, 1873-10-04
STILL UNDECIDED.
Meeting OF the Republican County
Committee.
Tho Boys" Don't Know What to Do,
and Adjourn for Week.

mtttoo hold meeting yeBtorday afternoon III
Parlor No. I, Pacific Hotel, for tho purpose Of
considering tho question OF holding convon-
ton this fall for tic nomination Of city and
county ofI}ceB.
Those present wpro Aldermen Stone, Cannon,
schaffnor, sidwoll, and Warren, Tom Keofo,
John Humphrey, J. ". Drockway, H. D. King,
Q. W. Gardner, Henry Pilgrim, A. suidor, ". N.
Longhlin, Julius Jonas, George M. How, 3. ".
Ktl'gsloy and "Llttlo Joo." Of tho Zeitung.
Col. 6chafruer, tho Chairman, called tho moot
Ing to order, mud said ho l,ad boon much ombar-
raBsod as to his duty III roferonco to calling them
together, md advocating Gull for u convention.
Owing to peculiar rnunioipnl issues many old
party workers wanted an carly convention and
@ straight tickot. Othors did tho reverse. It
was difficult for him to exactly know hia duty.
Some time before ho had requested q fow gen.
tlemen to meet him. ue talked 1t over with
them, and they all scomed to favor late con-
voution, but a straight ticket. Since then many
of them had chnngod thoir minds. Since
then, too, tho crisis had come. Without
advising any course, he would 1eave tho
nattor to tho Committee, md hoped all would
exprcas their views. They mot aH Republicans,
and nB such wanted to act calmly, so they mood
not hereafter regret their action.
Alr. Keefo asked ii the Chnir had hnd the views
Of any lending citizens Oh tho matter.
Tho CHAIR doubted tho proprlety Of giving
na,neB. What outsiders thought could not noe
ossarily influence the Committee.
Mr.. Bidwdll had been embarrassed as to
propor decision, There were aomo REASONS for
straight Convention. The Republican patty had
governed tho city vol. and woud IL 1t nomnat-
cd ticket, elect 1t. But many Republican
voters wanted no Convention, preferring
,,,d mst avor An ho;,, nsa"nat a''I .r.an %,a S.
!ao lles' oFe1 ~ ooine proaens' anu, aisof long
dlscoaslon, tho meeting adjourned in doubt.
AZ second meeting, It was decided TINT OH the
attor o 4os foa,a quite "n 70 tue
thing In mt atra;~hs t;oot IN thn a"1a nt onoo
so ho t,inurht TIKI tha Gnmn,ttan ia - ,ottor vto
af1;omrn for Tina .r1 aua;t raanits t'"o oos'ot
Sr 11o,v ,nnuoa 1 t1'nt + ha ~ sn,.o -, a..
Committee tint Il was tos 10 od ~ sno
vcntnn lila iii ~ ""' W 'o" II '''t-
ii,hn rhnir woa willing n o,,o,x ort,;,ora No
,vnii oa mamh"r, IN unost, W "1'o" ouS''''o10 40
Tim Bradley VAS called on. hut preforred 70
Int ti,o 0o,rm;5, taa mt 80 ;tuair " fo ~ ~
John Hmmnhrcy 'is Ind io1 nivyava bcon Ron,h,.
can, Int Io siil not Syont INV conven;oi, th;a
ful let tic pooplo nominute md vote, S''''
It was asked What would happou % the Com
roplicl thoy would hold over.
Henry l5]arim, tLo11rht Il unviso tn ho1d
convention, since there was no uatiouai igsue.
only local questions. To hazard tim marty ,ynn
ipu1yisab]e, He wou1d afiI to tho ,nrnt;9n w hy
saying that, since tho pcoplo wore e,,rrosncd i,
local Questions, tho Comlnittoo wouIi tnlo no
action. "0A ''"o N0
Aid. sidwell agreed to that. Tho Republican
party was divided on These local nttoYt,rns In
lot tfore DO no convention till ucxt yonr. whn1,
they could unto agai,
Alr. Dartlnor said in the Seventh Ward MI wero
opposed 10 straight ticket.
Ex-Ald Ca1npbeli Thought anna th;noa woro
not fairly consderod, Mo had fayoTed \ cn,o co,,o
vontion up 10 tbs present time. If thero 1yns
none held, whore would thew land II tia
Lnw-and- Order movement Ruccoedod. all right
But it tAoro wns O Democratic ticket nut
up, and it was a good ono. it world
amount to surrondoring the city to them. Boforo
taking action it was better to loarn what tho
Democracy intended to do, Thoy might ,rnit
andconfor with tlo Democratic Coi,tral Commit
toe to sec il they intended to nominnto. If thov
did not, then leave the matter TO tho people,
If they did, the Republicans muet opposo
thom, or the Democrats would be B,,ccousfuI.
Tho recent pauic should mt drivo thn Tcnnh.
Leans to do something wliol. might lead to q
worBo QUO.
Tho Chair thought 1t might be- expedsont to
adjourn for a week, but ho doubted it. 1'lo
Democratic party was dead, though IFS NOM
bers might join some other orranization.
m ihtn thn tnmrHttru rtth1cnrtu al 1,out