Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 16, 1876, Page 3

"POLITICAL preparing for Election-Day * s=Orders to the Police. The Hunicipal Reform Club _ Puts Forth a Ticket. pepublican Mass-Meetings om (ho North and South Sides. @eeral Feeling that the Entire Ticket Will Be Elscted. Jeefing in Behalf of Heluley nn(i Pear- ogs~A. H. Wright Nominated in the Twelfth Ward, ~ fimra Ars the Poll-Books ?--~Look Ount for the First Ward, nbw _Beveridge Is Manipulating the Penitentiary to Suit S _uis Purposes. " CITY POLITICS.: INQUIRY. # ¥hat ars you going to doabout it2™ * (hicago is asked to-day; But the bummers care not for the answer,— ‘They know they will have their way. Whon the Indisns questioned our {athers, ‘With unfeigned astonishment t00, They beheld & falr town as a0 answer To **What are you going to do?™ % tfll‘l;mk;;fl the Uniom, 0, anc ad i Beut bek bravest hearta 0 reply To “ What are you going 10 do?™ When, by the demon of fis> The world to our aympatliy flew, 1 could scarce realize our repl o 4 What are you going to do? ™ We've pasted bravely through war and through fire, And'of trials we've had not few; Now our birthright is sipping sway, "And whas are wo going 10 do? And, when robbed of & freeman’ rights B5 » ballot-box-smufing crew, We appeal in vam o the Courts : Then what are we we going to do? We'll talk, and we'll talk. snd wo'll talk, 'And Lave 3 mass-meoting oF tw0; And we'll try and prepare to About—what we are goivg to do. And thep we'll resolve and resolve, - "And tohereas the whols thieving crew 3 While they just extend thumb to the nose, nd goin, * Fhat are gou gowng to dof 7 —— E ELECTION-DAY. SHE MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION. The Mayor has issued hus proclamation erder- Ing the closing of saloons on election-day. Tho City-Hall will be closed on that dsy. Itistobe boped that the Mayor's order will ba more fally observed than it Las been heretofors on similar occasions. The proclamation reads aa follows : WzmEss, There is 1o be an election held in the Clty ‘@2 Chicago an Tn_d‘"d‘f\r%msic.fl‘: lndm . o Waxmeis, It is provided by Sec. % (he Revised Statutes of the State O(”hlmv& sx‘é'u. “{hat no spiritoous, malt, yinous, or intoxicatin Miquor ahall be scid or given awy at retail, Sor aball 2y saloon, or bar-room, or place where such Liguar is 20ld or gicen away; be open upon any general or special sisction-day ithin oue mile of the place af Ralding an election”’ 5 - Th!rdal‘al, Harvey D. Colvin, Mayor of the City of Chicago, do'hereby order that all saloona, bar-rooms, oz places whers spirituons, malt, vinuos, or intoxicat- tog liguors are 80ld or given awsy at retail in the City «of Chicago be closed and kept closed on Tuesday, the 18th dav of April of 1876, until the polls shall be «iosed, and that violations of said law ahall be punish- 4 acccording to the provistons thereof. H. D. CoLvix, Mayor. H TEE POLICE. The following general order to the police was yosterday issued: .. GENERAL O2DXR No., 22.—1. On Tuesday next— aloction-dsy,—the Captains will detail a sufficient num- ber of men for duty at the several voting-places in thetr respective precincts {o preserve the pesco and ‘enforce good order. The men detailed for duty st each voung-place ahall be placed in charge of soms atrolmsn who is thoroughly competent- to_ dischrge such duties, but. the Sergeants and roundsmen will be used for that purposess far sa their number will permit. 2. No member of the police force will be permitted $0 wark or act in the interest of any political party far- thur than to vote, if Lie please, for whom he may piease, The right to exercice the elective franchise is guaran- teed by the law 0 every citizen of ‘the United States ; and in the exereise of such right every citizen must be .- 1t is, therefore, of the Liighest importsnce hat good rder be maintained st every votin-gplace. ‘policemen will arrest promptly any person or per- sans disorderly or disturbing the peace or using loud or bofsterous Langusge tending to provoks a bresch of the peace s¢ uny voting: and also any person squinst whom there may be sufficient evidence of fErsudulent or illegal voting. . 3, Cspiains will.send to this office on the morning of election-day the names of patrolmen detailed for Bty 2t each of the voting-plzces; znd also the name afthe officer in command; aiso the number of men Lald in reserve at the stutions, and the officer in com- mand st the polls will send the result of the vote to office a8 800n a8 counted on the blanks here- with furnushed for that parpose. " 4. Botls political parties will be represented at the polis by two challengers znd cne_taliyman for exch party. They will be rocoguized by afficial badges ‘which they will wear, and ofiicers will see that they aronot ipterfered with in the discharge of their ro- Spactive duties, sabject to the orders of the judges of eloction. By arder of tho City Marshal, AxoX. AL C, HiokEY, General Superintendent. SHUTTING UP SHOP. The following insnrance azents have agreed o close their oflices all day Tueadsy, **in order fo aliow themselves_aud employes to vote, and doall thatis in their power to secure an im- provemsnt in our City Government™: R. 8. Critehell & Co., A.G. VanSchaick, Goodwin & Pasco, Miller & Drew, Visher Bros, Wit~ kowsky & Offeld, H, J. Tiffany & Co., Edward M. Teall, Geo. C. Ciarke, D. B. Manger & Co., R. W. Hosmer & Co., M. L. Pottle, Geo. W. Montgomery, Wm. Warren & Co., W.Barrett,. O. H. 8. James, B, J..Smith & Co., Traders’ Los. Co., Farmer, Atkins & Co.. Ducat & Lyon, Moore & W. H. Cunningham & Co., Davis James, Agocts, &Requa. - : The Board of Trade yesterday agreed o ad- Journ over election-day. MUNICIPAL REFORM TICKET. ANOTBER BIGEMOND IN THE FIELD. - The Executive Committee of the Munioipal Beform Club beld & lengthy &ession Iast evening in the private office of the Pacific Hotel, Ald. Jesss Bpalding presiding, and, atter considerable discnsmion, resolved upon the following address %0 the publio in connection with the slection on y: . . o the Volers of Chicago Caicaco, April 15, @i tmpulse of a great publlo protest Tuption and malfeasance existing tounty govercments, and has for its soleobject the Melaction xnd election of the most proper men a! Bie o 1l our municipal offices. We have no partisan feeling; we maks no distine: upon ths grounds of party, of nationality, or of ion ; we inzist only that sarvants and represents- ives of thayeople enall be honest, intelligent, and com- : T¢ this 100 much to sak? R Lock at (he majority of our present Board of Alder- e look at our Board of Couty Commisionars, tour Sonth Town Board, look st our police lockatour Sheriff’s ofice and cur Criminal ol lool: sbout you, vaters s0d taz-pasers, at every o8 of our Municipal and County Governments, ‘.":Intnpmlad you and to adginister justice, and ‘yourssives, is it ot high timo thess perjured men, 1S combinations, aud rings, and parinersbip, that {ufoct and mock at” justice, and. threaten the destruo- of our property and pergonal rights a3 citizens, be ily crushed ont, and remanided to the posi- i our city and oS hae, rararal ed 1 : y canvassed the persons pre- Loth the ~ Repubican » and = Democrats ” , and hea eelected thersfrom, 80 faras ';:flzh.nuz-_\etwhmh it presents belaw, and which, 11a boped, wili be udopted by all tax-payers and citi- | ), 88 well to subserve the best interst of our city as 02} ua to overthrow this blind regard of * party " {rithout principle, that has led our city into alsgrace, .fi-uuug and coneequent prostration of business, fodis Club asks you, voters, who ate mot eurollsd Teong Hts voters now, carefully to compare the candi- Mates pere gugy with thosa for the same ofioss r'vpma,“ by the political clubs, or who may bs other- ‘befars you for your suffrages. We aek you, aud ase, J. J. Lewis, Fred 1876.