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. Hurrison who was rupniug tor dayor, ] THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, MARCH 31 I LOCAL POLITICS. The Republicans Full of Life g and Energy. Grand Mass-Meeting in the West Division—immense Turn= Qut. Mr. A. C. Hesing Pays 11is Re- spects to the Dest Mayor. The Kind of Saloon Harrison Td- conses—The Murderer Gil-- more. Flourlshing Condition of the Gam- blers under the Harrlson tegime. Address of the Irish Republicans and In- dependonts—Harrison to Be Bogeotted, AT TURNER-TTALTL. GREAT ENTIUSIASM. A Tepublican mnss-inceting was hold lnst cvening in the West Twelfth-Street Turnor- Hall, which waa large {u point of nttendanco nnd great fn enthusingm, 1t la rarely iun loeal campnign that politien] meotings aro 8o largely nttonded a8 bave been thoso of the Repubticans sluco tho present enmpaign opened, It shows thut tha peoplo are alive to tho lasues, and that thoy want to hear thom discussed sud olaborated by thoso competent to do so, Tho stago was occupled by n very noisy brass ‘band and 8 campaign quartet, John Stephens called the meeting to order, and ex-Ald, Will- 1am 8. Powoll was called upon to proside. Upon taking tho chinir ho congratulnted tho mecting upon ita largencss, character, and respectabili- 1y, Itshowed that thoy did not believe in en couraging open gambling hnd prostitution, ns Mayor lnrrison had dono and was now dolng, und that tho people of this portdon uf the clty woutd rebuke Harrison at tho polls by votlog for tho Republicnn ticket. The quartot here sang * Unfurl the Glorious Bunner” and * Up in a Balloon,™ ‘Mr.A.llurumn was clected to nct as.Secre- ary. % FX-ALD. QILDERT, of tho Fourth Ward, belog lutroduced, sald that e hnd o dissgreenble duty 1o porforui. He had uxpected to inve Ald. Clarkat tho meeting, but his presenco wos demunded at the Councll, beeause Mayor Harrison had votoed the Appro- priation blli, and thoy would oxcuse n man who wus nbsent dolng his duty. [Applsuse] Mr. Glibert then took up Mr. Hurrlson's cluims as to what he had dong, and compured with his ad+ ministration that of Mayor Heath’s, and snowed that the fatter had instituted oll tho roforms which r, Harrison had only in part earried out. Ho showed how the Itepuullcans ind eaused sn nvrlaln¥ agnlnst Democrntic and bumwmer rule in 18, and how Muyor Heath had redeemed tho city’s credit, puid cif the Hiegal debt created by @ Detnoeratic Administrauon with tho nid of nrefurm City Council. ' Ila thon nsked whut Mayor Harrison haa done. o hnd not pold off any of tho bonded debt of tho city,—It was just ns largo lo—dn‘y as it was when Muyor Harrlson took office. ilo_had simply borrowed other men's Lrafns aud other men's power to carry vut the reforms of tho iieath Adminiatration. Tho speaker showed that the healtby finnnclal credit of tho city to-day wasdue entirely to the_Hepublican Kmrli'. If any pralse wns due to Mayor Hurrison 1t was sitnply for letting things alone. Mayor Harrison had licensed Jarge numbers of sdloons which had n thair rear houses of prostitution, and _had put decent su- Jouns on n par with them. Thore was no city in s country or Europo whero thore was iuore open lewdness and open gambling than was in Chicugo to-day. [*Hear! sTicar”1] THo usked If it was o credit to the Democratle party that such things did oxist. Thoy wanted to sce thioves and prostitutes, tho plinps, aad apen gambling put down, [Loud applause.] e patd n glow!ng tribute to tho ability und character of Jobn M. Cinck, who would be at tha snto ball Bomo ovening this woek 1o spenk o thom, JobA Raber. candidate tor Clty Treasurer, wes then introduced und mado n briet and humor- ous sprech. Hosald that the chances for the fuccess of tha Republicin tickat were great. Hic piedged thoni to ninke an honest and worthy official l’; clected. MILES KEHOE wia loudly callod for, and ho wont for Cartor I, Itarrison’s record during the War, when he ree Tused to contribute towards kmpu'fi puor men ut home who wore drafted. When hosald, “If thioy woro — fools enougrh to boldrafted, thon let them go and get -tholr own substitutes.” Ho wanted to know if this wus tho samo cmficr Illi o lg Iovse on the *cagio™ and showed ug Harrison's actlion fn Congress agalnst Uen. Jim Shields, votlng ogainst _him for a paitry oflles and puttivg in ofco, tho Rebel, Flold, his own causin._Ife scored bim for_refusing to prosido atthe Parnell meoting, Tha epeuker showed lurrison's demagogy and ability to dodge fm- purtant issucs. 1lc¢ wanted to know If they wero 10 bo Insulted one lil\{llm! driven to tho polls tho next to vote for the man who had insultod them? [Crics of ** No! Nol"] Rupublicnn Town Asscssors aod Republican Town Collectors had made tho assessmonts und collected tho taxes, which Carter Harrmson hnd slmply putd out, Ho (tho npcnkurl hud introduced tho back-taxos bl in tho Leglsluturo which beeame a law, vet ho never recelved uny credit for moking {arrtson a great lnanclor. Iarrison hadn't suwd unything of the mitlion und a hulf back taxed whith hnd beon collevted undor that Back-Tuxes bill, and which Harrlson bad ox- pended. The Hepublican ticket would bo elected next Tueadny, and ho would cry out on elections night, *Carter, Carter, whore are you?”" Ald. Hiram Thompson, of tho Thirteenth Ward, candidato for ‘'own Collectur, Pleasant Amick, candidato for Town Asscssor, W, D, Underwood, candidato for City-Attornoy, and Capt. P 1. McGrath, each mude brief spceches, Mr. Underwood eloquently siowed up tho ao- tion of Harrison last fall, when ho, us Muyor, #dvised men to tear down the doors of the polts und deposit thelr ballots and to tuke posacesion of tho ballot-box. Who had issucd a proclumu- tlon ndvising men to organize and open polls atter tho clection was over and to deposit thoir baliots If it took thom until midoight to do It, Mr, D, V, Purlugton was called upon tosay a few wordsluml be showed whoroe Hurrison was the worst Muyor Chicago ever hud, wunis tho clogs of tho meel © crowd of Harrison's hoodluts vatered the hall and did all thoy could to disturb the peacefuiness of tho meeting, in which they were not succesaful A finusol somu thirty, underithollead of ** Long John O'Brien, was vrganlzdd ut the corner uf Hulsted and ‘T'wolfth streets, and it was tholr In- tention to break up the mecting If thoy could, ‘with others who hnd previously scuttered thome selves through tho audlence. The O'lirlon crowd cume {u a Lody and took positions in the Fear ond of the ball, Trom whence they teled at times to nuuoy and {interrupt tho speakers. Tho crowd wus disposed to bu vicious as well us nofsy, and was kept In check ouly by tho char- s;flcr and good senseof the speakers and au- ence. BIXTEENTII WARD. A LANOK AND ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING of the German Republicans of the Sixtcenth ‘Ward was beld last evening fu Frita Frillmao's Hall, No. 367 Diviston streot. Churlos Probst preaided, and A. C. Ark qfticiated us Secratary. B Henry Zimpel oponed the meoting with & rousing Germun spocch, In which he referred to tho exocllent tickots put In the fiold by the He- publicans, saying that they desorved tho voles of all intelligent and thinking German citizens. Amos Vous, the Unfon candldate for Atderman, ‘was then callod for, Ho respouded ina graceful speech, iv which ho sald that he dld not belleve that politics should Interforo with Aldermaale duties, and promised to sorva tho citizens of tho ward to the best of his ability If be was clected. Ex-Ald. Wetterer made & fuw re- marks, stating that Mayor Harrison had nber- dted his cconomlical finauclal polioy from ox- Mayor Heath, At this polnt there wero loud calls tor MRt A, C. LLESING, and that gentloman stopped torwanl and made & powerful speech (o the German languuge. In nfow Inltiatory remurks ho called attention to the importunco of tho upproaching eleetion, ana sald Lhat Its rusults utfected the juteroats of ov- ery citizen of Chlcago, A puerusal of tho Times and News, bolh Hurrlson organs, would lead the casuul reuder W the belief that A, C. Hesing wus b Republicun cundidato fur Alayor, us be was spokenof s oftun [u connecon witks the oftico. Mo bud slwuys expressed bis bonest opinlon o ull pulitical mutlery, und |t wus his ntenuon to o 8 at tho present thue. o d cd tu show bis Germub fricnds that tho | best candidate for them for the Mayorsity wus ‘AlL Jobn 1. Clark, [Appiuuse.] 