The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-01-18


For Presrsent--Albert H. Brown.
For Vice President-John Gordon. -
For Delegate-samue f. Piata
For Alternate Delegate-JAmes Seuly.
For Financial Secretary-D. Halloran.
For Recording S-cretary-W. II. Bailey.
For Corresponding Secretary L. Bancroft
For TreAsurer-Hram Woodbury..
For Board of etors-Chairman-John T
Russell p. w. Hamilton, DomIniek Davis. Den
mis- Buckley, J b. Jeffrey.
For Executive Committee udson Graves,
Hugh Murray, John J. Carroll
For aardan-H snry L. Bates.
nrzPESDESr ucKEr
For Delegate--Geo W. McDonalL
For Alternate Delegate-Geo. " Morris
For President--Albsrt II Brown.
For Vice President-H P B,euer
For Recording Secretary-Janes MoTe.
For Financial ecr.tarv-John Buchanan
@o- Corresponding -.Ss retary-L. c. Boud-
rcsu.
For Tressurer--T. c. Whtmarsh.
TIT Executive Committee--James OHara,
:. N Kearns, II. c. Capner.
Board Of Dir ctors--,Tohn Kearrs, NJ. Fl.
Madden, u. B hiils, A L. Iyte, J. J. SCI. ,cl.
sor iGss ..'.. $. G Walker
An exciting contest may Be expected as there
is good deai yf friendly rivalry betV IN tlha
respective candid tes; and although re other
members Of the craft we hav- our personal pref
erenocs, We believe the interests u tle union
VIII be 10 safe hands, matter whether the
Regular or independent Ticket triumphs
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TIE DIVORCE BUsISEss.-The applications for
"bills' before the courts are very numerous
many cases being per ling, and progressing
slowly, but doing as well as could be expected
under the circumstance Unto .unately for
the festive lovers and patrons Of this species Of
moral representation, however the chief actors
are go obscure 70 create general sensation
or dras crowded audiences such as were daily
a:,racted by the "casus celebre' of Stewart
GroendYke, TicknoF add Che last act Of Quimby
w. Quimby, resulting in tine fecitnus denou.
ment announced in this department Of last
weeks ADVOCATE. It is probable that Of the
many cases now 10 earnest rehear sal some will
be put upon the stage in time to afford our ex
peGtant readers some tit-bits next week A
supplementary act to the Stewart case is now In
course ofpiep~r..ion, or perhaps sufficiently ad
gsiised Tor early rehearsal, and promises TO be
come quite as interesting as the primary install
ments of that magnificent scandal 1t Is alleged
BY the defendant, and believed by many disin
terested parties, that wholesale perjury, the re
suit Of an Infamous conspiracy, was committed
by many Of the Witr IS for the prosecution
who, subsequently to he trial. were arrested a
the instance of the defendant, Rev. Hart
Stewart, on the above mentioned charge. The,
we're all indicted by the grand jury, ex
eept Mrs. Elizabeth Newport, the bill agsius
whom was quashed on account Of informality
On Saturday last, however, the charge was re
nsWed. and that lady also indicted Aware O.
ths contemplated acton Of the grand jury, bal
was in readiness and the lady released from al
unpleasant situation. Without RECALLING oul
readers with the disgusting details which peri
odicaly eumber the columns Of the religious
and moral" daily papers, We shall keep them
duly advised Of the presentations" and main
tAcEs in EACH particular case, as they cone De
fore the discriminating aud Intelligent public
of Chicago.
TIE PoLlcE INVESTIGATION. -Notwilhs STANDING
che extraordinary precautions taken by the very
adnoit gentlemen constituting the Committed
of Investigation (or rather Of suppression) ap
pointed BY the oily Council, TO receive aud re
port testimony touching the alleged corrupt anC
infamous practices Of the Chicago Police al
thorities. bystufdng ratholes, plugging" mouse
Cassrksraach, stoyspIpe and key holes calkint
the .ppertures and ''chirk 1g The cssoks mud
ding the walls, drsping DE windows. yelling tn
trAnsOms, ''bungingT TIE knos-holee, &e., IN ID
floor Of the Committee room, theinconigiblc
irrspressible, rgus-eyed, quick-sared, qbiauitonl