New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-17
THE CHICAGO ELECTION.
OBSERVER.

Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune
CH1cHAGo, Monday, Much 10, 1856.
The result Of the late municipal election IN this city
= M Endorsement of Douglas or q defeat Of Repub-
Icansm although the Black Democracy are trying TO
nut that construction upon it. A statement oi
facts will cast light the subject that may
be useful in correcting erroneous impressions
Since the Spring of 1913 no party ticket has been
nominated at our municipal elections. Any man de-
sirous of Office ran on bis own hOok-he old political
organizations standing aside. But this Spring the
spporters of the Administration resolved TO place
party ticket in the field. Accordingly they called
ward mcctings appointed delegates and nominated a
full ticket The citizens generally were indignant at
their course in thus thrusng Nationsl politics into
the local elections of the city. CONSULTATIONS were
held and il was resolved to call out an independent
candidate for Mayor and run him on the Slavery issue
rendered by the Black Democracy, then call general
meeting of all parties TO nominate citizens tcket 10
which the only test would be honesty ana htnes:'
That such ticket, from Mayor down, would receive
two thirds of all the votes in the city no lnelhgen'
man doubted
This proposal far carried out that cal! was
circulated asking I. &. Sherman an old ana hlShy
respectable Anti-Slavery Democrat, TO be canuidae
fer Mayor. II numerously signed by the best men
in the cv both native and adopted. But before the
call could be published in the city papers, WIN the
names attached, little clique OF know-N0thlngs re-
selves delegates from the different lodges hastily col
lected together in secret cOnclave, and nominated
Know-NOthing ticket, putting ONT severai OF thel
own AT the head OF their tIehet they put tne
citizens candidate Mr.. sherman, The next day their
ticket appeared in The Notfre Citizen, edited by
Donehower who is President of the Hindoo Lodges OF
Illinois; he is the same individual VINO onered tne
Fugitive Slave Law, Border Ruihan platform al fhi
adelpbis which was adopted. The ticket was Kept
standing uuder the names of Fillmore aud DOneson,
with the motto: Put none but Americans on guard.
The columns of the paper teemed wltn assaults upon
all person- not to the manor born. lou may Juuge
Whist Kind of policy this is in population where con
adorable majority are Of European birth, ana where
the naturazed voters stand in the ratio of Il 10 10
the native born. -;
him with the foreigners. The Douglas, English and
German organs assailed him as hnoW-Nothing,
and the X n paper claimed that he was their cand-
dae hy his own consent and appreciation, which was
false however When The Tribune dedmanded cit
izen's or Republican ticket il was met with the cry
that third ticket would be sure to elect the Dougias
nominees. Long John Wentworth editor OF !he Dem
ocrof took the same view and opposed bringing out
third ticket. The Press and Journal held oaek ana
undecided The ZeituHg. the German Free SOL paper,
was paralyzed. 1t dare not support the Know Moth
ing ticket, and would not support the Douglas nomha-
tior In the meanwhile, The Natire CHi-en was
naynr direct int the hands Of Black Democracy and
as IS believed for a consideration Fillmore and DON
eson were up at the head OF its coums with the
Fugitive Slave Law, the odious Nebraska bill ana
natiystic prescription for s platform. The scurous
abuse of adopted citizens that appeared in its columns
each dav was copied into two Douglas papers the fol
lowing morning furnishing them with themes for whole
pages of inhammatory appeals to the foreigners;
The Douglas party. taking heart from the distrne-
to7 and blundefs of their opponents raised an elec-
tonecring purse of go 600, which was expended in
naturazirg voters subsdizng the liquor shops, issu-
inc extras and bandbls, holding meetings, ooionlZln
IrSsb from abroad hiring hacks and teams to fetch
voters TO the polls and gangs of men to electoneer'
Tbe KnowNothings forestaled the citizens, but pro
yded no machinery to bring out voters or to guard
,b n.ls agains. illegal voting. The result was tha,
nnoI1mous frauds were perpetrated. In one single
Wayd more than coo fraudulent votes cast tcr
the Dougls. ticket Nearly 1900 votes were cast,
Which Is 5000 higher than the highest ever before
hroup in Chicago The Douglas ticket succeeded on
Mavor by sci msjority and On portions OF il as big
ss 200 majority Fifteen hundred Anti-SaveTy I9e s
e;,ners were driven. IN SELF defense TO voto to IN