Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 9, 1880, Page 2

« THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY, MAY 9, °1880—SIXTEEN PAGES. work that Mr. Kehoe has brought with him to the Republican party the devices which he learned in the Democratic one. ‘THE EIGHTH. re +. The contest in the Eighth Ward was a trian- gular one, decidedly lively, and resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Washburne- Blaine (anti-third term) ticket, as against tho laine-Wasbburne. (anti-third term) and Graut (third term) tckets, Considering the wet Weather, the tota! vote—bli—was & geod one. ‘The vote of four years ago was nearly #0. The Polling pluce was at Matthias Mamer's store, at the corner West Harrison and Jeffersou streets, and when the hour arrived for the open- iny. of the polls there were about 100 men on hand, most of whom had tickets in their hands, ready for business. At 2 o'clock the ludges, Matthias Mamer, John Anderson, and . J.. Meaney, were reads to : receive ballots, and the vo! ‘began. With the exoep- tion of two or three the candidates for delegates were present and actively engaged in the work. From the opening to the close of the election it ‘was plainly apparent that the Washburne men were in the ascendency, and they worked more vigorously than their opponents. At the outset * g goud deal of opposition was manifested be- tween the Blaine men and the Washburne party, “but toward the close of the election there was -antagonism, the former understanding that the ‘Washburne men accepted Blaine as second choice. There seemed to be a lack of enthusiasm among the Grant men, and they did not work with the spirit and en- ergy of their opponents. For some time before the poll closed they showed signs of giving up the ghost, and rested before o'clock. Some of the Grant men mude mild complaints that -Democrats bad beemallowed to lle and: 8 tow were challenged, but in every ins judges were satisfied thst the challenged person bad aright to vote. One of the Grant candi- dutes for delegute refused to sign. us a witness, the certificate of election, on the ground tbat the caucus wus not fairly conducted. but his refusal did not avail either bimself or bis party anything. ‘The announcement of theresult did not cause any demonstrations of a jubilant nature to mde, and shortly after the vote became known the crowd dispersed quictly. The successful ticket comprised the following names, and the delegates will vote in the Con- ¥ention for Washburne us first choice, and Blaine for second, but will oppose the third-term candidate from first to last: Chris Mamer, G. W. Spofford, John oer 5 Decgans, ‘homas Senn lermai nze, a Hanks, RB. M. Wardia' We The delegation above named includes some of the most active political workers in thecity. and are known as reliable men and sound Hepub- licans. Mr. Mamer received the highest rote, po and Mr. Hanks the. lowest, 391, on the ticket. 1e average for each person was me “The Biaine ticket, ehh Washburne as second choice, and opposed to a third term, was com- ‘of the following named persons: Jobn wussem, W.G. Tebbits, David Dwyer, Josiuh Greenwood, Louis Feltman, John McGraw, and Joseph Spurr. The vote for the Blaine ticket averaged twen- ‘The noble army of repeaters were'on hand, ana some of the mistakes they made while hand- ing in their ballots were laughable. Mir. Web- ster, who at one time was a highly-respected wholesale millinery merchant in this city, now keeps a fashionable boarding-house on Ogden avenue. If he could have been present yester- day afternoon and have secn the array of creat- ures who represented themselves as boarders of his, he would no doubt have felt highly tattered. Common day laborers, with blackened clay pipes. woolen shirts, and overalls, would come up to the window, puss in their yotes, and claim that they were Boarders at Mr. Webster's. Some could not remember the name of their landlord at all; others got it‘ Wilson,” and many other mistakes of a like character wero made. And this igs the way that the Grant ticket won and was declared to be elected, although every honest, ublican in the ward could but admit that the Eleventh was tor Blaine or Washburne. ‘The count was completed at a few minutes: past 9.3 There wero two regular tickets in the field, the Grant and anti-Grant,—with a split ticket, pared by the Grantites, and, heuded * For sident, Elthu B. Washburne.” At the head of the list of delegates stood the name of Mon- roc Heath, and at the foot that of Herman Ras- ter, while the reat were pronounced Grant men. ‘The dodge was too gauzy, aud buttwenty-five of these tickets were vote ‘The Grant ticket bore upon its face the fol- 0 mes: Rmoe Gh R. Nelson Blake, Leonard Swett, 8. ¢. Storer, George B. Swift, sR. S. Turi, 8... Wilco: ‘J. H. Sanborn, 7. Stone, BM. Munn. A. James A. Hair, ‘Tho anti-Grant ticket contained the names of Monroe Heath, Willard Woodard, O. 8. A. Sprague, A. N: Waterman, A. J. Snell, N.S. Graves, W. S. Kaufman, Charles Heper, George D, Milligan, F. P. Forsberg, and F. E. Spooner. The result of the election was as follows: Total vote cast, 62; for Grant delegates, 302; antl-Grant, 215: scattering, 25. .The elections in the Eleventh Ward are get- ting worse and worse every year, and the old citizens and voters say that some decisive action “must be taken to prevent the .outrazes which are becoming the rule rather than the exce Uon. It was suggested yesterday that it would bea Plan to go back to the old plan of Publishing the names of all voters before an election as a preventive for repeating. ‘THR TWELFTH. “This is the first time in my life that 1 ever voted ata Democratic primary,” was the remark with which Col. Hough, a leading anti-thind- term Twelfth-Warder, greeted The Trisune reporter us the latter visited the poll of that ward yesterday afternoon to see how the battle was going. ‘Thé wards were pregnant, with meuning, and te scene at the poils did not belia them. ‘The Hlavor of the surroundings was un- deniably Democratic, and, if Petroleum V. Nusby, wandering from the Cross Roads and feeling sad at bis absence from that cheerful centre of Bourbonisn, had. happened yesterday to fall in with the crowd which was “run- ning things” at No. 811 West Madison street, the odors of bad whisky and . worse tobacco which commingled in the’ damp air, the forcible ‘language which prevailed. and the tive for each candidate. - é i Uahe Graut uckel was as follows: Dr.0. A. ing, Ferd V. Gindele, i ff. James C. Hyde, William E. Quirk, and Lewis Gratius. ‘Two of the gentlemen are professional men, two are officeholders, one is a mechanic, and the others are business’ men. The average vote of eacn was 79. THE NINTH ‘Ward primary was held at a lvery-stable, No. 142 West Madison street, and resulted in the election of what is professedly known as the Grant ticket, though it bears the names ot two Washburne men, and was really elected by the false pretense of being three things in one,—a Grant ticket, a Grant or Washburne dicket, and a Washburne titket pure ‘end simple. The election wns peaceable enough, notwithstanding the unusual loterest, not to suy excitement, attending it, and the number of ¥otes polled, which was 654. The judges were RW. Dybail, a Washburne man; J. L. Brenan, a Washburne mun; and J. M. Getman, a Grant- ite. Ald. Smyth and L: L. Bond acted as Graut challengers, atd Col. W. H. Thompson and Entield D. Moore as chullengers..° for the opposition. The Grant ticket ‘satied under the simple name of “Ninth Wurd Delegate Ticket”; the. same with the ad- dition of the words, “For President, U. 8. Grant”; the eame with the annex, “Grant or ‘Washburne ”: and still another variation in the shape of, “For President, E. B. Washburne.” It wus composed of uel A. Ellis, ex-Police ptain, Peter Gerhardy, E. A. Blodgett, Fred Boerner, Albert G. Lane, John J. Montague, H. W. Dybail, and EL. L. Bond, the order of the names being purposely reversed and gencrally mixed up on the otter tickets—the variations of the original—for the suke of bewildering the unwary. The “Grant or Washburne” and the “Washburne’ labels which there variations bore doubtless caught many of the unthinking into voting’ against their actual choice.—a device of which the anti-third-term- ers did not avail themselves. Their ticket was mazde up of the Hon. William H. Thompson, C. K. Herrick, Enfield D. Moore, D. W. Clark, P. 3. Corcoran, T. J. Bluthardt, Thomas Eckhardt, and Charies Collins.2ind bore the syno! terms, ** No-Third-Termn-Delegate Ticket " and ~ Anti-Grant-Delegate Ticket.” A split ticket Wes also put in the fiehd bearing the label For Man We Can Elect.” It wes made up of the anti-third term men with the exception of Eck- bardt, who was dropped for Smyth. From all agconnts the afiti-third term people did the most of the challenging,-and in this way cut down the third-term mujority until Itwas no more than thirty votes, Without their challenges, there is n0 telling bow the majority would have been piled up. ‘As it was, the ticket got through by a close shave and the fulse pretenses aboye re- Zerred 10 The figures forthe winning ticket ‘were ns fo} Samuels. -348) Albert G. Lane... Peter (ter! ‘30lTohn J. Montague EA, fett.......346/H. W. Dyball. Fred er.....