Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 27, 1878, Page 6

r r 6 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1878—SIXTEEN PAGES. LOCAL POLITICS. The Day of Kern’s Defeat ~ Drawing Nearer. Unanswered Charges which Enell His Doom. The Record which Will Ruin Cleary and Mulloy---Stewart’s Good Showing. George White Hanging On by the Eyelids, but Bound to Go. Jolin Comiskey Gives the “Times” and Kern a Well-Deserved Trouneing. News from Headquarters-=-Rous- A ing Meetings in the Wards. WHERE KERN’S 'MONEY COMES FROM. To the Editor of The Tritune. CrIcAGO, Oct. 24.—I am one of the boarders at ** Kern's Hotel,” and have noticed in your jssue of the 23d the articie on prison discipline, ete., by X., and agree with him in_ saying that hie bas not told, and canuot tell, half the facts in regard to the vermin. He only mentions the smaller animals, and forgets the terrible rats and thonsands of mice; nor does he speak of 1be sewer-gas which almost stifles us. especially at night. 1 uaderstand there is provizion made for punfying the water-closets, but it is never or seldom done. X, in higletter, mentions a ¢ lady in black who promenades with Steptiens. It isa well- known fact that she does so: that she s a married woman from the West Side, whose husband does not know of her proceedings. We are pot without some amusement here. £very Monday morning the boys pass through the corridors crying * shects, pillow- slips,” when they, as well as sll of Currier’s prisoners, know that there are not more than enough of those articles 1 _the jail to zive one 10 each bunk in the cells where the privileged few, commonly called ** pets,” are confined. All the good bedding in the place is appro- oristec by the “‘pets” and turnkeys. They have w0 mattresscs, two or three comforters, 2nd, 1f possible, two sheets, and sometimes clean pillow-slips. They are 2lso ambitious enough 10 want carpet for their apartments provided they can take it from some poor rellow who ‘uses it as covering. If he makes auy complaint he is told to go where it is 50 warm he will need no_covers. The best bedding, the halls for walking and exerdse, are kept especially forthe few, among whom are Woodward, of ¢ Palmer House” fame; Cunningham, the late * Diamond Broker; ”” Stepbens, the * Pride of the Jailer,” and all his turnkeys, the .man who had been in 33 but was removed to “ Murderer’s Row,” and exercises peculiar power over Flynn, the turniey, and also several guests of the op- posite sex. * Murderer’s Row ™ is the select part of the castle. and tbe dwellers there have the privileze of being out of their roors from $ a. m. until 8 P. m., Sundass included. They talk, laugh, and are merry, while those who ‘are uct of their class who read or talk too loud for the comfort of those in suthority are thrown into the dun- geon and keot there for perhaps tweuty-four Tours, without food, chair, or beddivg. This department 15 generally tilled. There is an spplicant for the next Yacant room now waiting 10 U7, Who enaps his fiugers when he wants to leave bis ccll, but as it makes the poor turnkeys so tired to climb to tbe third tier I suppose he will soon be removed. He says the reason be gets out so much is because of bis 1n- fluence, and Kern nas given onders for his benest. ; In the eveninz Mr. Kern's friends take a promenade turoush the jail, and make so much noise the prisoners cannot sleen until 12and 1 o'clock. Old Uncleat the corner is always a welcome visitor, as he brings good cheer1n his pockets. There is not less than two or three #allons a doubis the temperate babits of the Jailér and assistants let them look at their emaciated forms. - Our bill of fare is as follows: For breakfast, warm black water and bread; for dinner, a plnt of soup thickened with water and two ounces of tainted weat; for supper, pure water and bread. The last-amed article 1s good, and is our only saivauon from starcation. The whole Jail has been calcimined at a cost. 10 the people of from $500 to $900, but who did the work! An old gentlemanin 69 mixed the material, superintended the job, and in return had a suit - of clothes ruined, and a few gays out of his cell. The other prisoners aid the work for the same woges. Whose profit is it¢ Are these proceedings rigb! Shall the people be taxed for keeplug the prisoners, and also pay Tor labor, and let the officers have two or three profits vut of the same thing! 1f they or some of them are willing 1o work, shouid they not Teceive the price of their labor rather than those who are 1o authority over them, and who are amply paua for their services, or at least [Eive the county credit tor it? Yours, etc., A Guw. TIE HON. WILLIAM ALDRICH, M. C. To the Edutor of The Tribune. Cmica6o, Oct. 26.—Now that Congressman Aldrich bas been renominated by acclamation, it is the duty of every Republican to see that he is elected by such a majority as will admit of no dispute in the matter. Although Mr. Aldrich is 4 very popular caudidate, baving served his con- stituents with fidelity aud satisfaction, still iv will Tequire no small amount oi hard work to insure bhis election. His opponent is also very popu- lur in the Democratic ranks, and will perhaps receive their united suppor:, making our task 50 mmuch the Larder this time. 1t will be admitted by all, doubtless, that the aoproaching clection iS one of unusual impor- luuce, and that unless we take tite by the fore- Jock, "and exercise all our enerwry and skill we 1may be doomed to diszppoiatment. It will be cunceded, also, that no better map than Mr. Aldrich could be found to represent us in Con- gress. He has beep tried and found true as £teel. He Las endesvored tolighten the bur- Cens of taxation, and has succeeded in_saving many a dollar for our overtaxed. pcople. He nas ghown us by hir ministrations that he has our weltare at heart, and that be will do all in his power 10 satisty our wants. hasdone his whole duty for us, and why should we not do oar whole duty for him by re-electing hiia by such a rousing majority as will make ola Dem fairly totter. “The elections are of still more importance this fall on account of certain Rebel clalms which will be brongnt forward for adjustment in case the Democrats come out victorious, and this is one of the principal reasons why it is the daty of cvery Republican to cast his vote. Should the Democrats gain the ascendancy in Cougress, Revel claims tfor pensions and damages would be made for their payment, and the people of 1be North would have to suffer the conse- quences. Now, it is plain to be secn that the cuwing election demauds an_immediste and ‘united attention, if we wish to come out vic- torious. There is bard work to be done, aud it uust be done Without delav, else Lhe victory islost. So let each and every one of us do our whole duty 1n this matter, aud work faitofully awd encrgetically for our Representative in Congress. F. E. 1L - UNREFUTED CHARGES. The {ollowiug charges have, within the past week, been made In the columns of TaE TRIB- UNg seainst the Shérifls office, and; have not et been refuted: £ That the juries in the County Courts-were, asarule, bad3so bad that Judze Loomis has repeatedly and summarily dismissed individaals o the venire, said individuals bavifiz only the Cay before been released from, Jaill-." x -That1n Sheriff Kern's office’was kept a list of political - friends—dead-beat’ ward-strikers whohad been.* promised” offiea—who ‘made “*desirable ” jurors in cases of specisl venire. That -Sherifl Kern, being the head of the oftice, was responsible for these corrunt o~ tices in yogue among the deputies nndhui‘i’irl’fs, and was therefore responsible for tne existing In short, he- feeling that & fair snd impartial trial by jury caonot be had in Cook County. ‘That Charley Kern bas shown his true colors by declaring that he *didn't care a — for the Irish vote ; that he has boasted tmat he wa not a German I.y,n “the Germsus were 100 stuck-up for him. That ‘Kern and_County-Commissioner Fitz- gerald had s *talk,” after which Fitzgerald ceused his blatant demand in County-Board meetings to reduce the per diem for the feeding of jail-prisoners. 