, 1861-04-13
IS ME. BRYAN ELEGIBLEq


necessary to inquire, first, what are the 1e-
gal qualifications for the Office Of Mayor,
udsecond, whether Mr.. Bryan answers
the requirements Of the statute ~
L Tne qualifications Of candidates for
Office in Chicago, are set forth in sections
10 and Is Of chapter Il Of the city charter.
The former section is as follows:
4'Ail citizens Of the United States, qualified 10
Eote at ung election held under this act ehall be
qualified to hold any Office created BY this act but
no person shall be clegbe to any Office or place un-
der this any other act in reat said city who
IL TOW, or who heretofore may be defau1ter to
said city, to the State Of Illinois, or any county
thereof" ETC.
The qualifications for holding office being
the same as the qualif cations for voting, let
US inquire what the 18th section prescribes
in that particular. This section is in the
following words:
No person shall be entitled to vote at any cleo
ton under this act, who Is not entitled to vote at
State elections, ard hos not beea resident Of said
city at {sd:t SIX MONTHS aert preceding Tie election
he sha1i moreover, be an actual resident Of the
Ward In which he votes, for len days previous to
the election and If required By any per- On quail
fed to vote thereat shall take the following oath
before he is permitted; Provided, that the voter
shall be deemed resident Of the ward IN which
he is accustomed to lodge:
"'I swear Tor afarm} that am Of the ae Of tweu.
ty-one years. that am citizen of the United
tion OF CopEtitutionl, and hdre been resideat
Of tbs city MONTHS iHnediGte{H pTeced51o this
election, and am now, and have been Ior lei days
last past, a retident Of this ward, and have not
voted at this elecion.'"
It appears then TINT no person can be
elected 70 the office Of Mayor, or any other
place in the city government, next Tues
day, who has not been resilient Of the
city since the 18th day Of October last.
The election law of the last Legislature
providing the term Of sixty days to consti-
tute tie residence Of voter, specially ex-
cluded elections held under the charters of
cities and incorporated towns. That act
is IS follows: ~
Be itenaeted By 5ae people Of The slate Of A.Esois
represented in the General assembly.
SECTION /. That to constitute residence under
the election laws Of this State person shall have
resided In the election precinct district for the
term OF sixty days. and no person shall be entitled
10 vote Ut any election under The laws Of tits
nSe 1nG nnasf sd 1SE eies OF
1n good iailh resided In the election precinct Of
Immediately preeediur sne6 esetou r anQ a 1sgs
this state tothe contrary notwithstanding.
IL 9oeset'h alises "ne1ner Mf. Bryan
aa@ peen a. acsual RESIDENT OF tnls Guy SINCE
We ies1' oaS o1 oc@ooer last lhe chicago
13a'es. says tnae hr. Bryan voted Tor Lin
COLI II 20, lie voted someioheTe on the 9Th
day Of November. Did he vote in Chi
cage, orin the town Of Addison, Dupage
county? OF fcou1se he voted where he re-
sided- He could not have voted legally
anywhere else. The fact of: his having
voted IN one place OF the other is p7ima
Jdes evidence Of his residing at that time
In the one place or the other. We ask Mr..
Bryan to tell the people whether he voted
here or in. Dupage county-Whether he has
resided in Chicago since the 18th day OF
October, OF not. Mr. Bryan is an fonora-
bic man, and his word will be taken by
everybody as conclusive
It is generally supposed in Dupa ge that
Mr. Bryan was resident of the town Of
Addison, OF Cottage Hill, drrin 9 the whole
Of last summer: and fall. II we mistake
not be was solicited to be a delegate to
the Republican Congressional Convention,
,frons nupage coun1y, in the interest Of one
Of tho candidates, and declined, not be-
cause he was not entitled to represent Du-
page county, bne because he preferred not
to take an active part.in the contest We
- are sure that Mr.. Bryan would not will
fngly become candidate for the office of
Mayor Of Chicago, if he were legally ineli-:
:.glble: Whether he can hold the office or
: not, even IL elected next Tuesday, depends
npon his answer to the question whether
he has resided here since the 10th Of Octs-
bef, 1850. r he has not, all rotes cast for
him are void and of no effect
::.= t.znayz be bsked in this connection, whe-
ther Hr R. :M HougA, who has constituted
himself 4 sort Of Tycoon in municipal at:
fairs, is entitled to vote next Tuesday: Has
M been a resident Of Chicaeo for six
months last mast !? Where aia he rote on
the sth Of Nov,e1nberP .He was a delegate
to the Decater Convention from. Dunaae