, 1874-04-19
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Sunday Morn1ne, April 10. 1874.



The speech OF h1r. Hesing before the Repnbli.
can State Committee was not the mere express
slon Of opinion by & mRn accustomed to rule lit
Eas something more- Mr.. Hesins was but civ
ing the reasoas which had led to the disruption
Of tho Republican party in this county and State
which had already taken place. In 1879 the
German population we're ripo for q soyerance
from tho Republican party. Mr. Hesing knew
this, and be WAS able only to postpone it until
after the election. Despite his personal e1er-
lions. this county, which gave Grant over II. 600
majority, gave Beyeridge only about 800 for
observation-disclosures. We give these figures to
show that the Republicans who refused to vote for
Bever1dse (and they we're all Germans) alone
had tho power to blot out the Republican ma
jority in thiH county. Tho detection of 1872
Which was confined to one candidate, ia now
complete, and Includes substantially 1000 to
ls,0o0 men who voted for Grant, and have
hitherto constituted the bulk Of the Republican
party in this county. The transfer of these
votes to the Opposition nearly destroys the en-
tire Republican majority of 1872 in the State.
The severance OF these men from the Republican
party is final, absolute, and complete, Mr.
deslpg,s speech was nero recital OF tho !
reasons for an act long since accomplished. and |
in which he was one of the lust to unite.
The detection of The German population set
ties the political fate of the three Congressional
seven Senatorial, and twenty-one Assembly Dis
tricts OF this county. OF these the Opposition
hnvo now one State Senator and eight Assembly,
men, tho latter elected Under the minority-repre
scntatioa rule The change will place in the hands
OF the Opposition the election Of all these Con-
eteEarncn. all these SenatoTs, and fifteen Of the
t"enty-one Assembymen> It gives them, also,
the control Of all the county officers elected BY
Tue people. Sheriff and Coroner are to be elect
ed tits fall, and both Of these Offices have been
hlled by Republican nominees ever since 1854.
IN one-third Of tie legislative districts Of the
o'aee ihe political majority will be reversed.
lie feeling in the interior in favor Of now deal
Is moro Intense than in the citiea 80 that Is far
rs the elections Of 1874 go, the ascendancy of
the Republican party in Illinois is probably de-
stro7ed mora eGectually than it was last year in
Wisconsin,
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vas shcwn in the remarks of Mr.. Hesug coz
ceTn1ng Mr.. FaEwcu. Mr.. Farweu represents !
the ti7e northern wards Of the city, tho northern
towns and Lake County. In answer to the ques-
ton whether he had agreed to support Mr. Far
well for ro-e1cction he said he had not; that. !
while he liked hlr. Farwcl personally as much !
ss ever, he wanted to know whether Mr. Fargell |
Was to bo tho Republican candidate, since tbero
was no Republican party now in North Chicago. !
The meaning OF this is, that in order to be re-
Elected he will baro to follow Mr. Hcgnr and I
the Germans ont OF the Republican party. I
This would not DO gigantic undertaking for
Mr.. Farwell, if he could transfer his bacgaee- >
the Federal ot1ice-holders-at the Same time r
which would probably be difficult In the other =
districts there is squally outlook for Messra: II
Rice and Ward and their defeat will bo Int an :,
incident in the general defeat that threatens the
party IN the entire State It wns in the fu'l 1irbt
o. this result that a1r. Hesing mado his speech n
10 The Republican Committee, and declared that
that party had no longer sny bond Of union saye c
that OF "office."