'bat Kern was unfit for office; that at one time be delayed so long the servingof an execu- tion against the Protection Life-Insurance Com- pany that the officers of the said Company were enabled, through the connivance of Kern’s min- ions, 10 get access to their safe and abstract per- sonal property valued at $15,000,3nd were also given sccess to thelir books, whereby they were enabled to conceal the evidences of fraud and perjury. ‘That Kern’s subordinates, 1n_the well-known case of Hazard, the Indiana baok defaulter, railed to serve for Henry W. King & Co, a writ of attachment upon Deputy-Chief-of-Police Dixon to recover a box of stolcn securities and certiticates. of deposit, wnich bad been taken from Hazard by Chief Dixon, but, in the inter- ests of Hazard’s counsel, and therefore Hazard bimself, served upon Chief Dixon a writ gotten ont by one of Razard’s sccomplices and placed in lus (Kern's) hands some time after the King writ had been intrusted to him, nnd that th-re- by Henry W. Kiug & Co. was mulcted $2,000, the amount of Hazard's indeoteduesses. Hazard himself was suthority for the statcment that Trude, his counsel, bad “charged in his bill +§500 paid the Sherifl’s oftice for service of the wnt.” That Kern’s office was conducted with more .| red-tapeisin and insolence than any other like office in the country, and that the attaches of the oflice were ungentlemanlv and careless, not carine for the convenience and weltare of those who were brouglt into contact with them., That one of the most daring, desperate, aud notorious thieves in the Northiwest walked ou. of jail a few days 820 and L0 QuUesLions wWere asked him, not even by the careless deputy who unlocked the door for him, and who bad just before taken a minute description of the man; that Eern took no successful steps to eflect the capturc of the escaped, but spent all _his time working and « promising "' for re-tlection; that the deputies neglected their duties and electioneered for their chief; and that one of Kern’s *eflicient * and respectable parasites went out Wednesday night, eot drunk in treating the mob for Kern's sake, and was robbed of $50 while in a state of inzbriety. ‘That Kern neglected his duty to inform the officers of registration of their appointments, hoping thereby that many voters who were op- posed to him would not have a chance to regis- ter: and that be now tries to fasten the respou- sibility of his neglect upon the County Clerk. That in the case of Bambere, Hill & Co. Kern retused to do his duty, and that in the Sloan case, fawiliar, to all, he was equally culpable. - That Charley Kern has notdenied that he kept a list of ““desirable” jurors aud that he has sent men whose names appeared on that list to Bailiffs with votes whicn mnsured them jurors’ posttions; that the *‘packed juries” and the maoner of packing have become so familiar to attorneys thot they often quarreled over the Bailiff who was to serve their vevire. That Charley Kerw’s “efliciency "’ was again chown in the watchful. and tender care shown to William Peckbam. wko was arrested for nu- merous. crimes committed while Secretary of the Chicago Building Asscciation. ‘Ihat, after indicted ang arrested, Peckbam was wadea companion the Sherifl’s Chiel Cierk, with whom be stayed several days, drivinz about town, theatre-attending, etc., and was given time 1o pack all nis movable effects, and to de- part whither be listed; that he left no bonds, and will not be present when _his case is called in the Criminal Court this week. That Kern has conducted his office solely with an idea of making money out of it, and has cost the county far more than he should: that he has been ineflicient, carcless, incompe- tent, an unsympathizing, disobliging oflicial} that e gathered and kept about him men of known dishonesty and disreputable and vicious habits, and even they strenously object to the enormous assessments which they "are com- petled to contribute to the *campaign fund 73 that Charley Kern has disappointed his triends by an official course which the voters of Cook County are pound to see shall not be perpet- uated. CLEARY AND MULLOY. ‘The Republican Campaign Committee yester- day issued a document which cannot but be re- garded as valuable, 1 view of the fact that in the present campaiem so little attention has been paid to the office of County Commission- ers. Tne figures have heen carefully collated by experts from the Board proceedings, and the record of Cleary and Mulloy, as given below, is the strongest argument why they should not be re-elected, and also an argument in favor of the clection of Messrs. Stewart and Coburn, who are known to be reputable business-men, and who could not afford to prove faithless to tbe public interest. ‘Uhe document has been printed in circular form, and was put out late last eventoe. It is as follows: i To the Voters and Tarpayers of the Gity of Chi- cago: The County Commissionerships are the most_important piaces to be fillcd at the coming clection, from the fact that tuese oflicials have the dispensing of tne public money. For the oftice of Commissioners the Democrats' have seen fit 1o place betore the people for re-clection the names of P. M. Cleary and 3ichael Mulloy. These gen- temen were elected three years ago, and, since they crave another three years' ervice, their rec- ord has been looked up by the Commiitee that it may be examined by the voters before they are voted for for re-election. THEIR COURT-TOUSE RECORDS. They entered the Board with 2 grand harrah of *‘reform,” 1t appears, but their untecedents were bad, and their record xhows that they have been nsistent. They eougnl oflice originaliy for the **epoils™ that were supposed to be attacned to it in connection with the letting of contracts, and since_the new Conrt-House was about to be built, 1he inducements were extrzordinary, and of a kind that such men could not overiook in their canvase. Wnen they came in the Board the Court-llouse had just been started—that is, the first contract had been let—and Farmer Harme was struegling with the founda- tiou He ~had been awarded the contract’at an advance over other bidders, bat the principal contracts on the structure remained to be let. Mr. Cleary had not been in the Board thirty days before he was o far educated a3 to prociaim himself in favor of Lemont stone 1t any orice. ‘Wuat did he do? The records show that after he and Mulloy had arged on the ‘- Ringaters “—with whom thiey were igentied from the first—to ad- vertiee for bids for the stone-work, —which ran all the way from $535, 000 to S200, 000.—that they 1n Committee agreed to award the contract to Edwin Walker at lus bid of $690.000. Tnis recommenda- uion, however, pever came to the Buard, for the resson thst they weakened, and the resalt twas thal, on account of the pressure ot rival contractorsandthe public clamor, ot a subsequent meeting the matter was reconsid- ered. No one epoke of economy. and certainly Cleary and Mulloy never thought of it, havingtheir eyes iixcd eolely on the $10,000 that’ Walker had put up 1n potes for the contract, yet the action of the Committee was changed ana the award was mede to Willsm McNew for Lemont stone for $340,000, or 35.000 abavea more reputable bid- der. thongh McXNeil had been denied the contruct for the toundations on the ground of irrespunsivil- ity. ‘I'be chunge was mude mot in the interest of thie public, but was forced by public sentiment, 4na by the traneparency of the stesl. Lat while Cleary and Mully -championed the firet proposi- tion, naving been assared that they would receive their reward, they could not go buck on the second, and had no_disposition ta. ~They voted for butl, and there was much in it for them, The stonc contract was let under these circam- etances, and the other contracts were similarly bhaudled. Sexton, 2 carpenter, bid for the brick work, put up his rates, and got the contract, and all the contracts beinz let, the work proceeded; but it did not go far before a bitch came. Walker was in financial distress and could not meet his ob- ligationa to Cleary and Mulloy and the **Ring, and, sensible of the fact, Mulloy came forsward with the proposition 10 substitute granite for limestone forthe colurmns and pilasters, atn costof S110,- 00. The motion prevailed, and the contract was Iettoa certain frm without competition, and o far a5 i5 actually known the result is that Hive BO{L‘E CLEARY AND MULLOY ve expensive monuments in granite, euitabl: earved, which they intend to crect in their respoct. ive cemetery lots Fome Qaric might. They both chiampioned this move, and the results were 8o sat- isfactory that a few months later they conceived the thieving ides of constructing the main e trances, arcades, apd vestibules of the Coart. House of the same materiol they had selected for their cemetery . monnmente. Walker or MeNeil had not come to'time. and thieir ravacity koew no bounds, &o June 4, 1577, they gave the same gran- ite concern a farther contract, amounting to about §150,000, at at advance of about $30.000 over ~otner Lidders, snd no one knows better thi amount of money that was in the job toan they do, The geanite work went on, and Cleary and Mul- -Jo, sull being unsaijsfled, continued 1o scek new bastures and eources of profit. - Waiker and Mc-, ihese public servants thought there was money to be had from eome other source.’