Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 23, 1879, Page 3

‘ i ~ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. MARCH 23, 1879—-SIXTEEN PAGES, LOCAL POLITICS. ARousing Ratification Meet- ing at Farwell Hall. Mir. Wright Makes the First Speech of His Cam. paign. Good, Strong Talks by Long John and Messrs. Storrs and Mills. Warm Indorsement of Wright by Leading Board-of-Trade Men. The Democracy Have a Little -* Love-Feast---Harri- son’s Talk. A Few Temperance Men Fulmi- nate Some Whereases and Resolutions. Kews from Headquarters--Growing Strength of the Repub- licans. Meetings in the Wards—Taxation in a Hyde Park. RATIFICATION. GBAND MERTING AT FARWELL WALL - The grand ratification mectiuz of Republicans stFarwell Hall fast evening was larger and more enthusiastic and displaved a. greater asnimity of sentiment than even the most sanguine members of the party had anticipated. The main hall was crowded to its utmost capacity, and the large galleries were well filled. Many of the best-kuown and most responsible dtivens and taxpayers of Chicago were to ve geen in the audience, and took a lively interest inthe proceedings of the evening. Among those present on the platform were the Hon. Jobn Wentworth, A. M. Wright, M. A- Farwell, Emery A. Storrs, the Hon. L. L. Mills, Com- missioner Stewart, ex-Ald. Gill, Representative Dave Claris, Col. Ricaby, Peter Buschwah, Chris Mamer, Abner Taylor, E. J. Allen, and Willard Woodard. The following were THE OFFICERS ofthe meeting: The How. John Wentworth, President; James W. Brockway, Secretary: the Box. Monroe Heath, the Hon. 8. H. McCrea, the Hon. E. F. G. Klokke, E. J. Keith, the Hon. John Lyle King, the Hon. J. W. E. Thomas, the Hon. George E. White, Abner Taylor, Washing- ton Hesing, the Hon. D. W. Clark, Jr., Dr. T. J. Bluthardr, W. W. Perkins, Martin Best, D. Harry Hammer, Louie Hutt, R. W. Dyball, Chris Mamer, Conrad Folz, Capt. P. R. Cor- coran, George W. Gardner, George W. Spoffurd, Judge Matson, Jacob Gross, W. §. Scribner, Peter Svanae, J. J. Montagne, John Luessem, John Buehler, George Ranlfs, James T. Raw- leigh, Judge Polley, Jobn Enunder, C. H. Plavtz, Gen. Chetisin, Henry Grusendorft, J. A. Roache, Ald. J. M. Smyth; John Feldkamp, 8. C.; Hayes, Emil Dreier, P. A. Sundelius, Henry’ L. Hertz, Emil Wilken, Judge Cary, Vice-Presidents. Shortly after 8 o'clock THE HON. JOHN WENTWORTH called the meeting to order. He said that it was thought by a good many of the best citizens that there was altogether too much apathy in regard to this pending election. He believed that this was attributable to the certainty which was felt of the election of the Republican ticket. Butit bad been thought best to cali this meet~ ingasa preliminary to other and larger mect- ings to be held during the next week. Hereto- fore the citizens of Chicago (at least within the last few years) had chosen men for municipal offices irrespective of party, and this plan the Republicans had strictly adhered to. But the Democrats had chosen to break through tnis rule. ‘They undertook, afew years ago, to stop this Government by the musket, and, failing m that, they now tried to stop its functions by lesisla- tion. In view of this fact the tirst cum of the cmpairn of 1880 would be fired in Chieazo. Carter Harrison was particeps criminis in this attempted new revolution, und was more to blame than the Southern men. for they hada disloyal constituency at their backs, while Car- tercame froma people who were loyal to the Constitution and the laws, and who ‘would in- dorse uo man in withholding the necessury ap- propriations tocarry on thisGovernment. [Ap- planse.} This thing of tacking legislation on to the ap- iation bills was a novel idea in America. Mr. ayes had done all that could possibly be ex- pected of. him in attempting. to conciliate the i Applause.] The speaker was in Con- Haves, and formed a high opin- jon of him. Mr. Hayes was slow to advance, but a geod deal slower to retreat. He hoped that Mr. Hayes would do no more to ‘‘con- ciliate” the South. This time reminded him of the election of Lincoln, when, as now, they did not feel sure that 2 rebellion was pending. To indorse Carter Marrison would be to re- buke Aldrich and Brentano fur their loyalty. The Southern men, if they got sny encour- azcment, would tack the Rebel claims on to the Appropriation bills, and would follow this with provisions for pensioning Kebel soidiers, Jeffer- ton Davis included. The receut constitutional amendments would be reduced toa nuility if the Confederates got power. None of these ovit- races on the part of the South could ever hare fees perpetrated but for the doughixces of the _wir. Wentworth said that he entered public life in 1843, when the Texas question cams up, and from that time to therepeal of the Missouri Compromise all the dirty work of the South was done vy the bread-and-butter brigade of North- em Democratic politicians. No mau could go down South and talk as the speaker did here. The Confederates would either shoot him on the soot or would wait until night and then shoot Bot only him but his wife and family. le objected to Mr. Harrison, also, because he ¥as a professional, ambitious politician, with,no Bstefor the office of Mayor. He aspired to lexd_ the Democracy of Iilinois, and, in the Seaker’s opinion, he was the most promising man they had. But ke looked on the office of lsyorasa mere stepping-stone. to something: ter—a seat in Congress another term, or 2 Dlace, perhaps, in ‘Tilden’s Cabinet. {Luuchter-] No doudt he expected to be Douglas’ successor, and when he died, his friends would no doubt commence to bmld a monument, sur- Mount it with an cagle [laughter], and then call upon the State to’ finish, i. Renewed Iuuchter.] The speaker thought ~ Harrison was better calculated for a foreiin mission, since he had been abroad - some. uzhter.| In view.of the mutiicipal crisis, he Democratic party ought to have put forward their best. business ‘men instead of mere poli- Ucians. With the people desiring peace wud pros- the Democrats were dictating terms and Striviny to obstruct, and be was glad to sce the Republicans pickine up their “stalwarts,” ibeirold guard, and putting them in places Where they could meet and apswer the attacks 9f these “Rebel obstructior (Applause.] u cauclusion, Long Jolin urged his hearers to do ticir fuil duty, and said that if ther wanted tosce their next Mayor, he would introduce him Wthem. [Applause, and cries of * Wright.” ‘Mit. WEIGHT came forward and was received with undisguised favor. It was with more than pleasure, he said, that he came before them after a few days con- itement from the work. of this campaign. He Fas exceedingly pleased to meet so many, but for physteal reasons what he had to say would bevery brief. The present contest was an un- Usnaliv important one, and the first thing of im- Portance was to cee that the policy of the Re- Publican Administration shonid be continzed. ince the panic of 1873, people had been oblized toeconomize, and it was equally proper that a corresponding retrenchment should characterize the administration of Government, | and especially of City Government. Some improvements bad to be foregone, and the ne- Y beginning © to cessity for retrenchment still existed. We were, he hoped, cierging upon a period of renewed Prosperity, but it would be very far from pru- dent to attempt at this time to launch out upon any intended expenditures in anticipation of i he future. Sinking all personal considerations, he thought it of the greatest importance to the City of Chicago that the policy of the past Re- publican Administration should be continued. lApplause.] _There was another point,—the national sig- nificance of the approaching contest. The coun- trv had seen the unexpected development of an interest in the Democratic party in the ap- Proaching election. Everybody understood this significance. ‘The Republicans were just MS wake up to the fact that the Forty-sixth Congress was 1o0k- ing to Chicago to sce whether on the Ist of April she would ratify the revolution commenced. Would sbe ratify the action of the Southern Brigadiers? (Cries of ‘No,’? “No.” | His hearers all remembered that in 1861 the Republican party was born just over- the way here in the old Wigwam. Chicago gave the country the first candidate of the Repub- lican party, which was cradled in a four-years’ war. Now the question was, Were they going to surrender the results of that contest? Mr. Wright did not believe they were. [Applause.] The eyes of the present Congress Were upon this city and its approaching clection, and on its result would depend verv materially, he thought, the policy of that Congress upon ‘the questions of tacking the repeal clause to the Appropria- tion bills. = ‘The attempt had’ been commenced fo starve the Government, and the Southern Brigadiers who were leading the Democratic party now were just as much in rebellion as were the leaders’ of that party in 1861, when Fort Sumter was fired upon. (Ap- plause.] When the Russian army set down be- fore Plevna and was beaten back in their attack on that Turkish stronghold, the only resource was to leave or sit down before it und starve it out. [Applause.