Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 12, 1876, Page 2

2 THE UCHILAGU Liou: WiIGDNEG DA, eis A-y J.¢U be dy Rant a, ton from the thraldom of oficial corruption and mis- ttle, anc for the reatoration of 8 pute and honest ad- miniatration of munteipal affairs ; and : Wrengas, Tho adoption of tho charter under which Unis elty fn govorned was declared one yeat ago by the dane fraudulent means and the samo aubversion of the real will of the citizens as wero teed in the recont town election in South Chicago;-and ‘Wnenras, Harvey D, Colvin ia now in tha exorcise pf the office of afayor, claiming to hold that office by virtusof tho scan of the charter; and. “" Witenesg, It {6 of the utmost fmportance to the Prosperity and financial credit of tho city that ita chief officer ahotild ‘be the choice of an election which nan honent expression of the popular will; and * amyREnras, TLIA important (nat at tho drat election under the charter the offloers to be intrusted with the s administration of the public affairs abould all ba chosen at tho game time, ro that the whole Administra- - tion may reflect the present will of the people; there fore, Resolved, That nt tho city election, to take place on April 18, 1876, some person to be nominated by thin of Chicago by the legal volera of tho 4 ; sastme the duties of rach office immediately sftor the Rerotved, That & committes of thres persons, to be ppointed by tho Chalr, be inatructed to visit Mr. Cole wae and express to him the feelings of this meeting, and {nthe namo of this meeting request him to vacate the office of Mayor no that there may be no formal ob~ weave the installation of tho Mayor lo be clectod “next Taendng. BOI at for the jo of xecuring & Com- raf Gounelt which cat aately be inirustod with. ths Anterests of tho city in this great crisis wa most oatn- sally appeal to the citizens to forego all patty ditfer. encos, and fo unite upon the Lest mon fur Aldormen fn the respective wards, xo sa ta concatitrate tha serength of all citizens desiring the welfare of thecity In snpport of the moat reliatiic, efficient, and trust~ worthy candidates, and wo hereby request that all business honses be closed on the 18th fost, Resoiced, That: wo hereby appoint an a Joint com= roittee, and intrust to them the duty of protecting tha arity of the ballol-box nt tho approaching city clec~ Hon, the Central Committees of the Mopibllean and moeratic parties, Resolved, ‘That eald Joint Committee bo inatructed to appoint'not tess than two nor more than four good And determined men, ta be present in the judges? . Poom at each polling-placa in the eity, as challengers, Whose duty fYahiall bo to wate the Ualloting, keep tecord of tho vote, and be prencnt at the counting of the ballots, And we hereby call upon the City Mar- thal and Buperintendont of Police to secre to tho - persons Bo appointed protection in the performance of ihe duties totrusted to them. Resoiced, That & committee to ho composed of 130 persona be appointed by theChairman of this moet. ng to go to the Common Oounell and demand in the game of the people of Chicago that auch men shall bo Appointed jndges and clorka of election at tho noxt Mection aa shail {neuro an honest allot, Revived, That s committee of threo be appointed by the Chalr, whose nants shall be hereatler an- sounced, wh Ibe charged with the duty of pro- turing the passago of the proper Roglatration sw, to apply to all elections held within the County of Cook, and also of auch other amondments to otir election ‘awe an ato necessary to guard againnt frauds and s~ ture an honeat ballot; and, ‘Watznxas, At tho rocent eloction tn the South Town Sf Chicago the ballots of tho votora were abstracted and the batlot-boxes atuffed, and the candidates Mected have beon declared defeated, and those do~ feated have been declared elocted; therefore, ‘Reoleed, Thot those declared clected were not ected, snd nball not hokt those otlicca ; and we hero- by pledge oursolves tliat we will sland ‘by one another and act unitedly aud roslet every pretouded exorciso of the functions of those ofiices by the men declared elected mntil we get tham out. Rerolred, ‘That tho Chairman appotat n_ committes of twenty'five toga tathora men and demand tholr resignation; and the Committee aro instructed, in caso their demand shall not Locomplicd with, to calls meeting of citizeus, to bo hold at this same pisco, to recolve their report with such recommendations as the oxigoncies of the occasion shall requtro. 5 Reaolvedt, That we, the citizens of Chicago, irre spective of party, reporting full faith and coufldence in tho honesty, Intogrity, and ability of ‘Thomas Hoyne, nomtuato him for the office of Efayor, and wo ledge’ to ifm as the candidate of tho people our do Beatle and unanimous support, Tho roading of thom elicited tho moat turmult- nous spplauso, and, when the words * domand of thom” wore road, the crowd gare cheer upon thocr; and ay#oon aa thoso subsided a voice stiod out: ‘Demand! is tho word.” [Loud applause.} ADOPTED. Elliott Anthony movod that tho resolutions be adopted as read. A thousand throats shouted soconds to the motion, ‘Long John” then tsid, ‘* Thoue in favor of the adoption of the resolutions signify thoir assent by saying aye.” Just ono unanimiots shout from the 3,000 throats wont up, and mindo tho very piles in tho foundation of the mammoth building tremble, At this momont o portion of tha roar of the platform gavo way, amid acry of dorision from above and cries of anguish from bebind. ‘Lhe pressure of tho multitude had been too groat for tho joists to withstand. Several young men wore badly bruised, and ono way trampled npon and ecriouely burt, Ho was takon to the south end of tho a Spoaiion Building and cared for, afver which his friends took him homo, Aftor the excitement had somewhat subsided, John Wentworth said : ‘Thoso opposed to tho paarago of tho resolu- tions stand out and be counted, . 18 DAVE THONNTON HERE ? If be is, will he please como forward? Per- eps be could count thesa yotes out. We can coant Davo 'l'horoton out, if he did refuse to gount my voto on clectlon-day.” [Laughtor.], TOM HOYNE, THE NEXT MAYOR, * ‘Loud cries wore now made for Tom Moyne, Ho had grost dificulty in getting to tho front, ‘Tho reporters tried to (nduco bim to stand on their tablo and spesk, but he refused. Ho managed to mako his way to the contro of tho stago, amidat the most onthusiastic applause, Ilia reception must cortsiuly Laye givon him much pleasure, for it was hearty aud spontaue- ous. It seomed as though tho onthuslaum would not pubside, A clorkin ono of tho city offices shouted ont, " Hurrah for Colvin!” but hia voico wag drowned out by tho choory for Hoyno, At Inet quict was restored, when Mr, Hoyno sald to Mr, Wontworth that ho was afrald ho could not be hoard by one-half the multitude presont, Jobn Wentworth then came forward, and INTRODUCED TUE BKPEAKEI, Mr. Wontworth waid tuat ho felt proud in in- troducing to the assembly tha uoxt Mayor of Chicaxo, who ould etdress thom first from the main stand and thon tho other, ‘Thus tho entire sudionco would Lave no troublo in hearing Mr, Hoyno, and could all listen to him athe moct- ipgs wont along. Mr, Hoyne then stepped forward, and was again greoted with the most vociferous applause, Tlo said that ho appreciated and understood tho honor they had dono him that evening in nominating bim to fill the office of Mayor of Chicago for tho noxt yoar, [f ho had consuitod his own wishes, he would have doolinod the nomination or office absolute. ly. Chicago had boon tho home of his youth ag well es of his age, and ho loved hor a8 4 city. Tho tondor of tho offica of Mayor by so vauta meeting—by 20,000 citizens in mass-meotiog os- sombled—ho folt he could not decline. They sore told that in anciont timoy, when alo had boen rife and tho peoplo had suffered much from ity effects, they sought to quiot the wrath of their gods by eceking out a victim as an atonomont to oxpiato thoir wrongs. Ho was roady to step in as the victim of Ohiesgo’s