-Up to this time they had lefc Sexton alone comvaratively, but now was their_opportunity,~the Court-Rouse wanted adome. They invited bids for the work, swhick ranged from $13, 000 to $20,000, --As form the bids were considerca. but July 30, 1877, cagting aside all bids,’ Cieary and Muljoy signed a report to.the Board recommending that Sexton be given the. work, notwitbstanding e had never . bid for it. The' recommendation-was : concurred in, and after the lapse of - time . these men who are now seeking re-election voted Sexton £75,000 for work that others had aeréed - to do for. $13.000, and the records show that in every in- stance they voted siraight. But their friendly in- terest in Sexton did not end here. e had done the brick-work 1o thefirst story of the Coart- Neil continued ‘to hang fire on ‘their notes, and’ 3 matter of. House, undera private arrangement made with Cleary and Mulloy, and the rest of the Committec, by which be received $3 per 1,000 bricka ** extra™ for all work done. Ile came to the front novly n the matter, and his responsibility 8s 2 paymaster having been tested, Sept. 20, 1877, the proposition to pay him 53 per 1,000 ‘-extra” on the entire work was submitted and adopted—ns brazen a steal as was cver perpretrated.” Cleary and Muiloy voted for it, of course, and in this matter alone the people were robbed of not fess than $50, 0U0. But the people can go farther, and from the records learn more of these gentlemen who now have the cheek to ask a re-etection. When com- Ipg into the Roard they kpew very little of what had transpired, but, belng apt in smartness, it did *| not take them Jong to learn. Aug. 28, 1876, Cleary advanced the ideaof building an ampht- theatre in connection with THE CUGNTY HOSPITAL for the benefit of a certain medical colleze. Sexton baa erected the hospital proper at his own price, and bids for the useless amphitheatre were asked. A gozen were made, but_the contract was awarded to Sexton for $i1,875, notwithstanding the rotests of threa other bidders. Mulloy stood Ey Cleary in the matter for reasons best known to himaelf, and the steal was successfully engineered, and this experience ought to goa great wayato- ward explainine their subscquent love for Sexton in_the Court-lonse work—s work in which the ‘peoole have been robbed, throuch the contractor. of not less than $125.000. while no une outside of Sexton und the Commissioners in queation have been benefited one iota. Dropping Sexton and his dealings with these gen- tlemen who are now begging for an opportunity to further outrage the puolic, their convection with other contractors 18 shown to be of the same char- acter. With llarms, the contractor for the Couort- llouse foundations, they soon grew familiar, and 83 soon = bccame hbis cham: jons. He had a contract for $84,000, ut the convenient **extras™ were added, mak his claim $112, 000, whick was certified to_ by th, architect of the work. Harms wanted $160,000, and what did Cleary and Mulloy do? They joined ina movement to pay him more tban the architect certified to, nnd went 60 farin their enthusiasm as 10 advocate the appointment of a committce of arbitrators, notwithstanding Harms’ contract made the architect the sole arbitrator. They succeeded in getting the arbitrators, —in their desire to pay the contractor more than he was entitled t0,—and they reported recommending an. allow- ance of $141,000. This was all itlegal and wrong, buf 1t wis not wrong enough, for both of these gentiemen voted for a motion 1o 2ive Harms $12,000 more than the arbitrators had allowed, and the scheme was only defested by proceedings in the courta, and a claim of SU0, 000 on the joo for **extras™ is now pending in the Board simly becausc these men would rather forezo for the time beiug the division promised than vote for itat the risk of aamaging ‘their chances for re- clection, and spoiline their opportunity for larzer ruspective grabs in the prosecution of the Court- Hoase work: Their relation with, Harms, hot. ever, did not end here, for May 5, 1876, they voted 10 order him to drive piles for the city's half of the dome foundation, which proved a profitable investment in_the end. This vote coet the people 9,000, sside from the fact that the county bad no authority todo anythingof the kind, aod 1t was only done in the interest of thevery. The county at the time was practically bankrupt, and nothing butthe interest of these men in the contractor led them to do this. 'I'he bilt tor the work wus puid by the Board, Cleacy Mulloy sustaining it with their orafory and und it has since been conveniently char:cfl 10 the city. but imasmuch s it was not ordere done tuey do not expect the city 1o pay ll.dflm] care aside uwothing ~ further about it. But . trom ali this, s a part of their record, is the fact—lack of space forvids the details— that of the §250,000 already voted dway -for “textras’ onthe Court-{louse to Sexton and Mc- Neil (Waiker), veither of these pentlemen—Cleary or Mulloy—nas ever votca in the negative, nor have their voices ever been raised on the side of economy or honesty. HOW THEY HAVE HANDLED THE COUNTY’S FI- NANCES. - So much for the record of these gentlemen in the Court-House work, and now let us sce how they have stood and what they luve done in otber mat- ters where the public_interest has been at stake. They came into the Doard and fonnd a spirit of economy prevailing, for which they aubstituted a cless extravagsnce. They joined in the sale of $575,000 of what are known is fire bonds, which they squandered 1n obe way of Another, and, this not bemng cnonch, they nest set about cifecting temporary loans, which were purely sile- gul, and they saddled a debt of $350,000 on the county in this way, which remains yet to be paid, altuough the people have already been twice taxed for the debt. They went on borrowing until they could botrow no more, and, being at about the end of their rope, tney conspired in their second year to fssue 1,000,000 in bonds withont the people's consent. Nothing prevented the carrying out of 1his scheme except the iutervosition of the Supreme Court, which raia 10 these public planderers that ' they had gome as far s they conld, and that they could only issme the coveted bonds with the peopie's consent. They made a desperate fight to et the bonds by ball- dozing the Court, and, notwithsianding they had a County Attorney they were paywz $7,000 ver year, who was provided with an’ assisaat, their interest was so great that they hired outside at- torneys 10 20 o the court at an expense of S800, and paid the court expenses beeide. But this is not all of their financiai mismanagement and ex- travagauce, for prior to all this—in their deep in- terest in the Court-Liouse contractors and work— they bad pledred ajl of the back taxes for prior years to the Court-House Fund, which have been Jong since absorved illegally and fraudu- lently, and also ~ what are known as the "'Reform-School grounds. which they would have #0ld and squandered if they could have gotten a puichaser. The gronnda are still pledved fo that purpose, and, like the back taxes, have umformiy served’ 8s a resource to let contracts against, —the granite contract, for instance, —when all others failed. . HOW THEY HAVE LET CONTRACTS, AND THE RESULT OF THEIR LABOR. Beine in possession of such resources, these aragons of official rectitude had to #nend liberal- Iy, and no one will deny that they have donc it. Cleary was on the Committee on Public Charities, and the expenses of thatdepartment of the County Government were doubled in 1876 and 1877 over former years. Sulloy had charge of the expenses m the Jail and Criminal Court Building, and they were oushed up about one-third m_a very few. months, or from about §75,000 per year to $103,000, and this without anytong to enow forit. They assisted in letting all the contracts for supplics to a favorite, and that favorite was no less a' person than Periolar, ‘who appeared to own them the moment they were elected. Ile was running a hat store, bui they found it to their interest to purchase groceries, cloining, dry goods, chromos, drugs, liquors, and everythiing from him, without even fs much as ask- 1ng competition. If his name was not used, some one else’a was for him in all the transactions, and these men were parties to the scheme, as is shown by the fact that 1t devolved on them to andit the bills ana receive the goods, in which connection it is notorious that extravagant prices were allowed 10 the extent of robbing “the people of thousands upon thousands of dollars. ~DBut the stealing aid not consist in the allowance of fancy prices alone, for 1t is equally wotonous that Cominissioners connived witb tnis particular contractor, and where heactually furnished one barrel of engar or flour he was pard for three. While the records of the Board fuil to ehow this, the procerdings of the Grand Jury supply the missing Tk, and the rec- ords of the Crininal Court show that the consviracy was compléte, and Periolat h1s yet 1o answer several indictments therefor. Cleary and Mulloy -were ~mot indicted for ~their alleged complicity 1n the wholesale robbery, but after Perolat’s dictment they clung to bim and awarded him further contracis under assumed nmames, and it is well known, beside, that he was the ro-between in the Caurt-[louse stone contract, and that they dealt with him rather than the con- tractor dircct. ~ But Periolat was not the only favonite contractor, for, gomng back to the records of Jau. 18, 1877, it appears Lnat PAT_O'DONNELL was given the meat jcoutractat an advance of 1 cent per pound over olher bidders, swhich in the year amounts to a steal of not less 1han $25,000. Cleary and Mulloy advocated atd voted for the letting of the contract, and oniy & few months a0, Without enteriaining & singic bid, they caured the contract to be extended one year longer at the same price, while the con- tracts for other supplies were let with some gort of a show of competition, except in the articie of drugs, which Cleary and' Mulloy crowded into the Dauds of an obscure retaiier at an advance over other and reputable bidders. He bad had the con- tract theyear before, however, and.the deal was in keeping with their récord as_** Rinesters, ™ UoW TUEY SQUANDERED $180,000 1N DIETING PRISONERS. Inzeference to the career of these rentlemen, the records further show that they have persistent- 1y uavocated every manner of extravagance in county adfairs, and 1o none can be chareed more directly ‘the presedt coudition of the caunty’s tinsnces. und the fact that the connty orders are at a2 discount. In the matter of the dieting of brisoners in the Coanty Jail and at the Bridewell ey have, in_ their thrge vers of survice, voled away illegally, if not frudulently, not less than $150.000. or $60.000 per year. In the matter of dieting the Jail prisoners, the lx\vPru\'idcs that the dieting shall bo no source of proit to the Sherir, ¥et March 26, 1877, Mulloy brought inaresolution, and Cleary voted for it, Gxing the price 10 be allow~ ed ot 35 cents per day, when they both knew that the cost of feediog the prisoncrs aid not exceed 10 cents per day per man, This rascality, however, had been prefaced by fixing the price paid the city for dicting prisoners at the Bridewell. .They had both united in entering 1lo a contract with the ity for two years, ailowing the rame price. and at the same fme they had in their hands a copy of the report of the Warden of the Bridewell, which showed that whas the connty had paid or promised to pay the city had been more than sufficient torun the entire institution, leaving the city the, benesit of tne lador of the. prisoners. This Bridewell transaction cannot, however, be euid to have been asteal in tho sense'that Cleary and Mulloy pronted by it directly, for the reaxon” that while (he other, :I;Hslz:rzmegeth l.\uel‘l1 paid, or.the vouchers there- r have been issued. tnese e liave refused 10 act on them. Sanzfse, a0d they ach, in brict, is the record of Cleary and Mul- loy, and it is not to be wondered at mn?nin:e m‘:z’y lave. nade their offices o valuable. (i working _night and day, and Anbu?diaur:f 0. much " of . their - ill-earned. . gaing to purchase another term. Allof the other con-. tracts for the new Court-ouse are to be-xezc‘:ge' mext three years, and they are by no means iin’ mindfal of it. in conclusion, the Committie asks that the figures piven may be pondered aver by gvery voler. —that their accuracy may be inquired- into, —aud:that on election-day the people will vote Intelligentiy, —the fesue beine honesty against dis lonesty. If these men have, by the squandering of the public money, by voting for every extrava- gant measure, every *‘extra,” ana the letting of contracts to the higheat hidders, or without com- petition, commended themselves o your favor and confidence, vote for them. 1f they have uot, vote 22ainst them, and work aalnst them in the inter- est of honesty and zuod government. By order of the Central Committee. 4 Janes T. RawLeien, Chairman, JaxEs P. Roor, Secretary. A. B. CORNELL. The “Fiatists” have a candidate—A, B. Cor- nell—who wants to represent the Third Dis- trict in Congress. Appended is o chapter from his record: In 1876-'77 he lived at Montrose Wwith nis wife and five children. In thesame town resided a widow lady, who had two daughters, one 16, the other 18. She had bought a bouse and lot, and Cornell did her law business. They belonged to the same Presbyterian church, and she nad the utmost confidence in bim. Aioug sbout Jan. 1, 1877. the widow moved to Elgin. Her eldest daughter did not o with her, but went to Englewood to visit some friends. In the latter part of the month she came to Cbicago, intend(ng to leave on the 4-o'clock train for her lome. - Her mother had requested her to go to Cornell’s office and get a tax-receipt that had been left with him. She calied there about 3 o'dock. Corpell detalved ber until it was too lJate to take the tram. He then invited her to go with bim and zet supper; she could take the next train. They went to Burke’s, and the gir) was induced to drink some wine. Train-timc’ passed u second time. Cor- nell proposed that they should go to the the tre. He would zo with her to the 9-o'clock train. When they Jeft the theatre he took her o an assignation house on Monroe street, near Clark. Atter locking the door Cornell told her he was goiug to stay there ail night. She wouldn’t go_ to bed, but Cornell undressed her. Tne wine, swhich is sald to have been drugeed, had by this time produced its effect, and when the girl knew anything he had accom- plished bis purpose. In the morning they went to the Brevoort House and bad breakfust, Cor- nell sendine her out to Elgin on the 9-o'clock train. ‘I'be girl, who was frightencd and un- suphisticated, said npothing to bher motber until there were indications that ~she was pregnant. A gentluman frfcnd of the family called on Cornell, but he said be didn’t know them. Subsequently, he charged black- mail. Further on, after his arrest for bastardy, he and his brother did all they could to settie the matter. He was bound over to answer at court, bat the case never came to trial. The evideuce developed at the preliminary examina- tion was so conclusive that there was no de- fense. So a day or iwo before the Uctober, 1877, term, Cornell appeared before Judge Ran- stead and was fined $450—$30 a vear for nine vears—(the hizhest penalty) and the costs, all of which he paid. These facts are weil known at Elgin, where the young lady lives 2 blameless life with her child, aod the people of this end of the district are now aware of the character of the man they are asked to vote tor. FEEDING PRISONERS, Kern's inefliciency as Sherill and his lack of lhumanity are best shown by the manner in which he conducts the jail and feeds the pris- oners left under his charge. In bis anoual re- port be s villainously traduced the Irish race, placing a great deal more crime upon them than isshown by the records, and lets up on the Americans in the bope of getting aid from that quarter. This is rather a thin way of doing, bur Kern has done it all the same. The prisoners in the jail are starved. Their