} ‘This agency was being em- ployed to starve out the patriotic North—for ihe'sveaker knew no dillerence between’ the «1 starvation in warfare. The ex- pedieut was being tried, aud the question now was, would the people of Chicago racify the action of these Confederate Brigadiers on the Ist pf April next. [Cries of *\No,” “no,” and applause, as Mr. Wright retired], Mr. Wentworth said. that they had beard the specch of their next Mayor, and if be held up to what he said, and he was no aspiring politi- cian, he woula inake the best Mayor Chicago ever et Long John not excepted. [Great laughter. ‘There were Joud cries for both “ Mills” and “STORRS,” but the Istter tonk the platform. Mr. Storrs said that the Democrats fully appreciated the importance’ of carrying this ‘election, und bad. therefore put up their most prominent leader. ‘The allusions of the speaker to Mr. Harrison as aclear and incisive speaker, not given to flam- boyunt cratory, and a politician without guile, were received with great laughter. Mr. Storrs said that. Carter bad gotten far ahead of David Davis, ex-Goy. Palmer, and all others in the race for the leadership of the Dem- ocratie party in Illinois. But the speaker ob- jected to the somewhat peremptory invitation to hand over the control of the Government to the Democrats. This was more than a local contest. Reviewing the record of both parties, ‘Mr. Storrs showed that under the administra- tion of Mayor Ienth the financial position of the city had been hrought into order from the chaos in which it had been left by the late Democratic administration. The bonded debt of the city had been greatly reduced, its expenses had been reduced nearly $2,000,000. almost. $3,000,- On of the _ floatin indebtedness and certificates had been wiped out, and the police and other departments had been placed on a solid working basis. Such was the work of three years of Republican rule, and what had the Democrats to offer in exchange? The State had been under Reyublican adminis- tration, and the result was that its debt was 60 trifling the Jubn Wentworth could pay it with his own check any day. In National politics the same was true. The United States had the best currency on the face of the earth, and was in a bettcr condition than any othe: country. The great party which had saved the nation was getting itself in line for the struggle of 1880. The speaker thanked God thatthe days of the stalwarts had returned. The “Republicans had shaken hands across the bloody chasm about all they cared to, They were confronted by x ‘Solid South,” and they answered with a “Solid North,” and took up the challenge. ‘They had thought that when Lee surrendered the doctrine of State rights and opposition to National Government was surrendered too. He was in favor of peace, but he liked justice better, and would rather stand a century of uproar than five years of bulldozing and intimidation. American citi- zens looked to their Government to guarantee the right of free speech and free yotine, and he for one proposed, by the Living God, to see the agreement ich the Government had made with the citizens carried out. It might be said that he was waving the. bloody shirt, bat he did not cdre to ‘see the de- feated Confederate army filling the halls of Congress and every place in the National Government. The Confederates were seeking to nullify the constitutional amendivents, and to make each of them a dead letter. It hadcome to be a question of whetber intimidation and cor- rupt voting should or should not be prevented. ‘The message they would send to the President would be, * Whatever limberness of backnone you nave shown, tor God’s sake. stiffen it up uow.” And they would stand by him to the crack of doom. [Great applause. | Mr. Storrs said that Mr. Harrison came back to Chicago asking for an indorsement of him- self, not as a gentleman, for every one conceded bis claims to that title, but as a Democrat who had _. voted with the Southern clement. Would they 60 indorse him? {Cries of “No.] It was very easy to cry “No,” but eternal vigilance was the price of liberty, aud would they stand up to their declarations on election-day? The record of the Democratic party for the last quarter of a cen- turr represented all that was dangerous and disorgauizing in American politics. No man could point. to a city or State which had long been under Democratic control but which had been bankrupted and ruiued. ‘The Democrats, if they ever did a good thing, did it at the wrong time, They favored peace when the War was going on, and free speech when they want- ed to utter treason. To-day five free States were disfrancbised by the shot-gun, anid the foot of the Democratic party was placed upon the necks of the black and white Republicans. It would be impossible for Mr. Wright to go dowa into Kentucky and run for Mayor of+ Louisville. The speaker did not object to any man’s State. He did not object to Kentucky, put ne did obiect to “Kentuckiauism,” te worst form of Bourbonism. ‘ne Republican candidates fittingly repre- sented their party. Never seel:ing office, with reputations established py long vears of upright living, with opinions 2ud convictions, and with the spirit and ability to express them, they were eminently fitting representatives or the party which nominated them. Mr. Wright would be an honor to the city, and the city would honor itself in electing him, The dan- gers were great, but. the voice of the people was the voice of God, and would bear down the spirit of rebellion as 2 proud ship of war would bear down a navy of egg-shells. [Applause.] Let the patriots get into line, and they would Decome more courageous as the dangers thick- ened and multiplied. Every stalwart was body- ing the image of some man to Iead the party in 7850,—a man with the courage of is couvic- tions; a man who dared to do what he said, and dared to say what he would do; some man who, when he served notice on a treasonable combination or rioters, the notice was at once accepted [applause]; some man with rugged ivtesmty ot purpose, of adamantive character, whose virtues were all masculine laughter and applause], that should stand at ihe lead of this great advancing host of mill- jous of Republicans. With such a man, they were sure of victory. [Applause.] |“ No man,” continued Mr. Storrs, “is in our mind who car- ries about some pretentious virtue which he is exhibiting to the public; no eunuch boasting of hus personal chastity [peals of laughter), but a Republican through and through. “{Applause.] dt doesn’t make any difference wao be is, or wba his nawe is. The party is full of just such men as that, We can hardly go amiss. I want in 1880 to see that old stalwart {poisting to Song John}, who grows younger and younger as the years £row Older [laughter], who was bora a boy and whose heart is as zreen to-day as it was uinety years azo