions, and moss earnastly noliclt your honorable y ta aprotnt such judgoe, indepsndaat of the ques- ton of partusan politics, from tha list of names Loro. wilh peosnzed, for tide respaciive prociats. And wo, your pelitionurs, respectfully request that, in Justicn und sight, your houdtabla body willgret our ctition, DONPRt Prevtuct—iTenry Tanbenbolmer, TT. G, Med- calf, Loutn Waclick, A.” Koldor, Poter Mooney, Msx, Becker, Bdwara 1taniun, 31, Hafly. Socand_Precnet—L, 1n Wadsworth, L. A. Whito, Oacar Qobb, Thomas [foward, A. &, Lathirop, Grorge W. Dittwger, X W. Jenkins, ¥, 5t Lucs, Jumes Wals . ¥, Goble, A, 11, Perkian, T'hiird Frécind—I, 8. Dunham, Joseph Belstor, Heney Lamparier, *Adsm Basr, .11, Donltn, *Jolut . an. Fourth Precinct—Joseph Kirkland, Henry 0. Carver, Dwiyht J, Jobuson, *doorge W, Webkter, *Oharlea yes, Qitarles X, Tammiond, J,'V, Otark, William J, Quan, “Edward Eames, Willian ¥, McLsughlin, And for the Choice of Decent Judges of Eleotion. The Contral Club Presents a Roport on {he Town-Eleetion Law. Republican County Commissioners and Agnew's Allowances for Foed- ing Prisoners. Meetings in the Wards-=sTho Inde- pondents Hold a Little Pow-Wow. Bristow as the Right Man for tho Presidoncy Warmly Advocated. Reasons Why Boveridge Is Not the Right Man for Governor of Illinois, THE NORTH SIDE, > MEETING AT TURNER HALL. 1 Tuat tho peoplo are thoroughly aroused, and alive to the {mportanco of the coming municipal sloction, aud tired ot the prosent incumbent of The Mayor's chnir, was shown by tho immenso ‘mase-mosting which was held In the North 8ide Turnor Hall last avening. It was annoanced almply ss 8 ward reform mooting, of the con- «olidated Bightoonth (lato Ninotoonth and Twon- tieth) Ward, but the attondanco wns so great ‘that tho lato comers found bardly standing- room, Enthusiasm for roform and honest mu- micipal government was tho distinguishing ole~ wmont of the vast gathoring, and the discussion was frce sod opon, without regard to party. } AxONG THE PROMINENT GENTLENEN RRESENT werp Mossrs, E, O, Larned, H. N, Maon, IL J. Willing, Jacob Doser, Jamos A. Kirk, D. O, ‘Croglor, Hoary W. King, T. C. Turner, A. M. Fence, J. 8. Rumsoy, B, W. Blatohford, tho tev. L. T. Chamberlalu, R; Abbey, F. A. Winaton, C. R, Corbin, J. H. Muehlio, L. A. White, and Gon. Chotlain, Mr, E. 0. Larned prosided, and Mr. H. N..f Mfi: acted a8 Hecrotary, Upon taking tho v > e MR, LARKED, - eald that thoy bad cowe togelher for the poso of conforring upon ths candidates for the coming municipal election sud lacal affairs in &onoral.- I'boy bad all becomo impressed with tho great fmportanca of the matier,—tlio necos- #ity of chovsing honest mon, thoso. who bad tho good of our city ot licars, and who were nob electod at tho boheata of a mob of tax-eaters by - ptufling ballot-boxes, ‘Chey should cieet mon ot ‘Known noncaty and Intexrity to act as judges of elaction, £0 that no frauds could be comwitted by ballot-box stofing, Thoy who stulled tho ‘ballot-box robbed tha Enuplo of their righta of govornment, and took from them by forca that liberty which was guarantsod by our Institutions. He might ask whas was tho secrot «0f good government—honest men. Tho cry of tho conntry was, **We don't earo for palitica in Jocal administration," Thoy waore diegusted with parties, Loth parties were rottou to the goro. It mado no differenco which was named, Yo hind always beon a Republican, add ho know whas that party was, nnd Lo hind some knowls ndge about tho Democratic party. 11 had no Jaith In tho politicians of cither school. What was nanted was UONEST MEN. Men who foarod God, and were loyal to princi~ los,—who Lad o stavdard of right aod \vmlfl;. 'liosa were the kind of men jlliey wanted. Uo Bohioved vuch mou wara (o Lo faund, bat not in oflica. Lloy snw thal the leadors of partics 2nd tho wen who had #o leng bold office bad be- gomo tho exponeuts of tho corrupt principlos which prevoiled, 1llo belioved in bLonesty, It waa uot obsolote, and thers wore plonty of hon- ©st men to bo found everywhers, Tho dishonest 00 yoro in the amall mivority, and tho maracs wore honost, 1o belioved tlat there ware mony ‘oen who wonld scoin to do o dishonout thing, dud thero wero ecores of men whom thera as was not mouey enough to puy, He :nuw wany of them in their nidst, bug it wonld bo jundious to name themn. Thoso wero the mnen they wanied to 1) the ofloos, and not poli- bcinos, in the prosent corrupled genso of tho term. ‘They wanted men in oflice who were not golng about hunting for oftico. + A volco—\Would you Lave said the samo thing BiX yoars ago? 3 L4 Precuct—Vrank AL Blalr, * Willlam E. Str A Laniod-Yo, and iavo ouly clangod s ot o R ek, ., Nepen ot tho progresa of timo compsllod. 'They all 8317 | Qobib, 1t, C, Wammil, Robert Sharp, Mason Woodrufl, enry Alnswortl, Thoso marked With sn auterlsk wero Judgos ot last election. Mr. Bookor movod to Jay on the table, which woa lost by an almost unanimous vote. . Tho potition waa then adopted withoul dls- acat, o tollowing resolution was ndopted : Resotwed, That Mosars. Henry W. King, ¥, i, Win- ston, sod A, H. Peuco bo countituted a commilts to ‘progent the foregolng reacluticns 1o tha Couuctl at Its next meeting. ‘'ho moeting then adjourncd to Thuraday evoning uoxt, aftor which "eome 300 namea wero slgned to tho petition relativo to tho judges of election. tho rottenncss sud corruption of the politiclans ©f to-dny, 1OW WERE TIEY GOING TO OFXT TONEST MEN? 1t was truo theis was o L'roaldontial campaign zoming on this fall, sud thero must nacessarily wopyao & contest of tho two preat partics, Dut thay should unito in s determination thut none Yut men or kuown futegritly and charactor should bo nomiuated for lucal oflices, and thea thoy wauld accomplish a great deal. Tho work could ‘ot bo done at tho polls entirely, Thoy shonld work st homy, in tho precinctd of thoir warda. Thoy ahould work at tho pelmaries, and in tho Conventlon, 'They sbould know tho names of 1hie men who camo bofore them mu candidatos. Jn the primaries this work should bedone. If tho mass of tho ponrlu wore determined to have s:00d mon, they could got thom, They shonld woako their power folt by united sction, and show to tho~ partien thac thoy moant what they said, ana should mako tho partics fee] that they could do mothing efse. Thoy shouid avo uonmon in office cxceps honeat oncy, They boald discard party tios, and vato only for opest mon, oud the best offorod for tho ro- wpectivo oftices, 'Thoy should warn the parties that they must put up none but honost mon. TIE TOWN ELECTIONS - wore coming ou, and they shoutd poy attention ta this. They should sec to the important cilice of Assessor, 1la really fixed their tax, and thoy #hould place nous but an honest wan in shis po~ wition, ‘They were roorgauized —under tho charter of 1872, aud their first duty under was to petition the Com- mou Council to ordar su election for Mayor, “They should adopt resclutions to that effoct, “here was no legal decision in the way which rovented this. ‘Tuey should let suo Council mow whnt tho poople {wanted. Tho peoplo wanted snd domanded an olection for Blayor. It was a great outrage when they wore Horced to elact & now local Leglslature, and thoy coula not ehange thelr City Uovernment ontire. They_should