rations are miserable beyond estimation, with the ex- ception of the Lread, which is zood and whole- some, but there is too little of it. The meals furnished the prisoners ure just barely enough to keep them from starving o death. For breakfast they get a very poor and weak solu- tion of coflee and chicory and four ounces of bread. At dinuver -they have a bowl of stuff called soup, through which a pound of meat has been hastily drawn, a small huuk of ‘meat float- ing 1n the centre, twovervsmall potatoes, boiled \vith tae jackets ap, and two ounces of bread. At night the prisoners zet four ounces of bread and cold water. This is Kern’s bill-ot-fare for 365 days in the year! " There is no charge made except where a man hus money to buy some- thing better, and then he must buy bis food of Charley Kern’s agents. o the moroing Kern’s ageut goes around peddlieg milk,—chalk and water, with a little.of. the pure milk thrown in. For this the orisouers pay 10 cents a half-pint cup full. They pay Kern's cook 25 cents fora decent piece of meat. ‘** All extras charzed for,” is Kern’s motto. Heruns an independent eating-house at the Jail, and goes on the hy- pothesis that all men” put under his charge are guiity, and so treats them, uniess a man has money, )and then he s Maced in = the debtors' prison, and he fares sumptuously, in proportion to how he pars. 1u the case of Gale and Web- ster, indicted for fdrxery and couspiracy, Gale, who was poor, was“nearly starved to death in the four months he'was in jail. When he came out he was merely a:shadow—a walking ghost,a wreek of his former:self. On the other hand, Webster waxed fat.and was merry. He was in the debtor’s prison, and had the run of the jail. He fared well because be was able to pav for the Juxuries. On Suudays the prisoners are kept locked up all dav, mh are allowed no exercise. ‘They are not allowed to see visitors at all on that day, and it is made as dreary for them as possible. Yet that is the ‘way Sheriff Kern treats* men who are presumed to be innocent. - He makes thousands of dollars for dictink prisoners out of Cook County, and then starving tiem, thus -com- pelling them to_buy food of him at_a fabulous profit. The writer has had experience in the dieting of prisoners. 'He knows [ail well what it costs to feed them. Itis well known that the cost of dicting .a prisoner as Kern feeds them is not over 6if cents per diem for each person, his orofit, therefore, being 293¢ cents each day for every prisoner he feeds. Yet Kern is an honorable and eflicient man, and, accord- inz tohis own idea, should be elected for an- other term. The veople know better. They have had enongh of him. THE COLORED VOTERS. Ca1caco, Oct. 25.—To the Colored Repudlicans of the Second Senatoriul District—FELLOW-CITI- zENs: You may perhaps think it strange io us sending you this advice through the press, but we deem it just to ourselves and to you to speak to you in the calm moments of reason. ‘We having failed to receive that representation on the Republican ticket to which we felt we were justly entitled, we felt aggrieved, and we belicve justly so. We have expressed our grievances, and think great zood has been done us. We find the great mass of the Republican party with us, and we have assurances from them that they will do all in_their power to se- care us a represcntation o the various depart- ments of the city and county offices. And we deem it test for us as a peoole, and for the 2ood of the grand old party of waich we form a part, to unite our forces, and vote the straight Republican ticket, and thereby secure successto the party in the election of a Republican United States Senator. Let us trust the party once more, and then we caa clalm the promises which we trust will not be violated. 1f they tail to recoznize us on their tickets, or fail to ive us representation in the appointive offices in fair proportion to our numbers, as they do other na- tionaiities, then we give von our word that we will no Jonger ask you to give them your sup- port. We thought ~to-day we would ‘not write to .you, but, after carefully considering tne matter and advising with fricuds, we concluded 1t best to write. Hoping you will carefully con- sider this matter, we~remain, vour obedient servaunts, v, W. E. Troyas, Wit C. PuriLies. JOHN COMISKEY VS. TIE ¢ TIMES.” To the Editor of The Tritune- Cu1cAGO, Oct. 26.—The Chicago Ttmes having taken the contract to elect its man Kern to the office of Sheriff of Cook County. ana finding the job much larger than it anticipated, becomes almost frantic, and in its blind rage opeos its vials of wrath upon the Lrish-Ameri- ean citizens of this county, for the reason that they are likely to give it very littie assistance In the arduoas task which it has undertaken to perform. Thelanguageof the Zimes for the past week ‘has been very complimentary to the Irish people, and should be the cause of unitingall of them at once under the banner of their old friena Storey and his man Kern. Such epithets as thugs, Molly Maguires, swill-peddlers, and other choice expressions taken from the voedbu- lary of ‘which the Times is stuch 2 profound master, ought to satisly every Irishmau in this counsty what his duties are on the ;5th day of November next. When story states that the class of Irishmen who are working against _his pet are thugs, Moliy Macuires, swill-peddlers, and bummers, he kiows that he lies willfully and deliberately when'ie makes that assertion. The class of Irishmen he speaks of, and who'are usiug and intend:to use all honorable means - to defeat his' candidate, are Irishmen who have some pride oI country and race m thewm, aad are not witling to submit to the base stigma cast upon . their race and country by the littie slanderer who now fills the office of Sheriff of Cook Couuty, as set forth in “his anoual report, wherein e charges that the larger portion of the criminal classes that come under his jurisoiction are Irish. Well, I would not" complain about this, if this man had not followed up with the startling announcement that they were criminals simply because they were born in Ire- laud, or their ancestors before them. Now, this s the race and people which this man Kern aud his orean, the Zimes, are tryinz to bully and drive into his support. This is_the people that a few self-constituted would-be political leaders are trying to intimidate to cast their votes for this little slanderer of their race and corotry. But I have reason to belicve that every Irishman worthy of the name will con- sider himself religiously bound to do every- thing fn his power from now uatil the day off election to defeat this man Kern, and also his backer und supporter of the Times. Storey charges that all the Irishmen who are opuosing his pet are of the lowest and vilest class, The truth is that every one of the same class are almost to = man working for Kern. Every blackleg, thief, bummer, bunko-steerer, confidence:man, and crook professing to be- long to the Democratic party were on hand at tbe Turner Hall Coovention working witn all his might for the nomination of this man Kern, and every mother’s son of that class in this city to-day. together witih their leaders, are at work to bring about his election. They se- cured his nomination by opesly purchasing votes -in - tho Convention, but there is onc satisfaction, that the people at the ballot-box on the day of clection will seal wit: their verdict their disapproval of such acts, and in this verdict I hope the Irish-American citizens of Cook County will assert their mao- hood and Independence by casting their ballots agamst their slanderer in the Sherifl’s oflice, and also at the same time admivistering to their arch-enemy of the Chicago Timnes such a rebuke as will teach himn a lesson that the Irish race cannot, be insuited witn impunity by tum or his man Kern, Joux CoMISKEY. THE O0SGOOD CASE. The following aflidavit, made by a gentleman of high character, furnishes additional proof of the way in which Sheriff Kern “ took posses- sion” of the office of the Protection Life-In- surance Company, ina manner most advan- tageous to that concern, and most disadvan- taceous for the interests of Dr. Oszood, the judgnent creditor. It will be seen that the Company had full swing for along enough time to enable them to gut the safe of all the assets: In the Circuit Court of Cook County—In chance- ry. Thomas B. Needles va. The Protection