10 was the lulention of tho Demo- cinte 1o muke the Germans believo that If Clurk wuk vltcted thoy would be forbldden to fudul go L their glass of beer, but 1hat wis uot true. Thy speaker suid that tuose whio knew Bl could nut Lelicvo ie would wupport uuy caodidate who ‘would restrict in the 'u.uv. tho liberties of tho puople. “He thouwbt [ty pity thut the temper = uncoquestion should bo dragged juto overy jo- cal Cund - wunleipal | viceton, snd to avold this bu wus of the oplnlon that :afll}lnbf::!pqunln."' lhu;lhi ylh:hhll.‘p;;:ut OF 1w Cra| people, In 1874 the ppeake: Hig gt e it d 3 piomiee tnwe? which had boon ndoracd by the City Attornoy and pnssed by tho Councll, This Inw wns atillon tha statuto-books. bt had Lot Ainco bocome n dead lotter, Ald. Clark woull WL IS Jaw i foreo If o wns elected, nnd Mr. Tusing Wi ot think ahy 1beral-minded Germun counlu oljeet to fts provision Itp thi duors of the antunns&hould be sliut—~but not ocked—on Sundavs, and that the windows shndes ahould Lo deawn, &0 tht tho e wirs of chirch-golng i temper would ~ not e 3 wans bused on the customs in vomue in ol tho larger citles ot Furope. In Germany the saloons wero closed altogetuor during tho hours of divino service, By indors- ing this law tho Germans would satisfy tho temperance element fn the community, It wis not_ fiecesaury that tho full letter of tho law shonldbig ubserved In the German quarters, but it waa Mr. Clark's jutentlon, if he was cfectod, to enforce it striotly i the business contro of tho city. Mnyor Harrison had neverknown of the existence of this law, or, at loast, ho had neyer mado iy attempt to ontorce It Another polat in Akl Clark'spolicy was tho closing_of all Anloons whore they woro run in connection with gambling-bouses or houaes of prostitution, It was a mistako to eny that Ald. Clurk. wna hostile to tho snloonkeepers, as his sole lutention was to maintaln an econom- ieal, orderly, and honest City Government, Tho kecpers of respeatnble and orderly places woulil be left alone, and short work would he munde of tho disroputable cstablishments, The Saloons keepers' Association, with a imcmboeramipuf over 500, had & provision in itsconstitution forbldding the admittanco for membership of noy snloon- keeper who kepl a place of bad ropute or any aunlpankeeper who would sell Hguor to_minors. This was exnctly Ald, Clark's 1dea ns to tho granting of licenses, Mayor Harrison bad statod {n o specch delly- ered Tuvsdny oveniag bofore tho Thirteonth ‘Whard Democratic Club that ho had revoked cor- tnin licenses by request of well-known cltizens, and that one of these llcenses had boen regranted on Kflmm of Mr. A, ¢, Hesig. ‘The rpenker sald bo dil not licsitate to brand this statoment as n lio_manufetired out of whole cloth, and ho belloved Mnyor Hurrison know ho was Iying when ho mado it, 1fo had never ros questod a Mayor of this city to regrint a licenso onee rovoked, nd ho bad nlways been of tho opinlon that the Mayor wns tha only oue to bo the judge in such cuses, Anothor lle was the statement mado §n one of the papers that ho had declured himself In {avor of clusing overy sa- ‘l!mm’ not connocted with u public garden on unday, As ?;n- na Mayor Harrison's financial polley waont, he doserved a good deal of vredit, but in this he had followed In tha footsteps of Mayor Heath and had buflt on the ' founduton laid by him, Since the Supreme Court had de- cided that tho taxes of 1872 bud to bo pald, tho city scrip bud, under Muyor Heath's Adminise trition, been reduced over $£.000,000, aud when Mayor Harrison went into office thero was but $00,000 of 1t left. Mr, Hesing ridiculed Mayor Harrison's states ment that it was impossiblc to abolish the gnmbling-houses and houses of prostituton, It Wus vory fllllnr that . man having under his orders 100 pollee uflicors could not closo ui Irwunt)' gambling-houses aud 30 houses of il ame, Tha sponker blamed Mayor Harrlson for keop- ng $500,000 fn tho City Trensury when tho, streets of the clty were ~ In such i torriblo condition,” The blockade In the businoss centro favolved a losa of thousnnds of dollurs overy day by interfering with traflic. and the Mayor's Innctlon was an outrage. This wns what the apeaker termod % msmmhly economy.” ] Mayor Harrison was responsiblo for o great many crimes committed n Chilcugo through his failtiro to revoko the licanses of such suloon- keepers as Snell, of tho Wabash Avonue Pavil- fon—the plnce whoro the boy Mcllride was mur- dered somoe time ngo. Snell’s pieture bud Leen in the Rogues’ Gallery of tho Polico Depurt- 1ment for over two years, and ho was ot present running a suloon uuder o licenso issuod over Muyor Iurrison’s own signaturc. Wus it to Lo “wondered tbat the temperance peoplo remonstrated against such munagcmont? Such n thing = would bo impossiblo in any othor part of the civilized world, No man whuso picture hud boen two yerrs in a Rogues’ Goliery could bostamped respectable by the slgnaturo of tho Mayor of A city, contrary 1o tho statute. Would tho German salooukecpors liko to Do classed withsuch # man? In Germuny suloonkoopers were ndmitted [nto tho best so- cjuty, but {n thia country thoy were lowered by tho issuing of licensea to disreputublo characters ‘who disgraced the business, Mr, Hesing thon referred to the patronngo controlled by Demoeratio city ofticinls undey Mayor Harrison’s ndminlstration. Ala, Barreit, of tho Soventoonth Ward, for {nstance, had mlnf-sovcn velatives, comprising brothers, couslns, and othors wmore distint, fn tho employ of tho clty, _They drow an aggreguto annual salary of £38,500, and he was rendy to furnish usmos nnd other par- ticutars If called upon to do 8o. Tho MeCormick family, of tho Seventeenth Ward, bad four members in the employ of tho city, Thelr posi- tions and anuual Bilnries were ad _followy bridge-tender, $1,400; tonmster, $1000; dete tivo (who could nefther read nor write), $1,00 ‘mllnu officer, 300, Ald. Iuthof, of the Sixteenth Ward, hid been ublo to_plave mnen In positions drnwing salaries of $2,000 por aunum, Such wis tho condition of affairs under tho Adminlstra- tion of the * bost Mayor Chicugo ever had.” 3r. Hesing thon feferred to tho candldates. Ald. Clark wns tho proprietor of o largo tan- nery, employed hundrods of hands, and wis n friond of the workingmuy, John Raber wus uno of the most popular Germans in the city, Wik~ inm Underwood was & youny mun who fiad been educnted fo Ucrmany, and was an nble lawyoer, Thomus Beunott wus 1 worthy representativo of tho Irish people. Tha North Tuwn nominces were also roferred ta in terms ot praise, and the speakor rotired nmid entbustustio applause. ‘Adolph 3uollor, the candidate for North-Town Angessor, mudo o fow rewarks, and the meoting ndjourned for ono week. SEE THE RECORD. MARRISON'S GAMILING HELLS IX CIIICAGO, Translated from the Chicago Staula-Zeitung March 2, ‘Thore was a time not many years ago, when gawmblers and bunko-stoerers found Chicazo a vory uncomfortablo placo todwell in. We thon bad un adminldtration which understood that Chicago {8 not a *mining camp,” but o civillzed city, whoso population docs not nced tho ex- cltomont of gamnbling. Buttlnes havechanved, the sramblers bave flocked back to Chicago, and to-duy there {8 noelty of equal slzo and com« merelnl importance fu the entire world where gumbl(og ia carried on In such un open, shame- less manner s hero fn Chicugo, Two yoars ngo, when Mayor Harrleon come into otlice, thore wore gambling-houses in Chi- coxo, but it was very hard to guin ndmission to thom, Tho gumblers know thoy wore closely watched and porsccutod, and thoy theretore guarded thelr doors with groatost care, nnd did not allow aoybody to appronch thoir tables fn whom they had wmot the full- cst confidence. Thon nobudy who was not personnlly on friendly terms with tho gamblers or had somo good introductions could got Into n gonbling-bouse, und the fro- quont rufds made by toe pollco wore tho cause of such shabby appointmonts insldo the yamn- Dl!lu’lllllcollmltnm-llduof}’ml’oulunnlunm lors or passionute dovotews of games of chunca no onu folt attracted to thoso places. As soon, hawuver, as Mayor Ifarrison got warm in nis ehalr ho changod things constdcrubly, The lico wore instructed to lot up on gambling- ouscs and not onter them exoept whein sent for by the proprietors, and tho nnmlbllnf-huuluu kecpors wore assurcd that thuy would not bo troubled. The conscquence was 8 genorl roe vival nmong the gumbliug