, 1874-07-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE HON. JASPER b, WARD.

AdE HUM 144SFEH H. WARD.
Tho Hon. J. D. Ward, who roprosonts ths
West 6'do III Oongroas, seturnod homo Thursday
and roroeter oallod on him yesterday to have
thlk With him III rofcrenou to tne political attn.
alton In Chicago, md hs plans for tho uoxt CAIN
paign. tho intorvow, which was not Wholly
satisfactory IL subjoinod.
NoN-ooh1M1TrAL,
Rnforter--Whht DO you think u{ tho political
bullock iu chleaGo7
hit. Ward-t l,nye bocn homo but short .itno,
And have uot looked ovor tho fold, and havo not
talked With many mon. Ilcnce am not ablo to
give an opinion that wpulu bo wutth much. That
tb an honest ansucr to tho qnobttoi,.
l1fB INDEPENDENT ATTITUDE
NopottotA-It was tursUred hern tllrto or four
wttlss nGo that You tntciod leayin. tho Isapub-
llrah phrt3 Ind running nn au independent cnu-
dhlaee for consrcas toxt fall. IL Tint trua
Mt. WAtd.-1 hAvo mol board tho rutnoss,
mo-. I inve not tlatkcd oas nny suoh p'an. Dur
ihE tht past xintor Was Installed several tinaeH
for hasiDx yotud na though did not oato about
party but have always voted, aad always shall
psrty. L n,h nopnhlican. aud hare alwnya
About It.. ny hsaoeiations have bs boe's,
With i, nnd fta history aud record aro doar to
nc. / Do not like many tlfngs that hayo boon
done IN ita nntt,e by aunle Ut tho prominent
thenberhi those things, howevcr, have ratllor
spr,ing mp than baon promoted undor lta ad-
tiis nEautAa NOMINATION.,
Reporter-Do yuu ll,tcud aooklig tho Nopubli4
CAN nomination again
Nit. Wafd-1 ain a candidate for Oonpross,
bit am not golhY TO spooinlly soek tho uan,lna.
tton. waB olentcti by tl,u Republican party,
have met i!a approval 80 far, shall be glad
to hare its Endorsement. Seeking tho noriilln-
tiun does not u1ean with mo subBcryluuoy
to what thta man Or tint man says
About pnfty mRttofu, aud party duties. / hRyo
lived good while in Chicago and have acted
with the Republican party frOni It's etnrt, and
good opinion desired, and / tlcBlre it still. 1
have dono nothing to forfeit 1t, and do not
mean 10 +. yot ineise, AZ always AAvp inBiBted
upon maintaining my Independence in tnatlora
about which Atn infDimod.
Will you ltuH AEYIow9
Rcnofter--lh oaao you do mt succeed in got !
ting tl1o Republican nomination. wuuiu yuu run |
On au independent tickat7
Mr. WRlu-I hnro not contemplated an inde.
pendent racc, aud min not III position to tell |
Whit might DO prompted to do. 1t il l,asllly |
fair to ask me At shls carly day what might do,
einco It il difficult for ouo to toll syhnt dny Hil( |
bring for.h III th3B country. 4 lnvo assn1neI |
that there will bo Republican nomination, OF
cso1lse, and teal that nm enttt!cd TO it if any
duty. What might do throo 1noltthB houce, iB q
question cannot AlisWet. It iB my purpose ,Ot to
DO anything, to To Candidate for ollico un-
der such circumstances aH to forfeit tic good
feeling ana RESPECT which my old trlenus n the
6ocond Dlstiiot ontdrtain for MO. THO iloa I
wish to convey i'll reference TO- my candidacy IL
that desire re-oleoton, nnd have no hcsita-
lion In saSing that dostro tho Endorsement OF
tho t1len rho elected Inc beforu aud tho support
of hll meu in tho Sucond Dlatrlot who Gull con
eoientiously vote for mo Gu account Of what
haso done, mud what they haye reason to judge
will do.