sin now, aod lay down his lifo, if necessary, on tho altur for the wrongs which had been committed ainst tho Goddoxs of Liberty. If bo was slectou Mayor, bo would inaugurate an ora of PEACH, BEYORM, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT. The ropublican form of govornmont placod the hajenty of the law in tho bands of the people, an ther. had to look to it that thoy did not offend this majosty pt the euproninay of tho people, And if they only did that, avorything would be right. If frauds and perjurles por- verted the foundation upon which republican- lom rosted, it was thelr duty, es good and bon But olbizens, to resent the great wrong. ‘Tho ballot-box was tho foundation of our repubtican Justitntions, Eternal vigilauco was the price of Iiberty, He ssbod them i thoy bad dono their duty as they should havo dono, and as they woro doing that evoning, to ro- deem the city from the wrongs wiuch had been committed. When the will of the peaplo wsserted itsolf {¢ would oon accomplish tho neoded reform. Low could they accomplish thid reform? Ly vigilence at the polls and in guarding the ballot-box, and if thoy were reuiut- od in thie 1t was time cnough to uve force. Not one drop of funocent blood should be shed in the accomplishment of thelr duty. ‘I'o abed a drop of innocent blood wae the worst crima that could bo committed, even in ordor to guiu their rights, if it could bo averted, ‘ho day was dewaoing whon TUE PROFLE MUST RULE, and bummers and criminals divsppear in tho workhouscs and peuitentiarics, whore they bo- longed, aud tho paupers whom they had sup- ported fn olfice would returo to the poor-hausea, whence thoy came, Ho thonght it would not bo too much to again ask the 20,000 poople present to protect the Jew, and to exorcive every mvand to hold {¢ up, and thus woo Chi- . Gago prosper ss be had nover douse before. Is was the pride of Air, Wentworth and himsef that nota dollar's worth of property had ever beou destroyod by a mob In Obicago. ‘Lho people of this city were notable for thor honor, and love of pesce, and he hoped thoy would con- duct themevlves ay becawe honest Amorican citizens to-night aud hersatter, ;and thus securo Sor themselves & permauent victory. Tho speech was froquontly futerrapted by Jeog and loud applause, aud at its closu thrco ronaing cheera ware given for tho next Mayor of Chicago. . THE COMMITTEES, LONG JOUN AGAIN, . At the conclusion of Mr. Hoyne’a speech tne Chateman ald: I want to say a fow words to you, my frienda: I know the people of Chicago, and thoy all know mo; I know tho men who carry tho wards; I know the mou who manipniate tho primaries; I know tho mon who atnif the boxea; I know protty much overy thiof, pimp, gambler, snd blackguard {n Chicago, and moro than that, I know tho protended rospoctable mon who back these mon; I know thoy ara cow- ards, and that thoy don’t daro to support them openly; thoy aro tha men who havo come snoak- ing tn horo to-night to instigate trouble, Now, I want to say to tho mon who havo como horo to stir up a row that there won't bo anything of tha kind—thoro can’t, and shan't, bo any trouble; you insy bo nesured of that. Farthor than that, there will bo no spotking at this mooting by mon who aro not introduced by mo—I'm Chairman of this mocting. Moro than that, thoro won't be any sposking unloss it is on our sido. You may os wodl understand that no polico court shyster will occupy this place to-night, If that ig tho kind of mon you want to hoar and have come here to honr, you had better go out of that door at onco, You know mo, gontlomon, and I know yon, and you may be sure that I mean what Asay. Theso remarks wore greotod with immonso ap- plauso and great cheering. SOUTH, TOWN COMSITTER, ‘Miles Kohos then read tho following namod Committoo of twenty-five to wait on the South Town officots, as provided by the resolutions : 1. B. Ole, George Schueider, F. O. Larne, E.G, Maron, Mancal Taloott, Ps Kellong, M. W, Fuller, Edwin Watker, Ty T. Lincoln, Milea Keboo, , A. Moran, Jacob Beidler, G, M, Tenderson, Poter Hchuttlor, Abner Taylor, Adolph Schooulnger, ema paid, Willard Wootard, uiian 8, Rumaey, Bilan bh Moore, John ¥. Olarke, 7" YVolney C. Turner, EH, Winston, Arno Voos, THE .coMMmrTEr or 150. To addition, ho ‘also road the following Com- mittoo of 150, as provided by tho resolutions ; SOUTH Division, 1B, Otts, Jon, Modttl, Potter Palmer, Wm. M. Derby, 9. B, Distr, Louis Wau, 8, A, Smith, Jno. B, Sherman, W.F, Coolbangh, Ino. DB, Drake, ST, Peares, ¥. T. Sherman, Abner Taylor, ALJ. Galloway, HA, Rohn, AV, Averell, 8, Kimbark, ©. L, Wilson, M. Field, 3. ¥, Scammon, Geo. Armour, D.X. Pearson, N.8. Bouton, “John Tyrrel, 8. M, Nickerson, 3. H, McAvoy, 3. @. Fargo, G, Seipp, Nobert Law, Juliue Rosenthal, Nelson Borris, M. Clayberg, Murry Nelson, Mark Sheridan, J, D. Gaton, B, Callaghan, Robt, ‘T. Lincotn, Jobu Traynor, * U.P. Smith, D.N, Dash, Wirt Dexter, Geo, Bchnelder, HF, Eames, U. Loowenthal, Leonard Swett, C.'T, Wheeler, Wm, Bross, Geo, M. How, WF. Storey, Jae. Couch. ‘wasr pivistox, Tienry Greenebanm,, Tho Nev, T. J, Goodapecd, Tacat) Beldior, Robert I, Foss, Samuel Male, Henry Witbeck, David Kelegl, EA. Van Buren, ¥. A. Turpin, Miles Kehoo, ‘The Hon, Sain'l Sf, Moore, John Comiskey, Peter Schuttler, ‘John Cochin Aug, Tictz, ‘Allan Pinkerton, ¥. Uf. Thompson, John Bucher, 8.F. Gale, Touts Bebultze, Goo, W. Stanford, W. J. Dunno, Henry Waller, J. A, Uaesatt, G.N. Holden, Bi. Talcott, RP, Dericksdn, Robert 0. Wright, P, W, Gates, J. R, Jones, R, TT. Crane, A.M, Dillings, 8.8, Tayos, Philo Carpenter, EF, Runyan, Nathaniel Norton, The ilon, Henry Booth, David Waizel, are Hon, W. K, MoAllister,Carlilo Mason, AL, Egan, ‘S.A. MeATILUE, Hi, Buutelat, Toho Alston, ‘Avery Sfoord, A.C, Millard, TW Avers, W. A, Baldwin, Tuthin King, Geo, 0, Bherood, W. D, Kerfoot, ‘Willtam Walter, R, IL, McCormick, ‘Michael Brand, Jacob Thislon, George 0, Chandler, » O, Larned, ©. H, Dyer, W, SM. Fursman, J.6, Parsons, EB, McCagg, M.A, Rorke, L, T. Chamberlin, ‘Thomas Mackin, Hi. F, Waite, ‘Aug, Beck, ¥. AT. Winston, ‘Thoo. 14, Weber, AUB Pence, The hintz, ALL, Chetlatn, ‘A. 0, Corbin, O Conrad Foley, M.D. Ogden, J, I. Vaughn, TD, Magruder, George ¥, Adams, dra Scott, IL W, King, ‘Thomas Withrow, J. McOregor Adams, Benjamin V.Pegh, |‘ Tabert Collyer, Qharles Uonrotin, ‘Arno Voss, N, Kuhnen, Louis 0, luck, L, Tilton, F. P, Peabouly, AY, Adatus, Obadiah Jackson, V. ©, Turner, Horace Whito, ; If, McCormick, Juhin Herting, PIL Smith, Rodmond Vrindlvilte, W. D, Houghtaling, Washington Heaing, Whon tho voto was called, « thundoring snout of approval wont up, which was followod by abouts of laughtor when Long John roquosted the nocs ta stand out ono Rido and bo counted. ELLIOTT ANTHONY. HOLD-OVER COLVIN. ‘The Chairman thon introduced the Mon. Elli- att Anthony, who spoke as follows, belug fro- quently Interrupted by applause: Mn, Curamman: A yont ago last May the peo- plo of this city adopted 4A NEW CHARTER, It ls genorat in its charactor, aud applicable to ovory city fo tho State of Illinotn’aud is in the main a good Inw. It coutaing mony wise and salutary provisions, and in the hands of an able man could be productive of groat gaod to the poopto. It vosta the Mayor and Common Councll with great powors, and if thoy soo fit ovory usolos# office can bo abolisned, and avory dopartmont organized upon the moat officlent basi. e Now, when Mayor Colvin was olectod, he was elected for tho spaco of two yoars, and under no ontiroly difforont ohartor from the prevent one, and it was nover contemplated by tho people whon thoy voted for the Prosopt charter that his term of -ofilco was to be oxtondod m yoar and a half bo- yond the time when he was oloctad, and it soams to alinoat every ove that ho should retira whon tho other oflicors do who were olectod at the same timo, But ho contends that his term of ofiico, by the mere fact of tho sdoption of tho Genoral law of tho Btate governing citiod, bay hoon extendod for a yesr and a half, bocause the regular time epooified by the