The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-04-02

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THE ITINERANT COUNCILMAN.
EDITORS JoURNAL Our city papers an :
nounce once more the name of Mr.. THOMAS
REDMOND as candidate for Councilman
from the Third Ward. Now l wish to say to
my neighbors of the Third Ward that this is
the same Mr.. REDMOND who acted as Deputy
County Treasurer under Mr. Walsh. It is
the same Mr.. REDMOND who has at various
times represented the various wards of this
city in Council, in the following rotation
and periods to be stated: va = p O. VA p.
la 1857 he was sent to Council from the
Nineteenth Ward, but in Augustof the same
year he emigrated to another ward, and his
seat was filed by the election of MIR. Dolan.
p In 1859 the same man was elected to
Council from the Eighth Ward. This time
he stuck until October, when he again trans
planted himself to another ward. The va
cancy was this time filled by Mr. Rocker.
a.. And now, this same REDMOND asks again
to be elected Councilman, again to "craw-
fish, before his time expires, as | suppose
thereby causing the city Unnecessary expense
for a special election. and deranging the
regular course of business of the Council.
But it is not this alone that causes me to
counsel my neighbors of the Third Ward not
to vote for the said REDMOND. II is thellnowi-,
edge that have of the manner in which he
has heretofore discharged his sworn duties,
luring those broken terms of his.
During last year, or rather from the,
beginning of April until the FIRST day zof
October, the day of his resignation, the said
Redmond attended OUT -HinetE-eight ses-
sions held, only twenty nine, thus being alb
sent at sirty nine meetings. After. the BoardC
of Equalization last summer had been in,
session tive days, and several Councilmen
had not made their appearance, the follow
ing note was addressed, amongst Others,
also to him: .4sH@ = IS y 2 81 q
Getty COUNCIL CHAMBER, gts-r.'s
EVANSVILLE, August IL, $50.
To Thomas Redmond Esq, Eighth Ward:
This is now the fifth day of the session of
the Board of Equalization, and the under
signed have been attending to their duties
rs members, to the partial neglect of their
own business, and are compelled frequently
to remain idle for hours at a time, for want
of "a quorum. We find it impossible to Sc
cure the attendance of a quorum, unless you
can he indnced to attend sometimes. We
have all alike, taken an ost tlls that we would
perform our duties faithfully, and we think
that oath is as binding upon you il IS.
upon US. If you have concluded that You
will not attend, will you please inform rs
of it, so that we may announce to the public
that, for want of a quorum, the business
which we are sworn to do cannot be done,
and thus place the responsibility where it
siIoulG he.
Very Respectfully, SAMUEL ORR.
j. p. ELLIOTT.
JOHN IvINsoN."
a. E,,f +lI
sulting and shameless answer made to the
foregoing by Mr.. Redmond.
!" EvANsyIL1B, I'M, Aug. l 9Th, 1859.
MEssRs ORR, ELLIOTT, AND IvINsoN;-
Genaemea-I received your proclamation
of this morning, which brings me the start
ling revelation, that and some other mem
bers of the Hon. City Council, have been
derelict in discharging our duty as Coun-
cilmen-I don't ask nor do tCtsh any one
10 dictate to me my duty as Councilman.
L do not intend to become subservient to
the controlling power of any one, 10 matter
in what shape their aristocratic pensities,
or fanatical ideas may appear, you GENTLE
men who have shown so Tluch fervent de-
votion lately to the public good ought not
To abandon this path SO soon; | did not
think this devotion was ephemcral or that
it was a creature born only TO exert while
the intrest of devoted friend was at
stake congratulate you Gentlemen on
being able to prove yourselves such public
benetactors and Jealous devoted to the we'll
being OF our city. For my part must con-
fess the adverse of fortune denies me the
execution of those noble qualification should
I possess them. During the present week [
cannot possibly attend by next week will
I hope be able to give my feeble efforts to
assist in building up the eitys welfare pro-
badly in the manner which you have been
so ardently working for. i.f .sI,i,. .lrsl
8 i kIoW Gentlemen that probably ail of
you have very nice discernmeut and tender
conciousness of the virtue of an oath, the
city records abound with proofs unlimited
of the fact, while according to the Trium
virate am totally void of the remotest sensi-
bility, or the slightest act of fulfilling that
sacred obligation which the sutfrages of my
fcouutrymen imposed upon me, but to them
alone look for the chastisement which my
conduct merits. But Gentlemen consider
my situation and do not degenerate from
that noble patriotism you have been lately
showing such abundant proofs of. little
W bile and shall be with you. ...a. .i..tI tr "A
,3 Respectfully, T. REDMOND"
After this base vituperation on high-mind-
ed, honorable men, who, doing their duty,
dare remind him of his sworn obligations
after all the highfaluting he attempts-the
city records show that this model council
man attended the three week session of the
said Equalization Board, of which he was
member, the full time of ta0o hours.
This, voters of the Third Ward, is the
man who asks your suf'rages to-day.
., rf..s. WHISKY Row. .a.I
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EDIToRR JoUKNAL;--Youw Will please with
draw my name as a candidate for Township
Trustee i it.
March QHn Inur TRIRIE