have a new Alayor also,—one who would {ibe with an lonost Council, aud who would honestly adminipter city sffalra. Ho ebould be an intelligont man, “sud of dignity, and not bo at lopgorheads with the Council. The whole City Government ought to go out Sogeter. : A voico—Do you thing this motlLod lawfol ? Mr, Larnod—Yes, slr, and no lawyor will way otherwino unleaa paid Ly the other side to give #uch au opinion, Aby other conclusion could &0t be veached. lia had studied thoroughly the charter of 1873, It gave groat powor to tho Council, greater than that body had ovor had be- fore. Under this charter thie Board of FPublio \Yorks only became s mers Committos of the Councll, and all contracts were in tho latter's bands. Al they wantod now was to get honest wen who would sot honorably. Tho speaker's Tomarky wore received with great marks of ap- probation apd applause throughout, Mr, A. AL Pence, belng loundly callod for, sald that bo bad no speeck to make, but ho would . dffor the foliowius RESOLUTIONSt Wurpas, Corruption iu otfive snd_mismansgement B pubilo affsirs by thaie bolding office heve bucowe plnluuyd snifest 60 all respectable sad loyal cille 085 BU P iiexsas, The destre for good government I8 chot- ebiod by ho masses uf m:nr:o“.n;flm saracainoss RIver before surpasecd, g u, 8cis of Wur political mituatiou, ‘all aro led. (o, A% exalitation o Lo people sud Whe practices of oiceholders; sud Wuxusas, 5t s kuown (o sll tha} such corruption wd jguorance rult frum the non-participation of the oopls in political atfalrs, thus lea Aba coutrol of evernmant Lo e mu‘r&: l::dmnm-nhbm cree- Bxes (slacly ol i ‘Wiauzss, Buck lothurgy of action on thoe part of the NlHon "Rl GARALIaYA (RE. Belibica) porle {a W ——— THE CRAND COUNCIL. TOWH ELEGTIONS, An sdjourned meeting of tue Arand Council of tho Central Ropublican Club was Lold last ovoniug nt the Ropublican Headquortors, on tho cotoor of Lako and Clark stroots, Although not 8 very Inrgo number of wembera wero present ot tho appolnted hour of 8 o'clock, the Prosi- dent, Mr. W, T\ Aldrich, called tho meoting to order promptly. Mr, W. K, Sullivan, from the Committee on Tules, roportod a sot of rules to tho offect that the regular meotings ot sthe Councll should bo bold on tho first Friday of each month, beginning ab the haur of 3:30 p, m., aud on tho third Fri- day, beginning ot T:30 p. m, Bpocial ‘mootings could bo called st any time by tho Exccutive Committwe, or tho Council might sdjourn to any epocified timo, Tha roport also lncluded an ordor of busineas, and provided thay all reaolutions not reportod by & committeo should be reforred to their nppropriato comuittecs at the roquost of five mewbery, and that any rulo could be sus- pendod by a vote of two-thirds of the membors prosent. On motion of ox-Ald, Moore, the re- port was adoplod. HEFORTS. Tho noxt businoces of tho mooting waa listen- ing to reporty from thio various ward clubs, Mr, Jobn Lyle King, from tho First Ward, etated that no meoting of the Olub Led been hotd sinoo tho last meetiog of the Conucil, but tho geueral fooling on tho pars of the mombors waato pus in nomination & good set of mon for town oflicers, Mr, Boyce, frowm the Hocond Ward, spoko briotly, stativg that there was uothing specially to ro- port. Mr, Authany, frum the Third Ward, said thatbls Cjab bad sdopled » Oonatitution, and had commenced enrolliug members, Me. Will- iams, from the Fourth Ward, atatod that the: hiad bocomws very woll orgasized, aud were hold- tug well-attended mostings Batarday ovenlngs. e iad Leon instruoted to predout Lo tho Grand Council s coupls of resolutions. Alr, Clough, from tho Fourth Wand, sald that in tweuty years Lo bad neyer scon the time when #0 muoh in- torest bind beon shown by ths citizens of Lis ward thsu st prosent, and the Coancil could depend upon a larger vote than had ovor Latoro been palled fu tha history of Republican- lsm. Ool. Ucaby, from tho Kifth Ward, made s statement (o abous the samo offoct, and eald that the universal fecling of his ward was that tho best mog, noprofedsional aud not politicians, ubould bo elocted. idr. Behmits, frous the Sixth Ward, said that there Lad boen two Lepublican clubs in the ward, vut shey had during tho past week nnitod, aud were now working togethsy, Mr, Yandepool, from the Haventn \fin}, eald thas tRo Glab i bia ward had uroliod 140 me- borw and he thought tho ward would d what! it | 'ons etootions to prt forwaed candidaten tor tho eartons | anbjects for tho setions conaldoration of ovory trns friond of his Qovernmont wo .apprehend aQ majorfty, M, Taylor, (rom tho Eighis Ward, [ FCCLIAL wy s syatates of tho Biate provide that the | overy porson will admit. Will the Ropublican T nvor noon anch intoreat manitoatod. eI el L St For b ek prieen e party \‘;‘fm, hood tho ciroumtanoos and profit bad nevor Doforo dono,—give n Rapublican | oilices whowould by bele ofMcial acts ald o this obs eald ho NMr, Mosrs, tho otlicr delegato, Amid that BOMO | compensation Lo cuver tho sctual costa ne may be iy (a7 ° p ill-focling oxiated on nocotint of ous af t116 delo- | Axed by the County Baard, but surh componmation [ by them ntoa from tho ward to the Goentral Oommittos, | mh=ll 20t o considerod a part of the fccs of shovifica; | The downfall of a Cabinot ofiicor is not & mora mattar for goesip during a weok, manth, or yoar. 1n 1335, Ox'such compensation at H0 conta per capita | I8 18 n natlonal ealamity, a disgraco that all the Stoplions, from tho Ninth Ward, sald thas | Fo50 SUlo genit onntinad b0 foeth in peiron: pooplo ougbt to feel, and ovory true man, ro- gordicss of party tios, foets dooply Lumiliated in ir. Grabam, not being popular, and Mr. Crauey, | sutl 3 tho othor dologats, bomg oley, disilkeds — Mr, [ . \rreEss, T Doard of Gotruty Comnteriomees did, ono diffenlty was oncountored by hla | ory wiiiout vendering bills for hctusd cost of the same, Club, 'Fhere wsa no proper placs for | ana mooting. ‘Uhay had ol two mootings, Wittnras, Tho mombors of tho County Doard | cousequenco of |t. ad consldorable intorost had boon sbown, Mr, | electod by the Mepablivan voters nt the st elgetion For thosa who can only regard it from n party MUots, from Lho Tonth Warl, sald that no | did, on tho Ruat dsy of Foluary, 1870, by tholr vaies, mooting had been racently hatd. Br. Mooro, | i m"‘“““’“"’“{ horelora booa au attempt Lo hold » meoting a faw ovon- Rtesaived, 'That the votos mud acta of mich Commis- | 0 Btrengthou ono party or weskon auothor, wo ings previous, bul ft was uot vory auccesaful. | afoners mnd » majority of tho Loard fn adding to tho | can‘but foel suprome contempt. Tho nuo[yln up thoro wors not very enthusfautio | burdenscrnn taxation of the wrany to $ncroare the galn That a portion of Democras In Congrors did B at speechi-making, but thoy woro guod at voling. | of one ymblic officar meats tho nagimlifen condemnae i X Vi tion of this Club, and 41t wo, in tho uferest of tha | Fegard it o gront bonanzs, that could, by ekillfal M:‘(?h‘xx!frz‘;ng%‘:r:Holl‘xgug:gfll&grg. “{fla“?fi‘i}‘{.