, 1874-10-13

5, 1874.
ahap, Hcnrf Ackhoff. George Won Hool,, Will
lam 1lhefahardt, Cnpt. Turtle, T. ". Tuohy, Mr..
pusoheck, John MoCa1roy, Potter Hand, a,id
Frank Agnow, and, IN addition, .1ohu CotnlHkoy,
Washington licsug mud ofilor lcsscr lights.
On notion ". J. Ouahan was elected Chair
man, and Niles Ko)loe Secretary.
Mr.. Onahan explained
TIE OBJECT or ASSEMBLING;
1t waa to consider tho interests OF the party.
Thoy had not yet detormtnod how tho Aldermen
wero to 10 nolnluatod. Some Of Tho watt1s fa-
vored making tho nominations on the 14tl, at
tile aamo tsnao tho delegates wcro elected 10 the
County Convention otllor Wnrds wanted to &C.
Ice. tho candidates at l'rereu .into lit nuolllor
way. lie Thought uniformity alould character
izo tho nominations. 1t vas necessary to organ
was o Central Committee, but thcy nttondod
! mostly to State elections, mud could not DO de-
pended upon for local work. Iho Turner-Hall
nominattone had caueea great dl.satlsfaotiou,
md 8on1o OF tho pnrtJ doomed Ii advisable to
POSTPONE THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
That. ho thought was OF doubtful cxpedfenoy,
Htnco II ,solld ho accepted ns au evidonco or
ve"Eness. The people expected good meu 10 BE-
Put OIL tho ticket by The County Convention. and
7 depended upon tho ca'ddascp. who would
tion, whether thei. own nominations would be
Doad-seo iruit os oninous. of victory.
Mr. McCaflrcy moved that the Aldermen DO
nominated on tho 1atf, inst.
1fr. Philips thought 1t ought to be frat sottied
whothcr County Convention Tne to bo hold.
Mr. 1Iesin9 believed ii would 10 bost to
nominate the Aldcrmon at tho Hatno time tho
delegates sroro elected Tic question had nrigen
whether there should ho QUO or two tickets.
sotno hasing c1amed that tho Aldermen should
DO yotoa for separately, aud tho tickets deposited
IN different boxes. Ho favored that plnsl. Inst
year three Or four mon run for Aldermen in some
primaries
Alr. Gomiekog WIS in favor of dectliug first
about tho County Convention, ID a cauous to
| nominate 4 tItkot was talked Of.
| M CAUCUS.
slr. kehoo vas oppoaoa 10 .cauoue, and
believed the Adcrnlanic mattor could be settled
! independently of tho Convention. He favored
! havug Two boxes st the primary elections.
for tho Aldermen. Those only who recolyod tho
| nomination should bc recognized. The last Con-
vontiou WIS failure. aud hc was inc]lrol to
concur IN the anpolntn,ent of five responsible
nuggost nominces 10 the County Convon-
isfaction, but it would exist under all
circanlatuncast and that plan SHOULD DO adopted
clloice was botweon convention with alich dele
| gates, or caucus. Fow men were disposed to
support sucl, nominations rs had beoi natlc.
aud ho beloved in nostron'ng tho Convention,
t Convention had nsado its 1!omipatIons.
| Mr. HcstnE said tho wllofe primary system
! was wrong aud fraudulent. being conducted in
tho interests OF certain candidates aud controlled
alr. Aekhosf asrecd viii, him. Tho Eleventh
| Ward waa carried by llepub|lcau money tho last
| Time. aud ho did not boiieye tho voters OF tho
Opposition would haye fur Hhow ut tho polls
nuloes ttcy wuut NTH revolver in ono hand mud
| q baltot in the other. He knew thero was Il ring
working iu tho employ Of tho Republicans to
coutrol tho Opposition primaries. Tho remedy
for the prcseu: evils OF tho bystonl WAS to hayo
tho poll-iiBtn and challenge tho yotes ii tho re-
| pcatcrn.
hr. latiesty thought tho poiia in ororY pre-
cinct should DO opon at tho primary elections
from until y. N.
After son,o furshor discussion it Was decided
that tho Aldorlnen eua delegates TO tho County
Convention should TO voted for separately.
! Tn1: CONVENTION.
Mr.. Won uollen aaovcd that tho County Con-
ro,liion be hold as called lou the 18Th ilst.,-
mud that The primafias ho held Oil she 1Ath inst,
lelp that, as no improvement Ind cvor becu
| suggested. II bad mon weso nominated, they
would undoubtedly be disposed of az we're lhe
Turner Hall nolninees-renlorea from the
ticftnt.
Mr.. Ackhofr remarked that ho would ras1s,
cr voto for on honest Republican than for q
acaawag from bridgeport or tho kolling-slilts.
Party would not govern this fall-the people
cared more for men. aud would support only
those WHO wcro Responsible, honest, aud cap
! able.
Mr.. Hcsinr did not believe It best to postpone
tho Convention, Us It WAS too ia1c. II thu Com
nlttee Of Five already chosen would tlo tleir du-
lily ut tho primary elections, Tho ro,,gha wouh]
not override tie people. II tho Convention
nominated Ind meu, tho pcnplo would tako them
OF tho tiokut. II Hcalnwngs mud bnrnmera COLI
tsollcd tho ConToution, their work would como
| to- nothing.
.Slr. AcShotf moved to dcfer tho holding Of tho
primaries until no1t Monday.
Aid Foley moved 10 lay tho motion on tho sa-
bio. md it waB 30 disposed Of.
Tho motion OF Alr. Yon HolLen was then agreed
Ou motion Of Mr.. orcElgott, Of Loke, the
iTown-Hail In TINT place was fixed ~ the pull
i The Chair suggested TINT committee OF fire
on tho canapaign bo appointed, but Oh motion oi
mt until alter % the County Convention. "N' '
Mr. Onahan then made speoch for tue bcne-
fit Of tho
suDnEs or ELECTION,
alludinE to the importance Of their duties ard
their responsibility, and saying tuat the part,
aud tho r,lblto would hold them strictly account.
able for thcr acts.
Mr. phtl!ipg Suggested tho adylsabity o,
holding tho primaries at somo other place than &
saloon.
This proposition was not entertained, since
only two days intorvonod, and Tie SALOONS hac
already been designated az voting -rlaroe.
s1r. rafferty, nored TINT primaries be hold l.,
every precinct, aud TINT tho pol-ltats DO pro
Us it was generally considered inoxpedient."
1lr. kohoe moved that tho polls DO open from
2 until o'clock p. H., bur, as no one seconded
the motion, ho did not proha It.
Mr.. Hehing ursod Aeimportnuce Of having all
nntionalitlcB Represented Oh the delegate llebetB
1t was not only fair, but would proyent clash,
ing and promote harmony. 1lo understood thni
ut The last Convention nine IriHhn,en aud ono
German represented the Eighth Ward
Mr. McDofmott said tho ticket which Vas do
feated Iu tho Eighth Ward NAs tie oto whicl
really represented tho Opposition party. It hae
oil it tho names Of four Irishn.en. threo Ger,
MANS nna one American. J. u. Wards mono,