laughter}, and who will Jive ani be as frisky as a fatted calf when the Democratic par- ty has bad its third burial, with ao indefinite postponement of the resurrection, - [Laughter and applause.) With Wright, and Farwell, and the handsomest map on the South Side,—Col. Ricaby,—if we can’t beat this combination set up against us to-day, we'd better quit business and turn reformers without further delay. ‘The occasion is great, the danger is great. That you will mectit, Lam just a5 certain as 1 know that you are Republicans and that the old feeling is jn you.” {Loud applause]. IME HON. LUTHER LAFLIN MILLS come next. He said urat be considered this 2 time when every maa, whether in public or pri- ‘vate station, was imperatirely called upon todo bis duty to his country. Looking back to 1861, he remembered a meeting of citizens irrespective of party, at which Jolin Wentworth and Stephen A. Douglas were present. At that mecting Mr. Donglas sunk all ideas of party, and declared that the time had come when there were but tivo parties inthe country,—traitors and pa- triots. ‘The speaker said that the personality of the Republican candidates was not the question at "issue; it went deeper than that. Noman could against the reputation of A. M. Wright, A. Farwell, Col. Ric- aby, or Peter Buschwah. The country was in the midst of acrisis. It was sought to bring back the conditions of 1860, and treason had again become rampant. The Republican party, having saved the Union, showed the ut- most’ magnanimity and allowed the very men who had attempted to destroy the Republic .to resume their functions of citizenship. The re- sult of this conciliatory policy has been disas- trous. No man would hzve belicved in 1804 that nineteen Confederate Generals would hold seats in the United States Senate in 1879. To- day a Union soldier entering the Capitol_and seeking the rooms of the Committee on Pen- sions found in charge Withe: prison notoriety, and had to the man who Wore the butternut uniform took the frout place. It would need a Solid North to opnose a ‘Solid South, and they wero ready. Politics must be sunk in patriotism, and he looked for the assistance of Democrats who would rise above party in de- fense of the Union. Mr. Wentworth (sotto voce)—“Then they wouldn't be Democrats.” Mr. Mills accepted the amendment, and con- cluded his remarks by eppealing to all good citi- zens to give to the occasion the attention which it dest and to rally to the support of the Republican nominees. COL. RICABY announced himself as_anpearing on behalf of Carter H. Harrison, for be had done almost everything mm bebaif of the Confederates except to introduce their flaz into Congress. The Con- federates were very diszourtcous when the Na- tional armies tried to get into Richmond, but the Northern men had been much more courteous, and had opened the way to Washington for the Southern men, an opportunity of which they had not jailed to avail themselves. Col. Ricaby told two or three good stories, which created much merriment, aud concluded his speech with un appeal to the great audience to work and yote for the Republican ticket. MR. PETER BUSCHWATL followed with a brief speech, full of ‘sfalwart- ness,” of exhortations to the voters, und of promises of success for the whole ticket. ‘The speech was a taking one, and was rewarded with merited applause. ci A’ communication was read from Leonara Swett. regretting his absence, on account of in- disposition,—baving traveled the previous night, —but expressing his sympathy with the objects of the meeting, and his purpose to socak at some other time.. Mr. M. A. Farwell, candidate for City Treas- urer, urged his hearers to work both before and. at the polls, and to rollup an old-fashioned Re- publican majority for the ticket which had been placed in the field. [Applause.j ‘The meeting then adjourned. BOARD-OF-TRADE MEN. WRIGHT INDORSED. The Fourth Ward Republican Club held a meeting at Armory Hall, on Indiana avenue, last. evening, there being ahout 100 members present, and what occurred was of importance, several members of the Board of Trade telling the truth as to Mr. Wrieht’s standing in that body, which has not before been done at a polit~ ical gathering, though the falsehoods circuiated by apersonal enemy of Mr. Wright have been going the rounds for a week or more. Frank Drake occupied the chair. GEORGE M. TOW was called on for a specch, and said that he understood a member of the Club was taking a great deal of interest in the election of Mr. Harrison, working for him, and doing all he could to injure Mr. Wright; hence he (How) felt that it was his duty to say what he knew to be the feeling of the members of the Board of Trade regarding Mr. Wright. It was well know that the gentleman who was doing the mischief was unfortunately elected Vresident of the Board two years ago, aud he now undertook to speak for that body, when he (How) knew that he had not been inside the room since he went out of office a year ago last January. He (How) was credibly informed that the gentleman stated that not 100 members of the Board would vote tor Wright. He made the assertion that there were not 100 who would not vote for him. [Ap- plause.] He had taken it upon himself within the past week to learn the sentiment of the Board, and he believed more than three-fourths of the members were heartily in sympathy with Mr. Wright, and a great many of them were Democrats and bad always yoted their party ticket. They told him they knew. Mr. Wright thoroughly, and woul yote for him in preference to anybody that the Democratic party could or would nominate. He had known Mr. Wrieht personally for over twenty years. He (Wright) was very thorough and svs- tematic in all his business operations, his in- tegrity was beyond suspicion: he possessed. most excellent executive ability; his character was decided; he always had ac opinion, and could give a reason forit. In conclusion, Mr- How said it was the duty of the Club and of every business man and taxpayer in the city to make an extra effort to get out the voters and support Mr. Wright. If elected he ‘would make one of the best Mayors Chicago had ever ad, and the policy inaugurated under the admin- istration of Mr. Heath and the most excellent Board of Aldermen would be continued; and the finances of the city would be in better shave at the end of Mr. Wright’s term than they were now. [Applause.] GEORGE P. COMSTOCK, also a Board-of-Trade man, spoke next. He had heard it stated that Mr. Wright was not popular on the Board, and that many of the members would vote against him for Mayor. ‘There was a very limited number who would do that. . fApplause.} He had talked with a great many, and should say that nine- tenths would yote for him. [Applause.] The feeling io favor of Mr. Wright was almost unan- imous. He was the choice of Democrats as well as Republicans. The speaker had known Mr. Wright for 2 great many years on the Board; had koown him as upricht and strict in his business operations; and he thought, as a pubiic officer, Mr. Wright would do his’ duty thoroughly. “fe would rather have him for Mayor than any one that could be mentioned. Ue heartily indorsed all that Mr. How said. [Applause.] say a word JUDGE couCcT, another member of the Board, indorsed all that had been said by those who preceded him. He had had a great deat of conversation with mem- bers of the, Board, and while he found some who said Mr. Wright hadn’t the faculty of attracting people to him a3 some had, etill, as a business gman, there was no question regarding him; and as far as his suitability for Mayor, they said he was far preferable to any mau that had been nominated, and for ‘that reason they were gving to vote for him. ~ [Ap- plause.]