Ganoral law for the eloction of a Mayor doos not ocour uutil April, 1877, UT US REE. 1 Firat, 1b {8 woll known that a majority of the Alderman autered into a dahieeaes conspiracy tonotallow the quostion to bo determined in the Council nntil the very last minuto, and thon fivally abyolutely refused to ordar au oloction at all Ayal, it is contended that the Supreme Court bays decided thas no olection can bo called for the alection of a Mayor et all, when the fact is that the Buprome Court decided no such thing, bub left the whole matter to the people, anu I havo no doubt if the peopte oloct a Mayor, soi a Common Councll who will rocog- nizo him, that tho Suprome Court would neyor taterfore. ButI contend that the adaption of the new chartor DID MOT KITKEND MAYOR COLVIN'S TEnM oy OvTlOn at all, and if it did it would boa parfeot viola. tion of the Constitution of the rate of Illinols, and canuot bedoue eithor by the Gonoral An- wembly or by a vote of the people. In allof tua discussions of the question whick I Lave seen I bavo nover ecen a reference made to the history of the constitutional provision applicable to this caue, Itis as follows: Monday, Veo. 20, 1869, the Hon, E. M. Haines, of Lake County, ihtrodaced into the Constita- tonal Convention s revclution to this offect, viz., Aesotved, That the term of no publie officer er per- son holding avy ollice by election of appointment shall baoxteudad, by apeotal ensctineut or the operation of any general law, Leyond the timo for which quch per- son was elected or appointed, uur aiall (ha fees or sal- aty bo in like inmanner tncrosted during his official erm, ‘This resolution was roferred to the Judiciary Oounnitteo, Jau, & 1870, L introduced a series of rosalu. tons, and among thom was ons relating to foos Bnd salaries, ending with thiy clauso: ‘Aud the Logisiataro wball never extend tho torm of auy city, county, or town officer whatever.” Thia was referred totho Commiltes on Municipal Corporations, Io due time the Legislative Committoo made a report to tho Convoutlon, which came up for digcuasion befors the Judiciary, Coumiltlee or Commilttoo on Municipal Curporstions made thoir reports, ‘That tepore was discussed at wreat longth, gud, wheu 1 was finished, alr, Halandy of Lako, proposed this ua au additional section : No law ahall bo passod which auall operate to extend, the term of any public officer after his election or ap- Pointment, And in oxplanation of it said: Thistenot in the legislative attiole, It provides {hat no general law shali be paraod which aball have the effect to extend the term of office of auy public oficer, It waa Intended to meet such a case na hat ened in 1865, when tho Logistature extended tho teri of the Kchool Commisstoners for two years boyonil tho tme for which they wero olocted. Volumo 1 of Constitutional Dobstes, pane TAL Tho section was thon jmmodlatoly adopted. Lam perfoctly awaro that JOUMGE DICKEY, tho Inte Corporation Counsel for the City of Culcago, holds that slaw to operate must haro boon passed aftor the officor is olocted ‘or np- Pointed, but that construction ia in my opinion erronoous, for it ia the operation of tho'law, and not tho time when tho law was passed. which tha Constitution prohibits. Dut if that viow is core rect, then I contend that, wo far as Mayor Colvin {a concornod, tho law in question waa not passed until aftor ke wae olected.. I do tot monn that the law was not passod by the Genoral Aesombly bofore that timo, but I say, vo far ae Mayor Colvin ls concornod, aud 80 far ay it ro- Intos to or applies to lim, that ie did not go into offect until after bia oloction. Tt is admittad by overybody that if the Jaw in quoation had beon pnesod by the Gonoral As- sembly etter Mayor Colvin had beon eloctcd, aud his term of ofico had thoraby boon oxtendod ona or two voarn, that tho Constitution would havo prohibited 1, and that the section of the Consti+ tntion which I Layo quoted would bo an absolute bar to it. Now, ia thore any difference whatevor in prin« ciple in passing tho law aftor the Mayor, for in- stanco, ids bosn olocted, or ite taking effoct and going into forco after the Mayor was otoctod ? Admit that tho Logislaturo had powor to pasa tho law, yot it might have roma{ned a dond lot- ter on the statuta-booke for forty yoara, nnloss tho breath of lif tad boon breathed into it by a voto of the people, Now, if tho law {n quostfon bad no vitality and no forco untll adopted by tho ncoplo, thon tt follows by tho moat inexorable logic that, go far as tho City of Chicago and Mayor Colvin are concernod, the law was not, ina legal sonso, pagaod or adoptod until i¢ was voted upon by tho pooplo, and if by adopting tho Jaw in quoation it did operate to oxtond tho Mayor's term of offico, (hen It falls directly within tho twonty-cighth section of Art. 1V. of tho Conatitution abovo uated. ie ‘That the Gonoral Assombly of this State may pass a lay which will have no force or affect UNTIL IT 18 VOTED UPON BY THE PEOPLE. was catablished by the Supreme Coutt of this State ag long ago as 1813, in tha caao of Tho People vs. Reynolds, 5 Gil., 1, which involvod the division of tho old County of Gallatin, and in unmerons other cages, but especially in tho caso of the Pooploox ral. vs. Solomon, 61 Ill, 54, which involved tho validity of the South Part bill, which bad boon yoted upon and adopted by tha peoplo, and the sama: principio has, boon fro- qnontly Spied. to voting upoo temperance laws io various States. Now nobody contd contond that Gallatin Coun- ty was divided until tho law providing for it was yoted upon by tho people, and that the South Park bill svan adopted until voted upon by tho poople, andif this is so, ia it not equivalent to the passage of tho law, and would nat tho day it was adopted and went into effoct ‘bo counted as the day of ita passage to those it operated upon? In othor words, I contend that the day whon 8 Jaw bocomos oparative and takes effact is to ba considcrod in such a cada as this, and ne(ther the Loglalaturo itsolf can pass a law which is to take offect upon & contingoney which can nullify a constituted provision, nor can it authorize any body itsolf to do it, Ithint that, by tho adoption of the gonoral law relating to cities, Mayor Colvin cannot legally hold over, and that, if tho effect of that jaw wos to oxtend hig torm until April, 1877, it 8 prohibited by the Constitution of thia Stato, tt is vory much to bo regrotted that nano of tha Judgos of the Supreme Court of this Stato bad moral courage cnough when tho quostion wan presented to thom to give an opinion in regard to tho mattor. TNE TOWN ELECTION. This ie all that I doairo to esy upon tho sub- Joct of tho Mayoralty. Tho quostion which is next in ordor, and which is uppermost in the minds of tho peoplo, rolates to tho monstroua and sigantlo frauds perpetrated by the thugs of this city npon tho people in tho recont town olection for the Lown of South Chicago. It ia acase almost without a parallel, and is an at- tempt to ovorthrow a local Governmont by fraud, It is now spocios of high treason.