-..di6{L. L. Bond... The votes received by the gentlemen on the anti-third-term ticket were us follows: W. H. Thompson, 35:C. 1. Herrick, 305; Enfield D. Moore, At: D. W. Clark, 306; P. it. Corcoran, 305; ® Jy Bluthardt, 301; Thomas Eckhardt, '295; les Coiling, 304. . OF the eight delegates elected, Dyball and Lfve are for Washburne; the rest for Grant as first choice and’ Washburne as second. ‘The most significant remark concerning’ anybody on the delegation wus that regarding Montague, ‘which was let slip by Gol Thompson, und which ‘was to the effect that he badn't got bis naturat- ization papers yet. Mr. Bond, while a Wash- Durne man at heart, explained tery. felicitously ‘to the reporter that, on the Grant ticket, he supposed he would buve totrain with that set, Dave Clark was present at the count, and kept tally on Ald, Smyth. “There was a trifling disa- greement in their slates,—one which could not Possibly affect the result.—but Dave made it the excuse of a half playful threat to contest the matterin the dclegation. Nobody scemed to think he was in carnest about {t, and probably be wasn’t. THE TENTH WARD. The primaries in the Tenth Ward were held at 258 West Lake street. The polls opened with a single ticket in the ficld, that of the Tenth Ward Hepublican Club, which’ presented the names of George E. White, James H. Burke, George A. dobnson, J. D, Kline, and John H. Cruver. The Blaine men, beaded by George A. Johnson, svon presented an anti-Grant ticket, substituting the namesof A. P. Johnson and H. §. Paulson in luce of Messrs. Burke and Cruver. Burke then rought out. @ third ‘ticket, ‘scratching the name of A. P. Johnson, and Substituting Steve Revere. élection Was quiet. Burke bovered round the ballot-box all day walking Grant and the third-term with 2 vebemence which showed that everyone present .¥as not of bis opinion. The vote cast was small, the rain, ag Mr. Johnson suid, spoiling tne fun. The original ticket, headed by George E. White, was clected, the vote being as follows; George 2: White. 46 (james H. Burke... 185 . D. Kline... jeorge A. Johnson... $3 Joho H. Cruver. 1a AP. Johnson and Paulson on the anti-Grant ticket bad 14 votes id Btere Revere, on the ticket received 47. On ticket elect Burke fs the only avowed Grant man, the others are professedly for Blaine. Probably: the dete- gates will go with the majority whichever way it may be. In the Congressional table, however, ‘they are put down for Grant. THE ELEVENTH. The Eleventh Ward held the worst, most shameful, and most brutish election yesterday afternoon that has ever taken place within its recincts, 1t would have been outrageous even or a free-for-all general election in the Fifth or Seventh Wurds: but for a Republican pri- mary ip a notably Republican stronghold, and a Proverblatty ‘quiet neighborhood. it beat any- ‘Ubing ln the shape of a precedent, and the re- spectable portion of the voters, whether for or aguinst Grant, went to their homes with shame upon their faces and disgust in their hearts. The Woes of elections, D, J. Avery, A. B. Cook, and W.S. Kaufman, arrived at Brown's Hvery sta- bic, at the head of Elizabeth street,on Madison, , that ut the propor time, when it was announced the election could not take place there, for gome cuuse, and an xdjournment was taken to Brown's carriage repository ,nearCentre avenue. Then, as Mr. Kaufman was a candidate upon ‘one of the tickets, he considered that ft would not be in good taste for him to serve as judge, consequently, it his request, George Sher: wood consented to uct in his place, x proposition which all reed to. The polls opened at2 o'clock. "At this time there was a solid line of Grant men standing outside ready for business. Among the pursous com this line were many weli-known Domocrats and a fair repre- sentanion of the thugs and” shoulder-bitters of the Sixth Precinct of that ward, to say nothing of kindrod spirits from other wards. The anti-Grant party, following out the good, dld-fashioned custom, when an bonest election could be counted on in the Eleventh, srived in Eood Fine, to vate, but found, tho polls. en posscasion of by an ‘organ mang of hoodiums. They expostulated mildly, bi i ‘svon as & pose. carringe or ‘bus load of honest votérs arrived they were crowded fnto the middle of the line by the blood-tubs,.who threatened to knock the heads off the respectable men who resented the high-handed outrage. A free fight was imminent atany moment. The Hkh! full of beer and whisky. swaggered about with the most{mpudent air, and invited reapectable oltizens * out in the alley’ to fight itout. Gentlemen were bustied aud Jostied about in a manner to which they were not xecustomed, and they. well Knew that to xescnt the insults which were beaped upon them sould be to bring on a free-for-all ight. spirit of bulidoi which ruled the same, would at once have removed his homesickness, and made him happy once more. ‘The fun (from a Democratic standpoint) com- menced coincidently with the opening of the polis, at which moment Ald. Hildreth appeared on the scene driving a stuge-coach crowded with voters, plug-uglies, and shoulderbitters from the Seventh Ward, who took possessign of the polls and at unce sought to lend their votes in support of the third-term delegation. -The excessive, not to say indecent, haste with which this outside assistance was placed at the dis- ofthe Twelfth WardGrant mea defeated its end, as the fraud was attempted so openly and with so palpable and Demucratic a disre- gard to avoiding even the appearance of evil that the judges of election were forced to listen to the objections made by Mr. Alexander White, who was acting as challenger for the anti-Grant Ry and to refuse to allow the Seventh- V urders to vote for the time being. Finding that they could not just then advance the interests of their party be casting their bal- jotsin favor of the Grant delegation, the Sev- enth Ward Democrats gave wuy” and their laces were taken by an army of the Weat-Side ar Company's es pt under the leadership of James ¢, the Superintendent of the Com- pany.and D. MeDevitr, foreman of theear-shops. eSe gentlemen hud brought about 28 of their underlings to vote the Grant ticket, and, having taken the trouble to see that they went straight to the polling-place, they burdened themselves with further care of seeing that they voted straight after they got there. They were very kind and considerate to their employs, and, in order to save them unnecessary trouble, handed teach mun as be neared the ballot-box the ticket which he was to drop into it. Occasion- ally it was found that ope of the men had secured a ticket on his own account, but a _ gentle request in each of these cases induced him to open it and reveal its nature, and when it was found that it was not of the Grant description, one bearing a woodcut of the man on horseback and the names of the Grant deleganon was sub- stituted for it. Of course where such care was taken to see that the votes were cast Properly, much time was consumed, and un hour and a half passed before the well-tutored delegation from the car-barns, auiong whom a lige number cf-welh ose Democrats were recognized, -had cast their Votes and made way for more independent voters to cast theirs, The large majority of these were anti-Grant mon, and it was not without considerable difficulty that they suc- eceded, in many cases, in accomplishing their object. The shoulderhitters and plug-uglies from the Seventh, although not venturing upon any very open disturbances, pushed aud crowded, and did all they could to make the duty which the Blaine and Washburne men were performing an unpleasant one. In this work they were openly: abetted by “Caney” Murphy, that member of the Seventh Ward Democracy ' who is now under indictment for frauds committed in the late municipal election. Prominent, too, in promoting the in- terest which the Democratic party was taking inthe Republican primury was * Doc” Stitt, one of the straightest of straight Democrats of” the Twelfth Ward, who peddled Grant tickets with a persistensy, which really made it seem as though ie had become a convert to the true political faith. The reporter approached him and asked: “ Why, Doc, how's @ Thought you were a Democrat?” a “What are you doing here?’ pofnting to the fat pune of Grant tickets whict"he held in his anc band. “*Helping the party.” “What parry? “The Democratic party, of course. Grant is the man we want to see nominated, If we can help to get him nominated, that's all we want.” “I suppose you will yote for him, as you are working for him now?” “Vote for him! I wouldn't vote for Grant for President if—" The rest of his answer was