} ‘The talk about Mr. Wright lone unpopular on the Board might in one sense be true, but that did not affect his standing as a candidate for the office of Mayor. As business men they were not going to yote for a Democrat when they could have a man like lum. Mr. Wright was straight, and they knew he would conduct the affairs of the city ina business-like manner. [Applause.] MR. R. W. DUNHAM, of William Young & Co., then addressed the Club. He said it was a mistaken idea that had gotten abroad that the Board.of Trade was uot for Mr. Wright. He believed, from tallis he had had with Democratic members, that as many of them would vote- for him as Republicans, and he had not been able to find one of the latter of any account who would not. [Applau, Tt was true there was one Republican member who had been traveling around the city claiming that be could defeat Mr. Wrient, and had used the reputation acquired ina position he once occupicd to further his ends, Those ends, the speaker was positive, so far as Mr. Wricht was concerned, were personal: the man_ was trying to injure him to gratiiy his own malice; and, so far as his opportunities for knowing the opinions of the Board were concerned, the speaker Was positive that the gentleman had not_ been on ?Change for over a year. [Applause.] ‘Mr. Woodard offered a resolution calling for the striking fromthe roll‘of the Club the name of ‘any member who was working for the election of any other than a Republican, a com- mittee to investigate and report in two weeks. This was adopted, and, alter the election of the Committee, the Club adjourned. ‘ THE DEMOCRACY. GATHERING AT THE TREMONT. According to announcement and invitations sent out, the Democrats to the number of about 100, met at the Tremont House last evening. Just what the conclave had been summoned for no one seemed” to know, and the inquiry was general on the subject of one another until the last man had arrived. Tt was known to be the work of the ornameatal aud eminently respectable Campaign Commit- tee, but what it all meant was beyond finding out. It wa3 an unnatural, un-Democratic move, and curiosity was the motive which brought so many party lights together, but it is very doubt- ful whether they went away satisfied or not. Most of the wards were represented, and the audience, as a whole, was exceptionally well- appearing, which occasioned considerable re- mark, and brought fortn’ many expressions of surprise. It was really the silk-stocking, stiff- | Union Generals in Congress necked, clean-linen element of the party, and if any one else was there it wasa mistake, for it had not been so intended. It was also the biundering element, as it turned out, which was noticeable from the first on account of the pre- ponderance of broken-down and ill-fated party wrecks, such us Doolittle, or, Kehoe, anda host of others that might be named, ‘The crowd wascatled to. order about § o’clock by C. GC. Copeland, who mounted x table at one end of the room after the old Democrrtic style, and commenced to lift the veil and state THE OBJECT OF THE ASSEMBLING, which, he said, was to organize for the campaign. ‘Those present had been appointed by the Campaign Committee to: organize. ward Com- mitties with the assistance of two members.of the Central Committee in each ward. He then wenton .toexplain the duties of these com- mittees when sormed,—that they wonld be divided by precincts, ete., and this he turned to a eulogy of the nominees of the party, und to Say Ubat the work at the polls would be watched and their efficiency noted, hinting that the party had no “ barrel” to give thei, butin the event of success they should be rewarded accord- ing to their industry. He closed by saying that the Committee had ordered meetings to be held in every ward Monday evening, and called upon. the other end of the party to tread 9 list of the places designated for the mectings, ‘Mr. Merritt answered the call by appearing on the stand with a book under his arm, which he nurses and parades at all times, and, openiny it, read the list the other end of the party had alluded to, and thus ended the business proper. ‘The next order was speech-making, and the Democracy was itself azain. Calls were made for various individuals, but they were slow to. respond. The nvise kept up, however, and finally GEN, LIEB was resurrected. He commenced his speech by saying that he was out of politics now, but was sti] a Democrat, und then went on to defend his adminfstration when he was County Clerk, but no one seemed to see the epptication of what he said to the object of the meeting. Af ter defending himself at some length, and try- ing to make his hearers believe that he run the office at a less expense than it was now being run. he entered into a defense of the old “County Ring” long ago repudiated by the people, and a Jabored arzument m favor of Le- mont stone, charging corruption against the Buifding Committee of the City Counce ting the stone contract for the uew Cj From this he proceeded to say that more schools were needed, und to charte upon the Republican party the responsibility of the growth of Socialism. fe closed by urging his hearers to go quietly on with their work, and, predicted that the Democrats would carry the city by not less than 6,000 majority next week. Michaels Keeley was next introduced, it being the first time he had appeared before a Demo- cratic gathering since 18+4, when he bolted the party nomination. He had a fresh appearance, ut Very little to say beyond urging his hearers to stand firm. He was in favor of harmony, and a strict adherence to party lines, and said it was proposed Lo conduct the canvass on busi- ness principles, slyly hinting that ticket-peddlers and others would be expected to work without pay and for the love of the party on clection- day. ‘Kia. Tuicy was drawn from a pack room fora specch, but before he got under way “Our Carter” put in an appearance, aud he gave way for him. MM. ARRISON id he had been a resident of Chicago twenty- five years,. of which time he had been in office seven years. [Applause.] He bad never sought an office but once, and did not want to be Mayor. [Applause.] The papers had never spoken of him kindly, but the people had called. upon him to accept, and he accepted. While in Washington he bad been written to on the sub- ject, aud his reply had_been an agricultural re- port. (Applause.] He left the city to get rid of the pressure brought to bear npon him, and had not accepted the nomination until he had had an bour’s talk with a Rentucky friend. [Apolause.] He had been nominated by two Conventions, and. if he did not mistake the wind, he would be ciected. (Appl He expected to be elected by Democrats, Nationalists, © und good —_ Republicans, and had been so long identified with the city and its interests that he could not but serve the people as Mayor as well as be had served them in the other positions they had given him. He closed by insisting that he was no politician, aud by urging his hearers to go to work and belp achieve a glorious victory. ALD. TOLEY . was again drawn out. He said the Democrats did not propose to allow politics to be brought into the canvass. The question of whether or not there were too many Major-Generals in Con- gress Was not to be discussed, but the issue was good government. The saving of $50,000 out of the anpropriation for strect-cleaning last year was bad economy, he said,and then he took the position of being in favor of low taxation. The present Covgress bad been an economic one, and to Chicago. the question was not the waving of the Dloody shirt, but whether Democrats should have any shirts to wear. [Applause.] He closed by predicting a victory, and expressed the hone that ere longa land-swell would sweep every Republican from office and position. MR. SEIPP was called for, and responded by thanking those present for their friendsbip, and promising that in the event of his election, which he felt sure of, be would turn over the last cent at the end of his oflicial term. Col. Cameron next spoke, laying special stress upon the good character of the nominees of the Democratic party, and deprecating the idea of bringing politics into the canvass. Mr. Harrison, he said, had refused to make any pledges ‘of any kind, excent to give us an economical City Government, and, in reply to some