‘}f {ax-payers of thp county, protest agninst itch nctn, monagemont, b made to yiold much party trons- tandou to mako a thorongh canvass of the ward, [ 34 Ricet repectfully suggeat to the caustiicnts uf Mr. MeLinden, from tho Iifteonth Ward, sald [ tives to ofthor rosign or dosist from misrepresenting | and commencod to work it for that purpose, tuat thoro was o good focling in tue ward, 60d | by thelr nmtal acts (o dufcresta of il pooylo of th Knowiog that the Jato Ligh, but thon fallen, injerost was anklestod, county, alresdy burdened with tauss, {ned, and disgracod, funetfonary had resigoed, Mr. Blttiz, from tho Sixtesnth, naid thole ward Col. Ricaby spoke agatust the rosolntion, do- [ FHNO i 2 was woll orgauized, and had hold n moating tho funmngmgm"’:gomfnm the Ill, and elniru- | 8od (bat his rosignation had been nccoptod, rovious evouing with an attondango of 350. | ing that 35 conts n day wom 1o more thau tho | they, without thought as totho jurisdiction of g tho Senato to ndjudicato upon articles of Impeschmont, proforrod them ngalnut oxistad botwosn tho osst and west sidos of the | tho Jail was not mort than 10°conts, 1o hnct | 080 Who ' held no offica, Tho Liousa ward on the question of Aldernion, = Mr. o, mm’r in lils pocket from sn official conmoected { Of Hopresentativos adoptsd rosolutions from tho Hoyobteooth, sald that bt tho | with the Insano Asylum, whish stated tbat tho | o impeach the lato Becrotary of War, ono who fant two mootinga thoro hed been 185 | actual cost of dioting tho inmates was 816 conts. | wag proba bly a Democrat, may have boon o Ite- publican, and whother tho oue or the other, iad Adminlstration that Tho lightning did not, howovor, atrlke the Tia- ublican party, a3 was intended, The Itepub- ican mombers, bolog houost roprosontatives of o party that waa Lioueat, and mmhnfil tho fndi- o patty afillistion, placed themsalves praperly on tho record, notwithatanding tho hot haste with which {r. lacker stid that thers wora twa. clabs in | Shoriff onght to ba ellowad, the ward, but they worked harmontonsly togetli- Mr. Olough respouded vohemently, stntiog or, the only troublo being thns somo “Jealonay | that tho nctanl cost of dioting tho prisonsts in members onrollod, ‘fhere werd - two Mr. Armatzong followed, claiming that the in- clubs, ~but they would probably =~ unito. | crosso of tho Shoriffs afiowaoco amounted to | fienn high official 1o an Mr. Bondig, from' tho Eightoonih Ward, stated | $20,000 n voar, thov deapluod, e that there was o ]gond Club existing, and that Col. Richby ncknownledged that he was attor- they would nssist In polling a honyy voto. Mr. | nay for Sherltt Acaow, buc desited to may thot Forgus, from tho Twentioth Ward, snld thioro | 1io wan not tinsroby fn loaghto with tuat officlal to | ) waa a meeting that avenlug at Turnor-Mall, chont the pooiple. ~ Il was as good & Ropublican Mr, Stophony noved that tho Becrotary bo 1o~ | ag any in tho iroom, quested to communicate with tho lesding Ropub- Tha renolutiyn was adoptea and tho mooting licona in the Lloveuth Ward, urging thom to | adjonrned. vidual criminals who etalmed with talko Action in forming a Ilepnbticsn elub. —— 7 Col. icaby objocted to Tatorfering Wit the MINOR MEETINGS. tho impeachiment prososutian had boon lnwig domoatlo relatlons of auy ward. BLVERTIL WARD. TUE CAUCUA BYATEN. The Execntlyo Committoe prosontod & govies | 070ning at No. 4&l Houth Maisted etreet, AL B. [ o ""7{‘&5’?.5‘?.:::53;5353’nfi’&“fnfifi'&'ffif:dfifim hoory of resolutions denuncistory of. tlo cavons-sys. | Dailey preeiding. Immedlatoly aftor calling tho tom, offerod by Mr. Rook snd published in Tux | mooting to ordor @ sojeot number withdrow fata | ©f foma of tho Democrate, Mr, Antbony fnquirod whethor the roaolu- tlons would prohibit any sach action na Led which tho elub selocted cipht names, i indopendant menting o their own acoount, Thia | discharged. Ho was thus tncitly invited to $ ol m?‘..{:.'sm‘fi“.f&“n‘:‘.qt“;fl'{. ::: unohhu»:?r:rl\:m':‘a: wan addressod by Moosrs. Floming aod Collins, ,'rflm ‘:"' f"fl‘"‘;!- ~:ldrv'mmimlr notod umla:‘n. idea simply was to do away, a8 far ax possiblo,. | both inimlcal to the Hildreth faction. In a short e principal objoat o d o impeachmont, Leing Y 3| timo the meloct portion of tho Club msda ita ps K;obnbly to juflucnce tho opring _ulecuonw, bad with tho primarics. 1o belioved shnt tho only fair way to conduot s ccnvention svas for delo- | Posrance and announced that thay had electod as on acoomplisled, Thoy sdomed to bo forcibly improssed with £at03 10 como notnstruoted, deicguten fo thy Weat T“M":x"gn“h‘:;‘,fi‘n‘{."‘ iaran | difforde Moss, and bogan to cynaiaer that thats 7, I, Murphy, Willjam | 'waa after all no urgent necosslty for prossing tzgarald ; and at large, tho jmpeachmont of - the Iate -Bocrotary ; that Mstt Floming, It. Collins, Thomas Cullen, O, L. | the lawe wero ample in thair -jurisdiction Niobofl SobOBrlen. . itfoal | B Bttt o L s Ao res) of tha Ulme way i bypo‘“(“;: }Irx(u Emav:unnn.h aud lgnsnrtpmh'yb{ar tho they adjournod it waa to moot in ona woek at the onds, whom they woul esiro to have ox- ), , | ompted from punishment, no’ limitation to an corner of 'l‘wumli\ ;nlgt:‘-":’ngnna Inlaud aveune, {mpoachment fisd boon provide:t. Dut enongh Fuslhior romarks woro iado by Mosars, Will-.; Bnzenbachor, M. Ryan iams, King, Lariior, and McGiouess, Moflnesoy, 81, B. Bs Bir. King offered an smondmont to the effact | O'Oonnoll, Thomas J. that, with ' visw of carrylng oot the rocom- mendations contained Intho rosolutions, tho timo of holding the primary’ election bo ex- tonded 5o na to commende at "1 o'clock and cone: tinuo uuthl 6. 9 The roport of the Exocutive Commitico was adoptod, g blakering smong the varions candidatos, ‘TOWN PLECTIONS, . The Seventh Ward Indopondest Club mat last | 00 this question, Mr, ook, from the Committee on Ward and Town Organization, prosented the, folfotving : . The Committes ou Ward sud Town Organization, sppreciating the importance of the sbproaching town meetinge to bo held on thoe fimt Tusiday in April, and ronlizing that tho Faws poverning such town mectings mBY not be familiar to tho public, heve taken occasion to examiue the law and to lay befors you o brief ab- stract thiercot concerning such points ‘as may bo ma- torlal o thosa wio deairo to ba {nformed fn the prom- iacs, and therefure the followlng ia submittod 3 The atatute applicablo 40 Chicaga in o follovs s ©In {ncorporated Sawna or in incorporated villages whoss Hmils w0 nooxtensive wilh tho limits of o tows, or in towns which lio wholly within the limit of sn incor- porsted city, or in any orannizod town whero the nun. er of votos'st the laat proceding goneral oloction ex- cocdod 320, tho County Board may roquireons or more additional baliot-boxen and_piaces for {ha recoption of voles to b provided, wbich placen shall bo solacted with referenca to tha conventenica of tho oloctors of {ha town, oad shall deeiganto at which of sald poliinge places tho Town Clerk shuil ack na clorz of the clection, and such polling-places, whea so des. ignated, slisll ba £l place for Liansauting the miscels Ianoona burinesa of tho town, end when soreral plnces are 6o provided tho electora preasnt aball choose from thelr uumber ona Assistant Modorator aud ona Anslr. tant Glerk for anch additioual ballotboz, to rocelve tha votea thorolu, who shall take the same cath aud by Gtibject to tho same penalty an tho Modorator and Clork and shall bo undor tha directions of tho Moders- tor, At