—The Munfcipal Reform Clab was called into existeaco in February hn:bnnder o cor- THE "CHICAGO TRIBUNE SUNDAY,~APRIL 16, 1876—SIXTEEN PAGES. to your intelligenos, to your experiencs. of by o snd unjust taxation, and to your desire for safety in your and property, that you Sup- part, and vote, and work for the elsction of the candi- ‘dates hers prosented against all others. Finally, this Club givos notios that it will, upon tha. furnishing of proof, prosecute to the and and exnsust all tmeans to punish'ail persons guilty of the slightest Tmalfessance or riotous action upon this and all other ‘claction daya 50 long as it aball oxist. JEsse SPALDING, RomERT LaW, Hmmr J. Woiixa, — ILRRRY SAIme, Grozax M. How, CaanLzs P, Krrroaa, N. 8. Boutox, JonN G. SHOBTALL, J. T. TORRENCE, Kxecutive Committes, MONICIPAL EEFORM CLUD TICXET, .City Treasurer—Olinton Briggs. Qity Clerk—Caspar Butz. Qlerk of Potice Gourt—James H, Bonfleld. Aldermen. First Ward—John T, McAuley, D. K. Pearsons. Bocond Ward—Jacob Rosenberg, Addison Ballard, Third Ward—William Aldrich, John L. Thompson. Fourth Ward—J. W, Stewart, J. H. Gllbert. Tifth Ward—Jobn' Long (vesel owner), Michasl Schmitz. #ixth Ward—Simon F. Mann, Henry Volk. Raventh Ward—T. T. Prosser, Heary Kerber, Eighth Ward—Bernhard Roesing, George W. Spaf- ford. . ‘Ninth Ward—Jscob Beidler, John M. Van Osdel, Fleventn Ward—Amos G. Throop, Jeremiah B, riggs. m’x?:xm ‘Ward—Samuel H. McCres, James T. Baw- Fificenth Ward—Abuer W. Waldo, Frank Nissen. Bixtoenth Ward—Frank Linseubarth, — THE THIRD WARD. MASA-MEETING AT CENTRAL HALL. A Republican masg-meeting - was held last nigh'at Central Hall, corner of Wabash avenue and Twenty-second strest. An audionce of sov- eral hundred in number assembled with the ex- pectation of hearing from Mesars. Storrs, Reed, Anthony, Barber, Mann, and others, but owing to somo mistake the majorfty of these failed to pat in an appearance, and it was not till late in the evening that the meeting was organized by the election of George Armour for Chairman and W. 0. Cole as Secretary. MB. ANTHONY vwas the first speaker introduced to the mesting. Ho said that for the last week or 50 he had beon unusually busy in political matters and he had seen that there was a geoeral imperession that there was something the matter with Chicsgo. Her people seemed to be holding & grand inquest over her, The citizens had come to & dead balt, s it wers, and_were anxious to know what was the matter. They had been visited by pesti- lence, by panics, and Dy fires. Now they were aficted with Colvinism. What next! After the Great ¥ire the State refunded to Chicago $2,000,000 of taxes. What had become of that ? Since that time she Boara of Puplic Worke aloue bas expended 315,000,000, It had a2 enormous farce under its_control. There wero imular in- stitutions in the city made for nothing but to spend money. Now was the time -when our cit- 1zens shouid ses where the money went and what offices. ocould bo dispensed with. The speaker said that the great troudle with - the city was the general in- efiiciency of the heads of departments, Witlun the Jast year, Chicago had adopted a new charter—a good charter. It oentralized the power in the heads of departments, and espocially in the Mayor. But there had been .t08t last year more then $500,000 throngh neg- | iect alone. An equally largo sam was expended [for useless officers, such as Boiler Inspector, Smoke Inspector, Gas Inspoctors, Sidewalk nspectors, and the Lord knows what kinds of Finspectors. One of the greatest evils of the, day was the fact that the best men would not go iuto 4he City Council. Tbat body spent subually more tban many States. Iws power was as grest sa that of the Amphvctionio Conneil of Greecs, but good men had refused to en- ter it, and the city thorefors suffered. The people of the whole world ehould ba shown that Chicagoans could manage their own affairs properly. Waen the peopls voted on the now charter it was expected that Colvin would go out when the Aldermen did, and that the city would have a new denl. So grest was tha power con~ forred by this charter in the Mayor, that Colvin conld clear the city of gamblers.and thioves in a week if he wanted to. Bat Colvin aesociated with & class of men Wwho only cared to keep in office. He showed by bis acts that be did not wish to have men about bim who ‘were of high character. % But thers were higher grounds on which the speaker objected to Colvin's holding on to office. The speaker was one who helped to frame the present Constitution. That Constitution explicitly stated that no law ahoula be passed which should operate to extend the tarm of any person’s ofiice beyond that for which be was elected. Colvin, bowever, claimed by the mere facs that the charter gaid tnas ths Aiayor should be elected in the odd year, that he bad a right to hold on. But it was™ plain to ses that the constitutional provision was back of thia, and that he had no right to bein office. Colvin was the man who ought to be put ont of office. If the people of Chicago could not elsct 2 Mayor then they should see that a good Coun- cil was elected, who would elect a person to ack &8 Mayor. Every one shonld see that that body was composed of persons who wers higher than hostlers and whisky Gaugers. A pew dsnger had spruog up in our city within the last tew years. Chicago bsd begun to imitate New York #nd otuer citiesin havicg Tweods or public pickpockets, in having stuffed ballot-boxes and repeators. The speaker re- hearsed the history of the town officers aod the ballot-box stuffing of Tuesday 38 an illustration of this. The voters of the city must be on their guard sgainst _these man, he said. The Demo- crats bad made public pledges to act with Re- publicans Tuesday to securs an honest election, and there was no doubt but that tne Republican candidates could be elected if there was oo ‘ballot-box stuffing. o Mr. Authonysat down amida stormof ap- plause. MB. ALDRICE was then called for by the peopts. He at first refused to say snything, but as the andience persistod in calling upon him, he ascended the platform, and said that he was notin tho babit of making speeches. He would not have at- tempted to eay anything if his {friends had not informed him that the people desired to ses their candidate for Alderman. He had been nominated by them, but it was much ageinst his will. Nevertheless, the times demanded ihat every ono should bo willing to sacrifice some- thing, snd ho was ready to give up his time for the public good. 3R, GALLOWAY then addressed the meeting. He gaid that in the recent election, m the Third yind Fourth Wards alone. there were over 2,500 Republican yotes. Only 1,400 of thesa were counted. ks Evans robbed them of 3,000 votes and put in 2,000 of hia own. . J. X. CLOUGH was then introduced. - Lastfall, he said, thers had been an issue betwoen honest and dishonest ‘mon, 5 pure and o stuffed ballot-box, respectable citizens and bummers. On the 4th inst. there was another fair issne mado between the same parties. In this last contost, the good citizeus turned out, but were beaten by thieves. He seid that aparchy and monarchy were awsiting . the people who could not maiutain a pure bal- lot-box, Except gamblers and office-geekers, every citizen is interested in good government. TWhat is the reason we cannot haye this desid- eratum? If the excitement and interest which has been taken io the last few elections Wag lowed to die out, the city would fall deeper into the dp:: from