, 1873-09-16
1t is Found to Consist Of 7 White Men,
8 Colorcd Gentlemen, and q
Times" Reporter.
The Party" Discusses the Proprioty
Of Running d " Straight"
Ticket.
Aided by the Reporter, It
Decides It Will.
Meeting Of the Gcrman-Amer1-
Gun ucsing Union.
THE STRAt0HTS,

THE sTRA1oHTs,
There Ha9 strniRht Republican rAily last evening IN
tho 1,ulers Exchange It was In response 10 cai In
tho papers setting forth that an good Republicans
would h8 welcome a& tho m0onE, and that they would
be Invited to discuss tho proprioty Of maintaining the
rarty that abolished slavery by taking preliminary
stops towards nominating straight Simon pire
ticket to submit for tho arages Of tho people In tho
coming municipal e1ection..
Eight o'clock found seven Republicans on hauds
ready to porpetuato tho party They were dcter-
mned-1ookng set Of PATRIOTS 8oon after, three col
orcd brohran showed up. Ator m informal tall, hr.
o. H. Salisbury, patriot, sold ho vas from tho Fou1-
teenth Whrd, though ho VAS temporarily residing In
tho Tirst, preparatory TO moving Into tho Ninth. Ho
had mot JOHN Logan day two ago, aud tho Benator
.confdel to him that ho did not caro- to attend the
meeting and mako speech but that the moating
ought 10 held aud the party Organization maintained
:at all hazards. That was why thsy woEa there.
At this point reporter Of the Staatsztttuna eamo
an.aild took 4 chtir. 20.
A1r. Salisbury" What ward do you hail from? ?"
:Rtportcr-" hail from no ward. come from al
over. am ubiquitous, like bad weather. My tns1aiou
III tns life IA to bo osnrywhero at tho slime u,no.
represent tho Stdas Zeitung the organ OF libory."
This Httlo oyation rather nonplused Mr. Salisbury,
who had calculated hearing from another ward 10
then called thu meeting to urer md invited them to
have little alk. The ooting small to DO suro.
but they could have n little talk. It waa
intended to get together many citizens Of the old
party woufd como OUT 70 that thoy might rally
round tho flag once moro, and put Republican ticket
IL tho ncld.
whore tho Republican masa-1neeting was being
heidi He was informed shat II was aud proceeded to
take notes Of Mr.. Baulsbury's speech.
That patriot continued hlA remarks, to tho effect
'''e'a' straight no ''' essi esa
The doseren w vas ho hans o irrssponsib: ssp
men, accountable to party aud no party was bound
in FsS tho md There VA
biltty a1ed ana make party accountable. Thero
Me ~ VAS co eonyiaesd IN bis paIa hsslt. ast It
popss ao Of tsa. eod hos RasF Fin s sna
The party eheud govern . great city like Chicago.
hold. TAose were hia views. Ho would Ike to heaT
n1r. salisbury moved to the door, anil welcomed to
chair pilgrim who was hanging round the door.
Aftor painful silence OF several minutes duraton,
Tho eight patriots wero s,lont: Three nmoked, ono
Eested pair Of large boots the back Of chair and
ault that DO called for hir. Greeley, tho man ho
fesSSs tSs csT s
pa calmly surveyed tho soa OF fscos, md started in
10 said that he hated to be called upon to ontortain
thom and not do IT,. II they you'd listen he would
press ha vicwa to tho Republicans Of Chicago. Ho
for II but 10 would say that ha desired 10 see good
itdm M in tho s 70 looked as
and citizen he dcarod 10 promote this general vel
fare. As far Is le could sce, there woul 10 three
already thrown down tho gauntlet, held meetings. aud
proclaimed ter Intention TO give unressEictea license
2 s as e1sns
which ho conceived to DO aelf-eonstitutca party II
uo had no doubt the Seventy and Their friends had ho
good Of the city at heart Captious persons might ray
ho believed ho seventy wero friends Of he Republican
party and opposed to tho liquor party II atruck him
paasting the Republican parity that would be iha tbird
party antho contest. 1t should bo borna III mind that
onry sa1 Il s EGG s 9& & s Of s
can majority Of TO- 00o in city hko Chicago could
not perpctuate Itself, something must DO radically
wrong. After tho glorious achievements Of tho Re.
chicsgo, Whit was the n1attor3 '''Ns' ~'s' '~'
NJ Il Mor osrI 8, iho Wet Ton aseenpsnsd
When Mr. a1lor was comfortably seated, Mr..
Greeley resumed hls d'seorse saying he xas in favor
OF allowing tho Seventy 10 DO awalnwed by the party
or tho party by the Seventy for was certain that L
tho HeHing crowd. Tho campaign this fall would par
tako moro Of tho moral sentiment Of the people than
= Tho Hon. William wayman arrived, showing there
were at least ten Republicans In town.
NJ. Greeley kept on talking with the ease Of ma
chine bnt aaid nothing nav.
Al. saalshurJ offered The following:
:" Hesolred. That We will Labor for and Eua.ain only
feHular i!cpublieans in tho coming, election.
T." Kesared That Mo will resolve 'ousseve into
Committee Of the Whole, to got out o1.o woek from
this evening full n,eeting Of Republicans"
Mr sau'sbury ssked somebody to SECOND tho req
Nobody did 80.
Mr.. Salisbury seconded them.
Nj ssusbury asked Mr. Waymsn If' Ra Va. In favor
Of Republican nomination?
Mr Wayman nodded, aud saia he was surc they
was law and order. It was not ths nsms only: theyy
wanted His private opinion publicly e1proaabd was,
Mr. Bnusbury-" Yes by lG,000.n
NJ. asulabu1y counsolod them to tato t!me by tho
MF siF sss,Ia Maymsn called dafe men Mr. Miller
Mr.. Waymau-" Miller"
Mt. EaulAbury-" Mer.H
Mr. Wayman-" Come"
remarks. ~
hs. Wsy1nnn mid he had to 70.
Mr. Miller made tho skn>o eloquent 1emsrk
Exit Wayman, Miller and stick
All. Salisbury anggeHted they adjourn for weak,
yoreloet, suggested hoy 20 to work on Tlday 'A'
Mr.. 6aushury said they woro adjourned TIL FRI
day.
Tho TImes reporter wanted to know u .ho .eaolu-
lions were adopted.
Mr, Salisbury said no.
Tho 1Imkt fnan seconded them.
They we're passed.
Tho Republican party adjourned.
HE5INo.
The German American Central Union mot yesterday
evening in Bismarck Hall, Adolph schooinigor in tho
chair.