—o crimo Without 4 name, In tho entire vocabulary of mankind L donot know words sufiicient to define the infamy. A coup d'stat ko com- plete and gigautio hag seldom occurred. “Ordinary vice,” said Wabster, * may ba ropro- bated, but extraordinary gulls oxqnisite wicked- nose, tho high flights and poetry of crimo, selzo on tho imagination and lead poople sometimes to forgot the depths of guilt in admiration of tho oxqollence of tho porformance or the un- oquated atrocity of tho purposo.” But attractive as this apecies of depravity mny bo, the poanlo of this Slate havo Bah vOe bocomio accnatomad to it. Wo aro used to fair play, and will havo it. In tho vory frat Conatitution which was ovyor framed for the govornmont and proteation of the people of this Stato is was declarod aso fundamoutal principle of govoramont and in- sorted in tho Dillof Rights that “all oldctions shall bo freo and equal.” Thrice sinco 1818 have convontions been ostiod to reviso the organio law of the land, and osch and avery timo bas that doctrine boon deolared, and to-day alanda forth a8 ono of the donrost tights of tho peopla—an hoirloom which has come doin to uu like Magna-Charts itsoll. Iu tho recent town slection thore was NO VAIRNESS WHATEVER. Miko Ivana and bis conspirators got pos. Kowston of the ballot-boxes before the day of election, Ie golected hia Modorator and Clerk before the day of olection, and in tho Second Ward, whero { was, brought them to tho place dosignatad, placed them in a roomat 6 o'clock in tho morning, and locked the doors, ‘Tho oltizons assombled st the appointed hour, aud eloctod thoir Modorator and cferk with a fairnoss that £ nevor saw surpassed, but Miko snd his crowd paid no attention to ts. Whilo wo wero olecting @ olork, some of bis cronturos, st another place snd differeut from the ono dowignated in the call, nominated a Moderator and clerk for Muto, and up rolicd # curtain, and thero sat Miko's officors, with their ballot-box, aod they lind nover boon in tho meoting at all, and immodiato- ly commencod receiving votes before they bad been even sworn, This was romonstrated againat aa too boid and barefaced. and thoy suspended until thay could get somebody to swoar thou in, and an hour and fiftoon minttea olapsed bofore that was accomplished and bofore thay conld got undor way, Intho mosntime wo had bad tho rogulorly-oloctod Modorator and clerk uworn fy, aud had rocoived moro than 200 votes, Wo romonstrated in vain against tho acta of thouo villains, Thoy hustled us away from tho polla and into the atrest; they yelled like domous, and acted like dovils incarnate, But it ia uselena to depict those scenes; thoy bafile all description. It was THE BIGGEST CONYIDENCE GAME Taver ssw played, and if we had attempted to throw these villains out we would havo been overpowered by the police. But wo improvised s bailot-box, and there wore voted on that day 1,169 honest votes, which wo had to doposit Ins candlo-box, and tha names and residonce of every man who yoted In our bor was taken and pronoryod. I will not detain you with an ac. count of the offorts which we mado to pro- sorvo tho ballot-boxos after the yotiog had boen comploted, but after they had been placod fn a vault and put under look and Koy, the villains picked the lock and ¢ STOLS IN THEDR LIKE BUROLANS tn tho dead hour of olght, and atuffod the boxes and, in ordor to prevent detection. dumped all of the votes of the boxes Into ono fils. and pro- coodod to count themselves in, Now, I tako it as @ fixed fact that these mon who have counted thomgolyes in will nover be allowed to exercise thofr functions. Thoy will probably rocign, and the law provides a moat amplo remody to fll their places. OUU STATUTE {n regard to thie matter is as follows; VACANCIES IM TOWN OFWICEA AND THD MANNER oF FILLING TUXst, 1, Board of Appointment, Heo, {. Whouevor any town shall fall to elect proper number of town oficers to which such town may be entitled by when Quy poreon sloctod to any town ollice shall’ fail to qualify, or whenovur soy vacancy auall happen tu any town, from doath, rea naliou, removal from tho town, of other cause, {t shall be lawful for the Justices of the Pesce of the town, touother with tho Hupervisor and Town Clerk, to Sl the vacauey by appolatment, by warraut under theit hands end soaie; aud the pore sobs so appointed aball hold thele respective offices during tho Unoxpired term of the person ta whose atead (hey buvo been appolnted, ana unlll others are elected and appoluted in thelr places, and shall havo tho same poware and be subjected to the wame duties and penalties as if they bad been duty electod or ap- pointed by the electors, (L. 1801, p, 249, Bue. 1.) a, Vacaney In Board of Appolinaint, Bee, 2, Whenuver a Vacancy aliall occur, fron causa, {n auy or elther-of tho oflcers enutnerated ce, tue foregoing aoction, sa composing the Hoard ut Ape polutmeut for the appointing of town onicers tu cava. bf vacuncy, it alialt be lawful for the retnalning ofcers of auen appotuting Bosrd (4 Oi any vacaucioe thus occurring, except in cases of vacancy In the oficy of Justices of tho Peace or Constable. “(L. 186h, p, 229, But it {9 the upivorsal wish of tha people that TOWNBIUP OUUANIZATION shall be abolished. ‘Lhe Constitution and laws provide exactly how this shall be dono, aud aro 65 plain ev a pikestaff, Xet John M, Rountreo, Esq. tho Qounty Attornoy, gives it as his opinion that thoro aro gravo tlonbta aboutit, and anys, inj totter addrorsod to Tur Trinuxe sontondaye that thoro aro many rospeotablo law- yora in this city whoagroo with him. Ido nat bollove it, Ido not bollevo that there is” to- apectatlo lawyor fn this clty or in this Htate who will givo an opinion that townelup organization cannot be abotished,—cut a root and branch in tho manuor pointed ont in tho wtatites, Anil L nay to this peoplo that thore is no doubt whatovor about tho quortion, Mr, Nonntroa nays, Make an agreed caso and take it to tho Supreme Court. Thoro is: no nocessity what- evor for auch a thing, It is tho cloar legal right of the people to havo tho question submitted to thom to be voted upon by the County Commis- sioners, and Tam amazed (hat Mr, Ronntros can find sansthing whatover in tho Constitution ar tho laws of this State that presonts the losut obatacto to it. Thor is, I insist, nothing what over in tho point that ba makos, and that tawn- ship organization should bo abolished at tho noxt olection. THOMAS A. MORAN: Mr, Moran was tho noxt sponkor. Je said the mon congrogated wore not mot for the purposo of violouco or villainy, The sentimont that brought thom thora waa not diroctod against ony individual, but tn the namo of a froo ballot ond an honost voto, If tho votes of tho Ameri- can poopie could not bo counted honestly, par- ties becamo a moro mob, with no moans to ex- pross thoir sentiments or eocute thoir will, Tho eontimont of tho mooting was agalnxt tho in- famous ballot-bor atufling which mado tho ox- tonsion of a torin of oftico possibio. ‘ho santi- mont was for tho protection of that sacrod omblom of the Aworican citizens’ froodom—tho ballot-box. Ho was not present to discuss dry principles, but, as ha might bo looked upor as tho monthpicco of s cortain clasa of people who might othorwise bo disgraced, he would easy, in tho namo of 60,000 Irishmon, that thoy protostod againat tho stuffing of ballot-boxes. Thoy wanted the purity of tho ballot-box prosorved in allits glorious snacrodnoss {n this Iond of tho froo, and they pledged thomuelyes that in this Bate, nation, and city, that it should be pro- tactod with thoir lives, thor fortunoy, oud thelr eacred honor, THE HON. LEONARD SWETT- WHAT BEALL WE DO? At the conclusion of tho vocalism of tho Frank Lumbard quartotte, tho Hon, Leonard Swatt, who had como upon tho platform whilo tho Rov; Robort Collyer was spoaling, was Joudly callad for, Chairman Coburn, in respougo to tho do- mands of the audience, lod Mr. Styott forward and introduced him ina few briof sentences, ‘Mr. Swot thon addrossed tho assombl ngo, spot ing substantially as follows ; GestLeman AND Fetiow-Citizexs: At tho other ond of this building s large platform has boon orcoted; around this platform is gathorod Scrowd eo groat that thosa on tho outer odgo aro unable to hear o word, And the farthor you look to the rear tho largor tho andionce scoms togrow. Forthis roason I was inducod to leave tho main stago, and como horo and orgavize a sido-show. It ia a sido-show of which any speakor should bo proud. Uoforome stand 40,- 000 people, One-half aro trying to hear what tho speakers are saying at the north end of tho building, and tho other Lalt stands boforo imo, Why Is this vast outpouring? Why is this im- menso andionce gathorod hore to-night? I will toll sou, It is bocauao cortain mon havo been doclnred elected to office by ballot-box atufing and fraud. You aro all hero to protest against tho holding of oflico under such circumstances. You ara hore to say that tho fraud shall not bo snecees{inl. You ara hero to aay that mon