fratornity snd a growth of tho gumbling cstablisnments, which cunnot but give riso to coualderablo upprehon. slon, When Harrlson became 3ayor his friend and adwmirer, Mike McDongld, the prince of Chicawo Kamblers, wis ran u game Inon o smull well-guarded room b his larre building, which he turned for appearance's sako jnto a hotel, To-duy, nftor huvi l:g( ciioyed the bivssings of Carter Jorrison's Administrution for abuut two gcufl, ho is devoting he catire sceond tloor of s diurypo bulldiog nt tho voruer of Mourou and Clurk stroots to tho Lusinoss uf gumbling, hav- ing furnished a wholesults of purlors in iny most luvish muoner, and i the same house, where only profossional gumblers used to sneuk in and out, stocring occuslonully a Gran- ger mningt o * well braged” guwmo, mny now ho maet every night, tho morchant aud the artisan, tho man of Lunily und tho beardicss boy, tho Hoard-of-Truda mau and the bumblo “clurk, athored arunud the difureat kinds of gunos, §ly Sobunaln 1s Tunalug. . Nubody 1s rofused ndmittanco to {Mike McDonuld's — gnme hllm% purlors whose appeurunce Justilies ju tho slientest dogreo tho boliof thut he hus monoy sbout him, und notwithstanding the juscription on the door, ** Minurs not adwmitted,” 10 boy of 17 nr 18 yours Andd any diticulty n cne tering through that door, and leaves it wrain m?lbuyd“;[,:hu paltry wages ho was pald ou Bat- urday night. . Ona of choso clegant parlors I8 devoted exclu. alvely Lo the gumwo of *konv.” Thore sit at long tublos half-grown bo, pprentic you clerks, old mou, an Kurb of the day-labore 10 tho lateat fushlon. Lvery ayo, every positon inMfola represcuted at thowo Tubies.” Uncous- jugly sounds the voico of the caller, nuxioualy listoned to und watched for by tho players, Withiout interruption the moniuy of the pluyors tlows fata Mike Slchonald's cotferd, for ull tha their time uew peoplo band at’u ke, mun bus clegant hulll keno-tavke, and uuce caught by s0on drova hlm lml)‘u:d all limits. Ho trst took but u litilo of his cmployer's or bis fatbor's oney, hoplng Lo bo uble 1o ke up the theft by winulugs, Lut no winnfuys came: be took wmuro and wore, and then followed discovery, shame, divgrace, porhaps sulcide. Hero at the keno-table, sepunuted by but one dour fruin the open siroel, site the workinguiau, whose wifu is unxiously walting for bim W bring his wauts bome; thero {8 he youny clerk, on whioso carnings u widowoed wotbor aud smull sisters und brothurs sre depoudent; there bs tho b loved son of sffectionute purcuts, whom his tolke believe du rospectuble cunputy—they sre all welcowo game for the gswbler. In uther roows wro - ruulet-tables, faro-tubles, and every Imaginable kind of ‘gamu, Costly, cle- unt furoiture, freo drinks wnd suppers, freo cigurs and tobaceos for the yuests fursist un extra attpuction, and fow people ure able 10 so. usrive 10 'WELVIS PAGLS. ul|5! tho temptations.to bo mot with In suchn wee, Mo samo seenes mot with_at MoDonald's mag be acen nlghtly at twenty-ono _othier gambling- houses, ‘They ars nll a8 vpen s chirehes or - founs, and i amall anny of ranera thkes good curo to post tho sauntercr through the struuts whero t ind @ gnmbling-hous Mayor Haerlson elaims to ha number of gnmbling-houses; atill, since he be- camo Mayor, 0ing now _gunbling ' howses havo been opunied and othiors bave beon vonsiaerably - enlarged, Georwe Hanking, for lustance, who o years ngo ran i gamie In a smadl room In No 134 Clurk street, now occuplea with his gam- bling-parlore tho whole \lrpurpurdan of that bullding. The furnituroof il the gumbling: hells in Chicago was not worth 6,000 whon Mayor Hurrlson eame into oltico, To-diy thoro are invested over $10,000 (n tho trappings wnd fixings of tho gamiling-houscs enjoying thapro- tegtion of tho potico. Hotore Carter Harrlson wag Mayor only o fow respeetabla proplo In Chieneo koow wiicro tho gambling-houses weres to-duy ong oniy nead wuik throngh Clark strect from Randolph to Adutna to recognlzo by tho lit-up windows in tho irst floors tho wambling-halls, the muéurlly of whigh aro open bt and day, Thognm! I“‘I‘x(- housoe keepers make o mint of monvy out of tho misgulded peoplo visiting tholr pht They do not_ciro whero the ‘monoy comes frum they win.—~whethor It lms been stulon from trusting cmployors, whethor It belonged to starving children, to n sorrowing wife, or ton sick mothor, They take the munofiwhem thoy enn get it, and i 1 viethn kicks tho poifeo will tnko care of the kisker, but lot tho gambler go untiindered about his business. A atrong adminlstration, which does not need tho support of n Miko McDanald or 1 Joseph Mackin, would soon put o stop 10 tho disgraco of pubile gombling. ells. There may bo crimes committed In hitdon gnmbling-dens, but thoy offer, at_allovents, not tho dangerous tompta- tion to men and hoys to become gambiers that at present Is besotting thom on every step. SNELL'S LICENSED SALOON., WIO 18 RESPONSIBLE? Chicago StaatseZeltung, Murch 30. Thero s n placo of publio resort on Wabnsh nvenue, known ns the Wabnsh Avenue Pavillon, which, by tho offorts of Mr. Bornhard Bawmn, ganed fn yoars gono by great popularity, As long a8 tho place was run by Mr. Baum it was patronlzed by many of tho best people of tho Eouth Slde, and,while tho nttondance at tho con- certs iow and thon contalned a sprinkling of the demi-mondo, the latter cloment novor was Al- lowed to sot o footing thare or becomne prominent. Mr. Baum, howover, found anothor ficld for his work, and the Pavilion pussed into othor bnuds. For ntino [t was conducted by Chapin & Qoro, who after n while sold out thoir {ntorest to Miko McDonald, 'Tho Inttersold the place to Addlson J. Buell, who was licensed on March 30, 1890, to run n enloon, Tho llconso which mnde Addison J. 8noll o salvonkeaper was signed by Cartor I, Harrlson, who was hwire, or should hiave beon awaro, that A, J. Snell Jsonc of the most notorious confi- denco and tlirve-eard-monte men in tho coun~ try, whose pictur 8 to bo found in the Chicago Togue's Gallery, 1f thero Is # position In which n confidenco man or three~enrd-monto mut can bo ady more dangerous to tho community it is that ot n Bnlvonkeeper, The posseasion of a liconse is, uuder the law, prima foclo evidenco of good churactor, am? challonges the confluence of tho publie, for ouly people of good charucter can, uader tho law, obtnin a lioenso, Un tho morning of March13 g murder was committed in the Wabash Avenus Pavillon, and on Saturduy lnst o Coroner's jury found Ad- dison J. Snoll, tho present prupriotor of that salon, nn aceessory to tho crime of murde: ‘The evidenco before tho Coroner s Jury oxnid)! ed tho fact that the '“i; fu which Snoll carrie on tho once 80 reapectuble pince, and the night- Iy dobaucheries that took biace there in violas tion of tho Inw, wero the cnuse of the murdor, ‘I'nls justitics tho question: I8 not tho officlal who jutrusted a well-known placo of publio resort to the hands of n notorfous eriminal und lnw-breakor responsiblo for th¢ consequences of his action? Carter 11, Harrison made tho criminal A. J. Snell a licensed salvonkecpor; ho opened to bim a lurgo tleld for his uefurlous *operations: it wps bls busingss to refuse u liconso to Addison J. Boell, whose pleture I8 tobo found in tho Roguc's Gallery. I8 not Carter H, Harrison, under the clroumstunces, responsible for tho orimo cummitted with tho nsslstunco of a man he recommonded to tha public ns n man of good churactor und fit to run usnloon? It Carter Harrlron had refused to licouse tho notorjous erliainal Snoll to run a place made popular by tho elforts of n German aaloonist, tho murder of Hnmh,l‘d woutd probably not buvo tuken place. Kill inore! Tho murder wascommitted on March 19, and tho polico woro satistled on tho snmo dny that tho gwner of tho pinco und tho wuy In which ho did business wers in a groat nionsuro responsiblo Yor the crime. Hut stil tho plnco wus allowed to run for two wooks after tho murder, and was only closed on last Monday, perbaps to be opencd agaln fo o fow dnys by o grh.'ll]lu or compunion in crimo of Addison J. Snoll. Who 18 responsible for tho murder ia tho Wa- h Avenue Pavillon? Who would havo boun responsible bad o new erimo beon committed sinee by tho crlminul Cartor Hurrison ng al- lowed to run a public saloon? FOURTEENTH WARD. THE REPUBLICAN MASS-MEETING thold {n Aurora Turnor-Hall Inst night under tho auspicos of the Tanners’ Club of tho Fourteenth Ward mot with