which it hesd begun to be lifted. It was easy, he said, to hold meetings and pass resolutions, but the great work was to be found at the polls. They should see that ev- ery one voted once and ooly ooce. Judge Carey mads a fow remarks to the meet- ing. He said that the peonle generally got what they deserved. A bad Government was the yesuit of meglect; a good one of vigilance. Nobody had a right to complain Wednesday on acconnt of the election of bad officers it he did ot turn out and vote Tnesdsy. The Chairman resd s note which had been sent up to him, which atated that the City Clerk bad not sent out any tally-sheets with the bal- lot-boxes, and that there wad aa organized at- tempt to stuff the ballot-boxes. The Chalr snoonnced that thers would bes mass-moeting at Burlington Hall Tuesday even- ing. The meeting then adjourned. S e THE EICHTEENTH WARD- MARS-MEETING AT TCBNER-HALL. The Republizan Club of the Eighteenth Ward held s large meeting last night at Turner-Hall, on North Clark strest. Bir. N.)L Pence pre- wided. Afr. Charles A. Gregory made . some remarks regarding the duties of judges of elections on election-day, and the right and duty of the police to preserve order. Ho exhorted the Republic- 08 to be present Tuesdsy, prepared to do their w duty. R B. 8 TOTHILL, candidate for City Attorney, Was then intro- duced.. He had been lessin the Eighteenth than in the other wards, bscause hLe Lad Jearmed that there was less need of him bhere, as the Republicans wers better organized in this ward than ‘elsewhere. But he could bring them good news from all the wards. It was a8 much the duty of citizens to givea day to the election, which was & congest between good and bad Government, 88 it was their duty 1n 1861 to go down to meet the enemy who was trying to destroy the Government. He anlogized the Rtepublican party as the only ono worthy of uux{mrb in such a crisis as the present, ‘Whatevor had been done in the interest of re- form, bad been done by that'party. Last fall they took the ball by the horns and threw him. 1t was amuosing to hesr Democrata cry reform. » Mike Evans, Fhillips, Thornton snd the regt of the ballot-box stuflers are all Democrats. 1f electad,as ha was sure he would be, the speak- ‘er promusd to discharge the duty of City Attor- ey faitafally. 3 e AT TNE REV. MR. ATKINSON next addressed the meeting. 'Che question be- fore the people was a momentous one. The ‘great cities of the country seemed to have been grabbed by,tho thieves and rascals. They must be rescned. They were the great arteries of the body politic and.must be kept pure. The rev- erend goutleman made an eloquont appesl for reform and honesty in public affairs, which was roceivod with loud applause. 3 3 MB. CASPAR BUTZ, Republican candidats for City Clerk, was the noxt spesker. He was reminded by some of the faces he eaw bafore him of the formation of the Republican party twenty years ago. He re- called some interesting reminiscences of the firat bondfol of men who met in the rear of o amall grocery and organized that party. He was willing to admit that corruption had crept into the part, but it was purgiog itgelf. The Republican party could always re- ly on the imefligane, higb-minded Germans. The speaker was proud to call’ Carl Schurz his . most intimate friend, Schurz would be found 1o the coming campaign working caraestly with the party which would be reformed and purified. {Great applause.] Itwass small daty to deposit, a vote, and it bohooved the business men to at- tend to this daty. The recont instances of cor- ruption had produced & profound impression a8 well in Europe as 1 this country. Theonly way to msintain our prond position was to weed out this corraption, whether it croppad out in a Cabinet officer or anywhere alse. Mr. James A. Kirk, ove of the candidates for Alderman, was loudly called for. He said if Le went to the Council he was going there to fight corraption. 1f thero was any corruption there. aud he coulduw’t findit out, “My pame ain't Eirk. He would go in for abolishing about nine- tenthe of the Boards and Sub-Boards. He said Cregier's hoad was taken off because he was \nllmfi to support & non-partisan ticket. 1fshat was the way the Doard of Public Works' did business, the sooner their services are dispensed with the better. .. & Mr. Jacob Boser, the other Aldermanic candi- date, was called for, and made some very sensble and practical remarks, and got off some witty hita that were lodly applauded. Mr. B. D. Magruder followed with an able ad- dross. Other speechea were made, after which the meeting, which was made up of the very best citizens of the ward, adjourned. - it THE DEMOCRATS. SETTLING ALDERMANIC TROUBLES, Pursuant to an invitation from the Democratio Central Committee, prominent members of the party assembled yeaterdsy at Democratic Hoad- quarters to arrange for the election Tuesday. Prominent among those present were Ald. Ryan, Marphy, Sommer, Sweeney, David Walsh, Gen. L N. Stiles, Frank Adams, Egbert Jamieson, Gon. Lieb, Austin J. Doyle, Perry H. Smith, J. R. Doolitsle, Jr., Caps. J. W. Conoett, F. H. Winston, Arno Voss, J. J. Eearney, ex-Ald. and candidats Carnoy, F. A. Hoffman, Maj. John Murphy, Richard Collis, Aldermanio candidate, Clsrence H. Dyer, George A. Meech, and James H. Bonfield, candidate. . Throughout tho main hail the usnal miscella- noous olectioneering literature relieved the blackness of the wzlle. ‘hers were notices stating that the Executive Committeo would be in session coutinuously up to_the day of eleo- tion, and that a committee which sa¢ at 2 p. m. would receive whatever complainis Aldermanio eandidates mught bave to make. During the dsy the Executive Committes, closeted in & littie room to the east, received re- ports from ward committees, and appointed challengers and cotanes,—two challengers snd ove potary from each precint of each ward. By Mondsy the job will be completed. The Committes, whilo apparently averse to communicating any information, claim that can- didates on the ticket have been treated in the most satisfaotory manner. In the Baventeenth Ward the names of Swaeney aud Carney werse recognized a8 the reguler nominees. This is the ward in which Ald. Murphy 2leo claimed rec- ognition. Murphy and Caroey met at headquar- ters and exchanged rather bitter looks, and when tho ward was called the crowd that poured in, rep- rosenting both factions nas something immexse. In the Tenth Murray and Hoffman were recog- nized ; 1n the Eleventh, Calt and Fagin; in the Twelftb, McCros and Rawleigh; in_the Eight- oenth, McCormick and Hgruman; in the Seo- ond, Pitzgerald snd Clingen ; in the Third, Kimball aod Price: jn the Fourth, Smith and Springer; in_the Sixtb, O'Neill and Schaar. The Fifth and Sevonth do not seem to be set- tled. The Seventh Ward seems to_hang tiro on account of the nomination of Hildreth and Flemming. Tbe fsiends of Richard Collins, the grocer, claim that he was foully dealt with, and have beon working hard to elect him anyway. They have ehown decided strengih for him too, and hence the hesiancy of the Committee. Col- lins bas signed & document pledging himself to the workingmen the ward, favoring &n ef- ficient mechanic! n Iaw, etc. —_— MINOR MEETINGS. TEE FIBST WARD. * The tax-payers of the First Ward, rogazdless of party, met st the corner of Van Burca and Clark stroots last night to ratify nominations and express their views upon the situation. Dr. J. Ward Ellis called the mesting to order. and in his preliminary remarks 8aid that the sssemblage wes thoroughly non-partisan, but was called in the interesta of honest government and to sccure the election of two good Aldermen, 