the closing of the polls, oll ths e ballot. boxes rlinll bo Lronght Logothier at the polling-place where tho Town Clerk aote s Clark of o oloction, and tho volss ehall bo canyassed at the sotme tlme, and in the same manuos, and rolurna thersof made the same 48 {fall tho voles had boon cast in thie sumo ballot-box, ¥liers mor than ane voting-placo alall be roquired Dy tho County Board, 1t shall bo the duty of the Town Olozk to put up, in threo of the moat publio places of tho town, & notico of cach of the places, ctc, Whers tuero shall bs mora than one polling-place fn o town the genoral meeting for transaction of tmsineos ehal e held at the {ime here3fter mentioned st tha polling- placo wharo tho Tawn Olerk ucts ua Qlerk of the elec- o n, ‘Tho General Election laws ghali apply at such town mectings. Tho Registry law does not apply, At 2 a'clock p, i, thio polls shall be closed, the Moderator shiall call tho mecting to order for the trausaction of misceflaneous hisitices, When ihe mis- cellancous buviness Is finlshed tho Moderator shalil aunounco tho polls open agatn for voting, 'Tho elec. tors prosent at sny tome betwoen 8 and # o'clock a. m, ball bo callod to order by tho Town ,Clork}if thero be ono, but Jf thore e nous, or bo 18 ‘not present, thon 1lie voters may elect by scclamation one of their num. oz, 10 prenldo as Obatrman; they shall then procost ta chooro ono of thelr nmnber to preside 88 Moderator, Tho Moderator shall have the sams power saothicr Judgusfof elections, and shall take an oath befors the To&n 'lurk or other officers authorized to or oaths," At tno town meatings outrlida of Cook County the voters, at 2 PRl vola tlio town moncy, but in Cgok County tho following 1s the law: All mousys necessary 10 (o ralsed {n such towns to threa towns of Chicago] for town expenses ehall )0 ascertained by the Gmml! Doard, and the Qounty Clerk aball oxtend tho mame,” ofo, ‘Thio General Eloction lawk provide that thoy shall anply b4 far aa practicalo to all loctions tu the Btato, whether genoral, special, local, or municipal, excurt (] far na thoy are moditled or contradieted by othor logal enietments, For park taxos on the South Bide, tho amount is atraaty, Mr. Joha Graon introducsd a regolu. inano a call for an olootion of AMayor at tho . reg. | them? waa carricd amidst luzzas, |, morality that shoul vight, oveniog at No. 210 Bluo Island avenuo. adopted, Club proeocded with the business, tho Twellth Ward Club ot & rocont mootiug, yo- | B0 arreyed thousands of widows an for ouo wool, Tho Republlcann.of the. now Tweltis Waa | ol posiion of porty alstions, *A party that, held o meeting at Owsley’s Hall, cornar of Madl- in ita graco sn Polloy in the chafr, fraying the curront oxponnen. vited G. W. Newcombe and’ Ar, Ralelgh o | Bista of unrapontant aod unpardoned traftors. Committon to selack the names of twelvs gentle. | . Will the Ropublicaia porty, In tho coming con- men from whom the delegatos to the Town Con- | $68h proye rocreant to tho country and Govorn- “Tho Commitico rotired and roturned with tho | Upon thousands of pages of its history? Willit namen of " A, Franklin, R..Cloyoland, R. 8, | Jguore the proud asdoclations of the past, tha Critobgll, J. B, Keeler, A. L. Morrison, D, | Patriotiom of the groas struggle? Will i sur- Worthington, J. O. Polley, K. 8. Daldwin, Alex- | render in a contest mercly palicical whet ita eno- ander White, R, I, Jenking, P. Amick, and #. J, { Mics failod to wrest from it by tho ordeal of Wolch, Mossra. Baldwin, White, Amick, Critcu- | War, and go back upon the ‘traditions” and glory oll, Xeoler, and Worthinuten were cleoted, of its party? 3 Nr, Jenkins sald that ginoo the Aldormanie Yor ono 1 sy no. I by no monaus, howover, olpotions wero B mear at hand, ho moved the | 837 that tlio dogradation in imposuible. My em- Oluh tako somo action in that diroetion, Kh‘mfl nogative ia basod upon the cunfidonoe I Tho Chalr sald that eomo notion should bo | bave in tho wisdom and patrlotism of the pul{; takon, but that the electionof town officora camp | il ability and datermination to seloct ne ita firat, and 1t should be first attonded to. standard-bearors tho beat, wiscst, and most pro- Mr. Critchefl suggestod that the Nopublican | dent ment, men whose abillty s acknowlsdged candidates for Alderman be sclocted in the samg | to ba pro-cminoat, and whosa xepatalion for way that tho delogates to sho Couvontion haq | homosty faabove suspicion, ‘Thoso who oan best boen. ualta all the poopla who are opposod to Demoo- Mr. Buokley moved that thore bono primary | Fes, aud who will nos . bo obnoxious to honest election hield {:v the Republicane for nominating | 149D of Ay patty, thelr Aldormon. ‘Tho motion was carried stter | . \Who ia tho Proper man foc Uho first posttion ? conaidershls debato. Tho answar 18, **Tho man yho possousea all the L. E. Foericr fntrodaced tho following : propor qualtcations, and con obiain tho mout Rusolved, Thot the Aldormon of ths Twelrth Wara | ¥Otoa.” "Lut who can obtain the most votos? ara requested 4o vota in the Gouncil to oall s eloctiun | Tho anawor to this quastion is, in ono sonae, vry for Mayor in April noxt, Emn. The man whose record Las nover beon The rosalutiin wsa unanimously adopted. lurzod by sny suspicion, who has o Natioval The mooting thon sdfonrned till two weeka | ToPutation, whols known to bo”a etatesman, certified by the Park Commissloners to the Caunly 8 {a th hal) boucat, capable, aod popnlar with thoso who Clerk, who oxtauis it, and notling voled by the sloct. | 1F0m to-nightsd 8 p. . lu tho same hall, b ore, 'Om the Nortli ide, Uia amount 1 ol voted_ by IXTERNTH WALD, linve nover fattared in their devotion to thoir A A mosting of the llopublicans of tho Rixteenth | PArY principles; the men who {n additlon to Ward mu’im Nf\?vulnx‘ngnfl'iavgfxmagi)ilf' ?&5 E’:‘c:: uufiao‘:‘ la;:n:vtu’hmmtbg u;‘&;“:h BD;n::- troot. 3 ] . fi:fi,"‘}.’:"".fi arder, and ey Mr A m‘;fi Viowing the quostion from that reasouablo stand- n‘l Obd A0 Dro dom., who Was unaaimoualy l‘?:r:;';' !R;WJEN BRISTOW, now Becre- elooted, . do not mean to say that nono of tho active m".’.;é’ ;‘:m%(“}?.&?"':‘m‘:fln?‘:?: ?fl?x‘,‘ r :‘fl f?;_ n,:: 5’:’1‘.&““?.‘1’ mhL 1‘;« filuz&e?. oW OV 101 & 0 IDCO estin 0 20 th steve permameovntoms (el ehanton (o, bo clove, wud o svonot fford o'rua o rik of The Committeo appoluted at the previons | BOLCOHDE ovon o bopular, capsble, and patriotla ataesman In pralurence to aucther oqually ous :u;;{?gz wt:n:nnmlnnu pirmauent officera reportod F“‘f,‘“ nad patriotic, and pousossing n;qum p; e itetitontValcating Uik, Y s aware that much fons 1s_ ol —¥rod Willism Bctmabe! said or n‘q’g‘:‘flmdmmnm n.',‘fi‘.,wm" % | written for Dristow than for otl:m.sl?or this Bocrotary—Maz Hounctmtaolime. shoro ia & vory plain roason, Ilo I saying noth- Troaaurug—F, Linsonbastt, ing for bimsolf, snd asking no person to do so Jizocutive Commitieo— unxa Eelly, Monry Meogel, | inhis behalf. Tis position dooa mot bring Litn o b Abraham Btusdll, Adam Dill, ¥rederick Rayman, | boforo ho peoplo upon the rostrum or in tho B f‘fii’:fi’é‘é‘m“' Liratn Pasver, Jr., Androw Miller, ?;u: of loh}‘um‘:loa, 01"53 he b{;‘u:g adorned lhy . 