such n hiberal attenduncoe thut standing room was ultimatoly in dowand; and grent enthusiasm and good ordor provailed, Mr, Michael 0'Day occuplod the chalr, Mr. W. 1. Underwood, * tho noxt City Attor ney,” wns tho first sponkor, Hoshowed up ita full Lrilliandy tbo-mothods by which Muyor Harrison and tho Domucrats of Chlcago proposo to scoury extru votes,—by menns of oxtra bal- lot-boxes,—and nlso explained how Curter was stoallng tho credit of the reforms fustituted by Mayor Heatn, Mr. Underwood thon Pnld n bigh tribute tu the charactor und rucord of Mr. Clark and othurs of tho Republican candidates. Mil TIOMAS BENNOTT, candldate for City Clerk, addressed tho meoting very brietly, Ho'clnimed to be no spenker, but tho'otiice of City Clerk did not require thut he should be, Ho could work, howover, and would wark bard and fulntully it elected to the oiice. JUSTICE A. L. MONRISON followed in nstrong appeal to tho votors, hils rumarks calling forth not o littlo cnthualnst appluuse. Ho roviewed all of Mnyor Horriso bousting sbout tho oconomy aud inorulity of tho presont Administration, and thon proved how ttorly talso they werg, but how perfeutly in Keeping witn tho wind-bag stylo of the pres- ont Chief Exocutivo of the clty. The spenker dwelt purticularly upon tho fuct that Mayor Harrison had wanaged in the spuco of two yours to incrouse the tux lovy nbout $1:300,000; that ho allowed [prostitution an guwbling full swing, and his support como mainly from tho disroputable classes. One of the delegutes to tho etur-chamber Convens tlon which nominated Hurrison wis tho keepor of #low dive on Btato street. Mr. Hurrison's nlwonom. und the othor mon nssociated with Linion the ticket wero gentlomen of unqued- tioned nbllity and hogor. Mr., Clark's worat coce wnica could say nothing against him, and could not aud did not soy that he was a man lueking by wou Benso, shrowd busiuess qualiications, und strict integrity, MiL JOHN F. SCANLAN nroko to tho lrish citizons, They had sont Mr. Harrison to Congress, and thoy bad elected bl Mtuyor, and Harrison hoad repaid thom by at- tompting to muke tho Land Leagues his polftical tooly, und by lrnorjug tho pledites he hud made to the workingmen, of whaw tho Iriahtaun were an lmportant factor. Tho only thing that the Dumocruts could suy agninst Mr, Clurk was that ho was a gunllumun and did notwant to be idon- tifled with tho butamer olomont, as My, Hurrl- u Jobn Raber, candidato for City Treasurer, spuko bricily, Like r. Sennott, ho was not & speuker, but ho could da somo work uud wauld, It olected ‘Treasurer. Ho thought tho whalo Itepublican ticket would bo olocted, us It bad such uu vxcolient kentluman at fts beud, Ald, Thompson thought thu town tickot had boen teo much lunored by the othor speakers, Ho winted tosay a word” for Plonsant Awlok, o present Assessor, and an officer of whom the West ‘Fown peoplo imight woll fecl proud. As for bimsclf, ho could only suy thut o bud gt gt Lot teled, but that 1€ ho wud cleoted Colluctor by would not be found whnt- Ing. Ntefurrivg to the cunaldutes for the Mayor- aity, be said thnt ho had beon sitting in the gimo Councll with Mr, Clurk for two years and knew hitn 1o be u gontlenmn of more thun wrdlunry ubllity, and that he would make a Mayor of whou Chicugo would focl vain. Tho record made by Mayor Hurrison was tos ovidout and too shameful to requiro uny further prominonce than had slready Leen glven it. Bhort speechus woro made” Ly ox-Ald. Gilbort, Mr, Hirs, the Aldorwsnivcandidate, und vthera, IRISII REPUBLICANS. AN EFFECTIVE ANTIFHARIISON ADDRESS, Tho Irish Republicuns and Independents who arv opposed 1o u further coutinuance in of- fice of Carter Hurrison held another large- Iy-uttendod mecting yesterday afternoon at houdquarters in tho Jepublio DBullding. The reports from tho diferent wards, and purticulurty those in which thers are large numbers ot Irish- Amnorlcsns, wero very gratify- fug. They haveuot forgotten Harrlsou's refusal tu extend o welcomo to Paruell, and on election- duy mwany & vote ou which ho has contidently wcountod will b cust on tho other sido, ‘Tho Campalgn Commnlites yostorduy propared thu folluwing addruss fur olrculation among tho Irlab-Amcrican restdents of this clty: Tu the Irish-American Citizens of Chicago—PrL- Low-CountiyseNn: Carter H. Harrison bolug agaln candidate for the ollicu of Muyor ol ourcity, wo deom it our duty to prescut for your serlous cousidvrution tho following reasons why by is Bt fu any wanuer entitied 1o YOur support; Wo know your voles will bo solicited by Mr, on'the falso and traudulcat Pigs of hls ‘o diminished tho 3 El friendship for our nationality. First of all ro: membar that all ho has, cvor was, rnd 18 polit- fenlly ho owon directly to you, and all ko expeets in futuro ho hopes to ol thorefore, §f thoe man possersed ono spnrk of manly feollng or geatitude he woull entertain for you tho kindllest possible foelings; and vet, iy every means fn his powor, tud onovory ope portunity which has presented ftself, he big shown his contempt foryon aud youra, both hers and In freland, You ennnot have forgotten tho cnsn of tho glarlons and {ntrepid Telsh soldler, Gen, James Shields, and how shamefully ho was troatod by this nlleged friend of the Irist peoplo. Aftor having served his adopted country In tho highest lexlsiative capacities; after having lod tho troops of tha Unlon to victory In tivo wirss after having sutfercd for yonrd trom tho effeels of almort mortal wounids recolved in our eauss, this Incomparable cftize ldicr as th Domacratie House of Kepresontitives touppoimt hin to tha paltry positlon of Doarkeeper of that touse, to save tho remuant of his honored life from poverty. JERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOIL ILARRISON, who tas thon n mewher of Congross, to show his friendstip for you in tho person of this dis. thuguished Irishmam, 1o wis beseechod by the lending Irish Demoenits of America to support tho clalms of their countrymen, 1o wus Ine formedd thnt tho grand ofd veieran was in nctunl wint. Ho was told that an net of friendship to him would bo m’(xmlcd by ovory man of tho Jrish raco In Amerien ns o graceful and band- sumo compliment to them. lie was telogrnphed Dy such men ns W. J, tlynes, W, J. Onnhan, and utliors of equal standing to do thom and their countrymen this one poor favor, Lt Harrison's recard tn_ Congress. show how ho responded to this pressing dotnand, and thon say If you cun vate for sich i baso ingeate. In tho Domocratlo cuucus, held in Washington on tho 6th of April, 878, tho vote on nomimation of Doorkotper stood thus: McCoy, £9; Fleld, vx-Rebel Guneral, ity Shilelds, ox-Unlon’ Generat_and . 1fe-lon Demoerat, X, In tho House, Gon. Shiclds, who was rejocted by his owin party, wis chosen by the Republicans as tholr caudiduto and recolvel 101 votes, Speinger, of Iilinols, heing the only Tumoerat who voted far Shields. Fluid receiverd 123 votes, every vote baing cast by n Democrat; and thus the man who hid violated his onth of nllegiance, who had bascly daserted his flag in tho days of country’s peril, who bad fought for four years to destruy our Government, who At tno time we allude 10 was two months in Amerlen, having just roturnod from u torm of servico under the Mabumetan flug of the Khe- divo of l’.wysl. wns elveted, and brave, honest, fuyal Gen. Bhields, by tho blnck-hearted in- gratitude of this man liarrison, who openly lob- bled ugatnst him on the floor of thy Housy, was sont buck home to DIE IN POVERTY AND HNUMILIATION. Woll, after that you lurfim‘u btm und cleoted him Mayor, and how did ho return your foollsh renerosity? Lust winter,when tho ety of fumine eame from pnorurpn-m:d Ireland, when every heart In the world thrilled withsympathy forher suiforings, when a comuilttee, vomposed walnly af leading Irish Demucrats, solieltcd hilm to pro- slito at o meeting called for tho purpose of rilse ing [unds to savo our countrymon from starva- tion, he abeolutely refused’ to do sy, lest his angnst presence there mighit olfend our English tyrants, Last fall, when this nun Harrison started out to utiitzo the Laud-League for hig politienl purposos,and aftor ho, uninvited, pushed himsclf on ono of tho Leneuo meotings, to be culied upon for n specch, Iloplllfl with bis ability o glittering generalities to pull tho wool over our lunucent countrymen, without putting him- olt on record boford tho public, he was caltod upon to make good