of the Republican speeches, ‘said the reason why there were not more was because they were Democrats, and the Republicans would not vote for them. [Applause] He then went on to charge that the Republican can- didate for Mayor was in leazuc with the cam- blers and thieves, and to insist that the Repub- Jicans were opposed to a liberal Government, and proposed to legislate morality into the peo- ple through ordinances, while the Democratic party and candidates took the contrary view of things, ete. By this time about balf of the audicnce had dispersed, and without any motion or formality whatever the meeting was declared adjourned, and for some time afterwards Harrison and Seipp were kent busy shaking hands and whis- pering about dark subjects. PROLITICAL TEMPERANCE. A SMALL-SIZED GATHERING. A-special meeting of temperance people was held in Room 44 Pacific Hotel last evening. At half-past 8 o’clock about adozen gentlemen had assembled, and were called to order by J. W. Goodspeed, at whose request M:. Stockwell offered a short prayer. After a few remarks from the Chair, in which he dolefully spoke of the encroachments of the yum-power and the necessity of saving the world from the evils of intemperance, Mr.. Dewey offered the following series of resolu- tiops, which were considered seriatim and unanimously adopted: Wuengas, The political parties of the day ara, all of them, bonnd in the toils of rum power; and Wueneas. Phe Christian and temperance eenti- ment of the city tas no weight whatever in the controlling councils of the aforesaid parties; and Wiereas, The right of Ametican citizenship, 23 intended by the founders of our Government, is ns- sailed to its dishonor by the spirit of lawlessness that prevails within the ranks of the parties, in- fluenced thereto by the active aggression of the rim power, —a power that to-day threatens the ex- Istence of the Republic; Resolved, That we proceed on, as Christian and temperance citizens, to orcanize for the purpose of counteracting tne baleful policy of all the par- ties, and that snch organization be for the purpose of rallying the voters of Chicazo who believe a3 we do toa vigorous contest at the polls on every oc~ casion of n municipal, State, or National contest. Resolved, Thata committee of five, including the President, be appointed to proceed with the orgunization of the city by wards. a Resolved, That a committee of four be appointed 10 prepare an address 1o the temperance and Chris- tian voters of the city. Mr. Wade Abbott referred to the desecration of the Saboath by the saloons and theatres, and urged an active organization. He believed that too much talk had been expended, aud not enough work. Mr. Goodspeed believed that the temperance people should organize by wards and thus make themselves heard. By doing so they would be more or less successful. At the present it might be considered too late to puta ticket in the field, but by organizing now the advocates of temper- ance could effect something hereafter. Mr. Stockwell, who had Jedin prayer, spoke to the resolutions, and said that the best thing the Temperance Party could do would be to vote against A. M. Wright, the Republican candidate, ‘Then, when they had accomplished his defeat, they would secure the respect of the Republican paris, | Carter Harrison had made no pledges. \Vright had gone back on bis temperance record. At would be better for them to take the least of two evils. And for this reason the speaker be- lieved that it would oe better for the temper- ance cause to defeat Mr. Wright. Mr. J. M. Wood spoke in fayor of organiza- tion, and told some touching stories relative to the confidence and trust reposed by whisky- men in those who are opposed to them, and related several instances wherein he had secured the confidence of the “cocktail” makers. He did not think that at this time it was possible to get up a ticket, but nevertheless he still believed that organization was needed. Harrison was a smarter man than Wricht for the reason that on the temperance question he kept bis mouth shut, while Wright gave himself away. ie Chair appointed as the Committee of five on Organization Messrs. 8. P. Dewey, F. D. Dalton, James Wood, Wade Abbott, L. 6. Wil: son. Mr. Wood declined the honor, and F. W. A. Stockwell was appointed. ~ It was the opinion of Mr. Dewey that the veo- ple should be made acquained with Mr. Wright’s declarations. Some 20.009 circulars ought to be printed and scattered broadcast. Mr. Abbott thought it was time the temper- ance people were worked up. There were three men, who had no backbone, the President of the United States and the two candidates for Mavor. The Chair appointed as the Committee on Address Messrs. Anbott, Dewey, Wood, and Stockwell. Mr. Stockwell declined, and W. A. Perry was called upon to act as a substitute. It was suggested that a newspaper man be appointed, and the Chair remarked that the address was already prepared, and all the Com- mittee would have to do was to circulate it. A delegate—Do I understand that it is in con- templation to puta ticket in the tiela! ‘The Chair—Not at this time. Would: you ad- vise such action in the future? The delegate—No, I don’t think it possible to elect one. ‘fhe best plan would be to make our power felt at the primary clections, and thus obtain candidates for office fayorable to the tem- perance cause. In answer toa conundrum propounded by a Gelezate, the Chair said the organization was for future work, with the hope of making the temperance cause felt. Mr. Dewey said he would vote all the Repub- Hiean ticket except Mr. Wright. Mr. Stockwell explained the interview of the temperance people with Mr. Wright, which was printed some timeago in Tug TRIsUNe. Mr, Christenson said that Demoeratic yic- tory now was a Democratic victory In 1880, and this was something to be deprecated. In the Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Wards there are a good many Scandinavians, who believed ‘Unit Mr. ight was a Christian man,and would do what was right and for the interest of the people. It would be a bad thing for Chicago shouid there be a Democratic victury at the coming election. Mr. Spalding spoke in fayor of pushing the temperance cause till itshall have accomplished in Iinois what it did in Maine. A National Labor delegate, who claimed to have always been a Republican, avowed that he had helped to nominate Carter Harrison, be- cause he could not tind any temperance man who would accent the nomination. Mr. Wood said there were hundreds of Demo- cratic temperance men. He was one himself, and he knew whereof he spoke. After some further small talk, the meeting adjourned. HEADQUARTERS. THE REPUBLICANS. At Republican headquarters yesterday there was the greatest activity, and the feeling was better than at any time since the nominating Convention. The crowd was large, and repre- sented every ward in the city, and they brought with them the best of reports. ‘he meetings hetd the night before were reported to have been large and enthusiastic, and the eeneral feeling was one of confidence. Whatever dis- agreements that had existed were said to have been fixed up, and everybody seemed determin- ed to take hold with renewed earnestness the coming week and work to secure for Mr. Wright au old-time Republican majority. In fact, the scene thereabouts reminded one of times gone by, there was so much unison, earnestness, in- dustry, und determination on all sides. The Campaign Committee was in session in the forenoon, and every member wore a pleasant countenance, and had wordsof cheer. The bestof feeling prevailed, and the future was looked for- ward to as being Jaden with victory, which was to be made the prouder and greater by a week's hard work. ‘the reports made showed that the wards were organizing, that much of the apathy which had spread dismay for several days had disappeared, that the Republicans were arous- ing to the importance of the approaching elec- tion, and that the indications were that a large. vote would be polled. They also showed