oloctod by ballot-box atuMfug shall never hold the ofiices to which thoy claim to bo eloctad. {Loud and prolonged applanne and cries of “Thoy nover shall") Wo aro all hero for the purposo of attending to that business. aud wo ara doterminod that thoy shalt not hold tho offices to which thay havo hoon clected by fraud. ‘They may ey, What aro you going to do about it? Wo shalt domand of thom to stop down and out. It may bo agkod, what will wo do should thoy rofuso, Quo thing ia certain : wieo mon novor trouble thomselvoa about how thoy will crosan stroam uutil they como toit. What wo shall do aftor these fraudulent oftico-holdora nro asked to rosigo shall be doterminod whon they shall havo declined to surronder their oRicos to tho pooplo. Not until thou will is bo worth hilo to dis- cuea what we eholl do if thoy don’t stop = down and out, Tuoro ara 125,000 poople in tho-Town of South Chicago, ‘There aro only four pfilcors olooted by fraud. Bonr persons can do but little compared with what can bo dono by 125,000. It is not wunt wo shaildo, It is for them to say what thoy will do, when 125,000 poapla moro thum. A Com- mitts of Tionty-five hss boon appointed to wait on those fraudulent officohoidors and do- mand that they sball give up the officos to which thoy have boou fraudutently clocted, Tnig Com- mittoo shall do uo, aud thoy will roport tho ro- sult to you at another moeting to which you will bo called. Lf thoy doclive to aurronder, then wo can consider what we will do, Who {a tho man Phillips? Whero doos ho como from? What docs ha moan? 110 was de- clared oloatad to an office when ho nevor ran for it. Did you evor hear of go monstrous or impu- dent thing? Ho waa declared. alosted—olectod by ballot-box atufllug. Will you submit to this ? [Crios of ** No, not Any poople who will sub- mit tamely to this ballot-box stuffing, to this stooling of thoir libortics, should bo declared waves. (Crica of “Nover, novor!”] If thoso mon who woro olected by fraud, should refuse to rogign, lot tho placard bo put up all ovor tho city, lot tho prosa spread it brondcnst that 40,000 mion mot in tho Exposition Building and encerod their solomn protost. and thoso fraudulent ofilco- holders will coma down, Icounsol you to act with moderation, todo nothing violont, but act with courage. You must keop at it, ‘Theso mou mut not hold office by stuffing ballot-* boxes, Will you allow thom todo so? [Cries of “No, no; never, noyer!") Let honest poopto stand ip squarely; lot thoro bo no faltoring ; lot thorn march boldly to the isauo, and tho mon wil uover hold tho ofilcos to which thoy have boon aleatod by tho most unblusbing frauds. [Continued appiquso, and crios of *''bat's 60; that's 01") * ARTHUR MITCHELL. ‘Tho Kev, Arthur Mitcholl was noxt ealted for, and waa recoived with hearty and long apptauso as hocame forward in rospanso, Io anid ho waa glad to seo that tho tono of the mooting was that ‘of rongon snd poavo, a virtual an- nouncoment of the fact that the oltizone moant to oxhaust ovary possibility of Iaw bofora ro~ Rorting to violonas. Nothing was noodod, ho eaid, to defeat roscalsbot for tho ro- spectablo citizens of Chicago’ ta do thoir duty. This duty was not only to watch tho polls, and seo that uo dishoncst yotos wore cast, but to watch thocounting alao, and sco that no frauds were committed fu that branch of tho work, Lot no auch disgraceful Bo ako plscoss thoso to which public attention uad eon recently dircoted. 1n concluding he would tay, “Atand by tho ballot-box—the King aud Lords of frea Amorica.” CO, VAN ARMAN, Mr, John A. Van Arman was tho next apoaker. He exoused himself for being in poor yoice, and afd ho had nothing new to way, Evyory man in tho ball knew just a4 woll what todo without hia tolling a3 ho did with all his advico, In fact, the subject was so thoroughly undor- btood that be might talk to them bythe hour and they would know no more, They know the: had been cheated out of honest votos, and il rested with them to decide whethor this cheat ing ehould be allowod to go on. ‘Thore waa 00 power, Polltical or plyeicat, that transoondad he power of tha people. All power canis from, thom, and {if noed be they would use it, I? the honor of tho city, if thoir duty ay American citl- Zon, Was not sullciout to stimulate thom, noth. ing he could say woald change their vows. MARK SHERIDAN, 4 LITILY eTOnY, Mr. Wentworth thon introduced Mark Sheri: dan as aman whom ho bad known for many years. Mr, Shoridan, on coming forward, uald that he wishod to rolate a little story to profaco his remarky, Ho had boon atandiog on Adams Street, whon bo was socosted bys numbor of Aldermen, who asked him if hahad not beeu hanged yet. Ho had replied, “No, gentiomen, Lhave not; 1 was banged by Mayor Colyin Isat yoar, and {tia my tury to do the banging now.” [Langhtor and applause.) ‘dbo vpeaker then douounced Colvin in the efrongoat terme, charglog bln with couspiring to defraud the poople of tholr rights, The Mayor had gone to Reuo and asked him to help sulopt the charter of 1872, at the unme time tell- fu bin thet ut ho would thoy would reward Lim, thoy never forgot their fiiouda. © Aud," contlnuod Ste. Shoridan, ‘ho has boon sppolpte jag to office ever since that clection tho very buromery aud, sconndrpls who wbullod the boxos And carriod that olection for him,—-Lo has boon taking enro of hia frionde.” . A Volco—'' Yor; anil wo will take caro of him and his frionds.” (Applauso, cheors, and laugh- tor.] Mr. Shoridan continuod by saying that ho did not consider Cotyin a dishotiest mau by natura 3 ho was simply TIE TOOL OF DESIGNIN@ AND UNBONUPULOUS MeN, and ho Was sorry to say that ho saw romo of them on tho platform. [Cries of * Nano thom,”) Mr. Shoridan did not comply, but asked tho audience whether they wanted Colvin to ro- rign. Tho answor was 8 yoll of yonn that mato tho windows rattle, and would liavo made oven tho usurper quail if ho contd have hoard ft. ‘Tho sponker concluded by advining tho poopie to go home to thotr wards nnd fook carefully after the oloction of Aldermon; ho didu’t want to woe any man roturnod who had yoted to aus: tain Colvin, and he hoped fll of any ward which should so far forget itself as to do anything of tho kind, Tho romarka svero grooted with ap- plauso, THR ALDERMEN, Aftor Mark Shoridan had closed, Mr. Barnard Callaghan moved to adjourn. Without putting the notion, Loug Join mounted tho atogo and anid: © eS I want to call your nttontion to the Aldormen, When you como ‘to the Aldermon stop, and you go nnd fix those Aldormon to sult yourselves, without regard to party. In revolu- tion timos liko these thoro aro no partios—it ta thtoves and honest mou, I declaro thia meetin, adjonrnod until wo are onabled to make 9 report to you as to whother theso gentiomen will resign in obedienca to your request, and I will give you. notica through tho papers when wo ara rondy. THE SOUTH STAND. While the Hon. John Wentworth was address- ing tuo audionco which faced and flankod tho main stand, 8 porfoot atroam of humanity camo aurging into the building, and long boforo tha honorable gontloman had finished hia speech, the vast floor, eratwhilo uscd ayn skating rink, becamo compactly filled with mon, young and old, from all tho.walke of fo which portain to a motropolitan city, Abont 80 foot south of tho immenao fountain which stands {n the contro of tho building thoro had boon crosted a temporary platform about 12 fect aquare. Aa this was pro- vided with chairs and 8 table, its objoct was casily divinod by thoso who camo Into, and wero un- able to got within gunghot of tho spoakors on tho main stand, tho rosuit, this sccond stand was soon surroundod by an engor, anxious multitide, who clamored loudly for somo one to address thom. Thoy camo thore to hoar some- thing about the topic which has engaged the at- tontion of tha public for nearly o wook, and thoy wantod to lond thoir moral support to the protest entorod against the holding of office by ton whoso election twas basod on bailat-box atafling pnd froudulent substitution of