cut short by a live- ly ttle discussion which was going on at the poll. A gentleman was trying to vote and an- other gentleman -was endeavoring to prevent him from so doing. The gentleman who was seeking to exercise the prerogative was Tom McGillun, one of the best-known Democrats in the ward, and the party objecting was Mr. Alexander White, the challenger of the anti- Grunt voters. The favorit ‘Demoe tie argu- ments of “Go to h—1" and “—— —— your sowl" were usued by the buckers of Mr. McGil- Jan with good effect,—so good, in fact, that that gentleman was permitted to cast his first yote uta Republican primary, and the ticket which he dropped into the box was graced with the portrait of the great third-termer, Next to theWest Division Car Company the County Hospital and Rush Afedicul College did the best work for Grant yesterday in the ‘Twelfth Ward. Warden Mills, who is known to bea third-termer, was on the ground most of the afternoon, and, though be took no active interest apparently in the proceedings, tho fact ‘that some sixty hospital employés and’ medical students marched up to the polls and voted the Grant ticket seems to indicate that bis presenee was not without its influence. It was stated by a fentleman whose position enabled bim to judge correctly of what was going on that some bf the hospital people wore so enthusiastic in support of the third-term delegation that they voted each several timesina must open and flugrant manner. And so the work went on all the afternoon. The cold water which fell for a while had its usual depressing effect upon the Democratic bulldozers, ariving them into re- treats where cold water is nothing if not unpop- ular, from whence it was with ditfeutey that at, Hildreth,Con Mahoney of the Seventh Ward. Doe Stitt, and other Democratic whippers-ti had. great difficulty in removing them. Among the milder methods which the Grant workers used to arouse enthusiasm among the Yoters was the reading of telegrams sent from the Logan headquarters in the Palmer, House, announcing the success of their candidate in { one or two unimportant counties in the Stato. These aroused the Democratic how! among the auxiliaries who bad been borrowed for tho occn- sion, but had no effect upon the anti-Grant voters, who were so disgusted with the manner in which the Grant interest wus being forwardcd that no persuasion could have causcd them to waver in their devotion to the cause. Even somo Grant men who bad come to the poll with tho declared intention of voting in his support either refrained from so doing or voted the other ticket when they learned of the methods which were being used by the Grant leaders. The tuborers in the West Side parks, the large majority of whom are Democrats to the heart's core, came up and yoted the third-term who have the power to deprive them of their job at a moment's notice. As the time for closing the polis drew near the for the heavy rain which fell during the last hulf-hour of the yoting time there would have been some very lively work. The anti-Grant element loomed up Strongly between 6 and? o'clock, and it became apparent that their votes Were fast diminishing the majority which had frauds perpetrated by the Democratic repeaters and the solid votes already mentioned. As the ‘hour for clos! voters of the ine and Washburne stump ready to cast their ballots. The bulldozers had bothered them a good deal but at last the rain came down in good earnest, and each of the hirelings from the other party started out on a hunt for a counter, having found which he congealed to it and refused to budgt, that Is to say, in the original, non-liquid sense Of the term. It was too late, however, us clascd fully seventy-five Washburno-Blalne voters were strung along ‘the sidewalk, 2 disappointed crowd whose votes, ucket under the care and attention of persons. excitement grew intense, and had it not been_ been obtained earlier in the day through the” drow near a long string of , the successful efforts of the bulldozers Reh reveuted from being cast, would have secured the election of tas ene anti-Grant tion by a hank ne Tn . ceieee polls‘ closed, tho judges’ of election, Messra.'H. H. Rice, Rufus King, and George K- Hraslitt, together with the clerks, Mossrs, A. B. Stiles and W. S. Hull, proceeded with the count, which showed that a total number of 1,112 votes had been cast. The straight tickets showed a | esultof 42 for Grant and 29 for Blaiao and 3 the counting of the “aplit™ tlekews consumed considerable time, but, at about 1030 tho final result was reached, as fol- lows: GRANT DELEGATES. Geo, T. Burroughs. B. MeDevitt. SK. Dow. James M. Ball BLAINE AND WASBBURNE DELEGATES. James H. Sanders...555{H. G. Morse......-+-.505 M. Polachek. Martin Howard... ..554 Itis clatmetl that Messrs. Howard and Pola- chek are Washburne men, whilo Mr. Sanders is for Blaine, and Mr. Morse is sald to be doubtful. THE THUIRTEENTIL a “It wasa great day.for the Blaine men,” sai ex-Ald. ‘Quirk ‘at the closing of the polls of the Thirteenth Ward last evening. ‘The voting- place was at the corner of Hoyne and Carroll avenues. The polls opencd promptly at 2 o'clock, and there was along line of voters ready to exercise the right accorded to the American citizen, especially at . primaries. "There never was a time in the history of tho ward when there was such an intensity of feel- ing in the Republican ranks. On the one side were arrayed the friends of U.S. Grant, on the other the determined opponents of u third term, anything to head off such a result. For the Grant partisans there was a noisy following, backed by the Post-Ottice and the Sheriff's of- fice. On the other side there was a broad, unit- ed, and honest purpose to win. The Grant men marshuled their hosts. They gathered thom in from near and from far. Thoy figurod the Thir- teenth Ward as their stronghuld in the Second District, and the Blaine and Washburne men were very willing to conocde the claim, hence the victory for the .anti-third- term - followers {is the more complete. The Grant men voted Swift's Eleventh- Warders, and thy conductors and drivers of the West Division Railway Company cut an im- ortant ticure. Deputy-Sheriff Cleveland worked Fike a Trojan for the Grant cause, ably assisted by Charley Foerster, the Sheriff's Chief Olerk. Arguments were often loud, and blows scemed imminent, jst none were struck. Tho anti- third-term hosts had as their Captains ex-Ald. Quirk, Al 1. Brady, Aid. H. P. Thompson, James Arnold, and W. G. Reed. ‘The reason of the defeat of the Grant faction is in @ measure attributed to B. G, Gill, who wanted to boss" the ward. There wus a reaction against him. this spring, when ho threw cold-water support upon the Aldermanic nomination. After that he joined the Blaine Club, and, finding he couldn't govern that, he joined the Grant crowd. At the polls yesterda’ he received cold—very cold—comfort, and he left the scene earl At 6:30 Bailiff Considine, of Judge Barnum’s Court, a well-known Demo- erat, tried to vote and caused quite a sensation. He was thoroughly squeiched. The rain then put quite 2 damper upon the crowd about the polls,’ but’ they stood it bravely until the hour of closing. The judge: of- election xcted fairly and well, and endeavored to do their duty fearlesly, though two of them were Grant men, e number of yotes cast was 735. Of these, the Blaine and Washburne ticket receivod 377, and tho Grant ticket 355, three of the votes being bullots for Grant men carried in from other Wards, some- body evidently forgetting where they were vot- ing. The following is ‘the defeated ticket. It was printed upon light, green tissue-paver, and was headed “Grant and Washburne” and“ U. The former wus intended to deceive 8. Grant.” Knopf, A. H. Bluckall, the Binine men: A.C. H. Decker, W. E, Waters, M. A. Huyck, J. M. Wanzer, D. B. Moore, and J. Maxwell. The ticket which won was headed “ Anti-Third-Term Ticket," and was composed of the following gentlemen: James Quirk, Dr, O. J, Lewis, D. W. Bosley, David Blackburn, E. ¥. Decatur, 8. M. Booth, H. B, Murdock, :Gcorge Schroeder. Alternates, Conrad Kabler, Charles F. Smale, Adolph Aber, and D. D. Tompkins. ‘The majority by which this ticket was elected is 2, and, considering the opposition to it and the ‘elements brought to bear against it, it showed a 1d organization of the op- onents of the third-term. Dr. C. J. Lewis, . M. Booth, H. B. Murdock, and George Schroeder are Washburne nen, and the other four are for Blaine, with Washburne forasecond “choice. Ench side counterfeited the other's tickets, and the result was that in some instances voters were misled, but nearly all inquired diligently before casting their bal- lots who they were voting for. THE FOURTEENTH, In the Fourtcenth Wurd there was an unusu- ally warm contest, and the Democrats seemed to take an extraordinary interest in tho result. ‘There were seven tickets in the field, and the slectlon was very exciting. The tickets were us ‘ollows: Wasnburne—W. T. Johnson, George Rablfs, Henry L. Hertz, John MeLinden; Louis Martin, Charles Seegers, Jens Olson, Otto Wulff, and Frank Schocnewald, Washburne—William Warnecke, W. 8. Ed- brooke, Nick Eckhardt, W. H. Bitter, Charles. Throop, Louis Martin, Nenry Versema, C. Nie- derschmidt, and August Wendel. Wasbburne—The Hon. Martin Krause, Con- stable Billy Bohn, CO, H. Plautz, M. D., the Hon. John Buebler, Capt. Jobn_ Olsen, Col. Henry Ostermann, Lieut. James Malone, Capt. Jobn Gibbs, and the Hon. P. P, Platen, Biaine—John McLinden, J. B. Nordhem, Peter Kiolbassa, Peter Olsun,’A. W. Raffen, Jobo Baumgarten, Jacob Deutch, W. T. Johnson, and H. Seefurth. Blainc—W. T. Johnson, H. Jacobs, Otto Wulff, J.B. Nordbem, P. Kiolbassa, Charles Engber, Peter Olson, T. H. Marshall, and J. McLinden. Grant—August Benzow, John -Gibbs, Jonn Baumgarten, Lawrence’ Carpenter, ‘Frank Schoenewald, James Malone, Peter Kiolbassa, August Meyer, Alex] W. Raffen, Grant—Peter Kiolbassa, John Gibbs, John Baumgarten, Alex W. Raffen, Frank Schoeno- wald, James Malone, August Benzow, August Meyer, and Lawrence Carpenter. It wittbe seen that the tickets were very much mixed, and the classification is as near as could be gotten at, though, of course, some are done an injustice. The issue, however, was clearly the third-term question, and whilo a very large vote was polled—notwithstanding there were two straight Washburne tickets in the field—the friends of Mr.:Washburne tri- umphed, and elected the first-numed ticket by about seventy inajority. Any number of Dem- ocrats were allowed to vote, and the pro- tests of the Republicans’ against the high-handed proceedings led to several and the smashing of considerable winda in the neighborhuod. Commissioner Meyer and Jim Malone championed the third-term move- ment, and the latter eogagcd in several fights during the day, and, upon the announcement of tho result, became so boisterous that a police- man hadto take him otf, It was a complete victory for the anti-third-termers, and also of the business and respectable element of the ward over the old Meyer-Malone faction. Ono of the judges, however, a letter-carricr named Quaid, refused to certify to the result, acting under instructions, no doubt. But this can amount to nothing, for the reuson that he could lve no exouse for his conduct. The other judges certified to the correctness of the re- turns, and but for activity of the Democrats they would have had to certify toa much larger majority for the Washburne ticket. THE SOUTH SIDE. * FIRST WARD. * : ‘The primary polljng-place in the solld ward of the city was a miserable shanty on La Salle street in the Immediate vicinity of Carter Har- rison’s official abode. Long before the opening of the polls the sidewnlk was crowded with as motiey a crowd as was cver seen ina fish mar- ket or fuir ground. The occasion was one of momentous importance. It was a struggle unto tho death between the partisans of the contend- Ing factions. The poll was opened promptly at 2 o'clock, and then the fun began. “ Long John,” who headed the third-term ticket, had arnved with a large delegation of the Sherman House employés, whom he was anxious to run in 8S good solid Republicans who bad been present atthe christening of the party.. John was ac- commodated toa small extent,.but he seemed tobe engaged in too large a business, and the Judges very properly refused to swallow them all, Meanwhile the crowd kept on swelling, and the fow policemen present directed the voters to form in Ine, which was accordingly done. The Grant men, aided by Joseph Chesterfield Mackin, Thomas F. Courtney, and numerous undorstrappers of - the City- Hall, were as busy,. a3 nailers. They had passed the word along the line of the ritf- raf, and the response was immediate. ‘They came in drays and express-wgaons. Tho Blaine people had anticipated this ruction, and pre- pared for it, Abner Taylor and Dan Wrenn planted themselves immediately in front of the ticket-takers’ window, and peremtorily chal- Jenged every suspicious-looking vote that was offered. About 3 o'clock Potter Paimer, a life- long Democrat, who lives on the North Side, ap- peared onthe scene with about all the colored help and cheap white. employéa of his cara- vansary. As Colonel of the brigade he headed the column. D.N. Bash, ex-sub-clerk of the South Town Assessor, ex-State Senator, and,.@, possible candidate for Congress from the First District, was the able drilimaster, and occupied an important place in the centre of the tine. - When the procession, which marched in double file from the Palmor House, reached the corner of Adams and La Salle streets « halt was called, and with military precision the line was turned into a single file. “Close up, boys, and stay thero all #ummer ff necessary,” was the order, anda solid line of varying shades was the result. In years gone by Southern Democrats were quite successtul in Legro-driving, but never until yésterday was Presented the crat engaged in “the same business in a Northern city. Whed Potter found the Blaine challengers had resolved to block his little game, be. became mildly furious, ‘and called on his able Weutenant, John 4. Hun- ter, to fix things if possible. Hunter tried bard to push forward the line, and invoked the as- sistance of “Long- John,” who flourished a etupendous old-fashioned ebony cune. John elbor his way to where Ab Taylor and Dan Wrenn were standing, and insisted on voting Potter's people. ‘They said nay, and then begun alively game of chutf, which those in the im- mediate netghborhood loudly applaude “See,” said “Long John,” “this would-be Congressman, Ab Taylor, ‘He won't Ict the honest voter come up and deposit his ballot. To which Taylor replied, “Long Jobn’ will be the next Minister to England if Grant is clectod. ‘That's why, he 1s 60 ‘anxious to vote every! yr" . And all this while lending Democrats wore surging backward and forward through the crowd doimy their leyel beat to influence a vote for Grant. Perry H. Smith was on the ground for a littlé while, and Mayor Harrison took a hand in the gime, Mike Evans got in his oar occasionally, all the Democrats working with ‘unanimity for Grant, whom thoy regard us the only Republican who can be beaten in No- vember. : ‘The longline of voters of all shades of polit- ical and other hues still stood In line, without inaking af apparent progress _ toward diminution} The Africans from Potter's hotel held] their ground munfully. And so did Pottor." He, however, tretted and foamed, and called for more police. “Long John”. an Ab Taylor kept up the war of words, but it wus at Jong intervals, comparatively, that & voter was allowed to crop his ballot, About 4 o'clock a sharp young fellow, who knew most of the negro Yoters, took a trip along the line, and dls- covered that in;Potter’s recruits were somo Utirty or thirty-five who were voters in the Beo- ond Ward. ‘The howl at once went up that the Palmer House colored men wero onguged in re- peating, and then there was @ scone. | ‘The head- waiter wns quietly told to withdraw the “doublers,” which he did in short order, and they marched with military promptness to tho Second Ward, where they got their work in for once. - «A respectable-appearing citizen, who seemed toknow tho Stato street hotel magnate, wanted to know why-:a Domocratic resident of another ward should interfere ina Republican fight. He got no satisfaction. He, however, followed with intimating to Mr. Palmer that it was a d—d shame for him to enguge in voting his Second Ward colored help at n First Ward primary.” Potter disclaimed all knowledge of the tact of residence, and said’ he was too well known in this city to engage in anything of tho kind. “Some people will do most anything in poli- Hos," seas the response. And while all this was going ‘on, and. Ira Payne, who runs the Palmer House livery, was hau! ing free of charge, negroes and anybody who look old enough to vote, from the Second Ward, scarcely a ballot was being deposited. Wentworth howled, and fumed, and scolded. But his remarks were received with groans and derisive cheers. The nou-residents and illegal voters still hung on to the line. Charley Easton, whose action at Springfield four yenra ago de- fented Logan and gave the Senutorial chair to Davis, was fying, around in the Interest of the third term. Jim Healy, with a fist full of Grant tickets, hung on well to the rear of the line and besought each comer-up to join the salvaticn army. fs ‘Then commenced a littled good-natured pull- ing and hauling for place. ‘Those who had staid on the outside forachance began squeezing into the line, and Potter became disgusted as his colored help still stood anchored to the side- walk, and the supper-hour was drawing nigh. Some threats were made to raid the railing in front of the polling-place and throw out the constantly-contending challengers, Additional policemen were sent for, and no raid was made. Long John—Don't crowd; you'll all