that. in the Democratic strongholds the opposition ticket was not giving satisfaction to either the Germans or the Irish,—the Germans contend- ing that Seipp did not represent them, but simply a coterie of aristocrats, who were too proud to assoziate with the. masses except at election time; and the Irish, that Howard did not represent them, and beside, that he had the reputation of being ashamed of his name and nationality, and s@otherme both oy writing his name “LP. J. Howard,” instead of ‘ Patrick,” and of haying forbid’ his friends calling bim “Patrick.” because it put him on an equality with the lower classes, etc., whom he had grown to look down upon. Of Mr. Har- rison’s candidacy it was reported that the work- ingmen in the wards were not inclined to favor him overmuch on account of his refusal to in- tercede for the stone-cutters when their wares were reduced some years ago on the Custom- House work, notwithstanding they wrote him on the subject. * In the afternoon the Executive Committee was in session, conferring with the more promi- nent Republicans und taxpayers in reference to the work of the campaign. Mayor Heath was among those present, and the meeting partook of the character of a love-feast. The greatest unanimity of feeling prevailed, and the createst confidence was expressed in the success of the ticket. Ail present sereed to take off their. coats and go to work, not ia the interest of the party alone, but in the interest of good government, and their work will tell, for they were the substantial, business clement, who feel thatit would be a calamity to turn the city over to the rule of a party which in the past has proved incapable of ruling its own members, and wherever it has had power has brought disaster and ruin upon the people. AT THE DEMOCRATIC RENDEZYOUS there wasacalm. Much of the exuberance of feeiing of the day before had oozed out some- how, and those who had been the most confident. were just a little shaky. Several were heard to severely criticise the Campairn Committee, and to say that it was more ornamental than use- ful, and was allowing every opportunity of suc- cess to slip through its fingers. ‘They thought it was composed of the wrong material, aud that it was making the mistake of thinking it was the party itself, which they feared would be found out when it “was too late for the good of ' the cause. But a few took the other view of the case, and rea- soned that the Committee was an experiment, and that it was experimenting, and in no event could the party be worse off than it was. The clamor for money was heard more distinctly than it bad beew the day before, and those who had for days been looking for | the opening of the proverbial barrel were not a little chagrined. Mr. Seipp bad even deserted them, and they were dry and tired; but their discomfit was a blessing to others inthe same fix, for he was around spending his moncy with a lavishness,, and, it was said, making a personal canvass, 0- ing’ from saloon to saloon, and from door to door, asking for:votes. The other candidates were not around, not even Mr. Harrison, but if they bad been the situation would not have been very different, for they have a differ- ent idea of making a canvass from what Mr. Seciop bas. And it. was fortunate for one of them, at least his comfort of mind, that he made himself scarce, for in the discussion of bis merits some very harsh things were said of him by his friends, which it was thought if they could be proven by the records would lead to his being taken from the ticket. These reports were not confined to the head- quarters, but were in the mouth of Democrats on the streets, and it is understood are to be looked into by the party magnates. ‘The Cam- paign Committee was looked up all the after- noon, and the Committee appointed to report an estimate of the assessments meces- sary to be made on the candidates for campaign expenses reported, but, so far as could pe learned, nothing was agreed upon pending the discussion of the proposition to do away with the old custom of hiring ticket-ped- dlers. The estimate reported footed up abont 34,500, which it is thoucht will be suflicient to pay all legitimate lection expenses, but the Commitice have no such idea as confining the expenses to this sum; neither have the can- didates. The proposition secems to be to de- pend npon volunteers tozpeddle tickets, or, if any men are hired, that it shall be done by the candidates at their discretion, which the Com- mittee think will be a vast improveinent on past usages. The money heretofore spent for ped- plers they think can be better applied in draw- ing the yoters to the polls, and this plan will probably be adopted. THE PIATISTS were in a worse state than ever. All their boasting about renting headquarters, etc,, ap- pears to have amouted to naught, on account of some disappointment in getting hold of money. Areporter called at the room they said they were to occupy and found it locked, and a dili- ent search for any member of the ganz was ruitless late in the afternoon. A prominent Democrat said his party would not give them a cent, and if does not ile organization may safe- ly be said to be on its lastlegs, It never amounted to anything, and never can with the Jeaders it has. ‘Thelr Campaign Committee met at Burke’s Hotel last evening, Dr. Duff in the chair. The Committee on Ward Organization made great elforts to create tie idea that there was great enthusiasin in the rank and file, but failed ut- terly, as not even the most verdaut Greenback- er in the crowd could swallow their stories. ‘the Committee on Hall reported that the new bead- quarters would not be ready for occupancy until this afternoon. It was aecided to hold a mass- meeting of what few Greenbackers_ there are in the Fourth Ward at corner of Twent ‘inth and State ‘streets to-morrow evening for the purpose of nominating an Alderman. ‘The Com- mittee adjourned to meet at 170 Clark street to-morrow aight. MINOR MEETINGS, FIRST WARD. Aregular mecting of the First Ward Repub- lican Club was held at the Pacific Hotel last evening, Col. Abner Taylor in the chair. After an eloquent speech by Mr. Arthur Dixon, the Republican candidate for Aldermen, in which he urged the necessity for persistent work between the present and the day of election, Mr. Brokoski offered a resolution that a campaign committee of three from .cach district in the ward be appointed, which was concurred in, and the Chair appointed as suck Committee: Pirst District—Messrs. Keorh, Bushnell, and How- ard; Second—Messrs, Wrenn, Pratt, und Roach: ird—Messrs. Brokoski, Craig, and Beck: Fourth—Messrs. “Henneberg, Warren, and For- ney. The Cummittee will meet to-morrow af- ternoon at 2 o'clock. THE FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS met last night.at thecornerof Hanover and Twenty-sixth streets, Mr. Vincent Riefsneider in the chair. In taxing the chair Mr. Riefsveider called attention to the importance of the coming election; to the deplorable condition of munici- pal financial affairs two years ago, and the reseue effected vy the eléetiun of an honest Council with a Republican majority; to the need of continuing in power the party whose Rame was a synonym for honesty and good overnmen’; to the necessity of voting for Mr. ohn C. Foltz for Alderman, ‘Mr. Stewart, a resident of the ward, advocat- ed the election of Mr. Fotrz,—‘‘a man who was honest, and had brains enough to secure for the Fifth Ward its due proportion of appropriations for sewers aad Sehool-houses.” Maj. C. A. Story, . C. Noyes, and Frank G. Thompson, ‘a workingman,” and Mr. John C. Foltz, made speeches, and the mecting ad- journed. THE TWELFTH WARD is setting a good example by organizing precinct meetings, from which to send out workers and receive their reports. Two were held last night, which were highly successtul. The First pre~ einet voters met to the number of about twenty- five last evening, at No. 637 West Madisonstrect, at which meeting some of the: best men in the district were present. After