his assortions nud tolegraph the substuneo of his laugungs to Dubhin, ex- prusslug sympathy of tho peopte of Chlenyo with Paruell nnd nls compatriote, then on trial beforo thio English courts, bo busely rofused and slunk out of the hall, thus refusing to show nid friend- nh|l) for Irelund's enuse, while ho was nypoorit- Tenlty trying to palm himself off ON THISHMEN AS THEIR FRIEND. ‘Thus this mao, who now denunds your votes, touk his stand with your deandly cncewmy and agninst your starving people, In contonst to this, yoit will romembor that whon the son- in-liw of Queun Victorln visited Chlengo, your JMayor hasiened to honor his loyal fricuds, and ugnln sluny fusult in your faces by declaring tho bigh honor ho enjoyed in bey “introduced to that distinguished { Flold-Marsbul ot tho 13ed- Chunbor,”) Princo Albert, tho man who advo- ¢ated tho consolidation of the smatl furms ln Ireland into grent gnang fields, thus clenring ut our unhappy cuuntryuion to miko rovm for sheop und eattlo, which hus beun tho dircoet enuigo of o Inrge part of tho mIMr{I ITreland bas suffered in these lattor days. Dut Harrison Dousts of his admiration for the mun who sup- Em‘u‘d this eruol, cold-blooded muusure, which us doomed thousandsof your kith und kin to fumine wraves. Ia it possible, Irishwoen, that youeanbo induced to vato for this ontspokeu ‘enomy of you and yours? 1s it posaiblo thnt you witl send word bouiu to Irelund that you stund Dby & mun who, If he lived in that comitry, would nced {ndlie snme list ns Boycott, Bonco Jones, and Judgo May? Wil you ' seloct from umong thousauds of lemocratic gentlomon who como forwurd like friends, W heip Ireland la her this, tho only man who refused his afd ln TIE HOLY CAUSE OF cirantry ¢ Hurrison cannot'deny thut he refused to slgn n potition to_the Govornor usking hls pormis- slon for the Hiboenlun [R1lles to earry uruld ot u plenie wiven by that Compuny & few wontbs sinee, aud hero again ho showed his hatred tor you, and insulted fino ly of citizen- Holdiers. Now, It you ura usked Lo vuto for hlm 18 Domocruts. don't forgot that he betrayed bis }mr( by voting ugaluat one of tho best Irishmen n Chieagu—r. . John Guerln—for County- Trensurer, und for Mr., Johnson, the ltepublican candidate for that oftico, uud thus proved time Belf u truitor to tho very purty whose cubdiduto bo now {8, If your votes ure usked for him on tho plen of his ceonomlenl Adminlsteation, re- member that while the clty appropriations for tha lnst your of Mayor_Heath's Administration amounted 1o only SLTTK50, Ll year's uppro- printions umouut to tho vnormous sutm of &= 72,033, bulg tho lurgest amount levied on tho taxpuyers of this city, and excoedwmg [foath's b, #1,885,170, And ilurrison calls this economy. Wo do pot, we cunnot, beliove you can ko fur furget your manhood 48 to bo elthor cujolod or frignt- onoed juto votiog, for this loud-mouthed demas #og. No, let your raltylng ura' Lz ** Boyeott Tlurrison, the iriend of " Euxlish Royalty and tuo cnemy of the Irish people; nnd lot hlm ook bis votos amony his licitish fricnda—~whom ho nd- mires 60 muoh. Let tho [rishunn who votus tor Princo Albert's friond bo painted ont nsu traltor to hls nuine and Iloycott Harrlson, and send the nows home that here in our udopted hhnmuwo will stand by the Iricnds and puulsh the taln from yon, atd ENEMIES OF DEAR OLD 1RELAND, D.J. Wron, C. Gnynor, Frank Warran, B, Jonos, “Cbunas 1. Keofe, Putrick McGrath, Joseph Didwell, Johin 8, Mullen, 3 Willluta Wurd, J, J, Henl, T 4L Konns Thomms Moord,” Michnol Curney, J. McCurtuey, Dantol Foley, Miles 1. O'lirlu, Jubn F, Scun W. Wallaco, T8, U N 2T Fltzputrick, Niotiotas Cullou, sophon Mukruttl, . J. Moanoy, orranco Hurt, o M. Manley, . McGilils, Laurence ltyan, L L', Corearn, 1% R, Corearun, M. C. 1lickoy, Edward Delanwy, . 7, M. Clowroy, W, J, Maskell, BK, ll{nn. A. D, Forron, Michaol MeGraw, o, M. Biyth, Wililam Creed, Fuomus Coloman, Wililam Honun, Johbn L. Brennun, Jumea Clary, Jusaph Burk, Wil MLl ‘Thomwus Dunnoe, luhn MeNaully, James Conroyd, Richurd Fitzgorald, John Davey, John Kehoe, 1. MoDavitt, P, 0, Nuils, John Flubierly, A. L. Morrlson, Willlam Lang, J. K. Beully, o I Buloy, Jumes Nowlan, John MeNulty, P, L. Collins, ‘Thomus Rooiic; M, J. MoDowd, J. 1. Colllus, Thomua Joyee, John Able, W, I Ltend, Patrick Walsh, C. E. Moore, James Dunobi ichael O'liny, . . Punderius! B, 1t O'Madleyy Michael Murru Andrew Quuid, W ', F, Cusey, Moran, Janmes Malone, Charles Prentico, Phomus Ulecaon, Danlel q\urk, Patrick (irittin, Juhn J. Welsch, James Quirk, ‘‘omas J. Riordan, Laurence Curpooter, 13, McCormick, Michuol F, Dwyro, Mortimer Scanlon, .1, Hyun, gnuhuul Heuly, J. J. Healey, umes Witson, Jumes Lang, Richurd Rowe, W. 1. Loulton, Juhu MeUulness, Nuthan Coloman, Liernard Stlolds, John Connell, 1, C, Heanly, ‘I'nomas Coloinan, John Itodeers, Jobu U'Fluborty, Michel Burrett, Frauk Kerrlgun, ' JUST 8O. REASONH AGAINST HARRISON'S RE-ELECTION. Feom the Times—Harrison's Personas tirgan. People opposed to Harrison's rellcotion sum up thelr reasons therefor aftor this fushlons: “Tho people whosu votes clected him two yeard uwo have lost confidence in bim, o wos clouted by the voles of ull ¢inlucutly respectable eloment among the Republicans, and ot ono in tive of this vlement that supported hlin before will do it _ngain. Thoy aro Intellizont people who roud tho newspapers, aud tbey do not be- lleve Hurrlson when ho grandiloquently declares that ho bas ¢ifectod o great rofurmation in the orimiuul classes, Thoy tuko fur what it s worth bis bypooritical *would to God' wishes that ho might blot gawbiing und prostitution froi the fuce of the curth, Thoy rumembor that ho bas dono littlo or nothing to restrufn the hguor bus ness, und that tho low dives und duns of I WOre nover run 0 oponly and shunelesiy now, Thoy know thut thera ure numbericss dived on Stute, Clurk, and vtber streets whoro boys sro ecducated 1o be drunkurds, sud whoro young yirls arc cnticed und ruined, and that nothiog s donu to suppress tho wvils, Occastouully u lfconso 18 ruvoked, but the recurds will show,us o the cuse ol Jerry Monroe, that it has boen reissued in tho namo of & wife, or alstross, or willing tool, und it tha Luslvess gocs slght wlong without jn- terruption, The bundreds of woud Presbyte- riuns who voted for Brotbor Harrlson twa years u50 havo sensu onough to know that It be want- ¢d 10 bo could put uu {ron hand to the throut of this julyuity and turottlo It ‘I'buy know that It hu were lucurnest ho could sbut up evuery sulvon Iu the clty where liguor 13 sold to minors, und abut dowi ou every concert bell or Dugo shop Churles Henlly, Edwaru Philips, Junes Barker, Jumes ¥, Coatutloy whoro giela nro ruined And st downwanl way. Thoy Know that \vo hig Buperlnte od nn thelr he were to nt of Palleo stringent or dora to enforeo tho Inw for the nlmllrclimll of low-grndn ritloons tho ondera would: be onforeed and the Rafouns woukd he suppressed. Thoy Kknow that an, oflicer who hiad earned the contl« dence of tho degeaded elasdes 13 not tho rizht kil of o man to keep at the head of public afe fairs. Auothor thing 38 brought to tho attontion of tho peopte who rond tho nowspnpers,—and it ust bosven by those who make thom,—nnd thnt Ia tho voil!of geercey which 18 thrown over tho mlministeation of tho erlminnl depurt- ment, The publlo is anly perinftted to know of riminnl oceurronces that nro so lmpuortant as to ko thelr conecalnient Itmpossible, or Ao Inslg- 'To the_reportora and to tho grent middie drivo of crimo I8 n sealed book, nrd nothing whatover is known of it 1t {s amitted that Mayor Harelson lins aduiulstered tho finan- clnl affairs of tho efty well, but in this ho has only followod out tho polfey Innugurated by his predecoszor, Harrison's tirmest feiomis will not nesort thut 1 ho hud beon put 1 Heath's place ho vould have done more to rostore tho city's ;'l'fl"l‘ or thut it Hoath had been keptnt the he! Tho way was blazed, ond atf Harrlson had to do wis to follow it, - You will sco, ns I tell you, “‘.t Tinreison will be defeated by the very votea thal earrlod blm through bofore.” 