have an opportunity, A Voioe—When did you pay your taxes? [Cheers and laughter. Long John—There'll be no row hero, Keep quiet, and you'll all vote. Now, Taylor, let this colored man vote. Taylor—I challenge the vote. Judge of Election—Who youches for you? Colored Man—Mr, Palmer. Judge—He don't live in this ward, and he isa Democrat. Can't you geta Republican to vouch for you: ™ A -And the colored man steps aside to seek a satisfactory indorsemont, the crowd presses for- ward, and his chance to Vote, if he ever had any, was lost rorever, Long John once more came to the front and told the boys to keep quiet. He promised there would be ro row, . A Voice—Won't there, though? Long Johin—Not ozeept over my dead body. And Jobn dramatically flourished his gigantio cane amid groans and cheers. ‘Towards 5 o'clock {t became evident that the Palmer House colored men stood no chance. for an immediate opportunity to ballot. The sup- per hour was drawing nigh, and a ‘platoon of waiters wus drawn off and marched to the hotel, escorted by the proprietor, who subsequently returned, “The dead-lock "had been noised abroad, and from alj tho business offices in the vicinity and from the City-Hall came spectatora toseothe fun... =. Towards 6 o'clock! the alonds which had been driving up fron eae ‘weat broke into a gentle ruin, which subsequently poured down in tor- rents. The devoted voters, who were doomed to disappointment, stood through itall. Whenever a voter came up he was challenged, and, if un- known, told to step aside. Once a rush was made for the ralling. and 2 couple of the boards were torn down. ‘The police rushed in to stop the fray. and oue of thom had bis coat badl torn. Finally at 7 ojclock the polls were closed, and ie bafiied Democrats and _ illegul voters who had been impressed into the service of the third) term re- tired thoroughly disgusted. A count revealed that only 215 votes had been deposited, though if all that were present had been the Breguto would huve made fully $000. ‘The, ma- chine ticket—as follows: John Wentworth, E. R. Brainerd, Joseph Michie, John Lyle King, A. 1. Rockwell, William Baker, James J. Heuly, and Churles L. Enston—was beaten by a vote of 116 to109, ‘The auti-Grant ticket, six for Blaine and two for Washburne, was elected, as follows: Abner Taylor, D.J. Wren. ‘Arthur Dixon. Joseph Houser. George A. Hook, Arnold Docius. F. W. Warren, ¥. A. Brokoski. SECOND WARD, ‘Things were right lively yesterday afternoon on the “ levee,” as that part of State street be- tween Harrison and Tweltth streets is called. Tho Second Ward primary was held at 1209 Stute street (new number), and drew out as motley a crowd of Democrats and tloaters as ever wasscen congregated anywhere in this country. ‘This ward had been calculated upon by the third- term boomers, and they were not deceived 50 far ug the mere numerical result is concerned. They carried it by the most unblusbing fraud. The judges, G. R. Rockafellow—a clork in the Superior Court Clerk's oltico—and two fel- Jows named Taylor and Lewis, were the creut- ures of Commissioner-Cuburn, und received their orders from him to carry the ward for the third term at every hazard. The first Job was to set up a transparent tissue-paper ticket headed Grant—Washburne. -This ticket differed so much in appearance and texture from the ant-Graat- one the vari- ance could bey determined at tho distance of ten or twelve fect, Early in the game, it became evident that the judges were und to udmit everything that presented itself, providing it offered the tissue ballot, and ft made no difference if four or five were folded together. The necessity-of huving a challenger on the Inside, which from thne immemorial it has been customary to grant except in pro- nounced Democratic. strongholds, became very apparent, and L. D. Stacker, u yery intelligent colored man living at No. $31 Third avenue, and A. Heller were selected to invade the awful Progence of the judges and look after the. interests of those who were opposed to the third term. ‘ho barnacle Rockafellow, who has never earned u dollur that did not come from the public revenue, and has frequently: distinguished himself by remarkable feats of urithuietic in counting out delegates, at once insisted that no challenger should be allowed in the room. Some of the most reputable citizens and taxpayers in the ward, such as William Me- Kindley, the wholesale grocer. M. A, Farwell, South Town Collector, M. Selz, wholesale boot imanutacturer, and others, contended that the anti-Grant party should be permitted to have a challenger in the room, as it was nothing move thin what hag always been allowed by custom and decenoy. Rockafellow was obdurate. He would concede nothing, and in his determina- von was backed up by another of the judges, William Taylor, Mr. McKindley urged the jus- tice of his demand, but nothing could move the rascally intentions of the judges. Rockafellow ordered Stacker and all the others, except the Grant retatners, notnbly among them Beli a cbap named Reed, who acts_as clerk ut the Lo- gan headquarters. Mr. McKindley again pro- tested, but to no avail. Stacker Was again or- to go. dered out. He refused Rockufel- low then attempted to use rUtS force, and (made a grab for Stacker, who clinched, and in the rush hich broken, Hud it not been that some one held Stacker's good right arn, be would have de- servedly punished ockafcllow, The latter called -to'A Builitf named Gross, who was stand- ing by, * Deputy-Sheriif Gross, pu thgse men out.” Stacker retired, and then Heller ®as for- cibly efected,: The bulidoziny conspirators, hav- ing thus fixed’ things to suit themselves,’ gra- ciously allowed the farce to goon. The tissue ballot was universally ‘acknowledged, but any other was ruthlesly “challenged except where the voter was go well known us to prevent any such nonsense. Through the rain the Voters acted as they dig in the First Ward. They held out unto the last. As in tho Twelfth and some other lnrge Republican wards, the Grint tcket was clected by Democratic voters. who will do thelr best to “down” him at the November election if nominated. The defeated ticket, composed of William H. King, Aurust Heller, James Mc- Kindloy, Charles W. Gindele, M.'Seiz, J. H. Howard, H. A. Bartlott, and Charles Mortimer, was defeated by a vote of 516 to 26. The suc- cessful delegates are as follows: Robert . Linouins °° Wiliam R. Page, Charles E. Coburn, _E. Rt. Bl Henry Bona, J. Wesley Hall, Isaac P. Rivera, ‘William Landre. THIRD WARD, It was no new thing. of course, to held a pelpary jn a the. ‘Third Wards ong OF two baye re stem Wi adopted; but that of ‘yesterday ‘was the ost terday was the most exciting, and indicated “f if | more interest on: the Part of Voters In the make-up of # convention éctacle of a Nortliern Demo- | than any heretofore held in.the ward. 01 would have imagined, had he been ignorant of sthe fact that all around Howland’s, on Twenty- second street, were. Republicans, that the adherents of the two political parties wore contesting an election upon which their salva- tion depended. Though in such a fight the Republicans would have been friends, in the struggio yesterday, when the issue was Grant or anti-Grunt, the General's friends and op- Ponents were as antagonistic as 2 dog and a cat; and the third-termers were re- sponsible for the ill-feeling, since their treat- ment of the other side was disgraceful. It was tholr aim to win, and thoy faltered at nothing, however unfair, to keep out Blaine-Washburno ballots; but though they succeeded in this to soIne extent, and got in a good many Demo- cratic votes, they were badly beaten. e Even before the polls opened there were men on the sidewalk waiting to vote, and, from the time the window was thrown up until it was closed, five hours later, there was a line varying in length, and the voting was constant. An idea of the interest tnken can be gathered from the character of the ticket-peddlers, among whom on the anti-Grunt sido_were George F. Bissell, J. R. Custer, Ira Buoll, E. G. Keith, Kirk Hawes, Pliny B. Smith, J.B. Galloway, W.H. Gleason, rtall, and D. V. Purington; and for Grant, D. H. Gile, D. E. Hall, and R. H. White. For the first hour the Grant men were the most active, but between 3 and 4 the anti-third-term- ers polled three to one for the other side. in the next two hours tho yoting wns pretty even, but between 8 god 7, especially towards dark, many Demo- ¢ratg were run in by the Grant men, and nearly all of them were allowed to vote, though the judges asked them the “usual questions.” In all, about twenty-five were successfully chal- leuged,—men who had not been well watched, and t eet themselves by their answers. ‘Whon the Democruts began coming—they could be recugnized by their appearance—most of them gave their residenco in the “patch,” on Indiana avenue near Fourteenth, which is in the Second Ward. When several had been ex- cluded on this ground, the others gave numbers on