3losers. Mec- Auley and Pearsons. Thoss two geallomen were intioduced, and spoke briefly, excusing themselves from extended remarks on the ground that thoy were Lusiness men and mnot orators. Emery A. Storrs made a short and character- istic address, and was followed by Mr. Peter Mo- ugh and J. R. Doolittle, Jr., in warm denunci- ations of tho existing frauds, and eloguent ap- peals for thorough and decided sction at the polls Tuesday. -y’ Loz John was tnen introduced, and claimed that while he was not apd never has been 8 full resident of Chicago, still he had been per- mitted to vote in the First Ward for thirty-nine yoars, aod, doring all that time bad never, antil the last election, been disfranchised on account of age, gex, color, or previous coudition of ser- vitude. Headmitted that he did not blame the men who throw him out, because he knew Lo could buy them to throw qut the fellows on the other side for the same sum. His speech was woll received, aud ot times enthusiastically ap- planded. Dauring Mr. Wentworth's address Hugh Reed undertook to raise a disturbance, and was in- vited upon the stage, whers he was effectually squelched by the fact that be had for once in bis life secured & seat 1n the society of gentle- men. 3aj. S. D. Phelps and Mr. A. W. Kerr made brief and eloqueut addresses, snd the meeting then adjourned, COLORED REPUBLICANS. A meeting of the colored Republicans of the Secoud Ward was held ot the church on Fourth avenue, begween Taylor aud Polk streets, last eveping. Mr. J. W. E. Thomas called the meet- ing to order, and Mr. H. A, Bartlett was clected Prosident. Twenty-five Vice-Presidents were choyen, and Mr. F.'W. Rotlins officiated a8 Sec- rotary. Ar. Bartlett stated thefobject of the meeting, aud after a brief address by J. L. Grigsby, Mr. Addison Ballard entered upon a brief discussion of the existing etate of affairs, aud the bearin| of the siruation npon the condition of the col- ored men. His apeech was practical and sensi- ble, and ho denoanced the administzation of Col- vin sad the other bummers in no kid-glove lan- guage. Alr. F. C: Vierling and B. M. Mitchell spoke in the same strain, showing that the colored men fully appreciate the situation, and were fally pre- pared to take their chances in an‘ honest effort to secure an honest administration. ‘Amopg the other speakers were Messra, Eddy, MecGenniss, Anthony, and Baker; all advocated combined action that the ballot-box be delivered from the hands of the thieves, and that the in- tegrity of the Government be upheld at any risk and any cost. B @ A committes reported the followiog resolo- tions : g Waeseas, The Bepublicans of the Second Ward have nommated tw:\gxmflcmm. Mr. Jacob Roeeuberg snd Mr. Addison Ballard, who are of the higheat in- tegrity, and in times past bave been true and loyal Republicans; snd £ ‘Wieneis, We, the colored voters of the Second rard, do not and cannot expect any good to our be- loved eity or ourselves inthe event of the eloction of the Democratic candidates who are running aguins them, and who arc promising many things tosome of our people,which they do Dot intend to carry out ; snd Wazrzs, Wo feel 1t our duty not only to vots th stoaight Ropuplican ticket at th slection o takg placa i:)l;lll 18, but also to work for its succesa; therefore, Resoced, That it {5 theseuss of this meeting will Le to our interest to stand by the x::mki;:: {;: our party. The resolution was unanimonsly adopted an the meeting adjourned. iy aopted snd - THIRD WARD. The Third Ward Republican Club met at 350 Wabash avenue last evening. Mr. Kirk Hawes in the chair. The Committes on Ballot-Box Guards, which made a partial repart at the lasc meeting of the Club, brooght in a complete list of the guards last night, whioh was adopted by the Clob. They 8a0 a8 follows: First Princent—3Murry Nelson, P. V. Fitzpatrick, Jesse Spalding, A.N.Edcy; Becond Precinct—Eldridge Keith, J. F. Haucock, J. B. Galloway, Norman Williams, John M. Clark ; Third Precinct—Kirk Hawes, T. H. . Pat~ terson, J. R. Custer, Peter Besson, George Boy- ington, Terence O'Brien; Fourth' Precinct—E. W. Graonis, W. O. Cole, R. E. Hughes, J. L. Barpum, A. O. Mosber. “A few remarks were made relativa to the du- ties of thesa persors at the polls, and the Clab ;ldj flumed to attend the mass meeting at Central all. ¥ EIGHTH WAKD, A meeting of the Republican Club of the Eighth Ward was held Iast night at No, 349 West Harrisoo atreet. ‘Thers being vo special busi- neas to be traasacted, Frank Lawler, ooe of the Republican cancidates for the offico of Alder- man, made & fow remarks. He was, he said, running for the office for the second time. He did not believe in making avy pledges or prom- iges. If he went to the Council he would bs untrammeled and fros, but he must say that the workingmen of tho ward meeded eome one 1o stick up for their interests when the aubject of convict labor on the new Court-House camo up in the Council. Ho would not have the hon- est workingmen deprived of thir rights by con- viets supparied by the people. In reference to his private character, the speaker challenged any one to say avything derogatory to it. 1f it conld bs said that he was not honest, he advised 10 one to vote for him. Gen. J. 8. Roynolds was the vext speaker. He indorsed tho ticket nominated by the Republican ity Convention. The Hon. J. F. Scaulan attacked the City Gov- ernment. Something must have been wrong when the city employes,—the police and firemen, —on duty aimost all dey, hed not been paid for three months. A After farther addreszes by 3Ir. Snofford. the other nominea of that Club for Alderman, the meeting adjonrned. THE TENTH WARD. The Tenth Ward Republicans held & large meeting at' No. 181 West Lake street. The Club proceeded o ths election of officers, as fol- Jows: William Wayman, President; C. T. Brown, C. W. Woodman, A. McGowan, J. Feld- kamp, Vice-Preeidents; H.D. Jennings, Secre- tary: D. McDougal, Treasurer. The election of an execative committes was doferred until the next meeting. Speeches wero made by A. H.Bmith, candi- deto for Alderman, and ‘also by R- 8. Tushill, John H. Roberts, C. W. Woodmau, and others. THE, INDEPENDENTS. The Tenth Ward Independents met last even- 10g at No. 219 West Indiana street. A Mr. Burke called the meoting to order, but farther busi- ness was interrupted by a general riot that en- soed. One faction thought tuat the meeting was called to order purely in the interest of Michael McInerny, an Independent candidate for Alderman of the ward, while auoother and larger faction inststed that 1t wos in the interest of McInerny and Ald. George E. White. Aftera deal of difficulty the matter was compromised by the alection of Burke 2a Chairman by the Iatter faction, the former loudly protesting. Alr. Mcloerny was then called to the stand, and proceeded to make a very wanderiug polit- ical harangue. He was londly spplauded, snd was followed by Mr. Goodhue and others. The maeting was decidedly nnimporiant, and soon adjourned. TWELPTH WARD. A large meeting of the Republicans of the Twelfth Ward waa beld at Stanley Hall last even- fog. Spocches were made wers by Messrs. Wilkersoo, North, Ald. Campbell, Georgo Sher- wood, and Hunter. No_business was transacted boyond pominating A. M. Wriéht a3 2 candidate for Alderman, in place of Mr. Clark, the pnmary nomines, who had beea forced to decline run- ning on sccount of sickness. The nomination was upanimous, and made with great enthusi- sam. THE FOURTZENTH WARD. Alarge and enthusisstic mass-meeting of the Ropublicans of the northwestern part of the city was held lass evening at Aurora Turn-Halle. W. J. Hamilton was unanimously elected to the