'This [s nbout tha most scvere arralgnment ot the Harrison Administrntion the Republicana ean make, nnd it 18 ot such a platform that thoy aro making thole Aght. Tn this thoy hopo to huve tho votes of tho boetter clussd of snlvon= kcopars, and tho moril support and vates of tho great middlo clusses, and of woll-meanlng poos plo genorally. HEADQUARTERS. TINE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTER wns buslly engnged tho'groater part of tho dny incompleting the ward organizutions, and ar- ranglog for trusty men to be on guard at the polls on clectlon-day to soe that no filegal vot= ing or bullot-box stufling is porpotrated. Tho necesslity for this is obvious. Tho crimi- unl classos, tho continuous porpotrators of mlsdemonnors, and alt tkose who beliove thnt liberty 18 liconso to do what ono pleases with- out a particls of restraiot, nre desperate, Thoy kuow that with a two years' ronowal of Harrlson 0s tho Executive of the clty thoy can continue in thoir shnmeless wick- edness unmoleated and undisturbed, These two additiononnl years of ltberty thoy proposo to have, even {f foul means nreto be Invoked to seeyra It, and thoro Is nothing thoy will stop at in thelr endeavors. In many of tho preolucts in tho Virat, Sccoud, Fifth, Bixth, and Soventh Waris many bogus voters havo been registered through tho apathy of tho Itepublican judwes, and it s these bogis voters who must be lovked arter on cleetion-day. ‘The following was unanitnously adopteds Iteeolvad, 'Thatall business-houses be requested 10 ¢loso thoir places of Lusiness on oleotlon-dny , i vrder to give thelr employés an opportunity to vote. A meoting of tho Wost Town Republican Con- trul Committeo aud the West Town candldates was held yesterday, Mr. G, £, Johnson sald it bad boen customnry for the Town Hoard to uppolnt tho sume Judges of clection as tho city ad selected, Hoe sug- wested that tho candldates nppolut n comuittee, und nsk tho Domocrats to do lkowldy, eunch committee to nscortaln at hendquartors if ftwns necessary to have tho Town HNoard confirm tho nppolntment of judges of elegtion made by tho Counell, Bome of the Judges having rofusod to ot for th town unless tholr nppointment was conllrmed. A committee of threo wus ap- pointed to tearn the faets In tho case aud ro- bort to tho Town Board this aftornoon, Ald. Thompson then offored tho following, which wis ndopted: Itesolved, That wo, the nominecs of tho Ropub- Henn purty o muss-maoting ussembled, believ- ing thut tho intorcsts of the town tickot and tho Hopublican pnrty can be best advancod by n separate orgunization, and fully reulizing tiat m sgclmyun exist without n treasury; be it rihor Iesolved, That o Committeo of three Lo ap- pointed to walt upon the Contral Committeo and request that thoy rendor what peouninry nasiat- :‘\’m‘:(« Lthcy can for tho Buccess of tho wholo okol Ald. Thompson, Commissionor Iutt, and Justice Sollly were appointed the Committee, ‘Tho mecting wdjourned until to-duy at 2 p. m. at 221 West Madison streot, THE DEMOCIATIC CAMPAION COMMITTER field two sesslons yestordny. © At one arernge- ments were madc for two” eatitication micotings thls ovoniug,—oinoon Wost Twalfth atreot and “tm othor in #n obscuro bull on Twenty-second streo Thero ecems to Lo somo trouble fu yetting n comploto roster of all tho Domocratic candi- dutes, particulurly tho Constables mnd lower olficers, Tho Sooretury of tho Campaiin Com- mitteo would like to interview thom aa soon ns possible, Ho I8 auxious to obialn the uutoe grupha of thuss who cun write, and for those wlw:n!lmnt ho will mako the customary * his murk. Around the City-Hall thero was less enthusl- ustn observed, und _1n private conversation tho whest Muyor” did not hesltato to onguge in splteful personntitios nguinst his competitor, whilo ho Indulged In u streaw of solf-inudution, which to nu outslder wis necessurily very tedlous bestdes boing In very bad taste. It appenrs that Carter Is promising overything aud puything to obtaln votes. Ina bookrarcly heurd of by the Demooratic purty is an inter- catlng story of o person who offored the wholo world for 4 vote, but us it was known he could not delivor, and wus lying whou ho suid ho coutd, bedid mot obtaln what ho so much covoted. It ls _reported that *the bost” hns comploted trade with Inrge munutacturing intersts in tho Town uf Luke, whoreby tholr emptoyés wiil bo turned lvose Tuesday "to voto thie Domooratio tivket, It I8 an odoriferous combination of a very malordorous tinvor. With Harrlson and without DeWolf tho South and West Divislons will not fail to uxporloned u nuleanco that, for- tunatoly for the goueral health of the city, has beon absent during tho entire wintor. CONSTABLE PERRINE, HE STEPS DOWN AND 0UT. Tho Elovonth Ward Hepublican Club met at Martine's Lower Hall last evening. Mr. Danlel J. Avery In the chair, Mr. Willard Woodard suggosted that Notarles be uppolnted who would sorve on electiou-day, Tho followiug Notaries were numed: First Pre~ clinet, Guorgo K. 8ltts; Second, Charles Wooleys Third, 8, it Harria; Fourth, E. C. Young: Fifth, ¥. W, Parker; 8ixth, J. il Van Dllssongon, Tho Noturies woro requestod to bu at the Rtopublican headquarters Baturday at 10 o'clock n. m., 80 a8 o recelve instrucuons, Ald. Clark, the candidato for Mayor, entered the ball nt this stugo of the brodeedings, und wus greotod with throe rousing vbheers. 1o ros turhed hla_ thunks to tho olub for the greeting, and excused almself from making o speoch by suylng that ho was u businosa-man und not & specob-muker. o sald he hoped tho city would Ro Republican next Tuoesday, s ho Lelloyed tho great city of tho West should keop stop in poll- l[muwlln tho purty that controls tho Stato and u on, At tho conclusion of thonoxt Mayor's romarks, tho flnnnees of the Club wero discussed. Tho Becrotury stated thut tho Treasury wus omply, andd the [lubilities were about $150. Subserljp- tions wero caited for, and In u shurt timo $76 wus raised towards llquidating tho indebtednoas, ‘Tho rveport of tho Spcelul Commitice ap- pointed Stonday uvoulnun tho Ferrino mattor was ealled for, und tho Comniltteo roported the result of thelr visit to tho West Town Contral Committeo, a ruport of which was givon in yos- torday’s TRINUNE, Before tho report was adoptod Mr. Georgo Sherwood suid thut Justico und falrness required thut Mr, Porring should bo heard in his defense, Hoongbt not to be displaced from the tiket witbout a fuir show, On motion, Mr, Perrino was given fifteen minutes to stato his case, The gentleman used precisely tho same argumonts he used befors tho Wost Tuwn Committce why ho should bo allowed to romuin on “tho ticket. Ilo was, perbaps, o tritle more sovere in his denunclitions of thoso who 'mude churgus ayuiust bim, end guvo partioular uttontion to ox-Justice I1. 8, Austin. Perrine mado acrious churkes ugainst tho ex-Juatice. u after Perrino concluded bis defonse, My, Austin entered the hull, and agk 0 favor of a beuring. 1o would liku to hear the churgos of Yerrino read, nnd, Pgrrine boing catled fur, reltorated almost word' tor word what ho had rm\'lu\llly stated nbout tho vx-Justice. During bo recltal tho ex-Jultico frequon| ln‘llu_r:‘ L rupted him by calllng Jar,'* u seoundrol,' ate, Mr. Austin, in reply, sald heneeded node- fense, o hud lived ju this olty too long to bave bis nuine tarnished by such storles ua those of Perring, ‘T'hey wera simply dammnable, for thoy sought 1o dumage tho charuoter of a respoctable bim “a llur, to, womun, e hoped Porrine-woutd be bouncod frow the ticket, Hovoral members of the Club suggested that tho affuir bed becomo personal, and wanted tho discussion closod. A motlon to thiy offoct wus carried. Mr, Bhiorwood suggested to Forrine that tho do in tho luterest of bost thiog for him to huarmony was to deetino to_run for tho oflico of Constnble, This Perriue did, und tho repost of tha Cammitteo was thon adopted. ‘Tho Club then adjouracd tu blonday evoning, MINOR MEETINGS. THE FAGUTEENTI WARD Republican Club gt at Lowor Turnor-Hall last cvening, Jumes A. Boxton in tho chair, the ob- Jeot belng to perfoct urrupgoments for the coms ing election, Washington Healug suggested the eniarge- mont of tho Campalgn Committoe, and sald that with proper ulfurt the ward could be carried by o majority of from 200 to 60u. Tho dlsreputatle eloment of! tho ward, ho woat ou to say, wero thoroughly .plive and hard at work, and it was necessary.to, be up and doing I It was oxpectod to eleet Mr/ Blalr, the nomiuee for Alderman. Sowme discussion followed In-reference to tho appalutment of tickot-peddiors, challcngors otu,, ah'tMr. Blalr suggested that the whbolo autter bé lefs to the Cuwpatgn Cowmitiec, and 11 would not have donons well as Harrlsoit. - that thoy bo nuthorizod to inoroaso tholr