, 1860-09-28

L cau:ns YVES bcld yesterday morning at
the ot1ics Of tie Republican Mayer Ct Chicago,
which Was participated in By such men as E.
". McComns Alderman Myers, IL D. Colvin
and other influential members Of the pro
slavery party. After IN anxious session
ticket f:z county officers like the following vas
azreod upon, to be nomipated By the Demo-
cratic County Convention yesterday afternoon:
Stae Il Foss Republican.
s*.A District .atna. aa:s VIZ LIE tn'
A District M.asscf' n1ass Aspo'le'''
CLARK os tic C:seuit Cou..cuAa ". GR.t. Dc9 oc1as
S1csid, d,,.,................Wx. BrT1s. Republican.
All parties to this nice little arrangement,
except the Mayor, werc greatly ticEled with
tue scheme. That funclionary, however, de-
cla.cd with much emphasis that ten thousand
dollars would be required to put the two De-
rnocratic candidates fer the Legislature in the
5Gtl, or Southern District through in good
shape, under cover Of the Republican smoke
thrown around the ticket. ssvera{ motions
were made 10 reduce this sum but they were
all promptly vetoed. 4 cloud was cast upon
the N eotiations By this little circumstance,
which was somewhat increased by further
statement from the Mayor that all }.S'aa had
better take turn among the people nfst, and
asesrtain what they wanted-whether luslen
or straight stand.up fight Nevertheless the
above ticket was agreed upon by the Douglas
Gle.lcaiera, and alter another consultation as
to mode q operation III tho Convention, (where,
j. was understood, there were large plumber
Of refractory dc1esatssl it was deemed expe'
dent to move tic appointment Of committee
Of thirteen On "Qrdc: Of Business" to whom
the wlolo matter Of nominations thou!d be
referred, md who being jud;ciously selected,
should put the mixed ticket through under
Aieh head of steam. Whereupon tho caucus
adjourned.
Arrived in the Convention everything wen1
smoothly until the Committee on Order OF Busi
peas was reached. 4 seeno Of uncxpoctee
confusion followed, which zcau1ted in the de
feat Of that little arrangement BY vote OF 81
to el. Tie parties whe opposed the confusion
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weakness which would haro disastrous tdec
throughout the State. This brought Mr. s:
IIayes to his fset, who let the cat ont OF th
bar hy declaring that in nc. other way woul
j, he possible to secure two Democratic rneu
bers Of tue Legislature aod sn:urt the defeat
Juaac 1fun1M rezt pinter Mr.. G. S. Camera
added With charming ffarkaess that insurance
had been received from the Mayor tia: upd'
1lis arrangement the number Of voting p!ae'
IN the city should be multiplied to suit the e:
ieencios cf Tie times. But it VIE no 60
An adjournment Of fifteen minutes vas reso1
cd to by the confusion managers, followed
An adjournment 10 the 18th of October, tor Il
express purpose, ns Mr. McComas declared,
getting tho opinion Of Nr. Douglas on t
ca.e. That great statesman has shown hil
se,f 50 much opposed To fusion in New 70
and Pennsylvania lately, TINT he will undou1
cdlv tfown upoa this movement Of his folio
era il Chicago, and tell them to nominate
clean Douglas ticket aud die game
Theirs il no probability that Nr. Foss or
Witbeck were aware of the use being madt
their names by this coterie Of politicians. Bt
:hese gentlemen have shown themselves he
,o!ore to be attached to Republican princlr
from conscientious motives and belief, ant
wonla be unjust to hold them responsible
The contemplate peddhng Of their na1oes
nro.elnyery contention, 1or tho sols
avowcd purpose Of defeating 50 gal
a champion Of right principles ~
MN Trunbult. Nor would we CHI
the Ma;or Of tho city, for whose election
spring al personal differences were cast a
snd I'll hands ncrvea 10 tho utmost Ct
with The purpose 10 cooperate II shis
,cbeme Of t1eachfry and fraud. We bol
that tho force Of circumstances Will have
insueuce with him, eren though the Rep'
can CAUSE haye none. We have no ace
t;ons to make IN 4hat direction, because
il. to b. Judged by his overt acts, and no
the suspicious circumstances auHonn
him, But 10 tell the confusion rnauaSe1
nnd singular, to bring on their bearA
have seen rnopgre1 tickets in this count!
fore, but we have never seen one 50 stroI
regular Democratic tickets. VIC are quit
different which ahape Is assumed this yes
the element which "don't cAre VIII
slavery IL voted down or voted np." BIZ
do rynpathize with thoae greenho,ns wh
invited to esnke ten Thousand do1lars O,
4hfrer