chair. Jobn Lyle King was present, and loud calls wero at once mado for a speech from bim. His remarks were limited to & aiscussion of the can- didates on the Republican ticket, all of whom he praised bighly. Mr. Johe H. Roberts followed in a somewba$ similar speech, but took occasion to praige the Ropublican party as woll as the Republican can- didates. He ciosed with a lsudation of bis friend R. 8. Tuthill, the canaidate for City At~ torney. Tne next speaker was Ingwell Oleson, sa old and well-known resident of the Fourteonth Ward, in which the meetiog was held. He went into & discussion of the nation's debt, the city's baokruptey, etc. ‘The cry for ‘*next,” bronght to the front James P. Root, who deprecated the movements made by persons really ontside the Republican ranks to split the ticket. The cry that the party was corrupt was fulse. If the Democrats woald but take back the acoundrels Who palmed them- selves off for Republicans until they were dis- covered in dishonest acts, the party would be as ure toiday a8 when it first rode triumphantly into offico. Clark Lipe, the candidate for City Tressurer, spokie briefly. . T. Johuson, one of the candidstes for Al- derman, followed in a few remarks, and tried to do justice to the rotten municipal Government, but gave up the job as too great for bis talent for making speechos. For his friond of bov- hood days, Clark Lipe. he had & very compli- mentary word. I former days when Lipe was railroading, he was the best spike-driver on the road, snd every time thers was a mmash-up, Clark Lipe was the first and only msan sent for. He wonld prove an excellent man in & smash-up such a8 the present wrecked City Government. He was londly applauded. R. 8. Tathill, the next City Attorney, followed in a few remarks, urging them to vote nothiog but the straight Republican tickot, and baving tho gratifiéation on Wednesday morning of hav- ing voted for tho succesaful candidates. Geo. 0. H. Mann, Jobn Banmgarten, and E. B. Sherman closed the list of speakers and the ‘meeting adjourned. WARD. » A mass-meeting of Republicans of the Fif- toenth Ward was held last evening at Folz's Hall, corner of Larrabee strsec and North ave- pue. Mr. H. W. Stewart was elected Secretary, After a band of music had discoursed several patriotic aira, the Fifteonth Ward Glee Club was introduced, and_sang & couple of campaign songs. Mr. Scribner was then oslled upon fora spaech, sud he addressed tho meeting at somo length, urging them to vote the Hepublican ticket, and not to be led astray by sido issues. The Lumbard Glee Club_then regaled the audi- ence with & parody on the song of ** Old Joha Brown.” Clark Lipe, the candidate for City Treaguror, was introduced, and made a few remarks. 3Mr. Tathill, candidate for City Attorney, thea sddressed the meeting, urging upon them to stick to the regular Republican ticket, as in this way only the frauds, if any were perpetrated, could be placed on some reapousible heads. After geveral others bad addressed the meet- ing, an adjournmeut was had. EIGHTZENTH WARD, Tho Democrats of the Eighteenth Ward beld o ratification meeting last nighl at Klare's Hall, No. 70 North Ciark street. Therawas a attendance, made up of the best elements of the party. Mr. Clarence H. Dyer presided. "The meoting was addressed - by Mesers. R. H. McCormick and Frederick Hartman, Democrat- ic candidates for Aldermen, and by F. H. Wins- ton, Gen. Lieb, &nd Philip Conley. peabiS e SUBURBAN. HYDE PARK. Tho principal work of the campaign is over, and the prospects sre in the higheat degres en- couraging to the tax-payers of Hyde Park. One thing has, a8 many clsim, recently been definite- Iy determined : the identity of the interests of the Waite-Willett or so-called Hyde Park party and the Indepondents. This alleged exposure hias come about tbrough the effort to remove the name of Dr. Flood from tho Waite-Wulett ticket, and substitute thereon that of H. B. Bogue. Last Thursday Dr. Flood appesred be- fore the Campaign Committee of the Hydo Patk party, and assured the membera that he bad not resigned nor offered to resign his candidacy. The conspiracy against him waa then exposed by one of the party leaders, who showed not only that they had been willing to sacrifice Dr. Flood, but that the other party had desired also to slaughter Martin Farrell. He showel three sickets which he had received. from E. E. Ryaa, which tickets bad been offered by Mr. Byan as satisfactory to the other facti = The first was as follows: Taylor, Gillett, Hewes, Schlund, Bogue. and Bensley. The sec- ond wag the same, oxcept that Farrell was sub- stituted for Bensiey. The third was a8 follows: Taylor, Schlund, Bogue, Beusley, Hewes, and Gillett. Messra. Howes, Schiund, Gulett, aod Bogue were on all three. The fact that Mr. Far- rell was ‘intended for slaughter issaidtobes point of especial significance a8 an ewnidenco of Ryan's hostility to Farrell, one of the strongest nomivees on the ticket. Thers bave been facts doveloped which go far toward establishing the corruption of & portion of the members of the Village Government dur- ing the past year ; and, as thia year the loaders who are controlling the party whick nommated these men are those who controlled it when they were nominated first, their acts in the past may be taken a3 the best cniterion by which to judge what will bo their future recozd. Lt is freely chaiged, on the authority of a per- son no lees important thun Joha R. Hoxie, President of the Loard, tbat money was paid to at least one member of the present Board for his vote in relation to an important measure. It had long been rumored that, ou the reap- pointment of George W. Bisford as Captain of Police, the sum of $1,000 wss put whero it would do the most good to obtain the place for that person. Of course this Was o preposterous sum to pay for an ofiice of which the salary was only 81,260 per yoar;-but it was koown that Mr. Binford was anxious to be *‘vindicated,” and, while few credited him with the willingness to pay 80 large an amount, it was believed not im- possible that a less sum might have been usod. President Hoxie has worked in unison with the Willett-Waite party from the start, and it is not hkely that he would try to burt that faction; yet, notwithstanding thia fact, ho has deliber- ately stated that 9200 wers paid to a member of the present Board of Trustees to infinence that member's vote. Now, 'who's ‘the man? President Hoxie certainly did not refer to himself, nor will any ope for & moment believe that he ro- ferred to Messra. Bonaley, Powell, Calboun, or Gillett. Indeed, Mr. Caihoun was offered $100 for +%a same purpose, and he paturally showed his 1.