Life- Insurance Company. As to the allegation that petitioner was ignorant of the fact of defendant's possession of the prop- erty of snld Company as the Receiver thereof, until the 18th inat., defendant neither admits nor de- nies, but avers that such 1gnorance, it it existed, is not the fault of the defendant. This defendant admits that, on the 8th day of Aueust inet.,a fittie atter 5 o'clock p. m., he, as Receiver of sald Com- vaay, under the order of this Court, proceeded to take ' actual possession of the property and effccts then in the office, 80 far s cume . to nis_ knowledge, an¢ upon which, it was alleged in eaid petition, eaid Sheriff had theretofore levied. That, atthe lime he #o took possession, neither the said Sheril nor any one ciniming {o represeut him was in_or about said oftice. That this defendaut proceeded at once to take ‘a basty inventory of the property in said oflice. and continued so cmploved with several ussistants until about 8 o'clock p. m, of said day. when defendant placed his custodian in charge of sad premises, who remained until the next morning. That about 9 o'clock o, m. of the next day, some person approacted defendant and claimed to he a custodisn of the said Sheriff, and in possession of said premises; anc then, for the first time, defendant was made awure of the al- leged levy ang execution. State of 1llinois, Cook County, ss.—Edward D. Cooke, being sworn, says e i the pelitioner in be foregoing petition, and knows the coptenis thereof; that the snme are trne except as stated on 1aformation and betief, and that, a8 to these mat- ters, bo believes the same to be tzue. E. D. Coore. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of August, 1877. Jovor Gross, Clerk. o THE FIRST SENATORIAL. The Cook County Central Republican Com- mittee met yesterday afterncon in State Head- quarters, in_ the Grand Pacific Hotel. Thera +was some difliculty in obtaining & quorum. Mr. Montague reported that there was a vacancy in 2 Justiceship in the Town of Evanston, caused by the death of Justice H. . Newell. He moved that this Commuttee recommend to the Republican Clubs of the Town of -Evanston to name o candidate for the position, which was adooted. Mr. Montague moved that the Committee select a committec of three, of whom the Chairman of the Central Comimnittee shall be one, to consult with the Executive Campaign Committee in order to settie the muddle in the First Senatorial District. Mr. Arthur Dixon spoke against the motion, and hoped Mr. Montague would withdraw his motion, as be believed ‘that they would act hon- orably and decide fairly. Mr. Montague spoke in favor of his resolu- tion, ana advocated it as just. Mr. Norman T. Williamas thought it woula be ofticious to appoint 8 committee when they bad pot been invited to do so. Mr. Mullins thought that this Committee should not inter- fere iz the matter, and make bad worse. He thought that the First Ward should have o representative on the Legislative ticket. He moved as a substitute that the Committec request the Executive Committee to fix up wmatters, and to se¢ that cach was represented on the Legislative ticket. Mr. Montague wanted tie whole matter set- tled. The motion of Mr. Montagne was then ut and carried by a.majority of two votes. The Chair was excused from acting on the Com-~ mittee. The Chairappofnted Messrs. Montague, Folz, and Landry the Committee. Gen. Schatfner stated that he believed .both candidates should be withdrawn for the good of the party. Mr. Folz declined to serve. The meetine then adjourned, The difliculty 1n the district has not yet been arranged. Both parties still cling to their in- tention to run, especialiy White, who is becom- ing very demonstrative in his expressious, being quite configent that the Executive Committee will decide in his tavor, The Committee held a meeting yesterday morning to consider the mat- ter, but failed to come to any conclusion, and accordively adjourned to the afterncon. At their second mecting they started out by sol- cmuly resolving that George E. White was the regular nomigcee of the Conveution. Whether be should remain on the ticket was a question that thef decided by adjourning the wnole mat- ter to their Monday meeting. Another proposition, that’ Tavlor and White should witharaw and Justice Matson be put in their place, was talked of to some extent, but failed to receive much attention. ‘The impression seems to be zaining ground that the Executive Committee is not doing its ducy in this matter. It is claimed very justly that they should have settled the wholé matter long ago, and that the present indecision can- not fail to have some bad effect on the rest of the ticket. The request to defer the matter came from White himself, and the Committee can offer no excuse for their inactivity, except the possibility of a compromise to-day.’ White's tactics seem to be to delay the setile- ment of the question until the time for action has passed away, thus making any settlement impossible, and icavine the fight just where itis. STEWART’S RECORD. 1t is significant that the only accusation made against ex-Ald. Stewart by the triends and would:-be perpetrators of the Courty Ring is the charge that while in the last Council he spoke aud voted in favor of cutting down the salaries of the city employes, especially those in the Fire and Police Departinents, to the very lowest noteh. The very best refatation of s campaign slander is to be found in the gen- tleman’s record, which shows that he was actusted by copbservative ideas, and that he favored paying such salaries as wounld enable the men to live comforiably, and at the same time maintamn the cfiiciency of the several de- vartments. The newspaper reports of the long debates had in the Council on the subjeet of the estimates for the year 1876 show, for example, that ou anc oceasion Ald. Stewart made a speect favoring a motion of Ald. Cullerton’s to make the saluries of the police the same as for the preceding year. In the course of_this speech, be said “the * Police and Fire Depart. ments were on substantially the same basis, and in this inatter of _salaries, e should so consider them, i> mind of late in regard 1o an increase of the force. If the city werein good financial sbape, —and everybody who knows anything knows it wasn’t i such shape at that time,—he should have asked and voted for an increase of, say, 100 men. As tnings were, he would not vote for a increase of pay, and he was cqualiy op- posed to any decrease in their salaries, aithioush, to keep them the same ss last vear, he might be forced to vote fora decrease in the number of men. Again, in epeaking of the matter of Fire- Department salaries, Ald. Stewart said ‘he nad studied the question in the Jight of justice to the Department, and in the lizht of ‘ecoromy, and the only way out of the difficulties present- ed in ‘consequence of the city’s bad flnancial condition nt thut time was, as far as-hgi'could see, for the Comptroller to fssue vouchers to the men, drawp on the salary fund of ‘the De- partment. The city bad this Department, with its houses, engiues, ‘etc., and it seemed to him that it should be kept up. The Committee on Fire and Water had gone through the Depart- ment estimates thoroughly and carefully, and, ‘without cutting salaries, had made a bill lower He bad changed than that reported by the Finance Committee. In view of the reductions which the men would have to stand in seliing their vouchers, au . $550 salary would be equivalent in fact to $160. All of which simply shows that the gentle- man sympathized with the city employes, nader- stood what would be the effect of the then necessary “ warrant’’ system, and deprecated cutting down salaries already low enough in view of the ruinous shave which the men must encounter in selling their vouchers. THE IRISH. i To the Editor of The Tribune. CH1cAGO, Oct. 26.