, 1860-03-10
THE CITY.


6eCQnu ward
GEs1LENES ~ hare been favored with many
and disappointment, since he result Of the
election in the Second Ward was settled, and it |
Was ascertAined TINT lacked II votes to change
places with Ar: Marshall. Many are surprised,
ana Iy object In addressing you this letter.. is
causes which effected my defeat.
fitst-The fatal confidence you felt TINT I
could be elected without effort on your part,
or, as the Chicago Tm<s expresses it, that
vas strong man in stroag Rpu5liean Hard.
vne prominent politician says, that il be had
could hare changed the result forty votes;
aud many have said tha. it they had thought
ltpossibte, they could have changed the mat-
ter by their own individual e1ertions. Now,
gentlemen, this is all very well, and do not
the effect to prompt you to do all you can to
elect your candid ates hereafter, sball consid-
er that have not run Altogether in vain. Had
you solicited and succeeded in getting nine
Democratic Totes for me, or had you been care
tul to see that no First or Third, OF other ward
tickets were giyen to the voters, {except the
Secondly l should hare been elected. There
we're exactly seventeen strnight Republican
tickets polled in your ward which belonged to
the other wards had they been for the proper
ward, would have been elected. There we're
twenty-one scratched tickets which were in &C.
doubt, and there were ffty-tw straight Repub-
lican tickets With my surname neatly covered
with Mr. Murskals, by the pasting process. I
have Proof that these tickets were peddled at
| the poll as straisht Republican, by two persons
| in the employ Of my opponent
The Chicago 1tmes, in noticing 1Ir. Aarshalrs
| triumph, says Of him that he is the best work
| ing man in their party. I agree with him, and
it be has no puiiback, be may yet equal
John Calhoun Of Kansas electioneefing noto-
riety. | say this for the benefit Of my young
| friend, flor be aud I are friends, although we
hare been placed opposite each other IN this
| contst.} l have been represented on Clark
| street as being in favor Of horse railroad on
that street, md on State street as being op-
posed 10 horse railroads in general. Conse-
quently, was exposed to a fire in front and
rear; from the powerful influences Of the com.
! pany in front, aud from the Clark street prop
erty owners in the rear. had TWO personal
| enemies at the poll; one working against me
in German, and the other in Irish. The FIRST
was q man that l obliged (aa Superintendent
Of q block Of buidings) to re-arrapge floor
ofjoist, which be had not done properly in the
first place. This appears to have given him i
| mortal offence. He also asserts that kicked
| over his pail of whisky, but do not remember
this circumstance The second is a carpenter
| who offered me bribe for which ordered him
out Of my Office. Both these parties have my
permission to use the influence they have, in
complaint that did not work. did work as I
understood my duty. 1visited every part ofthe
Ward to become personally acquainted with the
Republican voters. l. did not ask any person TO
vote for me, and never will; 50 far from hiring
voters By offering or giving them months $
house rent, or of bringing them into my Ward
andpaying for their lodging for len days. or in
any other why interfering with fair express
sion Of the will OF the boua dde residents Of
the ward-1 am opposed to it in every shape it
can be presented. II that is the work, it is
"dirty work." aud cannot descend to it. More
than this, the Democrats hare patent on all
such machinery, and don't intend to infringe
upon it. Finally, gentlemen, l did not seek tie
nomination, and supposed it was yoar place,
having set me up before the people, to see to it
that I polcd the full strength Of my ticket
There was no indelicaey in your soliciting votes
for me from the opposi: ranks, and it CRATES on
my ear to hear my friends say they could have
done this or that TO hnTe secured me the desired
II votes. The ward was considered close one,
and l did all that could do honorably to Sc.
cure the ticket. Having placed myself in q
proper position By this brief review Of the facts
and circumstances, remain your obed;ent SER
want. JonS u. vAS0spEL.