, 1860-02-09
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CIT 80


CIT F. Q
THE NIUNkCsr.ii. ELECTION.
1las been known il wclinf.,rlnrd circles
for about five mouths. that Mr.. John Went
worth would bo candidate for tic Office If
Mayor at our approaching Municipal Election.
1t has not bccu known until recently to which
party lie would apply for nomination. His
strenuous efforts to break down the present
City government, his frequent abuse Of Gov
ernor Dissel aud tue other Republican State
officers, his fragrant libc1s upona q distinguished
Republican Senator pnd his family, his public
declaration that he would dcfeat our State
ticket this year unless it was made TO suit his
fancy, his nomination Of Sam Houston ior the
Presidency in tho columns Of the Democrat,
lis sturdy canvassing for Houston among the
visitors at the National Fair, Lis constant
wooins Of the Irish Catholic population these
things convinced many people tia: lac pur--
posed running for the Mayoral.y this Spring
as the pro-slaycry candidate. The purpose 10
bc secured after reaching the Office was known
to he first To employ lis patronage and police
force t. defeat Senator Judd in this county as
candidate for the guberuatocial nomination.
aud second to defeat him in the fall election
according to his previous pledge, iu case lie
should be nominated. But it now appears that
Wentworth las the cl'rontery to claim Rtfub-
l;caa nomination Not that he las in,cvmitted
lis assaults upon the Republican party in tho
least those arc continued every morning in
lis newspaper and every evening at the ward
meetings. His last libel charges tho In Sale
Street Assessment, recently set inside ',y the
Superior Court, upon the present city govcrn"
,uent-t,e facts being TINT that work came
down from the Dyer administration, through
!IentroyA's term Of Gjlat, 10 Mayor Haines:
and that Haices repudiated the whole thing
in his inaugural address What time is rot
occupied by Wentworth iii the ward meetings
villirying tie city government 1sis scavcngors
emu1oy in tue same field Of enterprise. Hav-
ing procured an Injunction against the issuing
Of city bonds with Which to clear Of tie debt
Of $2o8, $4,000 which ho handed down TO
IN llis successor-having procured this injunc
tim i,,r the purpose Of bringing bankruptcy OIL
,he .it;. d:sbanding the police force, and pre-
cipitatins tue anarchy incident upoa total
lack Of government, and having nliser:'b]y
failed in THAT patriotic desig,l-hc NOW tries
what virtue there is in downright falscl'ood.
We stall not alludc more particularly t" Tie
misguided young men who fa.cyy they arc a''-
vancinc their own Interests by making Demo-
cratic speeches in Republican meetings. The
Republican party of Chicago las hitherto heen
stronger than any or all Of its ofliccloders:
and it is yet competent to discipline lis rcff:c-
tory .ue,n.,crs. Wentworth is not e1Eon;:
enough to make battle against tie party with.
out feeling its Vengeance. His underlinss
therefore had better not proceed further with
the experiment
In view Of these circumstances tho Hon.
lsaac y. Arnold has been brought forward as
Il candidate for Mayor, pledged 1y his known
character rs ecttlemau and a Republican, to
suppor4 lie future nominees Of the party with
IL. Legitimate power and influence Of the city
government AS for Mr. Arnold personally,
neither he nor his friends care farthing for
the Office. Several days ago they proposed 10
exchange pledges in writing with Wentworth
that neither Of them should allow his name 20
60 before the Republican Convention. Went
worth refused point blank. Ills darling scl1e1ne
for getting possession Of the police force tc
WELD against Senator Judd, next summer
could mt bo relirquishcd. Mr. Arnold is en-
tirely in the hunds Of his trieads-Tcady II
withdraw or proceed, as shall seem advanta
reo,,s 20 the Republican cause. For tie pres
.nt he stands between tic party and it
avowcd enemy. Whether he is TO maintain
lis posision as !. candidate it will he i'r f,1tur
events to determine. l1o will DO notiln
which promises TO weaken the Rerr'lca
cause in the great contest now 'plroach'n;
nor will lie omit to do anything which III tlo'
ora1le man n,ay do 10 thwart tue designs
tho common enemy. Of this, I'LL parties m'
rest assured, Mr. Wentworth included.
we think We hare made it sufficiently G:
plic:t that ticrc is nothing Of 4 personal cha
uefer in Mr.. !Arno1ds attitude bef"rc the X
publican electors Of Chicago. His 'rlcn
have mado the offer in good failll 10 wlts'ora
b;s name from the list Of candidates whcne1
Mr. ycutwort', will withdraw his-an oil
made in no dictato1ial s;ntit but solely ior I
best interests Of the party. il Nentwo'
will reliuquisl lis purpose Of welding
power reposcd in tho lands Of the Mayor
the Republican voters, against Mf"'-a j
port publicly ayowed aud never retractcs
and withdraw from tic field, carrying I'LL
}ones Of contention with him, tho rro}msst
Of M.. Arnold's friends is still open TO lin
We submit that nothing short Of his WI
.a,awal can lie satisfactory to those Republics
wao deem tue SUCCESS Of the Republican ca
Of paramount importance. His a'le
vearning ior financial reform i'll the
government is shown to be n'seT:
urctence by the fact that bis own act
istration was far more expensive, !
in general taxes aud spocial assessments: I
Mayor Nainos' if h's style Of retire
mcut and economy had been pursued l'y
br l4niues. the people would }''i'' paid SO
3o9 more than they have 1.aid. This fold
disposed Of, there remains but tue single
nose to be secured By his candidacy-thc
Of tie Republican party Of Chicago, so &;
lie can ruin it. r.,
- CHANGE THE DAY.
Wo are utterly at loss 70 understand "
Is, that, in spite Of well known wishes o.
sands Of the. most ssgacious Republicans