—The Lord be praised, the Irish are in demand. Iawm forced to make this remark after reading the paid advertisements in the Daity News in the interest of Charles Kern and all piming to get the dear Irish vote. One would suppose from these and kindred articles that the Irish werc gomg to have a Sneriff for their own special benefits, and that you poor .Amerieans would have to go without any Sherifl. When 1 find & man making special efforts at beslavering my race, I always remember the advice of my goed oid grandmother: ‘*James, when you fnd a man using special cfforts to show how much he loves you, keep your hands on your pockeibook.” ‘Now that Mr. Kern is rubbidg us_down before swallowing us. let me ask my fellow-country- men what istbe object of all this flattery. Mr. Kern wants to be Sheriffl of Cook County, and make $60,000 or $70,000, which will come out of the people’s pockets, 2 part of whom you are, and, wnile a part of us Irishmen will “nave to work for small wages, Mr. Kern at best will keep five to ten blowers of our national stafl. What hasone of thisstaff done in the past to better the Irish race? That’s all he will bave to galn, Now for the reverse. The success of Mr. Kern means the Success of the Chicazo Times. Now, . fellow-countrymen, huve you no memory? Do you forget the Killzubbin articie? Do you " forget the bundred-and- one abusive articles that have appeared in the Chicago Times? If you have, then read the article that appeared last Saturday on the Frauo- ciscan Brothers of Quincy. A more foul, libel- ous lie never was printsd. Read it, Irishmen, and then ask if you will vote for the only man on the Democratic ticket thaithe Times cham- pions. I bave voted_the Democratic ticket for twenty years, but I cannot declare myself a slave by voting for the man that builds his future on being an instrument in the hands of the Chicago Times. The ZTimes wanis Kern elected. Let us Irishmen defeat him, because the 7imes wants him elected. We have not been of your political creed, but, pevertheless, we have never received the abuse that the Times gives us. Oblize an IRISE DEMOCRAT. HEADQUARTERS. . The Countv Campaizn Committee met at Re- publican Headauarters yesterday morning at 11 o’clock, N. T. Gassette in the cbair. Favorable reports were received from all dis- tricts, and the prospects of the campaign are reported to be exceedingly cheering. Complaints are still made in regard to-con- fusion in the asopointments for the different speikers. It was also stated that mot enough work nad been done in the country towns. 1t was decided that the membeis of the Com- mittee should ascertain whether the pollinz- places, a5 decided on by the County Bosrd, were oroperly located, and conid be obtained, and report to the Campaign Committee at their next meeting. 1t was stated that in many cases these polling- places could not be obtained, and In other in- stances they could not be found. The press wererequested to announce that all foreigners entitled to naturalization papers could obtain them free of charge by applying at headquarters. ' all those who have becn appointed as United Staes Supervisors of Election are requested to report at the office of H. W. Bishop, No. 159 LaSalle street, before 10 o’clock Monday morn- ing. . Mr. R. S. Tuthill moved that the Chair ap- point a committee to confer with the Executive Committee in rezard to the advisability of hold- ing large ratification meetines in the different divisions. It is intended to havepopular speak- crs, including Oglesby, Storrs, Wentworth, and others. Messrs. Tuthill, Ricaby, Selieman, Montague, and Williams were appointed as such Committee. ‘The Committee then adjourned to meet Mon- day at 11 o'clock. The Exccutive Committce of the Seventh Senatorial District met at headquarters yester- day forenoon. The entire time of the méeting was taken up in making arrangements for num- erous meetings to be held throughout the dis- trict. The Seventh Senatorial District League met at headquarters yesterday afternoonat 2 o'clocky: E. B. Payne in the chair. " All members®of the Campaign Committec were declared elected members of the League. Mr. Haona reported that the Committee on Meetings and Speakers had made arrangements for numerous meetings, aod, on motion, the re- port was read and adopted. - Mr. J. R. Fitch was elected a member of the Campaign Committes from Evanston, in place of C. R. Paul. Mr. Humohrev raised the question as to whether the Counts Executive Committee would furnish the requisite funds for carrying on the campaign. Col. Robb reported that the district would receive such a proportion of the funds as it was entitled to, and no expenses would be authorized unless there was money on band to meet them. The roll of towns was then called. Mr. Bannister reported that in the First Pre- cinct of Evanston all the voters were enrolled and their intentions known, no doubtful ones being included in the Jist. Mr. Sanders reported that Loke View was Republican, and Seth Hanchett stated that no money had ever been spent by Republicans in that town. Mr. Senne, of Maine, reported that that town was Republican, but much hara work was need- ed there. Mr. Sidle, of Calumet, promised that that town would poll a heavier Republican vote than ever before. Lyous is stated to be in need of speakers, not money. The town is said to be about evenly divided, and only needs a few meetings to in- sure a ood wajority tor Hoffman and Mann. Mr. Hills. of New Irier, reported ** many conversions from darkness to light.” Nortlfield was reported to be two-thirds Re- publican, Elk Grove likewise, and Dalton ans- ious to increase its usual majority. Orland and Bloom were to be relied upon, but Worth need- ¢d bard work. Mr. Oszood reported tnat there were enough Republicans in Lemont to carry the town, but the question ot Court-Louse bonds would prove attractive to those interested. 1n Jetferson it Is claimed that -Maj. Hoffman will draw a great mauy votes from Kern. The members of the Leasue were requested tosee the Boards of Remistration in their re- spective districts, and see that they properly performed their duties. The weeting then ad- journed. TIHHE DEFEATED CANDIDATE. Three of Kern's delegates from the count: who voted for himn in tbe Convention, are now workinz tooth and pail for the Republican ticket. Kero continues to pour out hig wealth in the laps of those who are supposed to control votes. He was well bled at Democratic headquarters yesterday. Kern is making the basest of trades in order to elect himsetf, and is doing his best to defeat the rest of the candidates on the. Democratic ticket with him. The Irish voters of Cook County will not for- get that Kern has stigmatized them as law- breakers and voting cattle, the best of whom can be bought for 50 cents each. E Such men as Bartels are kept on as Deputy- Sheriffs by Charler Kern because they will per- forma all kinds of political work at his request. Bartels is one of Kern's shining hizhts. Kera's following is growing less évery day He bas already promised away over 1,000 pos tions. Toall the vags and bummers; in Cook County he prowises to give zood, fat berths. Kern and Fitzgerald walk about arm and arm electionecring. Kern and Fitzgerald once had a sceret meeting, from which Fitzgerald emerged and voted to pay Kern 35 vents a day for dieting prisoners, thourh previously e pretended to be opposed to the fraud. Fraok Cunuiogbam, the diamoud robber, was allowed to walk out of jail through-the in- competency and inefficiency o Turnkey O'Brien. O’Brien has not even been reprimanded, and Kern bos made no _effective effort at all to re- capture the prisoner, Politics are more im- poriaut than duty tothe people who elected and pay Kern. o Sherift Kern hasa great number of orators hired, and it is universally remarked that they have more wind than reputation at stake, just as he has more mopey than wisdom. Among these orators stand prominently John Garrick and Fred Lewis, and they go forth every night, afm in‘arm, proclainitog his merits and squan- dering his mouey. Both of these gentlemen’ are well known, but Lewis, in the last few days, has added to bis reputation by getting away with n $5 bill, zhefl)mnert,}' of tke Hon. W. W, O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien makes_the accusation himself, und says that he gave Lewis $100 a few days ago—counted it out in his presence—to he taken to & certain place, gp be ouly delivered $95.0 Ho thiks 1 case is . clear ‘oue, by N has not bad Lewis arrested, and seq i bimself fortunate that he 2ot off a5 eae S0k did. Lewis is, perhaps, u fair sumple af Kemt Iriends, and bis pleas for “nonssty aog's form™ vefore intelligent sudiences’ oughy & bave great weight. s The latest electioneering dodge for o of the present Sheriff cnns[sls,gll is n;?lig“'“ in using s man named Fogarty, one of Rach: Geputies, to run around town zad suhmri“ pager indorsing Kern to the lawyers for tyit siznatures. Mr. Fozarty is supposed