ballots, L, L. Coburo, ono of the gontlomen who have takon an active part in the moyomont, mounted tho rostrum, which had boon takon possession pf by bait s dozen reporters, who wore waiting dovolopmonts, and called to order those within roach ot his voice, Inn fow torao sontencos he expinined the object of the monsting and thon introduced ox-Judge L, B, Otis. JUDGE OTIS, THY SOUTH TOWN ELECTION, Tho speaker said thore had just been an eloc- tion inthe Town of Bouth Chicago which was of groat importanco, ‘nat was for tho soloo- tion of offlcera who had tho right to go into overy man’s house snd say how much tax ho should pay. It was a tromendous powor,—a power that had overturned thrones in England, Trance, Gormany, and othor countries. Tho pooplo woro disgatisfled with tho election which occurred a week sgo, and thoy wore inquiring how it was. Tho ‘Ropublicana snd Domocrats, liad both mada nominations, but only one man on olther ticket was olected, They did not proposo to ablda by tho dociaion thoy apparcntly gat at the ballot-box, HHun- drods of nico now ballots, fresh aa now- bora babies, had beon stuffed into the boxca, ‘Tho result was to rob the voter of hia yoto, and scoundrofs woro ofectad who wore not yoted for. What ugo was thorain going to tho polla? In anciont times the pooplo murmurad becauso thoy woro plundered by tho tax-gathorora, and thoy Lad no remedy, because tho -tax-gathoror had to bo pald, snd the peoplo had uo reliof. In tho prosont timo, however, tho peoplo lived under law, nod tho law waid there muat bo on election, and if thoro was not an honest vote there wos no olection, The mou who had beon alected had beon nskod to give up thelr claims to their offlees and Jot another olection be held, ond if thoy should bo olected a sccond time tho pedplo would acquinace. Dut tho pooplo wore not satisfled. That dry of tho poople for right showed that thoy wero dis- turbed to tho very fonndation. Thoy wero not disposed to submit to it unloss compelled by Ini. At was dotonodod that . MIKE EVANS AND If CREW NEsIGN and submit thoir caso over again to the pooplo. Tho poopte wora willing to take tho chancos of a new olection, Tho people had come to tho mooting for a purposo, and that waa to show tbat tho great Seraniy ie tho olaction must not bo ailowod, It was to be improssed on the minda of tho scoundrole who had boon elected that thoy must surrondor all claim to thoir offices, aud that impression was to be mada so strong that thoy would be compelled to submit toit. It was tho duty of each votor to seo that lls vote wont into tha ballot-box, and luo soo that the votes wore counted tho samo night, s0 that tho majority of the Aldermen eloctod might be those in whoin the tax-payers had confidence,” Tho poopte whould sco thar tho laws in their favor woro enforced, ‘The community was noyor eo stitred up as to ity righta ne at the prosont timo. It wanted nothing but law, but tt wanted that law enforced, and tho mon who woro usurp- ing oflices to surrender them, avd give tho noo- pio a chance to oleot tho oflvers they desired, ROBERT COLLYER, ‘THE DUTIES OF THE HOUR, Tho Roy. Robert Collyer was thon introduced by tr. Coburn, and loudly cheered. Ho spoke’ a8 follows : Gontlemon, wo have got into s tight placo, and wo havo got to find somo way out of it, and wa aro not going to find a way out of it by hurrying. That is auro, I will toll you what Ithink meoting like this rosomblos, It ro- sembloa all tho farmora in the county who hava fot all tho farms got ovorran with Csnada thiatlos, holding an indignation-meetlog, That ia jost what it is sike. Horo wo havo tho choicoss clty, I boliovo, In Ameries. £ don't think there is anything oqnal to it in entorpriae, in fortune and courage, and in ® groat. many other thingy which make om noblo city, But we havo lot it rin itsolf, or go to the bad, Now there's anold hymu—if it isa bymo— which goos thia way : ‘When the dovil waa mck, ‘ha devita monk would be, ‘But wheu the devil got woll ‘The devil a monk was ne Wo are sick, Wore all talking wolf, Iam wuro that if wo got ovor this sickuous and got through with it, wo shall settle dowa aud tako care of our city, Burl toll you, gentlomen, it’s no use holding su fudignation moating ovor thia bad state of affairs every mian has not made up lis mind that ho Ia Rolog to help got tho thing into a good shapo, and keep tt there, I havo a good friend, a minister, who told me once that I noyor oughs to do 5 thing fo a rage excopt ick my wife, andif you don’t do that thiog in w rage you will novor doit, It ought to drive overybady ta a white heat to soo tho condition of affalra, Isuppose you all know, except that man who inquired laat night who Collyor sas, that Iain 8 foreign-born citizen. I haya always held that those who camo hore ay I came onght not to esy much abort the laws, and wo I havo novor said much about them, I bavo always thoight that my duty was to be moral and modest, and try tostand by thom, I notice that a groat pisuy men Who come from othor countriog, jast a4 goon ag thoy get here, fool as if they khow how torun tho machine just as woll ay thoso whose fathers, grandfathers, and soon, bad a stake in the grout coutiict. I don't think that thuc 14 ga. T think wa have nogiected our city in thin way —that covery ono has beon so busy with his owa affairs that bo has neglected tho management of our city #0 lony that a lot of scallwsge lave gotten posscexion of it, and i$ ty all going to ruin. Tho thing to do, in .my opinion,is ¢o tind & good man to take caro of tho City Governmont. No matter who ho may bo, if he le # good, straight, honest man, I remombor fifteen yoars ago how many men did not hesitate &n inatant won called on to go out and fight for thoir country. I could namo thousands of men who wont and loft great trusts to fight as com- won goldlors, Ikuew ® young gontieman who bad beou at dlervard University, and who wae as grand s fojlow as Levor kuow in ‘my lifo, with all the proapocts that « youug man could havo, and ho was also in joyo with a young Indy when tho War broke out, Ho ‘ent homo ono day and sald, “I am going to fight a2 a goldior,” « But," sald lie woshor, “you aie shortsighted ; you can't soo, am going to woar spoctacios.” “But thoy will shoot thom off, then where will yon be?” I have bought a dozon pair,” he answered, show- ingthem. And ho wont to tho War, and camo back, Wiint wo ranst have i¢ 8 man who will leavo ansthing that ho lias gat to do,—liold & Leitar's “storo, Wirt Doxtor’a Inw offico,—~and serve in sry capacity in which ho may be eallod onto sorve. We can don groat dani better than wo have dono, Wo ean do our duty, and thon the wholo thing will ho atraightoned out. LUMBARD'S QUANTEETA At tho conclusion of Mr, Collyor's speoch, Frank Lumbard’s gnartotts wora tutroducod amld mice onthusinaam. 'Thoy sang Unfurt the Glorioua Bannor,” and, boing grooted with groat applaugo, gave as an oncore * Old Shady.” MR. SWETT- TUE BECOND APEECI, Leonard Swott wag thon introduced, snd on taking tho stand paid that fe fad juat como from tho othor ond of tho hall, whore he had beon speaking to 16,000 pooplo, nud was thoro- foro somewhat out of voice; the andionce must thorefora oxpect no longtby romarke from him. Ho had ouly toaay that the issue waa nimple ono; aplaln one; it neodad no forco and ro- quired no violonco; all tuat was nocossaty waa common courage. He desired to call tho atton- Uon of hia bearers to a fow simple facta: Thoro had boen oo lection in the Town of Bouth Clicago; thora had boon a countin, of yotos, antl tho slmplo rosult hi Deon that the persons who had bosn olectod had bean conatod out, aud the persous who had not beou olected had beon countod Iu—that was all thoro was of it, ‘To odd ta tho cnormity of tho crimo porpetrated, a man who fad not boon run- ning at all, and for whom nobady had votad, turnod up with moro yotos than any ono elao, and had bean declared cloctod. ‘ho question to bo decided wan o simple ono; it was whether tho peoplo proposed to submit to such outrages. Crica of “Nol” “Not") All