The Republican journal., 1870-03-17
DuR CITY ELECTION.

SttlouSiy Ol1puuuUcu Sltlt VI lllliiSS tN u
known inhe party affairs of this city, took
place on Ionday last. II is impossible for
any, one arson to note all the curious and
ludicrouseatures of this general shaking up.
To beg asnearthe beginning as it is posi-
BILE to Approximate, we will statetha for con-
siderableime previous to election it was I'M
derstood hat there existed a combination
which VIVID labor to overthrow the present
managers Of the railroad by operating
through lie city government, which owns a
maj orityof the stock Personal hatreds,
political lislikes, business rivaries and dis
appointe ambition, all entered into the com
bination,of which the Prog. Age is the ac-
credited rgan. Made up Of men of each
party, til combination intended to control, if
possibethe caucuses and falling in that, to
operate might seem best towards the COM
mon ent
Oppoed to these was 4 large body Of
ctizensof both parties, who knew that the
Directos had done we'll thus far and who
desired 0 see them complete the Work-bo-
lievingthat a change at this time would be
djsastrus
The eampaign opened practically at the
republican caucus on Wednesday evening,
where he macontents were marshalled BY
the EDITOR of the Age. Piercc's Hall was
croWdm with the members Of the party, eager
and exited, the rear portion being occupied
by the Interested but non participating Dem
ocracy The editor of the Age presided over
the hat which received the ballots, scrutiniz-
| ing AMI quarreling ovcrloubtful voters. The
railroad interests We're represented by the
ticket bearing the name Of Axel Haylor,l,
ESQ, and the antics by VIM. G. Marshall
Esq The Havford ticket prevailed by fifty
majority.
The next movement of the campaign was
the Citizens Caucus at Hayford Hall, on Fri
day evening, in accordance with the call pub
lished IN this paper. 1t was a sort Of political
millennium, where the lion and the lamb lay
down together, and party spears and swords
were beaten into spades and pickaXes A
large number were present, made up about
equally of Democrats and Republicans. H.
IL. johnson, Republican, was called TO the
Chair, and R. G. Lewis, a young Democrat,
was made Secretary. w. L. Colburn, the
De,nnc,'asio candidate for Mavor in 1868,
when he received the largest Democratic vote
ever polled, moved for nominee Of the Citi-
zens Caucus AXel TIayford, who was his OBJ
ponent in that hardly contested year The
fact testities the mixed condition of parties.
but not more SO than when the leading Re
publican Of the city, in some indignant re-
marks, alluded to the Prog. Age as s.that
vile and dirty sheet, which he was ashamed
TO say was the Republican organ in the
County" And this was appauded by Repub-
licans.
Ward caucuses were held in different Dor
tons OF the Hall. and nominations made. In
some cases these were the same with the Re
publican nominees, i'll some instances Demo-
Gratis were substituted. But every person
there nominated, was elected on Monday.
The third and last caucus was held on
Saturday night, in City Hall, by those Demo-
Gratis who were dissatisfied with the action of
ticket. The Democrats present were not
large i'll number, but We're highly respecta-
bic. Like certain meeting spoken of in the
Scriptures, ''Satan came also Frye, Of the
Custom House, with the curious twinkle of
the eye which is perceptibc when fun is 90
ing on, came softly in and sat down very de-
murely in 4 corner, Boyle, prose cutting Of
ficer, lent to the occasion the sanction of his
official presence. c. P. Carter came from his
silent shipyard, the editor Of the Prog Ace
brought the odor of sanctty from that estab-
lishment and many other Republicans who
are anxious for the welfare of the Democracy,
came in, and joined in the applause when
good thing was said. Of which we arc inform
ed there were many. The tables and remains
of the late religious festival were still in the
hall, and the Unitarian baked meats did cold
ly furnish forth this strange marriage feast
We learn that the Republicans present were
affected even to tears by the pathos of the
speakers, and testified their appreciation by
contributing at the polls one hundred votes
IN support of the nominee. Such fruitful
missionary work has not heon done since
Paul preached to the AthcnianS.
And the treatment Of the ohdurate City
Committee was mild, Notwithstanding the
suggestion Of the Republican auXiiaries
that it should be laid on little harder.
They and the majority fraction Of the party
that adhered to them were treated rs crring
brethren, but brethren still, who would be
brought back into the army, which would
then with mutual well-beseeming ranks,
march all one way This, we think, was
judicious
The choice as nominee for mayor, fell on
Joseph H. Kalcr, an intelligent, upright and
worthy citizen, who would fill the position
exccllently well. We heard the successful
candidate say to him, when the returns were
coming in: s'Kaler, have the satisfaction of
knowing that if not elected myself, the lot
will fall on my first choice of all men in the
city," The reader will see that the campaign
was full of curious and interesting features,
Mr.. Kaler's nomination was against his eX
pressed wishes, and he informed us that lie
would have declined on the spot, had he been
tl,.ny