Butterfield street, and quite a number got their ballots into the box. Some of the conver- How long -bavo you been a Republican?” “O! little while.” “ Are you going to vote the Republican ticket next fall?” “Certainly.” “Did you vote the time?” asked Murry judge. * praia “Whom did you vote for?” “Kepublicaus.” ‘ are, you satisfied?” inquired Mr. Tenney of Iso r. Nelson. The intter hesitated, and, while trying to make up his mind, & large Irishman, who seemed to have charge of the gang, spoke up, and said he know tho man, and that he waz a Republican. Though this was evidently a falsehood, there was no way of showing the contrary, and the yote was received. ‘There were quite a number of similar cases,— differing oniy inthe words which made up the answers,—but the reception of the bailots of such voters was not the only thing open to criticism. The Grant Mr, John H. Clough. Whenever a known anti-Grant voter appeared, Mr. Clough would ghullenye him. ie even stopped Mr. George ow. Are you a Republican?” asked Mr. Tennoy. “ Yes,” replied Mr. How. Will you vote for Grant if he is nominated?” No,” answered Mr. How, emphatically. Mr. Clough claimed that his vote should not be received. He had made the same claim as to several others, and their ballots had been thrown out, and the Grant judges were inclined to do the same with Mr. How’s, but this would have been such an outrage and likely to cause trouble, so they changed their minds. Mr. Clough subsequently justified this attempt at “whipping-in,” and said no man was Republican who had refused to vote for the nomince of the party. Such conduct intensified the feeling, which, while warm at the start, was red-hot toward the close. It was by all odds the bitterest contest ever knownin the ward, no matter what was at stake, A thing which excited the ire of the Grant men was the appointment by the anti-third-termers of a “ballot-box guard" of twenty men. Mr, Clough was particularly indignant, and scouted the idea that any fraud wus attempted to be pructicea, However clean Mr. Clough may have eon personally, the presence of the guard not only bad a good effect, but resulted in the shutting out of many Democrats who went up to the window with Grant dele- gate ticketa in| their hands. Aside from the efforts of Messrs. Keith, Buell, Shortall, and the other anti-Grant ticket-ped- diors, no small share of the honor of the victory over the Logan clique {s due to George Bass, the anti-third-term challenger, who did excel- lent work in exposing Democrats, though not always, successfully, as “the benefit of the doubt " accorded by the two Grant props—Ten- ney and Dr, Emmons—was against bim. ‘here was no disorder at the polls, though loud words passed between the chullengers now and then, and but one “incident ” occurred. In this three parties were concerned, it happening while the votes:of men who looked like Demo- crats were being received, Mr.E. G. Keith, who, as is known, is a frail man, chat Mr. Tenney with receiving ballots from Democrats. Mr. Tenney, who is a stout mun, called Mr, elfth a d—d liar. Mr. Howland, who is avery stout man, told Mr. Tenney, in substance, to shutup or he would throw him through the window. Mr. Howland evidently meant what he suid, and Mr. Tenney’s remarks were thereafter confined to “ voted "—a notifi- ation, tothe clerks that a ballot had gone into the box, When the polls closed, at 7 o’clock, there were very few on the sidewalk who kad not voted— berbaps halt adozen. ‘Cen minutes before there bad been twenty or thirty in line, but they stood there, in all the rain, until they had expressed their preference for President.. The judges took seats around a table, expecting to begin the counting ut once. In this, however, thoy were disappointed, as Mr. Howland had’ gono away with the key of the box in his pocket. Some one who appreciated Mr. Tenney’s abili- tles suggested that he swear thelid off. Butthe attempt was not mado. After trying sundry keys, the judges concluded to seal up the hole in the top, and take the box ‘over tou restav- rant, while they xot something to eat, They re. turned to the polling-place about 8 o'clock, and, Mr, Howland baying returned, began their work. There were 178 votes polied, the anti-Grunt ticket being elected by 100 mnajority, Appended are he tickets, with the vote received by each lelogute: ublican ticket the last elson, the anti-Grant BLAINE AND WASHBURNE. C. M. Henderson. Duniel A. Jones. E-G. Keith.. ing Henry Sayers....... Of the successful candidates, Henderson, Cus- ter, Purington, Barnum, and Mathison are for Blaine, and Jones, Keith, Wompold, and Cary for Washburne, None of them wiil vote for Grant delegates to Springtield under any cir- cumstances, but will name three Blaine men and two Washburne men. THE FOURTH. There was considerable excitement during the afternoon in the Fourth, and bota sides worked with a will. Two tickots were in the ficld,—one bended “The Anti-Machine Ticket” and the other “Grant or Washburne,” and both were made upof the best men of the ward, An at- tempt was made to bring in the old Aldermanic fight, but it_ proved futile, as the factions were split up on the Presidential question. The yote polled was very Inrze, reaching nearly 1,000 and there was a Jong line to the ticket window dur- ing the entire afternoon, even through the drenching raln-storim which broke npon the city about 6 o'clock. Of course thera were no fivhts, but bard words were bandicd and apologies weré plentiful. Ouly one Demo- crut, L. Rothgarter, uttempted to vote, and he Was hustled out of the line in quick time. There were but very few gplits, and in almost every Caso the voters came to the poll with their minds fully made up asto which ticket they should vote. The runners of each ticket had a number. of. conveyances “working” the ward for stragglers, and the free ride appeared to be & great inducement to many. ‘There was 4 number of men who had not voted when the window went down, and the majority of these men anti-Grant men. The anti-Grant ticket received 546 Votes, while the Grint ticket palled an votes, thus giving the formera majority of The Grant ticket bore the following names: H. B. Brayton, 0. R. Keith, E. F. ‘Gortory E. P, Hall, Adolph H. phos, George M. Porter, A. H. Pickering, L. Goldburt, W. Van Olinda. F. W. Palzon, W. Dempster, D..B. Li Stephen A. Douglas. 1@ delegutes elected gre: vermore, and Amos Grannis, . Le Woodward, N. ©. Dmper. J. H, Gilbert, Higinbvotham, J. W, Stewart, Dunham, R. W. Bicaby, iteheock, W. W. Watkins, . Belding, We Fred Meee a G. Gouch, '@ majority of these gentlemen favo! while Washburne bus The cupore of mniatngy a] ir best effo; bim in the Springiiela Conventions n° ore Tho antt-Gra ch 6-antt-Grant men had things all thet way, 186 votes being thrown amainet groin oma term, with no opposition. The only fzht was between F. Lodding, who favore Blaine, with Washburne for second choice, and Nicholns Nic- man, who ts‘ pledged to Washburne.’ The" latter ‘Won, as will be seen by tho following flzures: 3. Roth... J: Huwald. 186) F. Lod 74) All except the Vv an ie without any excitement, ieee oe FIFTH WARD. The primary in the Fifth Ward was one of last are elected. They aro all those “quecr” arrangements that are born of the pecullar voting material in that soction. Not only were the home yoters brought out, but the importation business went merrily on, and the Judges capped {t all by sume “queer” do- ne ange when it came to. counting the votes. The co challenger was | sation and the repeating were open and UNE man red uD inst’ one. of tho. Grant ticket-ped- afer fmediately. Bremed ppon “take one.” Not living in the slaughter- boise Section, and having certain old-fashioned seruples against Illegal voting, he declined. The challenger promptly told him that made no dif- ference, and added Signiticantly that his partic- ular crowd had been upto that sort of thing, and with good results, all day long. The fina count, as further doctored by, the judges, showed that he knew what he talking about, Some twenty Grant ballots were found in the box, whioh, upon examination, proved to be fraie Up of tekots carefully folded together. ‘Two anti-third-term tickets were found done up in the same way. Every last one of them should have been thrown out as irregular, Instead of doing however, the judges threw away one-falf of these irregular tickets and count the other half. There ‘were algo some 200 Grant tickets folded a little differently, but still irregular. ‘Iwo uckets would be ‘folded separately, aud one slipped within the folds of the other. They were all counted us regular, however, when they should have been thrown out. In this way the Judges piled up some 881 votes, the winning ticket pull- ing through by the following figures: Jobn Raber... 