thor was of tho Goverrmont was tho bal- Jot, and whon that was takon away nothing ro- mained of freodom, ‘Tho speaker proposed tu B00 whether the pooplo woro bound by the protondad election aud ita fraudulent termination. IIq pro- sed to troat tho gang of four mon as the ‘armor did the boy in the applo-trea; thay would uso first words, thon soda, and, lastly, ardor and more persuasive argamonts. All the Poopla had to da was to bend themselves courageously to the work, Poople had said, What nre you going to,do next; whatare you’ going to do aftor the mooting ; what are you going todo next wook? Ho would answor that that was noxt weok’s business ; ho bolioved with Prosident Lincoln, that ono shouldn't crosao river until he camo to it, All the people had to do now was to sek tho gang to surrender, and, if thoy refused, advertise for 40,000 mon to maot in tho Exposition Building to arraugo for a stronger argumant, Tho fight wos an unequal ono; it wae 125,000 mon to four men. In aloa- ing, tho spoaker thanked the pooplo for their attontion, and thanked God for the prosonce of of 40,000 orderly mon. OR, JOHNSON. Dr. H, A. Johnson waa tho next spoaker, In view of tho cloquont addronsos already made ho had but little to say, Hieides of tho situation was that It was not so much tho Oty of Chiongo as tho permanoncy of Amorican institutions that wanat stake. [Applauso.] Tho quostion was, Should wix solf-cloctod men hold¢ tho oMicss agalnst tho will of tha pooplo? [Cries of No, nevor!] Tho question wos a serious, ono, boc ho waa satisfied that the poopla wore awakened to Its importance, All tliat was left to bo dono was for the majority to ngsert their right ovor the minority in such a way a thelr calm and sohor judgment might suggost. Firmnoss was essential above ovorything lee, but tirmnoss should be coupled with modoration, to tho oud that tho purity of the ballot-box should bo main- tained at any cost, JAMES P. ROOT. BEERKING FOR NESIGNATIONS, * At the end of this spooch the Hon. James P. Root stoppod to tho front and said that ho wished simply to state that an offort had boon mado during tho day to secure tho resignations of all the gontlemon [laughtor] of whom tho people complained, ‘Two resignations had beon obtainod conditionally—that fa, thoy wonld step down and out if tho rost would—and ho had reason to boliove that the othora would bo forth- coming. ' Many Volcos—-Who aro thoy? Tho Chairman atatod that the two men rafer- rod to woro Tiyan and Gloouon. (Ories of “Good ovough! That's good! Givo lt to ‘om!") COL. RICABY. Gol. R, W. Rlosby was noxt introduced, Mo bogan by esying that be had not heard tho Bpecches mado so far during the oventng, and did not know what tho gonoral scntimont had been, Of ono thing, howovor, he and thoy woro useured, and that was that the late town oloo- tion was carriod by fraud. The good mon in tho clty bad boon roused to anger theront, bo- conse it showod that on lection could bo controlled by bummors and thicves against the votes of honost and respectable citizens. Tho spoakor had como from a sick bod, and bad no {ntontion of making a epocch, but ho had some intorout in the instter, Ho do- shred the perpetuity of our Inatitutiona, and didn't want a mob to capturo and dostroy that which industry and economy had accumulated. Let the people be modorato, and roason modor- atoly. Let thoso mon who had captured tho polls illegally undoratand by all tho gode that they must not sttonipt to ran ovor tho peo- Plo. Ho was not ouo of those who bellaved In mob-law, Ho had talked that day with many goutlomen who had soomod angry because ha did not oxhibit onough warmth in his doprecin- tion of tho ballot-box etuffors, But ho way snxious to posish them, sod he had ‘A DETTE WAY THUAN TO RESONT TO VIOLENCE. It was thatevon if the mon who had boen Sloctod to tho town officog on tho South Sido should go slead and lovy assensmonts, tho poo+ plo should rofuso to pay over to them a dollar. Of those mon two to hls cortain knowledge— lying au thoy did in hia own ward, the Third— had not evon run for the office to which thoy now claim to be oloctod. Wasn't thoir olection apnatpable fraud? [Orica of yes! you!) Wero the pooplo to bo robbod by these men? Ho would rejterate that ho waa not in fayor of mob- law, but ho thought thoro was « romody for tho oxisting ovil, Ho would never bo Io fovor of hanging s man until ho bed boen rogularly found guilty in a court of law. {en yous—" Packed jurioy nover find guilty." Whothor thoy bolfeyod him or not, thoy woul Qnd out somo day that tho salvation of tho Re- publla dopendod on tho maintenance of law and order, Oe & 8 SHERMAN, WHY THEY MET, The Chairman, introducing Mr, E, B, Bhor- Man, Said theta gentioman would address thom who knew how to spesk, Ifo did, Ilo sald, in Doginning, that bo was sure tho assemblage had como tharo for some purpose unusual in thoir history—for somewhat that apponlod to tho heart and sympathy, Thoy had come together to pro- test ogainst a violation of the law of tho United States of publio right, to protest against tho action of villsing and thieves who would defraud thom of the right that bad boen purchssed with the blood of their ancestors, and to defend which taillions of mon had laid down thoir tives oa the flold of battle, le saw men boforo him who had taced cannons, who had pressed forward through amoke tud fire tpon the country’s enemies, Yot hore in tholr midat—at this peaceful period thore existed amore havgorous foe than ever mot thom on the battlo-flold,—a foo that could not be conquered oH tho Rebela were with straight fighting, The one. my Was compo of paltry villains who under the sheltor of darknoss would perpatrate deads of villainy, Moro dangorous a thousand times than the men who mot thom in the fight wore these men, ‘Tho spoaker coincided with Col, Ricaby in regard to mob-law, but tho bon. est peonle of Chicago would not contiuus euch procesdings as thous of Thornton and Glocwon at the town election. The town would bo mado TOO HOT TO MOLD THE NAYES who dared thus to trample on the Jaw and pros. titute themselves to infamous purposes, ‘They must ba made to flee before tha scorn of popu- iar indignation, Tnis dangerous monator, bal- lot-box stufiing, wag oozing out of the Ho repilod, "I lowest strata of society end growing more and more powerful overy day, It must — ba throttled in its infancy, at the threabold of itu career, and liberty must be vindicated. Ohicago did not bolieve in the ylolation of justice, and tho porpotratore of fraud would be scared away by popular angor, becoming fugitives before the storm of f which thoy had ralsod. Ithad been and was a roblem whether free goveramont could bo sua. ained io largo cities, Thoy haa donbtless boon told all thoir lives thet the brazen elemonts would inovitatly triumph. Such an assertion was & libel on good citizenship, ‘A ppiause.] Tho pooplo of Obicege wore no’ gamblers, woro Notthioves, woro not villinna, word not bom. more, — [Anplanac.