num- ber, If necessary. Mr. Taywooil 01 not objeot to Mr, ialr's aug- nation, but hoped the Committee would roport ta rolections to nn ndjourncd neeling, and in- mnlnlculd nresolution “to that effeet, which wns ndopted, Mr. Washburno reported that A Day had expenped 47 1 looking up ovides ngainat “ropentora™ at former cleotions, who werd to bo vigorously prosoertod, and moved that tho aumo be refunded to blia by the Club, Tho mo- ton prevalled. A cull of the rrenlncu was thon mudo, and voluntoors for duty eleation-day wero naked. Quite & number responded, all of whose mivics wero handed over to the Campalzu Cotnmittee, After some furthor routino business tho Club adjourned vatll Saturdny ovening. AINTII WARD ALDERSANIC, A meeting wnas hold Inst night at 601 Bouth Tinisted strect for tho purpose of nominating nu independont Aldorman for the Sixth Wurd, It soun boeamo apparont that the business for ‘which tho mecting was ealled could not be trans- noted, for the hall waa literally packed with Doutocrats, After saveral names had heon pro- {mmll 10 tho meeting, the nime of Mr. John W, larvin was Rubmitted, Amcndments, substi- tutes, ndjournment,—ail tho motions known to parliamentnry practico,—wors plled ono upon tho othor in the inoat hetorogenoous wanier, Ono youthful scton uf tho Domocracy uroso and eaited For a " pint” of order, whilc anathor eamo marching up tho aisla with n elub. Nothe ing cottld now bo heard but groans, bisses, and cut-cnils, and winkd the din and confusion, which now_hecame intense, tha Chulrman declured Mr, Guevin nominated, and wijournod the moote ing sino dio, not staying upon tho order of his kolug, but going nt once. Thio Demverits immedintely nssumed control of tho mur!lluf. nud, mounting shatrs, lndulged it good denl af dosultory tnlk, when Mr. Gare Vit cimo In and tald thom ke had nuthorized no onu to uso his name, aud If ho had heen indorscd Ly thy ineoting ba cortainly should not bave ace copted, IN BRIEF, The Fourth Wnrd Republicnns bold a atirring that its ndoption was duo the Indinna svl- dlory, after which the wholo matter was r ferred to n speelal .commitico of three, to be nplmlulml In the morning. 'I'iie 1louse lmmml the Coda bills, relating mlhluhwu)‘s. dlvorees, aud tho enumertion of yoters, I'he report of tho Conference Committee on the Practics act was conenrred in, Mrs, Winsor, tho new State Librarian, and her nsalatant, Miss Marshall, nre looking about the lbrary, rmllim{ the run of the vromises, proparatory to nking possession Fridoy, when Mra. Peello will retire. ‘The Indinnapolis Sun says a Greenback Committes Is proparing a plan whoreby Dr, De Ln Mutyr will be kopt In tho lecturd fiotd until 1893, pleading tho cause of the green- I{muxk‘.l It 13 hrunnse&l to wl'nlsenslfi,liw J)ml:d or tho purpose, and each coun S 0 nsked to contribute 850, i ‘WIBCONSIN. Speetal Dirpateh to The Chicago Ty(bune. MADIsoN, Wis., March 30,—In the Assem- bly this morning nn attempt was maddo to repenl the Antl-Treating act, which becomes o full-ledged Inw to-duy by ofticial publicn- tion in the State Journal as Chap. 204, but the attempt was defeated by a declslve vote of 40 to 80, In the Senate this afternoon the bill appor- tioning the State into Sendte and Assembly dlstricts was taken up ns a special order, and the Sennts went Into Committes of tho ‘Whole for its consldoration, The blll was discussed nt some Iength and some bnd blood shown by Republienns, who were not satisficd with tho work of the Committee, and nlso by Democrats. The Committea without flual action arose and asked leave to meetin| yesterdny ovening in Mii- [ it again, ler's Hal),” Twenty-sevonth street and T'he bill abollshing Boards of charltable and penal Institutions and creatlng n pald Bonrd passed tha Assonbly to-day, and will Ro to the Uovernor for approval to-morrow, Tho Senate nnd Assembly were In Joint Convention to-nlght to llsten to eulogies on Senator Matt Curpentor, which were pre- gented in an eloquent manner by Senators Richardson, Delaney, and Burrows, and Assemblymen dcCord, McFotridge, Plerce, and Herrick, ‘The Senpte to-night stightly amended the bill appor.ioning State or Sennto and Asseni- bly districts, and passed It under a suspen- sion of the rules—yeas, 18; nays, 11, MabisoN, Wis, March 90.—In the Sanate, bills were Indefinitly postponed to establlsh o deaf-mute_school at Milwaukeo and to nu- llm‘rlzu tho City of Milwaukeo to Issuebonds, The blll providing for a new building for t_l;: 1112“‘"““1 Soclety was ordered to a third ding, The .Senate concurred in the Assembly amendment to appropriate $1,500 for the Yorktown centenninl celebration, The Assembly concurred in the several bills nnprognultmz certain s1ms to the varls ous churitable Institutions in the State, ‘Tho Senats passed n very stringent Game law. It prohibits the shooting of duck in the spring-time, and the shooting of quail and grouso at a1l scasons of tho year for three years, In the Assembly tho blil to make Rallrond and Insurance Coinwissioners elective pussed by n large majority, Great prepavations are bolng made for tho Loglsintlve bull to-morrow night, Peoplo {;ruxsy: nlé parts of the Stato are cxpected to bo egonf Cottnge _Grove nvol nt which speoches wero mode by Col. R. W, HNieaby, Gen. 0. B, Mann, and Messrs, Theo, Stimming, H. Jodmao, and J. W. Stewart. A rousing gathorlng of Fifth Ward Hopublio- nna was held rc!(urdny ovonlug In Unlon Hall, on South Halsted, near Thirty-ifth strest. H‘wncuus werg mado by Corunor Matson, A, N. Linscott, B. F. Nichofson, Michnel Haley, and othors, nnd the utmost eathuslusm provalled throughout tho ontiro proceedings, A meoting of the Sixth Ward Ropublicans was held yesterduy ovening In Deiph's Hall. Tho thoring was addressed by Mosars, Snm Parker, t. M, Mitehell, and €. ‘L. Woodmnrn, whoso Bpoechies urouscd tho audionce to a full appros cintion of tha requiromonts of the occnalon, and called forth ndetermination that the wurd should doall fz could tauid In securiog n trlumph for tho Republicun causo, A roualng meoting was held fn Campbell-Hall, on Vi Buren strect and Camphoil nvonno, yes- terduy ovonhig by the "Twelfth Ward Ropub- lloans, who were nddressed by Mcssrs, Eugeio Cury, ‘Fhowmns Crutty, and Goorge R. Davis. Tho cnthuslasin nroused by tho spedkers of tho oning wus increnzed by tho stirring campalgn songs sung by tho Ward Gloo Club, Tho First Ward Republlean Club held a meat- ing yosterdny ovening in elub-room No. 4 of tho Grond Pacltio Hotel, at which it was deelded, nfter somo digaussion, to thoroughly canvnss tho Ward, and Measrs, Houser, Stous, MeDon- ougn, Taylor, and Piper wero appolnted & coine mittee tu earry out tho work, Aftor spoeches by + M. Woods, W. W, Roborts, nnd others, the meeting adjourned. Tho Boventeenth Ward Republlcan Club_held tho luryest meeting of tho cumpnign ot Bow- mun's Hull last evonlug. Rousing speeclies wero mudo by Col. W. H, Thompson, Mr. Dickson, A. C. Hesing, and C. F. Petorson. Mayor Harrison hud sent somo of his " strikers” to tho hall to futerrupt tho eeedings, prominent among thom ono of his employés nained MoAuley, but thoy did not succeed to any extent. Tho Tenth Ward Ropublicans gathered in strong forcu yestorday ovening at No. 57 Wost Indlann street, whero tho orators of tho ovens ing were Col, J, W, Honnott, Col. L. H. Whitnoy, and Ucorge W. Plummer, who diluted eloquent- Iy upon tho necessity of o succosstul rovolution to bo nccomplished Tuesday, and showod how, by united and enorgotie action upon that day, ils resuit, 8o sadly needod by tho city, could be actleyed. The Thirteonth Ward Young Men's Club held a woll-nttended and enthusinatic meeting yes- torday ovening fn Benz's Hall, ot which “tho {ssues of tho duy wero ably oxpounded by Messrs, W. 7', Uniderwood, John Raber, Thomas Cratty, E. T, Murtin, nnd 'Col, W. 8. Beribnor, who succecded in_nrousing the dotermiuition thatif tho young men of tho Thirteenth Wurd cauld provont It, tho evonts of next week would not result in_n perpetuntion ‘of tho follies aund imbcailitics of tho Harrisonlun Administration, STATE AFFAIRS. INDIANA, 8pectat Dispatch to The Chicagr Tridune INDIANATOLIS, Ind,, March 30,—Tho Sen- ate passed tho bill this niorning relating to publie oftices und ofticers, but refused to con- cur In the House amendment to the Civil Coda b1l - Thon the General Appropriation bill was taken up, consuming the balance of the ses- slon. After considerable discussion, the Senato adopted the Insano Asylum nppropriation Just as reported by the Committee. TPurdue University was granted an appro- priation of §200,000, nfter much wrangling. The Oftices and Ofticors bill was passed. ‘The Senato rofused to coneur in tho Iouse amendments to the Practico net, and o con- fereuce connnitteo was uppointed, 1n the llouse the greater part of the morn- Ing session was occupled In the further con- sideratlon of Mr, Iluston’s joint resotution submitting the followlng amendment to the Constitution: / Resolved, By tho Gonornl Asscibly of tho Stuto of 'Indlonw, That the following amonid- ment ba and 18 horoby propused to the constitu- tlon of tho Stuto of Indiann, to bo submitted to the vots of tho olectors of tho State—viz.: Artlclo 17, 08 follows: BroT10N 1. 