-itor the door. President Hoxie says that he wiii give the nsmo of the man who was bribed two weeks after election, hut this will be too late; unless, indeed, & discriminating public should alreedy know well how to answer the question, Who's the man ? The charge of, direct bribery is one which pre- vious Boards of Trustecs have escaped, and the fact that 1t i3 first brought against the Waite- Willett sdministration makes the tax-payer pause to reflect upon the future of the village shonld that admnistration be continued ; that it 18 admitted by one of the leaders of that Admin- istration. who was undoubtedly in & position to know the truth, 1 sufficient evidence that the report is not merely an idle rumor, floating up- on tho troubled sea of politics. Lven admit- ting, however, the poesibility that Presidont Hozio was misinformed, it_still appears that he, while President of the Board, believiog the bribery to have boen committed, did_not take any official steps to have the matter investigat- ed and the guilty parties brought to justice. In no view of the case can the so-called Hyde Park party, who etected a majority of tho present administration Iast year, make o creditable show- 1ng, and their urter and complate condemnation at thle polls 18 the only remedy now open to the eople. - ’l‘ge Tact thot Douglas 8. Taylor was nomi- nated by the Waite-Willett crowd after receiv- ing & nomioztion from the Tax-Payers’Con- vention, of which he was Chairman, led many persons to believe that he was not regarded by the tax-eaters a8 likely to oppose them vigor- ously i case he should be elected. o was, therefore, requested by the Campaign Com- mittes to dofine his position. He replied frankly that he was not in a position in South Chicago to oppose Peier Schinnd, one of the men most objectionsble to the Tax-Payers' party. Feeliog that whoever was not with them in 80 close o contost as the present was necexsarily against thom, the Campaign Com- mittee; after,a long discussion and temperate dehberation, decided that the interests of the wholo tictet demaunded, in the place of Mr. ‘Taylor, & candidato who would wark actively to aid in the election of his fellow-nominees, snd above all to opposs heartily the nominees of the tax-eators, The name of A. R. Fowell, of South Chicago, was, therefore, subatitated for that of D. S. Tavlor. Mr, Powell was elected to the ent Board of Trustecs last yess by the high- @8 vots cast for any candidate, and his popu- larity has been increased during she year by his steady and consistent opposition to the extrava- gance of the majority. There are nOw in nomi- nation four candidates who are serving in the present Board. The _issue is plaioly made be- tivean the record of Messrs. Bensley and Powell and that of Messrs. Hewes aod Gillett. No further mmgnrisun of tho merits of the two tickets need be made. The Executive Committeo of the Independent Tax-Payors' ticket mot the candidates fur ‘Crua- tees on maid ticket at the hotel at Grand Cross- ing yesterday afternoon at 4 p. m. Several members of the Local Committees were also present. Encoursging roports as_to the prog- Tess of the campaign in the diffdrent parta of the town were made, and after perfecting ar- raogoments for eloction day the meetiog ad- journed, with tbe fall determination on the part of those present that the Independent Tax-Pay- ers’ ticket should ba successful at the ensuing election. ’ EVANSTON. Considersble_interest is manifested in the election for village oflicers which takes place Tuesday, sod a full vote will probably be polled. The uncertainty which prevails ss to the proba- ble candidates places the election of the entire ticket nominated a$ the Lyon's Hall meeting & week ago slmost beyond a doubt. ‘That ticket cannot be well improved, and possesees more different elements of strength than auy that could bo proposed. It is_as follows : For Village T-ustees—Dr. N. S. Davis, Ll A. Gage, Obadiah Huse, N. G- Iglehart, D. B. Dewey, and James C. Gomuor. For Trustees Public’ Labrary—Charles A. Rogers and N. C. Gridley. For Villago Clerk—Rovert R. Scott. No candidato hos yet nppeared against B. R, Scott, but there 18 1o donbt that Henry M. Kid- der will run ** indepeadent” on tho strength of his North Evanston backing, although his de- feat is absolutely certain. It is algo stated that the mo-called ‘‘Rigge ticket” will be in the field, but as its two strongest men have been placed on the regular ticket, the candidacy of the others will not much affect the result of tho election. This movement 18 proba- bly in_the -intereat of Kiader, whose friends Tope, by splitting the votes for the regular ticket, to run him in, Unless the temper of the majority of the voters, however, hag ‘wonder- fully changed during the past few days, it is safe to predict the election of the entire regular ticket. This will legislate Streat Commisaioner Merrell, who has retained hus place by the graco of Trusteo Kidder, out of ce, and probably make room for Mr. Charles Woodford in his stead. s CORRESPONDENCE. D. E. PEARSONS. T the Editor of The Chicago 1ribuna s Cri10ac0, April 15.—The First Ward of Chicago is confensediy ane of the richest political districts of its area in the United States. One of the two men just nominated by the combined Re- publican and Democratic respectability of the ward for Alderman isMr. D. K. Pearsons. A disrepntable man soon attains publicity, while eminent decency may live, thrive, and die com- paratively unknown. Mr. Poarsons, though 2 resident of Chicago for fiftoen yoars, and identi- fied with her best intorests tho entiro time, has minded his own business 8o successfally that “probably losa is known of him, outside his im- msdiate commercial and social circle, than mauy o party brawler with none of Br. Pearsons’ means, character, or brains. This gentleman is uf the highest stamp of gelf-made men, & phrase which has been woe- fally abused, tut which when tttingly applied is God's own patent of nobility. A physivisn by profesaion, Le followod his calling_ successfully for long time in Massachusetts, finally remov- ingto Chicogo and entering apon s businexs career which has proved deservedly and peca- liarly successful. has done zu immense desl toward the improvement of Western farm interests, and is perhaps better kuown to the vast conntry tributary to Chicago than in the city itself. Hisunosteotationa gifts of libraries to young commanities, his assistance of deserving Yyoung men and womon toward obtawming ‘educatons, and his many other practical liberali- ties, have boon of the true scriptaral order which modestly prohibits & man’s left band from knowing what his right baod is up to. r. Pearsons is » man of ample wealth, & Dirsctor of the Chamber of Commerco sud of the Commercial National Bank, and & large property-owner. As. several of the foremost of fhe Hartford ingurance compznies allow him to handle all their heavy Western loaos, it is pre- sumable he 18 able to honorably cate for other eoplo's interests,—those of Chicago’s Firat ard in the Common Council, for instance. lorsover, he is stubboraness' incarnate in be- Rnlf of honassy and the right. Bummerism - will have & swaet time trying to lead him by the nose. V7. 3. WALKER. CTT TUEM DOWXN. To the Bdutor of The Chicaqo Tribune : Cmrcaco, April 15.—As a tax-payer and & citi- e interested in the welfare of ourcity, I am somevhat dissppaioted with the simlessnatureof the political discuasion now going on. Our zens’ Association have failed to Iay down a pro- gramme that the citizens can rally around. Now, 81r, I think that programme can be summed up in that one word, “ Economy.” And we must show our hand and where we will begin. Now, Tet us begin at the highest of our officials, who are now paid at War rates, and some more than ‘War rates, for no eslary bas boen redaced since the War, but many have been increased. Letua begin with our Mayor and the Board of Public Works. Part of the gentlemen composing thal Board are receiving more salary than their sorvices would acquire in any other situation ; $2,500 is sufficient for any of them. Let Mr. Prindiville and his host of relatives and friends mova out if they are not satisfied with this reduction. Also, let J. K. Thompson move out if disatisfied, as he has not spunk enongh to accept and demand the position he onght to have on the Board, but must follow the lesd of Colvin, Prindiville & Co. 3r. Wabl I do not think depends on his salary, and thersfors wonld havo no objection to a reduction. The salaries of Park Commissioners could bs very much re- duced. Then, agein, there is our police force of 550 men, with a host of offcers and