indulging in some informal talk, an organization was effected by appointing Henry Greenebaum Chairman, and Re B, Haswell Secretary. On taking the chair, Mr. Greencbaum inade a few remarks, the burden of Ww! was the jndorsement of the present municipaladmistration of Mayor Heath, And urging the necessity of electing a man for Mayor who would carry out the present policy, for he thought there was but one policy to be pursued, nnd that was rigid economy. It took aman of iron nerve to yeto an appropriation in the face of ahorde of unthinking people, as Mayor Heath had done, and it now remained for the people to elect 2 man who would carry outthe programme. Sucita man he believed A.M. Wright to be, amit only remained for the taxpayers of Chicago to elect him as slayor, Alluding to the Democratis majorities of both Houses of Congress, Mr. Greencbaumifelt that the Democrats were now at the zenith of their power; that tney “had suc- eeeded in getting in the majority throuch the carelessness of the Republicans, whzeh care- lessness was lable tocome upon every large party of great power At the close of Mr. Greencbaum’s remarks, on motion of Mr. Jenkins, a Precinct Campaign Committee of tive was appointed, as follow: Messrs. Baldwin, Beebe, Salisbury, I. E. Jenkins, and W.'B. Hasweil. After some further speaking, the meeting adjourned until vext Thursday night. ‘Avother mecting was held fn the Seventh Precinct, at the Harrison street Chapel, corner of Harrison and Paulina Streets, and this was a rouser, in proof of which it need only be stated that the room was well filled with people, in- cluding seyeral Jadies, and that Gen. Julius White, Col. Dan Munn. LeGrand W. Verse, EB. C. Cole. and others addressed them. Mr. Dore presided, und the choir of. the chapel provided some good vocal music. These Republican precinct organizations, if persisted in all over the citv during the week, can but be productive of much good in getting the voters out to work. HYDE PARK. DYDE PARK POLITICS. To the Editor of The Tritune Hype Park, March 22.—Who is the third party to the Triumvirate referred to ina letter of the 13th inst.¢ is the question that has been asked by many of thé citizens of Hyde. Park. The first and second seemed to be sulliciently identified. The third is the candidate on the “Union Taxpayers’” ticket for Aesessor. He bas held the office several years, and has made his assessments so as to get the support of sa- loon-keepers and special friends over the entire village, as the accompanying statement, taken from the assessment-book, will show. For stock ‘nd all persoual property in several saloons, out of many that are not taxed, as Iam informed, are the following assessments: Fred Busse, $3.51; N. Haskin, $2.85; William Ryan, 3 J. Hochstetter, $1.17. “The Three” are assessed as follows: M. J. Russell, $3. George M. Bogue, 36,09; Hugh Maher, $3. Outsiders ‘are follows: Van H. Higuins, $41.67; A.. Bishop, $20.87; B. F. ers, $29.03; P.G. Sherman, $16.24; E. W. ssell, $11.60; Winchester Hall, 316.01; W. K. Ackerman, 313.94; B, A. Ulrich, 316.24. O, J. Field (switehan), $11.60. Others are assessed a3 follows: Dodson & Pierce,—large double grocery store and market, $1631; Hopkins & Nord (dry-goods store), $16.24; N.B. Dodson. house, $4.6£; D.A. Pierce, 4.64: 'G. 8. Ingraham, $13.90: C. B. Bonton, ; I. B. Borue, $6.99; O. A. Bugue, $4.64. ‘Theee ‘are only a few instances of inequality among assessments made on personal Droperts. An observer fooking over the entire list is startled. and must be convinced of one of two things, namely: Either the Assessor was drunk when he made out the same, or else premedi- tated a system of favoritism in order to et votes for a second term of office. If he has strength in the village hic gets it in this way, for there are many trho could do the work far better and with greater justice. \}Iugh Maher's assessments on real estate are not much better than those on personal prop- erty, and show preferences, «nd also cross blun- ders. There are citizens who bave managed large real-estate interests at Hvde Park for years who are far better posted in present values, and fire ina position to assess property according to its present value. The only reason they have not been brought forward on the “Union Tax- payers?” ticket is because they have not cor- rupted voters, I suppose, and ihe ticket would lose the support of these friends of Hugh Maher. A union of “The Three "requires this: One promising the vote of Republicans und Protestants, one the vote of Democrats and Catholics, and the other the saloons and scatter- ing elements. A union taxpayers’ ticket that cannot oring forward a better man to assess the taxes of the village than the former incumbent does not deserve the support of the citizens of Hyde Park. It shows the ticket is not brought forward in the interest of taxpayers, or at least those outside of the ring, but in the interest of the triumvirate and their . friends, so that one can contiaue to draw $1,500 from the Village Treasury, another $2,000, and a third retain his position as umpire in the village. The qualifica- tions of cood men are ignored, men like J. D. Bennett dropped out, and everything, through policy as we are told, cut to accommodate the imperial will of each of the triumvirate. It is to be hoped the Republican party, from which Mr. Bostic and others bolted, will puta petter ticket in the field, so that those who would have the taxpayers? interests universally considered can vote for other men to assess, collect, aud disburse the money of the people than those whoare dependent on the triumvirate for their support. B. A. Ungica. HYDE PARK TAXATION. To the Editor of The Tribune. Hype Pars, March 20.—It is 2 matter of notoriety that the Town of Hyde Park bas fo the past six years been expensively governed It is not claimed by any one, we think, that the Town has been honestly and economically ruled. It cannot be denied that peculative con- tracts, excessive special assessments for the benefit of exempt property, extravagant sal- aries and sinecures, jobberies and defalcations have burdened the people with oppressive tax levies, and in fact confiscated 75 per cent of the value of the real property of the people. To whom is the responsibility for this mal- administration chargaole?. To no party. Both the Republican and Democratic parties wash their hands of all responsibility. ‘The wholesale fraud has been committed in the name of “reform,’? “Union Taxpayers’ party.” and other vencered. contrivanves to gloss the eyes of the people,— the same mirage of “reform ” that Ied the City of Chicago to the brink of financial ruia durinst Colvin’s resime. The engineers of Hyde Park ruin met in close conviaue two nights ago—a selt-constituted Re- gency—and usurped the primary rigts of the people by appointing seventy-seven delegates to the Town Convention for nominating our an~ nuat list of offices ‘This isa favorite trick of the old set, and the rvot of all previous rascali- ties. An administration that sprinys from the robbing of the pcople’s ri¢hts will not be apt to hesitate to despot] them of their pecuniary tenures. - * Chicago, under Republican administration, backed by party responsibility, has cut down vy from some 38,000,000 to less than $4,000,000, withont in the least crippling the efficlency of her civil-service.