'Uho wanufacture, sale, or keeping for sulo, Insald Btate, spirituous, viuous, or muit liquors, or any other (ntoxienting lquors (ux- capt for medicinul, scioutifie, mechauiout, aud winca for sacramental purposes), shall be, and probiblted in thu State of Indidna. 8kc. &, ‘Tho General iembly of the Stute of Indiuni shull provide Ly Jaw in what snunner, by whom, and ut what plico such ilanors soul Do manufuctured ot sold for wodicul, scientlle, and sacramontal purposes, An cffort was made to strike out the clauses oxcepting wines for sacrmmentsl purposes, but it falled, Anothor cffort was mnde to strike out all_excoptions, for which the mnjority of the Democrats voted, the object belng to minke tho resolution as ob- Jectionable ag possiblo. DBut this also falled, nud, after hnlf a dozen dilutory motions had been slmilarly dlsposed of, a vote waos reached, and the resolution was adopted by o voto of 55to35. The'following Is the vote: OIHIO. Corewnug, 0., March 30.—Messrs, Van Clen «%, = Hitehcock woro made a [N Ty 'c n resolution relative to the death of &.....-Librarlan Kerr, Thoe amendments to Dr. Beers’ bill, com- pelllng cheese manufacturers to keep n record of milic furnished, wero concurred In. Mr. Stubby' bill definln powers of the Bonrd of passed, more fully the Public Works TENNESSEE, Nasnvirie, Tent., March 30—Thoe Stata debt willbo discussed In the Senate untll next Thursday afternoon beforon direct voto is taken upon tho question, It is belloyed it i‘g)ll'! vass the House, Thoblilisto settle at NEW YORK. Arpaxy, N. Y., March 30,—The bill to 1lmit fares on rallronds to twa cents per mile was advarsuly veported In the Asscmbly, The report was ngreed to and the bill kitled, MASSACHUSETTS. BosroN, Mass., March 80.—Tho Bassae chusotts Houso of Representatives defonted, yesterdny, 123 to 76, the bill to give municipal sullrage to women, A CURIOUS CASE. The Courts Invoked to Dectdo Who Is the Legal ¥lelr to o Life=Insurance Polley. Hpeetal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune. 81, PAur, Minn., March 80.~Charles I, Richmond, of Minneapolis, In August last shot his wife, Eva K. Richmond, and ‘nfter- ward himself, both dylog of the wouuds, the husband surviving bis wife someo W, 10~ ments, A somowhnt interesting suit hng just beon commenced growlng out of the tragedy. Before his death Mr. Richmond had become, and was at the time, n member in full standing of LodgeNo. 6of the Anglont Order of United Workmen, and o cortiticate of memiborship had been lssued him entl- tiing ns wite, Eva K. Richmond, to participate In the beneficlary fund of the Order to tho extent of $2,000 upon tho death of hier husband. The organ- izatlon, it Is understood, is ready and willing to pay the amount as soon as tho courts huve determined to whom it can safely make the Y’nymcn&. An nctlon has been brought by G, . Dodge, Esg., in bohalt of George C, Rich- wmond, administrator ot Charlgs 11 Rich- mond, ngainst the Ouder. —Asa Meaner, fathor of the wife, Eva K. Richmond, by John 1. Brisbly, Esq,, of this clty his attorney, hins Interplended. It 13 belioved that the fnets ara substantially admitted, aud the caso will therefore hingo upon the Inw. Tho factof his surviving hls wife, It is clalmod y the Richmond representatives, carrles the wind to them.” "The polley nmuh&c to Mrs. Richmond, it 13 clalined, on the other haud, wntitles her helrs to the lnsurance monoy, ———— OBITUARY. - Sptetar Diapaich fo The Chicago Tribuné, Berotr, Wis,, March 80.—Mr. S. K. Blod- RAS, Alken, Olllmlvu. RRoblnson (De- gett, who has been fdentified with the Inter- Tuker, dregory, catur), ¢sts of Balolt from tha beglnming of its bis- H‘l"'“"““' Ryany tory, died thls morning at his nome of T ikt Bright's disense at the ago of 00 years, bt Rty speetut Dispatch to Tha Chkcago Trivune, Kaln, sumor, BrooMiNarey, 1l Marel 30.—Mrs, John Lindley, Taylor (La J. Mayers, of this city, died ab Aurora lnst Lindsny, TUBRO), night from cancer. Sho wis the wifo of o Aurshuilly Tfl{lflr(Nohlo), well-known eitizon, und was widely known Muson, Totor, a3 & most accomplished musiciau, Moredith, ‘Lhompson, ‘Bpeciat Dipateh to The Chicavo Tribune. Milus, Yawtur, Keokur, Ia, March 80.—Dr, A, 11 Bron- Mitonol), Weuyse, son, ai old and highly-respected residont of Moy, Wincail, thix eity, died lust oveiilng from the effects of O Brlum, Wikson (More un ovordose of norphing tken by mlstake, O'Nowl," n), “ha Doctor has buen_In the drug business Hoberts, \%m—m lore for inany years. Upon rising yesterduy morning he remarked to a gentlemnn uluul;- NAYS, fug with him that he felt unwell, and would SHarnett, Hamwmaud, Messlek, take n dose of quinine. Ilo made n mistake, Honham, Hurgrove, Miller, and took morphine, Iils nge was 66 years, Cubbngo, Hotrell, Neff, 2 ‘Bpacial Dispateh to Tha Uicago Tribune. Curr (Whitely), Mutt, - Null, GuaND tArins, Mich,, March 80,—A spec- Chutburne, * Juckson, ftoblnsan (Rp'y), | fal to the Grand Kapids Times from Blg Kup- Chandlor, Korr, « Jtoclker, {ds announces the death of John F, Brown, o Mittiuro, BehwolLaat nxed 64, 'The deceased was one of thu pio- Duvis, | McCormlok, Solaer, | neers of Northern Michignn, hnving locuted Edwins, MeDowell, | Walz, Inrgo tracts of Jand ns o purt of o company Ulbson, Melntoab, Woile, + | of which his brother, M. E. Hrown, of this Hum, Mcblieohdy, Mr.bpoaker—35. | city, Senator L. C, Platt, of New York, and J. Piatt Underwood, of Blg Raplds, are now nomburs, on tho Muskegon, Pére Murquetto, and Mantsteo Rtivers and thelr Drauches about twenty-five years ago, [t is sald thess ntlemen now coitrol nearly or quite 100,- &‘l‘b acres of pine lauds fn this State and Wis- consin, Ho way lurgoly Interested as a lum- berman and 1h the development of Northern Michigan, and wns well known throughout the Northwest. 1118 remnins will b tuken to Owego, N. Y., tils former home, for burlal, Bpectal Dipaleh 1o Ths Chicagl Trivunse WATERTOWN, Wis., Mareh $0.—John Betz, sn old resldent of thils city, mud for many years ong of our lending commlisslon mer- chants, died to-dny of brmn-tpver, sged &b ear, . v ST, Joskrw, Mo., March 80.—Cen. Denjas min ¥, Loan died suddenly this murning of apoplexy at his restdence in this city, ~Ho wus n native of Kentucky, and 63 years old, Gon, Loan bind lived here wore ihan forty yunrs, iud been o Unon General, & momber ot Congress, and was une uf our nost prowls noeut Jawyers, e leaves u large vstate. Bpsclal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribunt, Aunona, 1il, Mareh 80.~City Marshal R Bruce Gates diod this evening of heurt-dis edo, aftps 8 protractod dllness, ‘Tho opponents of the measure are confl dent of benting It in the Senate, which Is vory probable undor a demand for the previ- ous question, 3ir. Busklirk’s blil for 6 por cont Interest wis put upon its possage, and falled for want of a constitutional wajority, the voto belng, yeas, 41, to nnys, 86, Another effort wiil bo made to pass it when the 1louss Is full, Bubsequently the House took up the Senate Joint resolution that the corner-stane of the new State-llouss be loft undisturbed, but that a sultable memorial of the services of Indlana’s soldiers during the War bu pluced In the bulldlng. Mr. Huston offered n substitute that the corner-stonis be lald ngain and memorlals de- vasited therein, 3lr. Cauthoruo ovposed the substitute, for the reason that it would giva the contructord an ov‘mrtnuu{wwudo thelr contract should any difficulty horeaftor arise in the cunsiruc- tion of the bullding, - 3 Mr. Jiuston then took the tloor and: ear- nestly sdvocuted bls substitute on the grouud

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