} A city that could fond forth so many brave mon to tight the Rebellion, Goity which could bongt of no many mnagnifi. cont buildings, #0 many onternrlaing Morchanta and men of genius, could nover bo dofivornd over to the viclowa cloment. Mo would onty ad. vino thom, in conalusion, to boat tho polls on tho 18th of April, and yoto for tho best mon the city possosted. ‘Talk was choap, but what wan wantod was work, Ib was work that must redoom tho city from bummoriam aud villainy, TApplanso.) A. Le MORRISON, AN EXTRAORDINARY FUNPOSR, Mr. A. L, Mortison was tha seceoding sponkor. Ho sald the peopto had boen called togothor on that occasion for no ordinary par, pose, Thoy wero im tho midat of 9 rovolution, snd tha question was to be anawored whothor tho ofty was to be dolivorog over to rascality and thiovory, or whethor it waa to be mado 8 city for honast mon to live in. It waa nots quostion whothor 4 Democrat or a No. publican or an Indopendont should be put up for Alderman, but whothor tho ‘poople ahoulg havo @ baljot-box at all, What waa a ballot. box? Itwns al! that distinguished froo men from slaves, [Applanse.] All the blood slog in tho Europoan revolutions, in tho War of the Amerioan Colontos, in the laat Habelllon, way shod fora puro ballot-box and nothing also, Tnat flag of which tho prople wore 80 proud way buttho omblom, tho figuro of Liborty, but the sballot-box was tho very goddess horsolf, J) wea by it that tho puopla doclarad what thoy wanted and who thoy wanted, and he bolioved that the mon who stuifed ballot-boxog ‘wore guilty of @ more dampablo crimo than the mon who wont out to fight againat the American fing iu tho South, ‘The Robols, woro wicked ond milagaided mou, but thoy woro brato mon. Thoy camo up at the point of tho bayonot, and fought and dicd liko men. BUT WHAT HAD WE IN quicado? Wo had horo rascals and villains who crept np at night, Mike snonk-thiovos, and parole what they wouldo't daro take in tho daytime, If & burg. larcamo into® man's house at night to steal, would tho latter stop to ask tho ine trader if he' wore a robbor? No, To would shoot him on the spot. Yat the spoaker consid. erod # man who atolo his money 4 good, oitizon in Saniparlean with the mon who stolo Lis lib orty. Laws ought to bo mada whoroby batlot box stafing slauld become high treason. He did not bolisyo in mob-law, but it would be dangerous, to aay tho loast, for those mon who committod the crime at tha town oleotion to try it ovor again, Tho city must bo mado too hot to hold thom. It was to be hopod that no one of tho audjonoo, bo ho Democrat, Repnbllean, or Indopondont, would go homo withont taking those things to hoart and royolving firmly to wtand by them. What was tha oonditlon of THE CITY TREASURY ? Bankrupt. Its bankruptcy sffocted overy man, whother ho lived in the moanest: hovel or ina palace on one of tho avonnes. Any one wha nterforod with tho woll-baing and progress of the city shonld not bo pormitred to live init, and baltot-box stuffing ond ring rule had been tha mesus by which tho city Lad been brought so low, The speaker didn't caro whethor hia name waa Evang, or Gloeaon, or Thorntan,—whoover It was who conoiyed at and ongaged tn olection frauds was a traltor to tho poogle,. Thoro was a man who was holdidg office in tho city against tho public will, [Orics of ‘Out with Colvin,"] ‘The pooplo bad appoalod to the Supromo Court, aud tho question had boon rologated to the pooplo, and now waa tho time for thom to act. : _ THE LAST WoRD. THE NON. JOUN WENTWonTH, boing discoverod on tha platform, was loudly called for, Ho sold bo had beon an officor at the other ond of tho balding during tho oven- ing, and bad aped Colyin so far ag to hold on to lis position as long as ho contd. [Applanso,] Ro folt free now, howeror, to do a8 he plesead, and hoped he might bo pardoned for saying that the condition of affairs in tho city was doplor- ble. ‘Tho bonost paoplo had beon yoting hon- costly, supposing that thole will was theropy bo- ing oxpressed, while tho other clasa bad booa stoaling thoir rights. Ho bad heard o great dent of honosty in politics, and had soon 5 great deal of party zon! displayod by politicians, but in looking at the upheaval of corruption from Washington to Chicago ho found that both parties managed to got away with a part of tha spoils in cach cago, fApplouso. In Chicage tha thiovon woro jn authority, or hnd beon, and in auch mattora yery ttle respoct had boan pald to party, lines, [Applause] In tho Leatof = political canvass the word went out trom. the Campaign Committes, os corrupt on institution ag over oxistod, and from tho respective candi. datos, ‘Voto tho straight ticket.” The advico had boon too often hooded, and to this fact muoh of tho public corruption whe attributanla, It was a falso ides and tho source of groal public wrong to adhoro;too oloacly to party lines, for such acourso lod to tho olovyation of nn- dovorving, if. not dishonest, men, Ho would havo tho voter, in’ tho: face of partisan appeals, take hie ticket sround tho cornor oud orawo tho )=—o names =f * oll tho bad men, avd thus make bis own ballot, rathor than let a committoo of politicians doit for him, tApplause.). p lo saw but two classes in thocommunity,— thoso who supported the Government, and those whom tho Government supported. [Applauee.] Tho latter olnas were to be eapeclaily watched, for thoir intorost in tho oleotions was grounded on golf-iutorast, Aan rile thoy wore strangers to tho tax.gathoror, but vory familiar to tho ca» todisn of the publlo's money. [Applause] Mr. Wentworth concluded, the hour boing lato, by moving an adjournment, promialug tha vast audichico that tho Committocs appointed during tlio ovoning would bo prepared to roportto a similar public gathoring in alfew days, whon fur- thor, and, it necessary, moro deciaiyo, action could bo taken, Tho mooting then gradually disporsed. ———— IN GENERAL, THE FOUR FRAUDS, TNEY Pensist IN MOLDING ox, The South Town conspirators wore roaming about town all yestordoy with bnt ittte dread apparently of cfthor being sesassinated or Strung up to a lamp-poat or tolograph pole Lhoy wero of couraa (ie contres of attraction whorovor they wont, and {n tho midat of ovory Broup on tho sldowalk In tho viainity-ot the Olty-Hall s town-official scalawng could genere ally bo foubd, Each man’s frionds had loads of advico to offor—chin-musia, gonorally without s pParticlo of sovso. A vory fow sonsiblo persons advigod them to quit the ofice woconditionally and thoreby domonatrato to the public that Individually, thoy know nothing about tho frend, and aince auch a cry hod = =boen raised, and the — popiilace bocome excited in consequonce, cach was will- ing to step down and out of ofiea, But there wera uumerous other friends equally 4 roady with advice of 5 directly oppoalte nature, Bnd inalstod thats resignation of all claims up+ on the ofice would braud tho person go doing with oternal infamy and disgrace ag a dofundd ballot-box stuffer, ‘The point of therr argumont Was not plain to anyone gavo to persons of thoir own way of thinking. It was listening to auch balderdash from ourb-stono gossips that Evans, Glooson, and P. K. Ityan paused tho day. Iiyon had hitherto treated the mattor with a slight contempt, Mo had retired to his homo on the ave of election a defeated candidate sa he thought, and tho first intimation that be hed conetal ng bis Fo alestion was tho noywspsper articles availing bim in company with othors a8 ballot-box stuffers. pee cs + Ryan was noyer 6 offico-seoker, At tho time he was olected he waa placed upon tho Evans Hoket almost without bis own knowledge or 00n- sent, but by tho collusion of Evane aud Phillips, who thought that, because of his connection with tho City Rail way Company, bla nomination would gain for tho ticket the votos of the ev- eral hundred mon working for that corporation. ‘Thies year bo aid not consont to bo a candidate ‘until tho yory Jast moment. On tho day of eloc- tlon ho was with Pat O'Brion nearly all day loug, and rotired home with him, two defeated caudi- datos. And yet Hyan was inconsistent enough to como down from his secure position, anu yes- terday throw bimaslf tuto the hands of 8 CORRUPT BUETUREN, and with thom claim that be bolioved himself to have been honostly elected to the office, and thereforo ‘oonaidered it improper for him to ro- siga, Evans and Gleedon were also around town, but not together, ns there seoma ta be somo coldness betwoon thom. Tho continued worry and excitement on eleotion day, fotlowed up by the howls of indignation that Lave gone up from Farwoll Liall and thousands of honest citizons who wero Bol present at that meating, together with the war-Sry of “Yang them," las proy! deoply upon Evans, Daz by day his countanance has become more aud moro pallid, uattl yeater-, day ho was forcod to ackuowlodgo Limself to bo quite ill, Nevorthetess be continued his works and Gatte late in tho aftorngon rolinquishod 930,000 which bo owes to the dlly on taxes ool- Jocted by htm, He is yok owing some consider, ablo amount, ond, uotwithutauding tho stronv,