, 1873-10-18
LOCAL POLITICS.
Convention of tho Citizens ILL.,
dependent Party.
A Committee Appointed to Confer With
tho Republican md Democratic
Central Committees,

Central Committees,
Law-and- Order Meeting in the Eigh-
teenth Ward.-.Announcelnents.
In pursuance Of tho following call, conven-
tion Of tho Citlzens' Independent Party mot yoa-
terlay afternoon in tho club-room Of tho shor-
man House: ...,.
DEAN s1a From our knowledge Of yon,rsaslf, no
tarnly believe TINT you will estccm Il d9,y ine,n;
Ssn gGG sss IL
calling control of our City and County aoysrnnens hs
fall. o bocveyon w pronounce yonssoit d ~ tnvor 2.
honesty aud md ~ na IN r cv aroad and
receive Tho comondaon Of our cit'zeils A. home;
The # aska noeal ans ia %
especips upon tue plattor Of rrincplss heretGors 70
nsse efoso Ihe rsoo It this lo to 10 tho sees-
ton o honest to oee rather thnn IA asss atss
Of opinion only That sae1 @ men ny afuo 0' nnSer
OF gentlemen, who havc been chosen In lko manner.
representatives, Of the various interests q the S'ty
The Sherman House Ch,t-Rootn, on Friday. Tie l7ta
day Of ocsoher a O'Clock P n Tor shS H. pnrnGso paao o.
election tho various city md county oieea e %
n!ea this fa py direction q the E.eohtls1 hanso oom
eontlo1nen. representing all sorts Of political
parties, wero observed III tho room, many drawn
thither merely by curiosity, othors probably with
a sinister interest in tho proceedings. being
destitute Of the political "wodding garment Of
credentials. tloy failed to forco themselves into
the deliberations Of tho Convention, and subse-
nuent]y withdrew into tho e. outor darkness"
hrr, Donflold called tho meeting to order. and
nominated AIr. George ", Gage for temporary
Chairman.
Col Abner Taylor was olccted temporary Sec
retary. -....
On motion Of Col. JusHon, Committee OF five
On Credentials was sppointed.by the Chair, con-
Bisting of the following-named gentlenon: Col
JusBon. II. N. Hubbard, L. II. Davis, ". +.
Milligau, aud T. Baumann.
The call Of the delegates VAS then ordered.
and the following answered to their names: j.
V. LeMoyno ]. G. Knickerbocker, II. E. Ander"
son, H. Spruanco, George D. Barrett, Il. Binder,
j. Dieradort, W. T. Taylor, ". +. Minl-
gan, !. D. BonAeld, B. 4. 6andelus, l.. X.
Peter feteEo BUTTON s Il N. HibSard. Alvin sanlsbugs
G. Il. Guubort, G. L. Wilson. J.: Humphrey, Ed
n,,lnd Jussen, L. II. Davis r. W. Rckaby,
Thomas Moran, A. L. Rockwell, George R. Hau,
Joseph 3 e Muhn, J. +. Appleberg, i: ohoscE, \.
Ho!comb, V. F. lawson, Horace WHITE, d6orga
Schneider, T. Daumann, Paul Cornell. uaEla
Dlakely, Richard Mioheolls, George W Gage H.
The Chair said that M tho officers Of tho maet-
Ing were only appointed for temporary purposes
permanent officers should be elected.
On motion, ths aoor8 "e1' eio''0 'e'4l'' 49,
On motion, the temporary officers were do,
olared pormanont, ind hlr. Rockwell appointed
AsS1st4n. LILY 2sIn ni",aii ororod }hc fo1lowinr.
Mr. DaVid Makey one,ea lno dontornnrs ,ooms ~ ~
sss Sss III
al pares ana @ q" w. o'nnr * present
ee rs cSicno mn xboso common purpose Is
] seeuro sho 70 defeat q tic nesing combination
lii day of November 1878 nt such time a9d pase a
to said Committee ala be deemed aavisaeie anu tn1 M
his q I'm, f. esad oRether BY IT,
Committee 50 to DO appoansa' .,,,4,on ro.,,+,no
vote WAS taken on 5ns fesou.l 10.ti Ina,are;
yoas, 20; nays, IL; anu the TeHo'atlon aooiaie'
oa1Fieo hs Chair said it wss responsible duty to ap
point Buch 9 committee nH the resolution COZ. con
templated, and called upon the meeting to assls
him in the selection Of 1nembera -,
nlr. Hibbard and several other woll-kno"h DEL
epateg wont to his assistance. ,
Mr., Dlakoly made verbal explanation tim
the purport Of the resolution was. to have til
Committee confer with tho Central Committee
of the Demoosato and Republican parties to
morrow (ths) afternoon. 1t was understood
that tho Conference did not include the Commit
tee Of Seventy.
Mr. Dlakely also said that eleven would noti In
clnio iii the nationniitieB, anu le moved, there
fore. that the resolution bo amended to admit Q
the Conmitteo's extension to seventeen.
T,,a Thair said tho Committee would then b
+oo D cnmbersome, Ho would like, howeyor, t
have M four namos, at least, added toit.
Mr. Dakoly accepted the suggestion.
The COMMITTEES was then arnounced as 70
,o1a narid Dlakoly. r, Bsu,nann, N. N. Kin
hnll. 4. Cruiser B. Gailaehan, N. r. Gassette
Thn'nnna Tl' @ Moran ". n. MilIigar, ]. g. Coopel
an aoas f,,saan 1obo AnaoTson. j, Dloradorf
~ W;,anu y TaNnvno. h. r. KadiBh.
~. Wtibun nn"n. a,,J tTat = nnnnnted unon tt
c,.taa Mao ou'u .sn.,,3 a;,nn,v he called s,pon
1ar Iii, h;mae3f a. 1,a yas mombor Of OF
etnSo ~ 4ho oommittees tn ho conferred with,
~ ~, c caJ rnnn th"t Gomm;tteo he would bo con
nnniled tp sunnort its nominations. and, 40
wished to ct In concert with bis journalist
brethren, he declined to be fettered.
Objections were made to his withdrawal, Il
Chair stating that..thore would be, without hi,
only ono member Of tho English r,reB6 to two