0 trappiog and tingol that attachos to populur A Jon. Crinil XoRBll-<onn bathes policiana or awardod tho. eclat. that nriachen Tho roport was adopted. i 14 &wu who sustain thomselvos In vopular do. muin!? ‘—Jfl:? n\‘«“l?igllnwl(lt‘:‘r"{“u?;t?ofifi%?-ll‘u:: Lristow fa dovotedly ongagoed in dischargin ndr.'lndylhnl, ol membor of tho Club aliould pay | tho diflicult dutics of hia a&cu, uneartlung (mufi L initintion fee, was adopted. PAY | ang managing the fiuaucos of tha country, After spocchod by seversl- L'eniomen on the Wo do uot oven truat Lim g a candidato, and fho pootls, but is cortined to e County Clerk by the corporato suthoritica, On the Weat Hide, the Park Commussloners roport 0 tho cornorat nuthority of tho fuwn the smount required, snd the corparata pu- thoritles lovy th smouut anq_corlify tho sama to the County Clerk, who uxtends it i the tax warmunt. - In uach town tha Supervisor, Town Cletk, and Jus- 410 of the Poaco shall conmtitutn a Board of Auditors, Tho Moderatar, Town Clerk, Amsistant-Modarator, sud Asststant-Yown Clerk, at their respective polling: placea, ars tho Judges of election, “Tia Townanip Organization Lsw fs defoctivo in not detnitely providing Sor districts, But Beo, 63 of tho Law ju aa follows 4 Ti0 genersl iaw of tho State In regard to eloction god qualifeation of voters sl apply 10 all lsctions to bo Liold under 1413 act, 60 fur o the same may bo ape plicablo, oxcept hereln othorwiso provided.” ‘Thin woa intendod to cover sny defocta or deficlen< clos {n tha Townsbip Oranimbivn act; it cannot bo wupposed tlint thie Logialaturo tntendod (o £ivo s voter hix choloa of & dozon placos in hin town ab which Lin slght vote, or to permit lim to go roaming around from poll £o poll, guiting b vota 1 aa ofton sa potal- Gio. Now, tho 'Eluction lsw providea sa follows: “ oo, 31, counties under townsblp orgsnizations each town shall constitute an clsction preciuct, tut the Couuty Board may divide any town into se many oleo- tlon divtricta na the convenlenna of the peopls may ro. Quire, delloyg 1o gamo by distiact Waundaries and unmbers, and may from mo to time deatgato tha places at which oloctions shall bo hield at tho placcs a0 dcui&nmd." Tkin . 64 of flio Iaw concorning townahip or- «ing | 40 not kuow thut ho s one. Whother ho 'is or mnl.uugn, together with Bpc. 32, jusb quoted, m‘:i :vra fi?g:nw of the spring electaons, the mooting not, tho uomivation i8 for the poople to make find them not fuconsistant with 150 law first quoled ; through thoir dologates to the Convontion, BEVENTEENTII WALD. *I'i0 Boventeonth Ward Demuus-ate Centennisl | WO hopo that body will nct wiscly and discrootly, Olub hold » mooting at No. 171 'Hownscnd strest, [ iuoriug pordonal preferencos, if thoy havo any, Mr, P, Farroll in the chair, No Wusluess of im- | £0r $he poneral good. portanco wes transacted, mor more there any | 'Lhe liepublican pattyls largely composed ot ‘mudows brokew this time, Judng by the re- reading, thinkiog men, and he wha aspices to bo marks mado, tho ten Centeniual Démacrata ?ul\“fl‘{ht%ong bem, muat iu & targe dogsee bo rencnt wero all willing to sacrifics thewmuslves fy 5 v & % It {8 probablo {hat wore tho Convontfon held ':::howud aud bocoms eandldwdiy tor A lder- to-day, it would bo largoly vontrollod ; THR INDEPENDENTS, © by politlolaus, and Bristow would not ro- A mosting of the Indspondent Cbak Oatinty | felve, tho nomluation. | tho. nomines ‘would ] 1 0 0 avor ‘oLal L vho fl:o&rfi:‘vs‘:xuh wag hold'at the Trewnont House ;’f ‘u"hfi"'}“ "‘"fl,'{"'“'fi"“w"";m:fi“‘,‘"_"“ Tho objoct of the meoting was notalearly de. | thore ls liitlo doubt tnai Distow ls the favorita flood, md’ tho only huulnmgtuu Chatx could an- g‘ fhio “z‘:‘:‘ ";’ud’ fu‘ u“’“"‘ ‘”“ "fi‘“&‘““““ Dounce was gposcl-mking—a thing pacatior to | 4O FA GRIEO ATt vateR b would | 15 that organizations of tho kind. This brought & rop- “';g St g s T o, at revcntative of tho Bixsh Ward to his faet, who | Would na 3"‘1';‘ I suy ‘Dfll{ opul I':xaln'bé wan exceediogly entliusinstio, and whapave vont u.tdh"f.[ “;"fi:‘" {b:‘fi"‘ i °"'"’"§‘°“” Aol to his pplrita by ausuring tho gathering:that biy | Bood. Ilis fathor, 0 S FRBOI A, rlal 0"‘ ward wantod more grooutacks, wna & lawyer of omincot ability, & promiuen Col, A, J. Grover followod In s loss onthual. | Statcstan, swicealeotod Lo o Al astic but more considerato addroes, In which ho {‘“ °é‘ 'l'("’ fl'fionm - ‘;:QV‘t:e“du? "uf"”i‘*m"' raviewed tho origlu and progress of the political &"‘ f“lmf'mtu:fi‘:‘d"ub ber it Dartlod of tho past, from which e mada tho do- | Jongress in 101, Oton has'it beou nald of u}m;im; that tho Indapondent party was tho praty | pLFERGH EStHBmEs, ObY 3 S el of the future, His son Bon s oo lowsa modal, His record in elf,'e‘éfc'hrn.mfl"mf ffd;,b"::l' '::.‘:Z? “',';“.l:_ publio and private hlm oxcollont. ~As o wise Juas the mostlug to b lste hoar, “attornoy, bo rendered /valuable sorvica to the orts were Learved. fhoo ssvital wards ¢ |rcountry “as Solioitar-Gonoral for tho Uslled i o ba Y T obed o orgaulzations. | Seios and storney fof tho Govornment in Keu- Moseru. Burdick, McLsaghlin, aug 1fill wery | $45KY. Lls tocord s o soldiar s without bloy appolotod a commiftos 10 svcura & hail for fo. | OF blémish, le o i 9 Luro muetings, aftor which they adjonmod £08 | (2, e atatory It Hin Toorbars. Aol tho e it lwm kuuv; h.‘ lie ¢ tho prowinent reformer 1y of roform. NATIONAL POLITICS, " Dila peopls. tioad i bs informed that the di- LIISTOW ¥OR FRESILENT. \swotion of Pronident fraut given iu conuoction To ths Bditor vf 2'he Chicage Tridune: Fwata the proasoution| for whisky frauds, Lot Luicowy, 1U., March 8,—~Fhat rocesst de ' touchnd o the miud of fouta Ln tho politieal afairs of the couatry axe | din? . Hecsolary u ko ochard, With Doman that fs, the Liw uthorizes tho Caunty Doard to fix severul places for lown-wmeutings in citivs, and it {a un- daublodly bu the power and fa tho duty of tho Board to designots districis,the samo a4 in eczsea of gemeral electlons, but they cunnot appoint the Judgos, for that 12 oxpresaly urovidud for by tho Modcrator and Olerk. Mr, Anthony offored a rosolution fhot, in the NOMINATION OF ALDERXEKN, eact Ward Ciub bo requested fo fix a timo for tho nomination, when each Club shall solect n committan of fivo to report uot less than tens namos to the Club, from which namey the Ulub shull roluct nomluees for Aldermon. Alr, Clough opposed tho rosolntions, befioving thom to bo antagonistio to thoso offered by tha Execative Committee, ‘- Col, licaby sroke in favor of the caucus nys- tom, claiming that tho wrong lay fu ite sbige rathor thau ita usa, Tho resolution was pat to vote and Jost. CITY CONVENTION, Ex-Ald. Moore presented the followlog WignEas, Theto i no coustity contral Golamliiun for e Gy ‘of Chieages” oo are, Ksoloed, That the mombers of Cauiral Tiopuliican Gomiuitn from the ‘.’:’3.".«"%1’.