mgbe workfog for, and is certainly in the Pay of, Cool County, and it is bardly the Proger thin tg tmns!erhtis Services 10 the personal use of hig master at the coumty’s expens i ¥’ pense. Reform fg Sherifl Kern has boasted that he carri areyers and members of the Buard of pegelo is Docket, but his triends bave lone sineoc, ! ped any sach foolish idea. To test the feeliy” of the legal fraternity in the matter, the clers having charge of the vaalts in the (Imm‘fs Clerk's office ugreed Friday av noon to .n'y every attorney who came there to b amige the records to put a = a box prepared for the purpose a vreference between Hoffman and him fop Shenff. The box was npencd yesterday after. - noon in the presence of a reportys vote was counted. Itwas luunfiotn;?si;?;]-f;ba yotes bad been cast, of ¥hich Hoffman had rn < ceived forty-nine and Kern fitteen. From u:f; it would apoear that Kern’s pockets are not gy r{;g:;cx‘(;us as he h:.sg "{“&""“' and, further, thag awyers are not the 1 the sy ass of people be thing; About a week ago, it will be ren Sherifl Kern went before the Dcm'lfc?::\'}b’&'; tral Committee, and, 0 apvease them and oo cure their influence in bis behall Gy the mapagement of the cawpaign, agresq that o the event of his " eleciis he would discharge all of bis preseat emploges and allow the Ward Committees to nsme their successors, ete. - He igned 2 documeyt to that effect, and now his cmployes haya turned against, him, and are quietly doinz gy, they can for bis defeat. Last esening g halp dozen of tnem werc seen wnrklnzlgbemo- cratic meetings against him with a view of Pun- ishing him for nis perfidy, while in the Repab-. lican meetings several of them did the hurray. og. From his two-faced atitude he could en‘:lectl:mthinz else. If he thinks under kim have been working for hi they loved bitn, he 18 mistaken, ae"‘n‘ifi?“é: able to sell out' Reichel, Kehoe, Cleary, Daolit. tle, and others associated with hin. on the ticket, but the attaches of his office cannot be s0 readily aisposed of. He cannot play dogble ou them, and on election-day most of they - will be found at the polls working avainst hicg, The Times says that Judge Forrest that he hias heard the lawyers say that Kern hor made a very eflicient, Snenff, and_that il the lawyers he'had spoken to were for Kern for another term. The Times probaoly speaks .expenses reduced. authority in this case. But how many lawye has Judue ' Forrester spoken to? m{w n’m'; members of the Bar is he acquainted_with per. gonally? True, Goudy, Fuller, and Hynes are for Kern. However, Judge Forrester is nog well posted. He has not been arouud mush, The very strongest oppouents Kern has s among the legal profession. *Why,” said prominent Democratic lawser to a Tnipuyg reporter yesterday, ¢ the way Kern's office hag been run the past’ vear isa disgrace to Cook County. The subordinates have been inefll ctent, impolite, and, take it all in all, I beliers there has been too much favoritism “hown to certain parties who bave political inflaence.” ‘The fact is, Kern has not ran_his offlce at'sll since he has been elected. He doesn’s koow how, but has trusted all to Saloon-Keeper Gar- rick. That indiviaual is overbearing and impo- lite, besides being coarse and vulrar. No gentleman who ~ has come in contact with him but has been offended. Mike McDonald and his crowd and all the dig- reputable characters in the First Ward are open- Iy working for Kern. They kuow thas {f Hot- man is clected that it means honest juriesin :ilivil and Criminal Court, and they can't stand at. MEETINGS. Tbe Republicans of the Fifteenth Ward hetd .a meetiog last evening at Peter Mahr's place, No. 907 North Clark street, Mr. Englehand in the chair. Messrs, U. E. Coburn, Gen. H. L. Thomas, W. H. Batterman, and others made stirring specches. A well-attended meeting, notwithstandiog the\ rain, was held by the Republicans of the Second Ward, at 536 State street, last evening, sbont fifty beine present. Spceches were made by J. L., Campbell, ' C. C. Greeley, Rirk Hawes, Chiatles H. Reéd, and others. The Sixth Ward Republican Club met at No, 772 South Halsted street. There wasa good attendance and they had a good meeting, James W. Brockway, Mr. Linscott, EIl Smith, Mr. Neaber, J. W. Stewart, Caspar Batz, Ald, ert, and Theo Stimming addressed the meeting. . The Eighteenth Ward Republicans held a meeting Jast cvening at the Nortn Side Turaer- Hall, Mr. A. H. Burley in the ¢l ‘onsidering the state of the weatner the meeting was well attended. Speeches were made by Messts. C. E. Coburn, Gen. J. B. Leake, J. W. Stewart, ond others. B The Republicans of the Tenth Ward met at No. 258 West Lake street lag: night and listen- ed to addresses by the Ilon. W. ‘Thompson, George E. White, C. E. Coburn, Ald. Gilbert, J. W. Stewart, Caspar Butz, and others. James H. Burke presided. There was azoodly attend- ance, considerinz the state of the weather. The bad weatber did not prevent the colored voters ot the Second Ward from_tarning out to the meeting at the corner of Van Buren aod Clark streets, last_cveninz. Including whites, there were fuily 100 people present. Addresses were made by James P. Root, Cnarles H. Reed, William Baker, D. J. Lyon, J. E. Joues, and others, and there was much enthusiasm. the The Fourth Ward Republican Club metat Armory, Indiana avenue, uear Twenty-nioth - street, last evening, and speeches were made b!y Col. Ricaby, N.T. Gassette, and others. Col. Ricaby expressed himself a5 decidedly, o;gwsed to issuing bonds for the building of the Court- House at_ this time, and to exténding any far- ther authority to the fragments of the old “Ring,” and was loudly applauded. A meeting of the Ninth Ward Republican Club was lield in Parker’s Hall, corner of Maak son and Halsted streets, last eveniog, D. W, Clark, Jr., in the cbair. Tbe meeting was well attended. A resolution was passed unan- imously indorsivg Georze E. White a3 the candidate for the Senate from the First Dis: trict, according to the decree gf the Execotive Committee veaterday afternooh. Theaqse'rnbly was addressed by D. J. Avery, George E. White, Charles Harris,” Clark Geib, aud others, ‘alier which the meeting adjourned. In addition to those mentioned above, meet-, ings were held at No. 421 West Twenty-sixth street, where speeches were made by ex-Ald. Stewart, candidate for the oflice of County Coat- missioner, W. T. Underwood, E!i Smith, D. Ve ickerson, and othiers; at the corner of Twelfth. and Loomis strects, where Senator Ridale, k G. Thompson, Theo. Stimmins, Dr. d. I ns. and otuers, addressed a larze‘andlenee. of intellizent citizens: and at No. 538 Milwau~ kee avenue, where stirring specches were deliv~ ered by Col. Georze R. Davis, canaidate for from the Sevond District. W. T. Joho- son, W. E. Mason, candidate_for the Legisls- ware, Col. A N. Waterman, M. E. Cole, and otb- ers. NOTES. P Col. Georze R. Davis is making many frieads among the Democrats on the West Side. The Seventh Senatorial District is the best or~ ganized of any in Cook County for the Repul licans. The Tree campaign in the Third District hs$ up to this time failed to set the North Branch on fire. The Hon. William Aldrich was accorded the most cnthusiastic reception wherever he weob last week. In DuPage County he will get & large vote. His re-election is assured: Miles Kenoe and William H. Condon are do- ing active work ou the stump amainst each of in the Second District, for Congress. Betweed them Col. Davis stands sare of his election. * The Supervisors and Deputy Marshals mufi appear before Heury W. Bishop, Master Chancery, at No. 161 LaSalle street, Moodsy morning at 10 o’clock, for the purpose of beisg sworn in. : Georze E. White stated to a TRIBGSE réporter yesterday afternoon that he’ was perfectly i 4 ing to step down aad out if Justice "h“‘m;n put in bis and Taylor’s place. He ‘was sin ‘in that, because Justice Matson was*g fair mat- It un honest County Board Is. clected the Cook County Hospital will be run in the W:;l;‘ est.of those for whom if was futended, and 108 1t will not be ajviter hnzd for political prostitutes and deml—bcalil ‘he tramos, becanse they are the friends of Commissioners. ” There has been some talk at Ixndquuflfi;u }m intention on llm: nllrt ct‘t n:z De{“firafln‘: 10 in question the legality of the elect — county on account of nyneged Insufficfent rezi:'l tration. In order to prevent any possibity - ticket i . expressing - the mey | {