hangers-on, whose pay conid be largely reduced, beginning with the officers and coming down to the ranks. The police force could be supplied with better material to-morrow at $600 per year, whilst we are now paywg $900 to $1,000. There ara none of our mechants who are receiving the same pay aa they did duriog the War, and there i8 Do resgon why public officers and sorvants ehould be Lept at the high fgures of the War period, We are taxing the industries of the city to such an extent tbat many are leaving us, being unable to go on. Our whole public ser- vice is overpaid, 1 know there will be & howl it I refer to our teachers and our school syetem as being too ex- peosive, but it i a fact, nevertheless, that our ‘whole system is too expensive and, we can have our teachers at » much less expensiva figure, and we oaght not to pay more for service of any kind than private individuals pay for such ser- vice. Every superiluons officer should be dis- ponsed with. Let Mike Bailey and his crowd be disoensed with; we got along without them, and we have gotten the good out of them since they came into existence. Let our police- men attend to the Health and Banitary Department. _They require something to do for » little exercise. Let our Cit- izens" Association lay out some such pro; me and [ will guarantee the maas of the people will relly round them. It is nono too soon fer us to begin to seriously think of this matter. The oftice-holding community ia grasping teo tight a hold on tbe ontirindaairial and vifal interests of the land. Wouldenot it bo well to diefran- chise all oftice-holders ? None of us woold al- low our gervauts or employes to regulata our affairs in onr offices or our houses, but we virtu- ally allow the office-holders to control our public buginess whilat they should only be our servaunts. 1t is a well-known fact that our police are al- waya engzged in politics, as the bistory of our city the Iast two weeks will verify. Our public ‘meetings must result in_something else than changing from Colvin zo Hoyne. AN Orp RESIDENT. A SAFEGUARD. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune: Cuicaco, April 15.—Will you have the good- ness to suggest that each voter next Tuesday in- dorse his ballot with his name, place of res:- deuce, oumber of ward, and date of depoait ? Acd thus obiige, truly yours, Drn. Daster Lozp. YIS e MISCELLANEOUS. WHEEE ARE THE 'POLL-BOOES? ‘Much surprise bas been created by the ao- nouncement made by City Clerk Forrest that he will not furnpish the judges of election with poll- lists and tally-sheets. It has been customary, and is indeed required by law, for all State and county elections, that the County Clerk farnian the judges tally-sheets with proper printed headings, together with blank forms for the oaths . which are to be taken by the judges and_ ‘clerks. Tho only mod- fication made by the city charter apparently is that these articles sball be fur- pished by the City Clerk. This, however, has not been done, the ballot-boxes containing nothing but_ blank paper, which the clerks, it is supposed, will have to rule and number them- seives. Under ordinary circumstances there might be no objection to this, but it must be borne in mind that in some wards the judges are new to the business, and, without baving a copy of certain necessary portions of the Election law before them, will be hopelessly ignorant as to their duties. 'In other wards it is 10 be feared that this abgence of poll-lists and tally-sheets will be used to cover the groesest frauds. 1tis possible that no tally-sheets will be kept, that the ballots will not be numbered, that there will be no ear-marks by which to de- tect frands, and that the returns themselvcs will be defective. This could be done either to keep wn office the present incambents, or elect in some wards persons who are pledged to sup- port Mayor Colvin. The matter is one d~sery- ing of immediate mvestigation by the political Ceontral Commuttees. = LOOX AFTER IT. The attention of the Bailot-Box Guard of the First Ward is invitedfto the Fourth Precinct of the ward, the voting-place for which is at the corner of Van Bufen streat and Fifih avenue. There they must station their sharpest men and must keep the closest warch on the ballot-box until ita contents are connted. L1t is boasted by Warren's adherenta that they will, in_this precinct, outdo any ballot-box stuffing which the city has yet ween, and_that enongh votes will be chucked in to elect Warren, even if every houest voter in the ward should vote against him. Therefore, gentlemen, be vigilant. st g Sk OTHER POLITICAL MATTERS. BEVERIDGE. “THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR,” ETC. Svecial Dispatch to The Chicago Trivune. . Jovrier, IIL, April 15.—The following editonal appeared in the Joliet Republican to-day, and explains one of the means upon which Bever- idge relied to secure the support of that paper in his efforts to obtain the nomination for Gov- ernor. In view of this expose the necessity of the late raduction of 20 per cent in the ealaries of tho employes of the State Penitentiary is explained cn the hypothems that the money saved by the operation is needed to purchase the influence of some more pliant newspaper than the Republican proved to be. It was only zm indirect and underhand way of assessing those persons for political purposes. The article in question is as follows : 1In the Sun of Thureday last appears a letter from its Chicago correspondent (who, by the way, 18 one of Beveridge's dependent lackeys, and feods at one of His Excellency's cribs), in which ho takes occasion to ‘make the following fling at the Republican: = Why don't tke Republican editor coms out, and in 2 Laudable effort to edit bis own paper, tell the people why it opposes Beveridge? Does anybody suppose he ‘would do 80 if he had got what ke asked from Goo- ernor! Not getting it makes Beveridge a very weak £nd Washburue a very strong candidate.” ‘The editor of the Hepublican, in answer to theabove base imputation, emphatically deciares—and chal- Jenges Beveridge or any of his licksyittles to gainsay its truthfuiness—that he never saked Gov. Beverldga for any favors, for himself orany of his friends, in the shage of money or patronsge of any kind or na- ture whatever,—nor did he evar make the proposition, directly o indirectly, to Beveridge or any of hia fu- glers, that She Repudiicar, 7 would m e claims of veridge for Governor_in any contingency, or for any conaldration whatever. But, inasmuch as the truncheon-flourishers of His ‘Excellency bave scen fit to impugn the motives of the ‘Republiean in opposing the nomination af Beveridge for Governor, we feel justified in making the following expose, which not only vindicates the consistency and integrity of the Blican in this connection, but shows what corrupt and unscrupulous agencies ‘Bey- eridge and his satelittes are resorting to o order to foist an unpopular candidsie upan tho i ‘party of Illinols. "About five wecks ago one of Beveridge’s Penitentiary Commissioners requestod an interview at tha Prison with the editor of the Repulican, wiich was granted. The said Commissioner then and thers on behalf of Beveridge and tho whols Penitentiry crowd made the Proposition to Mr, James Goodspeed that, if the Re- ‘pubtican would come out out far Beveridge b (Good- ‘speed) could make his own terms,—pledging him, in cive the Republican should support -Beverldre, T that it snould bave all the printing patronage of the Prison—izatead of tho Joliet Sun, (which paper he gently intimated, as far 28 he was concerned, “ might go to b—L")—and farther that Be (Good- Epeed) had only to name the money consideration, and 4t wonld be forthcoming. The responss of the Repudlican to the despicable and dishonorable propoaitionsof Beveridge's fagle- man was the mmfngu the name of Eliha B, Wash- burneas its candidate for Governor,—s nomination that wounld do bonor to the great Republican party of Tiinols and maks victory certatn, not only for the Btate ticket, but for the Legialature as well. ascesomash THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT. i PROPOSED CONFERENCE. New Yors, April 15.