‘&! of thoeity arelereby requested 10 st an Uiy Can- tral Counnittoe ta call & Olty Uonvention for thy puee oe0 of nomiuutlug Heaeral ully oilicers Lo L2 Me maunieipal doction to be Lield o8 thi 160 Hesat April next '1‘:1‘0 resolution was adopted aftor a brief dly- cussion. Bevoral rosolutions offored by the delegatgs from tho Fourth Ward were reforrud (o thy Ex. eautive Comnwittoo, DIETING PISSONEI, Mr. Clough presentod the following 3 Wienras, The Cook Qounty Ovniral Hepublican Clab s orgsnised o prowote the priuciplos of the Ko. publicats party,umony which L st honet aud covniowms cal adininiutration of pubfio affaire; and Wirkuzas, 1t was intendod by the Ropublican purty Ak 4o Jaat oty elcction i, Caok UoURtrad at pruvi ) guilty woan eseap: firmmess, lio would ndminister the Governmont anit gnard ths Troasury Tii® tiecesnity of roform in Washiogton life ia ‘Wa must gab back to tha economiesl times of & Lalt oontury ago. .manly bo dono by tho thoso ccoupying bl Bristow posdsanon {l TLis must tecos. niience nod examplo of b official position. e inclination and norvo to {nnugurate gnoh roform thoro .oan ho no doubt.* I'ia prominent points, howovor, that pre.cmi- nontly qualify Secrotary Dristow for tho Prosi~ dency aro i undoubtod patrlotism, stateaman- ship, Integrity, penetration ‘to Lt and alwaya to do {6 § his consorvativo viow overy queation of coonomy, aud unsworving dovotion to tho principles o! tha Republican Ly It matters very_littlo where thin right man livos,—whothior in"tho Enet, Wost, or coutre of tho conntry. Bristow and Dlaino or Oounkling or Dix wonld make an excollent bekot, 1t not bo deomod im orn man on the ticl a farge majonty of such Doarl, | atandpoint, And griove vr rejoles only In propor- from the Thirteouth Ward, sald tist tharo had | T80 such price from 30 conts to 30 cents per day; | tion to tho uso that con bo made of the ealamity olitio to placo a Northiwest- ot with Dristow, I would profar Ogleaby, and X ¢nink a tickot composad of Dristow aud onr own gallant Diok would bo tho sirongost that could bo nominated. auch Commiasionar, tint 1hey rrquentiboir Foproncnitas | BEC fs vory ovident. Thoy immediately solzod DLAINE AND WASRDURNE, 70 the Rilitor of The Chicauo Tridune 2 Arranta, 11, March 8.—~The Republicsus in this part of tho Btato hoarilly indorso tho sng- gestlan of “W. I D." in reforouco to thes can- the Republicana sbould Dlnino Is thoir cholce for President, and I think ‘Washburne for Govornar would earry tho falt strongth of tho party, ospocially the Gorman voto, Iid s tho strongest msu now before tho pooplo. Reepsctfully, —— STATE POLITICS. DEVERIDGE WILL NOT DO, To the Briitor of T'he Chricapo Triduna ¢ CutoAao, March 0,—Tho recont devolapments of official corrruption in Washington, 8t. Louls, and Chicago, shonld stimulate the people to grontor caro fn tho selection of candidates for oftices of trust and responsibility, of the discouragoments to bo mot with st the start in this work.of reform, forwho doos not know how alfficult it Laa been in timos past to secura tho sorvices of the right kind of moa, or to oloot auch men whon thelr consent to sorve has boen socared ; and. who doss not kuow how difficuit 4t has bosa to accuro the appointment of worthy mon to office, oven with the indorsomont at our host cltirens, If tlsir ercdentials lackod tho namos af 4, C. Hosing, Jake Rohm, and two or throo othor party loadors who aro not yot 1f oo amusing thought could be Indulged in Aftor somo disonsaton tho motion was carriod. | yg goranth Ward Democratio Clab met lask | connootion wmfum h&mll!nnng clmumntfncnu. One branch of tho puulshment conld not be Tu1woNn hersloforo, - a rear room, locked tho door after thom fo the | infhicted. The onmrfinn\t of dhqualmcn{l):n to oxclusion of the Clab propor, and procooded to };u{ld n‘mm‘ lhz‘ the h{n(nm—wu [y cunr:cm; ;{ baen taken by thio Foucth Ward Club iu olaoting | busitioss on the baats thal nino oconstituted o | lighining that would sirlkg a soora or Lundre dclal!ll:e! to fho Grand Councll. - Thols mothod quornin. Tho crowd ousside howled for admis. | Of their political frionds, The vriucipal wiluces, idy f2ad beon to appolnt & committos of fivo who at | sion, and finally bocano 80 Indignant at the troat- I{fé‘i‘.’:&‘f.fi'fi‘m&:&‘u‘&ffi:{. fi:fi:f 1‘»:’;3;53&‘1’. tho noxt mooting prosontod twonty nomot, from | mang thoy wora receiving that they organized an | was for 80me roason pald for his atlondanco and of some, ought to bo)? Thoro can ba no doubt partios have boon run too :long by #, ho havo grownrich by offico-, t tho pooplo now dotormiuo to ates, with solo referonce to tholr fitness to discharge tho duties of tho oftico thoy ars ssloctod to {1l I quito agroo with [Tus Trinuxs that it is bet- ter to oppoee the nomiontion of an objectionable candidato than t0_romain silons until after the nomination {a made, and then opposo Lis eloo~ tion, ospoalally if the aloction oconra at the same time a3 the Trosidentisl olection, whon an uu- fortunato nomination for Stato ofilco may de< fent tho Ropublican tickot in ko Biate, and tho loas of tho State may oconsion the defeat of the Republican oandidute for Preaidont. n viow of tbo powsible conssquoncos of an unwiso nomination of candidates, is it prudent for tho Ropuslican party in Itlinois to nominate Johu T. Bovaridge sa their Governor? Is bis official rocord as Acting Governor ench as the Republicau party can indorse? Aeide from lis ardoning power, which ue Tasoxe (oone too aroot disloynlty in advieing the pport A. O, Ilesiug for ngt Mr. Huok, who was the rogular Hepublican candidats, the Acting Goyernor has 0o claims npon the sympathics aod support of the Chicago Itepublicans,—bav- ignorod Chicago interests aod Chicago Re- licons throughout his official torm as Acting ovornor—notably in lia disregard of tho ap- cols of Chicago morchants for an honost admin. stration of tho Ratlrood and Warshouso Iaws j in Lis appolutment of inefiiciant, {t not income ctent, Warchouso and Rallroad Commissious ; n his appointment of incompotent, if not dis honost, Chiof Graln Inapoctors, aud this, too, against tho romonstrances of many of onr bost morchants (who took patns to explain to bim thoir objectiona), thersby imperiling that fn. y submit, Mr. Editor, that the nrty cannot indorso Acting-Gov- R’ record conslstently without in- tho late Bacretary Bollkna; isky King as well, S e OHIO COLORED MEN. CONVENTION AT COLUABUS, Covtxnes, 0., March 9.—Pursuant to'a call is- sued by tbe Exccutive Cowmittoo of * tho Nae tionnl Centrs! Convontion of Oglored Editora, hold at Cincionati, Aug, 6, 1875, o number of roprosentative Ohlo, colored mea mob horos in Convention to-day, It waa deolded to apportion tho number of dologates from ObLio ¢o the Na- tional Conventlon, to bo held at Nashville, ba- twoon Toledo, Clilllicotho, Bteubonviilo, Golum- bus, Cincienat, and Columbus; allowlng oue to Amang othor business, an ad- dress to tho colore@ peoplo of the Stato | Do The nddress proprioty of holding the National QOonvention, ond declored sbat clvil and political hitoresta of all aitizons of the United without rogard to color, and that if all thoao whoao business it 1a to in| organic laws of tho cougtry would respect tholr rights of all oltizens would bo equally conservod; that tho colored poople cannot afford to make thsmaalves, aor pormit otliors to mako thom, & separato eloment n 'ho addross also indocsos the Hopub- declating 4 has riy and tho frien man; that while the ticpoblican party haa beon plunderod by thiaves, it has tho integrity to exposo and bring to justios thoss who have beon gullty ‘of malfonsance In office, It anlso doprocates tho tono of gome leading Ropub- hican journals ot Miasiaeippt on tho disordery revalont in tho Soutn, wheroin it ia claimed ot tho iguorance of (ho colorod votors hag brought about the rosult sition of tho Administration rolative to the ato olootion in this State s tending political powor to the coneorvative elomont ; also condomuing the United Btatos Banato for rofusing to ndmit Pluchback o ameat in that body, but declaros that even this hias not shakon tho faith of tus colored mon in the Hopublican goleot their owa candid: Wo agsin ask, Wil tho nnpul;ucnn party wigo- Syoning et the comer of Tuelfth and Halaled | )} red the blrcimstensos by Ableh thb Corom: tion cnllinF upon the Aldermen of the wand-to | montand thoe party aro karrounded and profit by ofasi o ‘Tho political contest 0f: the Contennial yoar ular apring olection, and tho mation l%lgdbpt R n.mmorn‘hlu iy BI' Isitlng‘tk}wd s bfl 7 th oY tho | B0 aggresaivo parly war. . Every fuoh of groun vty e 'Y:i)k?z: : ln‘m:d Il‘:&» p?:’m:’.,‘,' ‘V{lll l:;“ Lotly pm‘nlbanfid. %lz\,n yhll;llu;J mlf‘lrm the opublican ) urbon Democracy. 