, 1873-10-28
The Coiored Troops Of the Third Ward
Say They Must Have a
Black Alderman. -.
Precinct Boundaries and Rog-
istry. Places.
A Variety of Interesting Political
News.
THE ECLECTtCS.


bury Music Hall for Inst evening. nun stood
at the door aud peddlcd B]ips of paper containing
articles taken from the English column Of tito
Stats Zeitu,'g, oil Of them npaok Of liea At $780,
Mr. 8. D. Haskell, who seemed to DO tho head
aud front Of the enterprise lad tile door opened,
and tho few persons there began to saunter into
tho hall and loaf around, inquiring OF oaoh
other what It oil melnt 2 About half-past q
hundred or more were on hand, including Bob
Kenny, tho representative Of tho Hosing party,
in whose interest the meeting waa gotten up, II,
indeed, it rms not In tho interest OF Long John.
GETTING CHAIRMAN.
After considerable rappiug by tho impatient
crowd, "Oonchaholl' Reynolds mounted tho
platform, and said ho had boon requested to cali
the meeting to order. Who would they haye for
Chairman9
A VOICE" Dr.. Wickersham."
Another voice" Reynolds, Reynolds"
DR.. Wiokorsham doolinod.
Somebody put Reynolds, aud aaid ho was
elected.
Mr. Reynolds did not understand that. Ho
Was hardly Chairman. Who would they have?
A voice nominated tho Hon. John III. Roun.
tree.
MIR. Rountree was elected.
A1r. Reynolds invited linn to stop up and take
hold.
Mr., Rountrco was mol so green. He had
evacuated the ranch.
Mr. Reynolds continued to invite him up, but
hs Alr. Rountreo was by that time at the other
aide of Clark street bridge, be could not havo
hoard tho pathetic appeal Of tho genealogical
Chairman, and he did not come up:
Avrce-" Wickersham will Herve."
The Chair sad DR.. Wickerslam had been ex-
cused, Would they reconsider the excuee2
They would thoy did,.
storm Of applause. Ho explained that he was
not enc Of tho originators Of the meeting, and
would not DO reeponslble for itB action 1t be did
not approve Of what was done. Thon ho rap-
maintaining wonderful docorum during the timo
he occupied tho chair.
Mn. HAsKEL1 SAID
he had hand in that game,-the game Of got
ting up tho meoting,-if it waB q gane Ho
found thoro wero very many pooplo in Chicago
opposed to both tickots--ono aamplo.room
ticket, aud the other an ohaco-Heokcrs' ticket.
They wanted e'tizons to como md Cons. consult with
eclectic one. Many prominent citizens were in
favor Of the meeting, una wero to bo thoro, but
they did not come. Tho Convention could do az
puttng sn ar M round @ % an isma ii mar anoler
round 4 Dutchtnau, kissing swode and Nor
wegian, to ret their influence. They wanted mon
to take hold Of affairs who did not want office.
The Young mon in tho wards should organize
mud control things. The object Of The meotiug
was to put things In tho hands of young men
and control oyeuts. Let them take up the two
tickets and mako up ticket il they could, and,
If not, they could nominate new ticket. Why
not nominate Marshall Field tor Mayor lie
was at the head Of q big mercantile house. Zap
planse.l Or thoy could take up " z: Daggett,
J. II. McVioker, or Edison Keith. The young
men should take hold of things. He WAS in fayor
OF young mon running the Government. He
was sorry mon who wero expected were not
there.
a1n. LYON sArD
The names Of the gentlemen mentioned would be
revercd aud handed down to poaterity, but none
Of them yere moro representative mon than L.
t.. Bond. (Applauao.]
The Chair said that waa not meeting Of bum.
mers, aud there should 10 order. While he was
In the chair thoro should bo docorum.
bir. Lyon asked II he was in order, and, being
tp1i - In. ,,rocoolo1 ~ roronr1, 4t,.+ Hf,t