613| Joseph Boyd..... Charles 8. Sho '608|John C. Folz. B.D. Foss. 2007 Bene ‘The figures for the anti-third-term ticket were a8 follows: J. G. Stephens, 269: George Holt, 216; V. Reifsnider, 265; Martin Best, 288; C. Hobe, 279. THM 1VORTH SIDE. ‘THE SIXTEENTH. An hour at (ths primaries in the Sixteenth Ward yesterday afternoon would have been sufficient to convince the most enthusiastic Grant man that it will be a hopeless task to get the Germans to support Grant for the Presi- dency. This is one of the most exclusively German wards in the city, and it is safe to say that not one out of a hundred would support Grant even if nominated. Had the Grant strikers in the ward showed their hands openly and run a straight Grant ticket—that is, a ticket with the name of Grant atthe head—they would not have been uble £. secure .A dozen votes for their favorit. But they tried to carry the election.by fraud by running a ticked headed Washburne, on whicb were two or three names of avowed Washburne men. They swore high and low that their ticket was the simon-pure Washburne ticket, while the regular Washburne ticket was in the iuterest of Blaine. But these tactics availed them but little. While they suc- ceeded in fooling a few of the unwary, yet the voters goon looked through the gume and scru- tinized the tickets very closely before voting. The Grant mauagers made a sad mistake by Plucing the name of J.B. Leake on the ticket. That was a dead give away, tor nearly everbody in the ward knew’ that Leake was an avowed Grant man, and consequently but few could be fooled by the similarity of the two tickets in the field. At the opening of the polls the Grant men were there in full force and putin their work. But when wegon-load atter wagon-load of Grant repeaters from other wards arrived to yote the Grant ticket, the Washburne men awoke to a sense of the danger of being beaten by Democrats and repeaters,and they put in their best work. ‘They organized challengers and ballot-box guards, who did noble work”in keeping back those not entitled to vote, and goon the tide commenced to change, and the Grant men found that they were running badly hehind. ‘They mage desperate efforts, and got the men on their ticket to come out and assure the voters that they were really for Washburne first, last, and all the time. All the men on their ticket, with the exception of Leake, who did not show up, pledged themselves at the last moment to vote for Washburne only if elected; but it was no go, the voters would not trust them, and the regular ticket went off like hot cakes, Still there was some apprehension .that the regular ticket was beaten when the polls closed, as the Grant men had a good lead during tho first two hours after the opening of the polls. But the counting of the votes soon dispelled all feurs of the Wushburne men. and it was soon ascertained that the regulur Washburne ticket ‘as elected by a handsome majority. It turned out that the straight Washburne ticket had re- ceived 278 votes aguinst 169 for the Grant ticket. When Mr. Adolph Miller, who had done hereulean work ‘for the straight Washburne ticket, announced the result to the ‘crowd’ out- side there was such enthusiasm as is seldom seen on such an occasion. Huts were thrown in the nir, cheer after cheer made the building tremble, and nearly everybody went away high- ly eluted with the result, The following is the straight Washburne ticket, which was elected: L. W. McConnell, ‘Samuel Appleton, Louis Schatfner, John Rheinwald, Andrew Bischoff, Valentine Rub. ‘The Grant tleket, which, however, sailed un- der the Washburne flag, was as follows: A. B. Fiedler, Ernst Hummel, J. B. Leake, Valentine Ru John Reeiniald, Anton Imhoff. -It will be seen .that two of the.Grant ticket— Messrs. Rub and Rhefnwald—are. also on ‘the successful Washburne tcket. But beside them, Messrs. Fiedler, Hummel, and Imbof avow that they would vote for Washburne, {f elected, on every ballot, so that even if that ticket had been elected the Grant managers would have derived little bonetit from it. Atd.dmboif even went so far to show his good faith as to vote openly against the ticket which bore his name. THE FIFTEENTH. ‘There was bad work yesterday at the primary of the Fittecnth Wurd, held at the corner of Wisconsin and Larrabee streets. Under tho leadership of County-Clerk Klokke and ex-Jailer Folz, the vote of every beardless youth and hoodium in the ward was secured for a ticket beaded for Washburne, but which was said by some straight-out Washburne men to be gn out- and-out Grant ticket. Omnibuses and express were conscripted to haul to the polls all the sa- loon-loafers and hard citizens of the district, and it was openly charged by the respectable eople who ventured to peddle the honest Wush- Burne ticket that Foly and Klokke ran in near- ¥ 200 votes from the north end of the Sixteenth Ward and the Town of Luke View. These two manipulators, who claim to carry about with them the Republican vote of the ward, haying reason during the afternoon to suppose that the Germuns weresuspicious of their fealty to Wasn- burne, took occasion to boldly assert to the crowd that they were for Wasbburne first, fast, and ali the time. As ench successive ‘bus load of bummers and repeaters drove up, County Clerke Klokke proposed three cheers for Wash- burne, and led the yelling heartily himself. ‘Two of the respectable men who hud been roped intorunning on the Kiokke-Folz. Washburne ticket seemed heartily ashamed of the company’ they were keeping, so little congenial to their tustes, and so out of keeping with all their pre- yious record in local politics. It was a source of surprise to all who knew them that these two Citizens’ Association men should consent to. run under false culurs. So complete and thor’ ough was the fraud that Grant’s name was not’ mentioned at all in this ward, The County Clerk’s ticket was headed “The Washburne Ticket"; the third-term "buses bore large pl: cards {mploring voters to “Vote for Wash- burne,” and the cheering wasall for Wasbburne, 8 proposition to offer three cheers far Grant being conteruptuously dismissed by Kldkke him- self. The Germans were misled, und clected the following dubsous “ Washburne™ ticket: Conrad Folz, William S, Young, P. Busehwah, Louis La Ba! The Springfield delegation ts already cut and dried, and will be Folz, Klokke, and Young, The first two, though once regurded us pronounced Grant men, declared yesterday that they would vote steudily for Washburne. Young claims that he is a Washburne ‘man, but the statement is doubted by his friends. The people of the Fifteenth Ward are overwheliningly in fuyor of Washburne, and regurd the whole procecd- ings of yesterday as not only disyracctul, but a reproach to the citizens of the ward. The Republicun organization inthe ward bas submit- ted to the dictution of Folz_ for many years, but his action of yesterday will either disrupt the Ward Cluo or bring about the organization of 3 separate club in the north end of the ward. Klokke was jubilant Inst evening, and protested that be was a straight Washvurne man.- fe looks upon the result as a personal victory, and sings the praises of Fulz, bis right bower, who so gloriously assisted him. The total vote polled. Was 8, within 2% tho total Republican vor a je las ongressional election. Everybody ‘voted, No record of the story was kept, no challengers were present, and the: election was a monstrous friud in every particular. It was not, however, in any respect a fight against Washburne. The contest was made by Fol against Blaine and the gentlemen who were championing his cause. THE SEVENTEENTH. = The polling for the Seventeenth Ward, at No. 100 Chicugo avenue, was conducted very’ quietly, ‘fhe crowd at ‘no time outnumbered 100 persons, and the excitement was not nearly 80 great as had been expected, Towards 7 o'clock some young bucks, well known in the ward for always being predisposed to show their fighting abllities, attempted to yet-into 2 wrangle with some of tho older politicians in. the ward. A smail-sized fight might huve re- sulted, but a heavy shower of main and the bursting of tho thunder storm which had beon hunging over the city all day caused them to disperse. Fhe polls closed in quietness. during another hoivy shower of rain at 7 otcloes As the coul office In which the polls were held Wus sinall and without Nght, the judzes itd- Journed to a billiard-bull across the strect for the purpose of couuting the tickets, Shortly after: 9 o’clouk they announced the following result. 