3nd tho Olub ajouraod o -meet agaid Tnoulay { iR 0y abiy makes hels Joek oo 2o FIGTTI WARD, i3 ?)htnlm c:‘mlirt? conu!;z,l &t (l]bu anm‘mgm. 0o a pol at 8tood o Governmen ur« The Fighth Ward Dowmocratic Club met Inot lns‘ ?&h s g; TR ot éf’c&,’?’"‘ &zfl ‘l’mi""" 2 b“ A spocial Commiittoo for tho purpose repartod | Sgotost those who gougl oatioy Its lifa ; the : e other a party that, 26 & party, eald tho wae to a Coustitution, and by-Iaws which wero duly c‘runn l.r’un:?cn an "dl”g'“:i‘d"“} Ogvurunm‘onl N ‘' was 8 failuro,” and who satd of the Union, mf:‘i'&’e"ufi‘:" '}'53?3%‘33"’15 t‘;:mfl{o tbl‘x‘? :;:{:1‘ tlé slide.” O“fin udpnflylln wl‘xlosu {:?ku o one-armod and ane-logged soldlers tral Committes, which, belog finally sottled, tho | SE0 wozo maimed 1n tho struggle tanmmrvo tho Tho Becrotary rosd a rosolution ted by | Dation'nlifos tho patty undor whaosa nuw‘«::xon rphaus, modo 80 by the doath of Lustands and fathers S Coavoion, " o sl vy nast. | Kiled Ly” ose" Vo would e ¢asroyed o y e mausly gdoptod, abd she Club then sdfourned | JECE B patty that proclaims it lotogrity by AnD. boldly puvishing tho dishonest, rogardloss of liboral oxergiso of tho Lina beon eriticisod by soverely, 1 enbmit), and bis g to tha Ropublican party laat Poxt and Mail to sy * County Troasuror agl magnapimity, baa amneatied and condonad the crimoes of thousands of tral- nron and Toboy streets, last evenivg, Judgo Pl ;‘Kfl&‘ oy thagyfl&;m{nfieue.' Ag;lmn. e Tho flrat prk ho meeting was the on. | BIERY 0 por 11 v0 Bont fouracoro of rolllr:g of Soamand g; Imo mbnm.g'l‘wunt_v-fcnx thoso sinneatiod Robels to Congress, upon tho gontlomen Jolued, and tentlfied to thoir earneut- fg&r;‘ &fl:f, a:lfllgmra o‘?;{f:'fli 0 tlio winba ot e d Diexa In tho caties by paying 9L each:toward de- | ¢ ne TASRCD § Qinally bid it adlon to ongago On motion of Mr, Jnoob Gross, tho chair ap- in it dostruolions wo now find_them the apolo- vontion should be golocted. roont? Will it forgot its réoord written in blood Htatcs are idoutioal, onths of oflice, the ravod iteoll the of the calorod 3 aluo doprocating tho MISCELLANEOUS. UTAN REPUBLIOAN OONVENTION, farr Laxe, March 9~The Utah Territorial Raopublican Convontion to-day, which olocted ox- Olfef-Justico McKcan and Bacratary Bladk ns delogatea o tha Cincinnatl Uonventlon, gave thomn oo inatructions a3 to casting their volea, Teaolutions were adoptod indorsing the Admin. istration of Gon. Grant as regards Utah, and called upon thoe Ropublican party to make good Ita promieo at ita birth to oxtingaish alavery and TUR GUEENBAGK MEN, Mintoen, Conn,, March 8.—Tho friouds of an honeut administration of the Uovernment, and of a practical, just, aod immodiate roform in oar curroncy, fn convention assombled, to-day nom- Btato ticket: Qovernar, utenant-Govornor, I'rancis te ; Booro of Btats, Luclen V. Pouny; " Judd; Cowmptrolier, Jobu The resolntions adopted domand tho uncoadi- peal of tha Resumption law{ tho prop. tion of the Natlonal Bank systom ; tho rocelpt of greenbacks for customs, and the fssuoe of bonda interconvartible with boariog 0 rate of interoat e keep thom, and consequently greeubacks, at a They scrongly opposo Sonator bill,;which pasacd Charlos Atwater ; horman's thirty-yesr bood tho Bevato on Fob, 25 HEPUNLICANS AT PAXTON, ILL. Myecial Dispateh o The Chicago Yribune, Paxton, Iil, Maroh 9.—Purénant to » call slgned by msay Ropublicany in thie placs, about neventy-live of our citisens mot at tha Qourt- Yloune for the purposs of forming a Republican Clup, Joho Kolloy waa clicsen Chalrman, and N. K. Bieveny, editor of tho Jecoord, Becrotary. A comuittee was appointed to draft o Constiti- tion and By-Laws, and it will repors st a meot- ing to be liold noxt ‘Taenda; wore made by she Lion. O, aud N. E, Stovens. All of tho mpeakers are in favor of greonhack inflation, in favor of the repeal of tion act, and are of opinion that thera aro other usstiona bekidus the curreucy to be u the coming campaign. L. Frow, ¥, L, Oook, s a8 & curroncy, #ax Fnanciaco, March $.—The Hepublican Biate Coutral Committeo to<day resolves suo s call for a Btato Coovension April 20 to olect fle!ofnm to the Natlonal Convention st THE UTAN REPOBLIOANS. Barx Luxs Qizre Ulah, March SaYames A, J ing with usrblal snocase, | Liokoau and Goorgo A, Dlack waro_to-Any oloct. ¢d a3 dologaton from Utal to the Natlonal 1. publiosn Convention. < A UIARTER ELECTION, - Bpectal Dispateh to The Chicaga Tyidune, Lanaivo, Mich,, Maroh 9,—The cliarior ole, tlon at Portiand resulted in tho nuccoss of g Citlzons’ tiokot against tho Domooratio, - POLITICAL NOTES.™ ' Gen, Garflold swoars Lo is & Tayen man, Dr. Loring, pf Massschusotts, {4 for Dlainy, Hanator Ealo, of Dounoctiont, 18 fograllailg himsolf with the inflationsts of his Htate, 2 Gov, Tilden hsa not yet bronght to justico thy officors who connivod at tho cacsps of T\Ybod‘ Judgo 1osr would not iave nocopted the gy, rotaryship of War iI it adiboen tondersd him, Privnto Dalzollis aftor tho Bopablican nom; nation for Congross in tho Sixteonth Ohlo Djg,* Rrict. A rumor of Dabeock'a résigoation comes ta band, * Glory to God ;.rogarde to Babeock,he. Worcesler (Mass.) Press. o Ticary Wilson wanfed (o bavo all publiomeg Indopondontly rich or indepandently poor. Thary 410 not many of clthor olass, o Gen, Bhorman told » B4, Lould reporter ihyy ho would declino o nomination for e Prey, donoy, *evea if it wors unanimous and enlby. slastio.” . 5 e 1t Is Drissow'a tura to loom ;; and- he's loom, Ing. ‘Thopoliticans in {Washinglon ave sgainy him to & man; sud theé s why tho people u takiog him up, b e ind b Alr. Dann is tho sixth oitizen of Masssolinsey Lionorod with tho position of Minlgtar to Bg. gland. That Stato has baon eloar in this gray offico elghtoen yaara out of ninely. Ly Tho Harslabnrg oorreapandent of . the Pitia. burg 7' says there s . growing” fosl pmoug Rephblicans is favor of the nominatis of Bocrotary Bristoty far Presidont, | Gen, Dolknap 1 eaid, by a oomumndcnl'nr thio 84, Louls Globe, to havo tolographied a rol. tivo in Keokuk, In., on tho 8d. lnat., sayiog; “Do nod lose ono momont's Bloap on my & count. 1 sball coma ou all right yot.” - . A Toaton organ thinkn thero: is-no donbt e, Datler's popuiarity ln tho Lowoll digtrich, .’ Pun ' hiopa pot, but bis nomination would "bo liabig u, maké it up-lill traveliog ‘for Napublioan’ candy’ datos for Couprovs.in sovoral athor Magsachy,: sotta distriots,—Springfield Reptiblican. * | ,Maf, Alvord, formarly dotailed’ aw military in stractor a4 the Amhorst ' Agrionltural' Coliogs,; waa suddenly and poremntorily ordored to Toxe by Beoretary Belknap. Hiy offonte was’ it Job h{lng aronnd” in thie Fors Bill matter. Here signed, pod {s now a toachor at Easthompiqo, ; Nr. 0. 0, Moore, s Now Hampshiro editor whe has'boon stumplog Lis Stato for thoe Republicay tinket, eald iu o speech on. Baturday night: spealt advisodly whan I dey thatin 107 convAes of thia Biate, which closcs its third weelt to-nigh, [ bave found the unme of Heorotary Briatow fpy on the Jips and first in tho hearta of nine-tegily of tho Repubticans I havo mot.” - ¥ 2 The New York Zimes la cloar in tho opinia’ that tho rmlg‘nllon of Dolknap - doea naj e tho right of impaachmont ; -nad it Approvos'ths' sotiop of tho Presidons In accepting his rusig. uvatlon without _reforeuca {o the ;unmon of ime peaciment. The artiole of the Times on. this subject is aunounced as the work of .ono of ihs! moat prominent Jawyers in New York. Tho World docs not apnrove of the appoit ment of Mr. Dans as Minister to England, aud ncouses bim of ' falsshood,” * perjury,” ang **Jiterary piracy.” As those chinrges wore eve dontly evolvol My, Joremy Diddlor out of hiy own {nuer coucloushess, why did he not drag, still furthor upon bis resources ‘and call Al Danan drankard, s doposdd minlstor ‘of the Gospel, and a purloiner of other men's* woarip apparel and postablo proporty 2—New -1 i nes. S Thoe Dos Molnen Register uxgnu tho rapea) of the Yowa Linitrond Fanft Iaw. It sliows how me. satisfactorily similar laws have worked in Wis consin and Miguesots, aud exyas ¥ It remaios to be suon whothor “the Genoral Assembly of Towa will respond to tho *demand that comey from nearly all the graln pnd stock-growars s shippers of tho Stato for the ropeal of. the irone clad tariff, or whother they aball pay tribute and toll two yoara longer to tho grocory, hardware, and roady-made clothiog deslors and cigar-ma- ers of Dubuquo snd Davenport,” * The Cincinnatl Commoreial spoaks ji warm torme of praiep of the nppointmont :of Judge Taftea Booretary of War, 1o take tho place of tho disgraced, fallon’ Boiknop, Among other things, it pays 1 £ [ Thore camo » poriod in tho courss of (hg seeon] torm of Grant's Administeation when be -hu.n;:aul havo s gllinpae of the fact tlst o b, in the soloctiss of, bis Onbinel, proceeded ton Drifciplos that wire mischiaraus, 18 1het woull datosge bim and ran his party; and ho gave evidencs of a willingness o have mon of sma forco and integrity sbout bim, Tha sppolntments of Dristow, Pisrrepont, and Jowsd ‘werp accepted by the wuntr{ 4 Hlustrating the proge Tees aof tho Trestdont's polltical education, xnd whey Delano retired thero wero Liopes, disappofnted fn the tho Teault, that ovidencoof a dispealtion to improve woukd ba continued, We have underatond that nama o Judgo Tatt was ot ihie timo befora the Prosident far conatdoration, but the Delano infucnce waa uppee most, aud Chsndlor succeeded Lim (n Mo Interiop partment, It mey ba falrly sald fhat Chapdie Wwis an fmprovement upon Delano, but his sp Jolntment did no$ encou: 1be reform Eontimest Tho a) gtment of Judge t indlcatos that good Oonnaola bave again pravallod with the Presidont, We may bo mire thero Lxs been the most ecxndst conaldus stion of this subjocs, and wo congratulate the eountry that the eloment fn tho Cabinet, gflvmm Dristow kst been ropresoutative, haa been reinforoed. Judge Tat will bo placed st poma dissdvantage, owlng to Th un famitiarity with tho_delails of the dutics of bl o bat bo hea grost. zosland cepacity i woek, snd rupidly master the sitostion, Whather b will disphy the pooullar ability of Bristow, and wa Lt in fa2 Jinvto add of Gor. Tildon, i utng the. tacgiel hreads of testimouy showin, ’ frauds apd pun auing rascals, sad deatroyiog them with ho proof fen nished by thelr own devices, ia & quastion tha solutia ©of whichi time alono can give ; but Wore fano douth that thers will bo one strong, honost wau s work B the War Odice, Some of the bost and soundest thlnkiniflo-. ‘-ubuun- Aro coming 0 tho beliof that B. B Vasiiburuo, of thia State, would make a 'onnfiu raco for tha Prosidonoy than nnramm who bu boon nomed for tho oflico. It Is clalmod, sof truly, that he is entitled to the full rankd higheat ntatosmanship; that be is tha son) of hanor; abovo evan the suspicion of monw&f 804 troo and loyal Lo our country and its ropub! licag fustitutions, He would como imto thefight With a plean, cloar rocord, and his nominatioy would bring baok ¢o the R‘:}:\lbflun ranks a0} only thoso who Liberalized, but thousands ok Gormans in tho Northern &nd Northwe Btatos who have eithor acted’ with tho Dowod, raoy or besn led astray by men like Sohurs! ‘ll(u‘l;‘nmpne nnrd &m:rniuo‘;l; :::rao ot Faris du- og the siege ol at city erman’ powen wop for himn the admiration of .clvmzodpwarw for of all tha forslun Minigtars roaldont st Parls during tha Franoo-Prucalau war, he alons, by biy ofligs, his flag, and his snmcnul bravery, pre- toctod German womon and children from an e+ cited and aogry populace. Not only so, bat dar* ing the seven yoars he has rvepresentod Lhit caungiv at the Court of 84, Cloud, he fhas m" formoed the dolicato snd arduous daiosin e way that hos malatalued the dignity of our Uovernmont aud mado our Lopublio s spocted, ‘Chis Lns beon no cusy task whes wo consider the ch‘":;r" of Govgrament & Franco during Mr. Wushburne's sdministrs- tion af his allco. Iu tho selootion of candidstes Wo want the best and strongost mon,—men W are truo and Joyal, honess aad upright, Them, * points we mention in coonection: with - Wasb- buruo's namo are worthy of conaideratiod, especially when wo ocansider ¢hat the united Hhiaai, Masonte Wisoousins 533 Foans Yo e nols, ourl WA, evont of Wasblarno or some other TWestern man bolng the clioico of tho Ropnblicans for President, the Vice-Presidenoy would, of courss, fall to tho Eost, Ko bettar wau has yot' boos uamed than Marshall Jewell, of Conneoticot ‘fhe ablo manner (n srhich Lies dischal tho dution of Portmaster-Gonoral, as well as b wholosoma activity o proteciing tha publl) purss aod in panishing publio ceiminals, bt) mado bis nama a favorite ono smong she peopli- X Iy trao that wa have repostadly expressed? proforence for Blane and Oglosby as the oads didates of our choios for Preaident and Vier Yresidant, Yot such prefurence doos not blind ua to tho atrongth of men like Washburne ssd Jawell, hor to tho claims made for them bf thoir frionds, Our sincereat dosire s for tbf ;b;?u and strongest meo,—Chanpaign (14.) 0 29 —_— CENTENNIAL. Speclat Dlspateh ta The Chicago Tribuns B7. PAur, Minn,, March 9,—Tho Stato Dosrd of Contonnisl Commissioners have isuuod 8 €ir cular announciug tho rofusal of thy Dogisiatur 1o mako an appropriation, withdrawing from I sgreoments to take charge of artictes for p3bic Dition, aud nolifying poreans who have alrosdy ( et liore numerouy arlicles that (Lo gamo ar9 subjact to their orders. 'I'lie offorts wmakin mnnulmlnlnd bero to raisa tunds for g the exlibition of Minvesota products axo mes