—A call has besn issued for a conference to be held in this city on the 15th of May to consider what may be done to secure the election of men in the sational elec~ tion to the highest officesof the Republic whose character and abilicy will eatisfy the exigencies of the present situation, protect the henor of the American name, prevent the national elec- tion of the Centennial year from becoming & mere choice of evils, and eatisfy the popular desire for gennine reform. loc) EA Horacs White, sad Cgr THE IOWA G . DaNENPORT, Ia., April 15.—At the mestin, the German citizenn hald in this eify. (i 5rech it was . resolved to imme %o the ' -organizatior of an ,;‘;{';& dent ., and committeds wors ap. ponted for the purpose. It was reacived o ask Americans o join this, or to form s simi- ::rnrguuzm. on. The purpoae of thia move is fo organiza for the' national campaign in order bem in the trinmph of the best men aad the st principles, without regard to the party pro= senting them. It is not for making momips~ gnn-, but to secure unison of sction among In- lependents. They will herastter, &8 bsfore, ach with the Democrats in local and State affairs. The meeting exoreused itself in sympatby with Bristow by preference, adhering, however, to the axiom that principlss are to-ba considered above names. The organization here will be {l?;oezn]t‘ng lffl the meevlli:‘g of Liberals called in 3 rk by Horace 3 e Tofk by | te, Carl Scharz, and CRIME. A MENDOTA SCAMDA Specici Dispatch o The Chicaan 1";1&1:»1-. Mexpors, 11, April 15.—The scandal-mongen of Mendota had a jolly time to-dsy over an in- discretion on the part of & citizen named John Rhodes and a pretey-looking grass-widow named Mrs. Charley Hamm. It seams that for soms past past Mrs. Rhodes haa had suspicion of an im- roper intimacy exiatin; betwea oge lord and 3.[:».‘ an E:; last night sho followed him o hia paramour's residence, when she heard and Baw, by amashing in the windows and pulling down the blinds, what convinced her that her ;mnl\{:m‘ well gmnndm‘i The storm raged or & while, and to-day Mr. commencod bearding ont. 9 Mz Bhodes FOULLY MURDERED. 5 Mexenrs, ?.‘enn.. Aprit 15.—The body of Will- iam A. Hardings, & prominent citizen of Gads- den, Tafu:., was found near there 1ast Thursdsy, inaravine, The bodywas wrapped in s coun- terpane, and secreted in the ravine. The body bore unmmwélble marks of violence. Hardings had been missing for several dass, and the nzxdghbum, in searching the woods, found his body by means of his dog. A msn named Joe Houghey, who was lataly employed by Hardings, and who suddenly left tho conuf to be the murderer. g L STILL A MYSTERY, Spectal Disvateh to T'he Chizago Tribune. Forr Waxse, Ind., April15.—The excitemens over the muarder at New Haven continues un- abated. Last evening an ax was found in the canal mear the place where the body was dis- covered. The ax showed stains of blood. A man named John Gillespie was arrested last night at Defiance, 0., on suspicion of being the murderer. He had his proliminary examinaion at New Haven this morning, aod was dischurged, tho evideuce not being sutticient to hold him. COUNTERFEITERS ARRESTED. CiycrNyaTr, April15.—United States detectives to-day arrested Bili Mills, Roman Lohrer, David Rohl, and Charles Riley, counterfeiters. A con- siderable amount of 5U-cent couuterfett notes :ud u?ma for manufacturing nickels were cap- ared. CASUALTIES. WET TIMES IN MICHIGAN. SveciatDispatehto The Chicaso Tridune. EAST SAGINAW, Mick., April 15.—The river ha risen gix inches during the past twonty-four honrs, and is eight feet six 1uches above the ordinary high-waier mark. No trains hava passed over either road between this and Bay City to-day, About three miles of track on Fhnt and Pere Marquetie Lailway is under water, and most of it will have to be rebuilt. On the Jackson, Lausiog, aud Saginaw road. south of Saginaw Oity, 200 feet of track has been washed away st Tittabawassses Bridge, and na- trains or malls have reached Saginaw from Jack- 8on eince Friday noon. Saginaw Valley and St Louis trains are also stopped. TReporta from the headquarters of tha streams state that the water is falling slightly, and it 13 beliaved that the flood bas reached its maxi- mum. Hundreds of people at Zilwaukes, Crow Islaud, sod the mills along the river batween this and Bay City have been compelled to leava. their honses. It has been feared that the Titta- bawassoe boom woald give way, as it wa# in great danger. Should it brask it woald let bun- dreds of millions of feor of logs on us, and eweep away every bridge on the nver. SUPPOSED TO BE LOST. GLOTCESTER, Mass, April 15.—News from Port Mulgrave, N. S.. atate that great anxiety ia feit for the safely of the schooner Katie, which left that port on the 2d inst. for Boston, with sixty-three passengers, several of whom wero, women and children, nearly all coming to this port where the men were to engage in the fish- oriea. No tidings have been heard of her, and as she wasout 1n the gale of the 4th inst, it is feared that has foundered with all on board. A veasel was seen bottom up east of Cape Sable, which 18 supposed to be the Eatie. UNDER WATER. Meyrms, Tenn., April 15.—Supt. Prichard, of the Little Rock Rarosd, came over yester- :day, from Madison, in & band-car, and reports that it is-pot sabmerged over 20 inches at any point on the track, nor the road-bed damaged. FIRES, IN_CHICAGO. The alarm from Box No. 424at 7 o’clock yes terday morning was caused by the discovery of fire in the two-atory frame at the corner of Polk and Leavitt straots, owned and occupied by Coorad Bumhard a8 a residence. Damage, 3500, fally insured. Cause of fire a defective fue. AT WESTBOROUGH. MASS. < ‘WorcesteR, Msss., April 15.—Holmes' boot~ shop, in Weatborongh, was burned this morning. The loss {s from 850,000 to £60,000. e THE WEATHER. Wasamxorox, O. C., April 16.—1s. m.—For the lake region; risivg baromster, northwest - winds, stationary or lower temperatures and: partly cloudy weatber, with occasional lighy ramnsin the Lower Lakes. . For the Middle and Esatern States,cooler, fal- lowod by warmer, partly clondy or clear weather, westerly winds, and stationary or nsing barom- eter. - 2:00 p, m. 29. 3:53 p. m.29.55¢ 9:00 p. m.[22.66] 44, 1008 b o oca) 4] Maximum thermometer, 0. Minimum, 41, GEXERAL OBSERVATIONS. Curcaco, April 15—Midnight, 421N, W, Treah. 54|Calm..... B1IN. B, fresh. $TIN. W, 53iCalm.” COAL MINERS’ STRIKE Crzverawp, O., April 15.—The latest newa from Msasillon, O., this afterncoo, reports everything quist, although the new miners ars- badly demoralized with fear. No attempt bas been made to 3gain put new miners into the mines, a8 the miners ars £00 numerous and ram- pant. Adj't.-Gen. Wykoff will arrive to-night, and after & conference with the mining oper- ators, s plan of action will at once be adopted, and carried _into effect. It is hardly possible that the strikers will again molest the men who sre willing to work, . after they understand thas all bazards. | 1aw and order must pzevail at THE STRAMS. Demzorr, Mich., April 15.—The ice in the Btraits is about resdy to break up, and s0 rotten that men cammot cross on foot now;