, 1873-09-04
THE LOCAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

January pe1t.
THE LOCAL POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Tho local politicians have not boon ablo to re-
pross their eagernesa for the fray until warm
weather is over. The dog-daya aro scarcely
gono and yet they are all hard at It, Bwoltoring
under load Of complications On both sidos.
Plans mud counter-plaus, marches and counter
marches, orders and counter-orders, como 40
thick and fast that thoy can scarcely keep track
Of them. They are constantly running up
against each other. A short time since, itBecmed
to 10 fully Bostod that both tho Ro-
publican nnd tho Democratic organizations
would mcot in convention and mako par-
ty nominations. Tho Republicans woro 60
ing to nominate becauBe 1t waH felt to he
necessary for the good of tho party in this city
to sustain municipal organization. Tho DEM
ocrats were going to nominate because they
though tloy could count upon tho German vote,
and thus enjoy a prospect for SUCCESS that has
been denied to them for sevoral years. Now it
appears TINT thore has been an entire change Of
base. Tho delivery Of tho German vote to tho
fusion OF tho 1riBh and Germans physical i'm
possibility. Even unity on tho whisky-quostion
Is by no means certain. The Germans beliove
in sunday-beer to a man, but the Irish aro by no
| means 30 unanimous about Sunday whisky. Mr..
| Hesing, who used to ba a loador, ia now
rather disorganizor. His very presence repols
numerous and influential class Of Germans.
| Moreover, tho interest In the beor-queBtion hns
considerably subsided, and both gidos arc ill.,
clined to regard it as 4 dangerous issue, about
which tho loast said the better. In fact, thore
are SO many strings to pull, and so many people
to pull them, TINT both partios aro very much
domoralized. Like school-boys who put their
heads together for a fight, waiting for the first
blow, "one is afraid, and tho other darcs n't."
The result OF all this confusion Is likely to be
IN abandonment OF the field by both the nepub-
lican party and Democratic purity as such. There
ia already movement on the part Of tho
McAvoy-Hesing combination to issue a
call, with number of names from oach
ward, for maaB-mootiug to consider the munic-
ipal questions OF tho day. Tho purpose is, that
inato city ticket. II tho plan shall bo carried
out to represent what il called tho " liberal in-
toresta,' it is probable thas tho Republicans will
not undertake to make party nomination in op-
position to it, but give way to oitlzenB' ticket,
which is moro nkoly to 10 composed of good
mon than any ticket that would be nominated by
political convention on either aido. Tho Bitu.
alton will then be very similar to that
Of two yeara ago, whom Mayor Mcdil1
was elected. There will be two
non-political tickets in the fold, probably made
up of candidates. having the support Of u proper.
tion Of Zach party. III tliB caso wo think thai
tho result Gun scarcely fail to he what 1t WIS tive
years ago, viz: Tho bost ticket will DO elected
Good citizena will not regret that local poll
tics point in this direction. Aside from tho gen
oral fact that national politics hayo no oonnco
ton whatever With tho administration Of cit,
affairs unless 1t be to mike tue machinery o.
municipal government subseryient to part,
interest, it Inns boeu tho experience O
Chicago that no local party convention can put
ticket in tho field without full representation
Of tho ecalawagB and bu1nmerB, Of whom oacl
party has it's aharo. Tho conventions on boil
silos arc largely composed OF the riff-raff tlaa
, is naturally clloson at pot-house primaries
Good eitzens without regard to thoir poltica
attachments, have no sympathy with this class
aud, Chicago hnying beon roscued from 1t
clutches for two successive administrations tho
; will be glad Of another opportunity to vote 70
0 tho bost mon who arc offered, with no party Oh
0 ligatona to tic thom down. With good genora
0 ticket In the held its succoBs Ia assured Owe
0 moro party competition. and each ward will be q
: liborty to maho lsB own fight on tho Aldermen.