- fact has energized and purfied it. What is. cood for the city is presumably good for Hyde Park. What isa political organization good for but for this Some politiciacs deine 2 political party as a nursery for the breeding of private delecates to packed conventions,—s sort of oyster cove, tu be raked over periodically for nutritious bivalves, or rather bipeds expected to endure crncilixion on the hatf-shelt, and absorption, “dumb as au oyster.” But we have not so learned Republicanism, and the Re- publican oysters of Hyde Park begin to show signs of life and of speech, and they arc ut Inst awake to their rights and responsibil Th now appeal to every true and faithtul Kepubli to assert their primary rights and select own representatives, who will give the people of the Town a radical reform policy, and drag forth: to the light the true inwarduess of the Waldron -defaleation. Rex. THE PRIMARIES. ‘The Republican primary meeting in the See- ond District of Hyde Park (Oakland), for the election of delegates to the Hyde Park Repub- lican Convention for the nomination of fown and Village ofilcers, to be neld at Grand _Cross- ing, Monday, at 4 p. m., was beld at 925 Cottage Grove avenue yesterday, when the following delezates were chosen: C. H. Willett, O. A. ¥ogne, H.R. Hobart, J. M. Hill, T. $. Gillett, Charles Wight, C. £. Ch Charles A. Pendle- ton, C. H. Crawford, W.C. Kinney, L. D. Con- dee, T. C. Boyd, F. A. Herring, C: H. Lyon, ¢..C. Hoyt, N. Urbanis, C. Esroser, J. HH. Me Cartney. ‘The vote was unusually large for a rimary election, and indicates that the Reoub- icans Of the north end of Hyde Park are al- . most a unit in proposing to clect a Republican ticket for Town and Village officers. CITIZENS? ASSOCIATION. at Ata meeeing of the members of the Citizens? Association of the Village ot Hyde Park, held in pursuance of the call of the Vresident, at Flood’s Hall yesterday evening, it was resolv that a convention be called, to pe hed at} Flood’s Hall, Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock p. | m., for the purpose of nominating village and’ town officers for the ensuing election, that the basis of representation in conventicn be the: votes cast for Village Clerk at the last election, und that the following be the representation of] the convention, to-wit: First District, 145 Second, 16; Third, 7; Fourth, 9; Fifth, 93! Sixth, ‘6; Seventh, 4; Eighth, 4; Ninth, 33; Tenth, 3.’ This call to be inade by the Presi- dent und Secretary of the Association. ‘Therefore, in pursuance of said resvlu-“ tion, the members of the Association, etc., and all who are opposed to the restoration to power of the “ring” influences which allowed Waldron to default and evade liability to the village are requested to appoint the above num- ber of delegates for their several districts to meet in convention at the time and place, and for the purposes above mentioned. MISCELLANEOUS. Tue “STAdTS-ZEITUNG”? of yesterday morning thinks that the municipay election should be made a political issue. It tay: About one point sll the electors ought to be sat- isfed,—that each vote cast for Harrisoi will be con- sidered asa vote not for the person of the candi- date but for the Democratic party, and credited ta this patty. Fer this Mr. Narrison has taken care. by his public speech. It would noc have been necessary at all to bring our city elettion in imme- date contact with national party pofitice, pnt this ig just what Mr. Harrison has done, and. as he em- phatically refuses to take position on the pecalias questions of municipal poiicy, he compels enciy Citizen, according to his convictions abont national politics, whoever is of the vpinion that the United States are a uationel federation aud shall remain £03 whoever abbors the miserable deeds and cruel- ties which were curamitted day after day im tho name of the partienlar sovereiznity of single States by the Rebs} Democracy; whoever does not want that the blond shed in the four years’ Civil War for aafer foundarion of our national unity shall vo shed in vain; whoever wauts to contribute to 10 that the return of the duminjon,of the old slave ocracy by 2 powerfu! uorisi annited North, he must vote on the Ist of April against Harrisop and for Wright, 3 TENTO WARD." J. EB. Lawrence, a grocer at the corner of Peoria and Indiana streets, has been nominated as the Independent Republican candidate for Alderman in the Tenth Ward. ‘There has been no regular nomination made there as yet. NONE OF JT IN T13. ‘Go the Edltor of The Tribune. Catcaco, March 22.—Please allow me space in your paper for the expression of my sincera gratitude to the South Town National Conven- tion for the high compliment and honor in nom- inating me for the position of South Town Clerk. I certainly made no effort to obtain tha nomination in this Convention, and, as it was made entirely without any solicitations of mine, nnd in view Of the fact that I have always been and am now a Republican, and not a National or Democrat, I do hereby most respectfully de- cline to accept the nomination. 1 cannot now sever my allegiance and loyalty to the grand old. Republican party, and consent to have my name used to augment the strength of Democrats; but I propose henceforth to co-operate as ener- getically as | have heretofore for the success of theyRepublican party, its honest principles, and, food government. Pau JONES, VESSEL-OWNERS. Teport of tho Cleveland Delegates. A special meeting of the Chicago Vessele Owners’ Association was held yesterday after- noon at 3 o’clock in the room of the Arbritra~ tion Committee of the Board of Trade, Presi- dent George C. Finney in the chair. ‘Mr. Ira H. Owen, one of the delegates to the Tate Cleveland Convention, gave a brief, report of the proceedings of that body, all of which has been published in the Chicago papers,—to which ‘Mr. Owen allowed due credit by saying that they reported what was done much better than he could tell it. ‘The plans adopted would, he thonght, if fairly tried, result in much rood to the vessel interest. He hoped the Chicaro owners would appoint as good a local Board for the establishment of rates as that appointed at Cleveland, and that entire harmony would marie their dealings with the shippers. Mr. H. S. Halsted commented on the extreme conservatism which charcterized the action of the Convention. There was no desire to put rates up to the highest notch or anything of that kind, but » general desire to effect a per- manent organization which should be for the in- terest of tle vesscl-owners. ‘Mr. Jacob Johnson, another of the delegates, moved that the following named gentlemen be elected to constitute a local Board of Directors: H. 8, Halstead, Jobn M. Long, Patrick Finn, James S, Dunham, C. J. Magill, Wiley M. Egan, George C. Finney. ‘Mr. Halstead hoped the choice of such an im- portunt Board would be deferred to another time, when there would be a larger number present, and the matter should haye obtained more general publication. After some scattering talk, in which thers was a great difference of opinion as to the ad- yisability of having a board represented by an equal number of vesscl-owners and vessel- agents, and in which some of . those present ex- pressed doubts as to the propriety of organizing under the existing Association or under a new Association to be formed in accordance with the action of the late Convention, Mr. Dunbam moved that the President appoint a committee of three to name seven persons to be voted for as Directors, and that the organization ba formed under the rules of the old Association. ‘Mr. Hood moved a3 an amendiaent that a committee of three be appointed to remodel the ‘old organization so that it would conform to the requirement of the Inland Vessel-Owners’ As- sociation. An avalanche of talk was precipitated on the assemblaze, when Mr. Egan stated thut the Convention practically proscribed agents from membership in the Assoviation. He was op- posed to so remodeling the rules as to legislate agents out of this Association. "Mr. Halstead couldn't see that the agents would be injuredin their business. The owners didn’t propose to take anything away from them, or interfere with them in any way, and all the talk meant nothing. Mr. Hood agreed with Mr. Walstead. Acents might lose their representation in the Associa- tion, but they might do just as good a business. purse of the Association asin it, and perhaps tte. Mr. Dunham witadrew his resolution. The amendment was then adopted. The Committee of Three was made up as follows: Thomas Hood, Caot. Elphick, and Ira H. Owen. Ona motion the meeting adjourned till 2! o'clock Tuesday afternooa, when the Commi:- [ tee will make its report. | cei aie agar bn aera erates ce Renta oy ee kh