490; Ernst Stock, ub: Lnweerice Hesseltothe whee Ga Sock 84; A. G. Lundborg, 100; Jumes Rich, 880. Cline, James Rich, and William Sanderson, 29 euch. RIGHTEENTI. The contest in this ward was entirely one sided, the’ friends of Mr, Washbusne having things ail thelr own way. There was no attenpe nt opposition until about 4 o'clock, when’ a Grant ticket was circulated by a few hot uver- enthusiastic persons. “The voting proceed, ied Guletly until The hour for cl i Doll ar. Was gn. rived, and in a short time th nounced us follows: a eset ‘Total number of votes For Washburne detegat For Grant delegates ‘The Washburne delegates are mended by the Republican Club cf igc7eo their names being as follows: ar James A. Kirk, Charles Arna, William Fioro, Louls O'Neill. Charles Hel Samuel R. Raymon, Charles R- Larrabee, - @ unsuccessful ticket bore the names: E. B. Washburne, Willey & sageee George A. Clark, Robert W. Neander N! Cronholm, James Gleghorn, Joseph J. Btrong, A. L. Chetlain, James A: Sexton, zt COUNTY TOWNS, eran HYDE PARK. y the primaries were held to gates to a Convention to be held reece Which would elect six delegates to the County Convention, Tho election of delegates proved to be very fortunate for Grant. The First, ‘Third, and Fourth Districta were mized for Blaine, Washburne, and others, making a total of about seventeen delegates, and the. others being for Grant, with a vote of twenty-nine. This faction had thelr own way, course, and the crowd who ron’ fe were leg Gen. Torrence, who. said he would carry it for Grant and Cullom. He was aid many of the most Pages mE alt town. lion was called to order by F. tho Central Club, and C.F Lyn’ mee ot Cesiiman, and Mr. Stimpson, of Lawndale, retary. ‘The Convention got into a row rij ‘The Chair finally appointed a committee of ays from each district toselect delegates, as follows: A; 8. Bradley, Georze Morgan, Justice Ritchie. XS, Wilks, 0, ts Philips, 3 . Zander, Mr. Stimson, Pet ml » James H. Bowen, and Steven W. Wheeler. soa Bowes, ie Committee a adjourned to a room low and there fought out a bitter agnr toy finally it reported as follows: G. PF, Di C. H. Crawford, T. W. Johnstone. F. M. Webster 8. W. Wheeler, and, one blank to be selected by the Convention. A. S. Bradley then produced 4 minority report, but got as far as to say that the crowd would not give his district a man, and that wasall. Finally three nominees for the vacant space appeared, namely: HN. Hibbard, Ge A. Follunsbeé, and G. P. Nesioe tho latter “wis elected with 31° votes. The Convention thon adjourned, - leaving solid gix votes for Grant and Cullom: The Oak- Jand district and the south end were happy over the usual success whon a combination is made, but the others were,not at all happy.- LAKE. The vote at the primary for delegates “Cook-County Convention was vert ligat one ‘9 votes being cast.. There was only one set of delegates, who, it was understood, shquid go into the Convention uninstructed and Uunpled, ‘The following are the delegates elected: UW. Mee Chesney, G. F. Swift, F. 0. Smith, A. B. Condit. and Rudolph Biester.’ Messrs. McChesney, Swift, and Smith did not know till late in.the day that they were to be delegates. Messrs. McChesney and Swift's preferences could-not be learned. Mr. Smith bad not made up his mind in regand to any of the candidates, but from his talk it ig inferred that his first choice would be Wash. burne. Mr. Condit was close-mouthed, and inte mated that it was nobody's business but his own as to who was his first choice. Mr. Biester was for Blaine as his first choice. EVANSTON. ys z The primary for the Evanston precinct re: sulted In a clean sweep for the anti-third-term ticket by a majority of 75. The delegutes are W.N. Brainard, 1. 8. Adams, A. N. Young; ant John Burdsat. ‘The first two are for Blaine and the Inst two for Washburne, They willall go for either candidate in preference to Grant. LEMONT. J. B. Neill was elected the delegate from Le- mont. He will go into the County Convention to vote for Washburne. . c BLOOM. ite elected from Bloom is Theodore His choice is Blaine. WORTH. ite elected for Worth isthe Hon. W. whose preference is for Blaine, MAINE. W. Jones was elected at the primary in Maine, His preference is for Blaine. PY} CALUMET. John Sidle was elected as the delegate from Calumet. - His voice is for ‘Washburnes The dele Wiederhol ’ The dele; J. Campbel WW BREMEN, . W. H. Weber was elected as the delegate from Bremea. His preference 1s for Blaine es LAKE VIEW. Anti-Grant ticket elected without opposition. Seth F. Hanchett and Ell P. Chatiela. JEFFERSON. ame Two delegates, both anti-Grant men, elected without opposition, oe ; RIVERSIDE. sep. One Blaine delegate unanimously elected. CICERO. ‘Two delegates, both Blaine men, elected. CHICAGO WILL DECIDE. + New York Tribune, May 6. The deciding clement in tho liltaois Republic: an Convention may be the delegation from (ook County, which contains Chicazo, ‘There will be ninety-two men in it, and if they gu in a body. for eithor Blaine, or Washburne. or Grant. they will earry the control of the Convention with em, AT HEADQUARTERS. THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF ASXIETY and inquiry as to the result of the primaries about town last evening, and -especially-at the Blnine and Grant headquarters at the Grand Pacific and Palmer House: At the former thero Was a short session of anxiety, followed, by 8 Jong one of real and unadulterated enthusiasm. ‘There was*a general feeling throughout’ the campaign that the anti-third-term people nad strong odds to contest against, ‘dad’ the ‘result of the election and the defeat’ of Grant in Cook County more than satisfied the most san- guine of the crowd. There were present at the Blaine headquarters, among. others, C. B. Farwell, Judge Beckwith, A.C. Hesing, L. L. Coburn, H. H. Belding, A. A. Dunbar of the Post and Tribune, Detroit, Sena- tor Campbell, Elliott Anthony, James E. Stuart, ‘Frank J. Blair, James A. Kirk, Col. Abner Tay- lor, J. H. Roberts, William B. Bradford, Seth “Hunchett, and others. - There was a very large? -attendance, and the returns were eagerly ~ scanned. A'great‘many could not believe the re- . third-term voters reeelved ho falr chance in the ; Twelfth Ward,—that Republicans _nobi in * favor ae int were literally’ driven from the’ ‘polls 3 Democrats allowed to vote en masse without being chal- lenged. A coutest was promised from the Twelfth Ward. "Altogether, it was & bay ny wath ering.” About 10 o'clock Mr. Dunbar, of Detruit, made a brief speech, thinking the voters of Cook County for what ‘t bud done to revue the. third term. and congratulating the people upon* the Success, with the compliments and greet of the State of Michigan, which watebed thls contest with an all-absorbing interest. : AT THE PALMER HOUSE Dan Shepard, usually so blithe and happy, looked - sad and dejected. Ho seemed to feel ag though _ all had not gone right.. Near him stood Post-+ master Palmer, who consoled himself with the best returns hé vould get. “ Lam not sansfied et that we are buaten fn Cook County,” sald hey “and.if we are, we will do all we can just the ame : rie the eae nour ines; But wait until after the ie vention. ‘There were present here Potter Palmer, Sheriff John Hotfmann,Dan Shepurd,Postmaster Palmer, John Lyle King, Ciyriey Reed, Ald. Smyth, J. ue, I ‘Dy tail, Attornoy Candee of ilyde Park, Consider #. Wiliett, Greenbury L- Fort of Lacon, and others. ‘There was but little enthuslasms manifested, -but an earnest effort ; was made to fivare outs victory for Grant in: Cuok County, which it was impossible to da un- der the circumstanucs. CORRESPONDENCE. *“** % -WILLTAM. H, KING. To the Editor of The Chicago Trfbune. Cmicsgo, May 8.—In your paper this morning, referring to some remarks made ‘by me last evening at a Republican meeting in the Second Ward, you state that “the speaker thought Grunt was an honest man, but he could not votq forhim.” — - : an Ididsay that I thought Gen. Grant was4 ” thoroughly honest and conscientious man, but I did net say that I- could not-vote for him, but * on the contrary I expressty: declared that [_ would vote for and--support Gen. Grant or any 4 other person whom the Bepublican Convention shill nominate for Prosident. I do believe that it is exceedingly doubtful whether Gen. Grant cun again be elected Prest+ 7 dent.” Many as good Republicans as there are in the party cimphutically declare, as a matter of principle, tht under no circumstances will they Yote fur any mun for a third term for President of the United States, T believe thitt there are # auflivient number such persons who will re fuse to supporc. Gen. Grant to: insure his defeat ~ it nominated. Way, then, force his nominanon en the party? For whuse govd?. Nominate some person Well qualified for tho office upon wham * ult Republicans can unite: There are an abun- ince of such. No one man possesses all:-the inteltigence-.und-quulincations for the office. But we are told. that Geo, Grant will receive & very large Democratic vote, Whene ie yote coming? He will fose tive Republican votes for every Democratic yote which te will receive. ‘Thathe willreceivea single Electoral yotefrom - any of the Southern. States 1s th sens,’ and’ I” do not believe ‘that. one of his ardent suppyrters bas tho slightest idea that ‘he will reoeive nny such vore.- Cun you names Btute thut will give its Electoral “vote to Gen. Grant_which would pot givy the samo vote ‘to - Blatug,, Edmunds, ‘Gen, Washburne, rileid. orothbrs who might be named? in what does Gen. Grant's superiority for the