, 1874-10-20
WARD MEETINGS.

NAL, dirty cellar OH Twelfth street, incouyonieut
OF accesB. nud unit for the habitnton Of beasts,
Was selected as tho place FOR n rally Of the Re-
publicana OF the Ninth Ward laat evoning.
Whether the placo was selected with reference to
its eepulchral character. aud the hope that thore
could DO buried tho griofa OF soro-heads aud
tho babblo Of fnctions, is not known.
Aid. Bailey WAS tho firss to raise manglcd
head aud to unlooso au orato1ical tongue. Ho
had laborcd hard aud long for nomination rs
County Commissioner, but his cup had been
dashed to tho Garth by an unapprecintive oon-
yontion Of Ills poers. Ho wns followed by Clark
Geib, aud he by Gen. q. l.. Manu. Legislative
candidate. Tho lion. J. D. Ward followed in M
appeal for the guFragos Of tho ward, repeating
in substance what he las stated in the saloons
Of tho West Side evory night for several weeks.
Ho wanted to see tho people Of tue ward unite
draw curtain over tho urougs liB hearers had
beon subjected to by tue recent Republican Con-
ycntion
Tho Hon. A. L. Morrison. temperance lecturer,
was tho uext speaker. lie manifested great ui,-
easinoss ut the disscns'on in tha ward, and srol
to baudago the bleeding hearts Of tue 1riah mud
to band all nationalitios in tl,e support OF tho
cutiro ticket. 10 compared Ward to Demos
thence, Cicero. and Clay, aud thought his head
would swell to tho proportion Of Websters Ii
Le welo only glyen two more years in Washing
toll.
The following resolutions wero then read by
tho ScCretnIy:
wuEnEAa, That ut the Cook County Convention
held Saturday. Oc:. IT. 1874, the Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth Wards were i.nor q as TO tho County Com
MisRioncrthin; therefore bcit
Resolred, That tho Ninth Ward Clnb ask, m t!oy
gave n Bailey solid vote for County Commission
e. ut saa NJ !. DstOy 10 put Gu tho ticket and BIO
representation in the Seventh. Elghh, ind Ninth
1ro.u tho sni1 ward.
Tho hrepressible Lawlor, ono of the distressed,
was opposed to Dailey's name b6iug mentioned
il the resolutions. He confessed himself lit
lie out OF Aunlor at not being nominated for
Coroner, aud made tho impression that he would
rot object to having hs name In place Of
Eatley'A.
Another gentleman objected to tto resolutions,
asserting that Bailey had withdrawn from the
''You lio r. replied ha1f-a-dozen voices, which
led to eeutle retorss Of the same nature, until
tho meeting wan littlo less than a mob.
Tho Chnlr ilnaliy obtained order, when Bailey
cano forward and renewed his allegiance to tho
Tie resolutions wcro finally adopted, and l.
serious party bolt effected.
n. II, Miller. candidate for the Legislature,
spoke his piece, and the meeting ndjourneu.
TIE FOURTEENTH WARD.
a large meeting Of the Opposition Club Of the
Fourteenth Ward was held in Tammany Hall, at
the corner Of Lincoln and West Indiana Streets
last evening. The Vice-PreslGent of tho Club
Mr.. Otto Dohng occupied tho chair, and Mr,
Charles FoerHter acted as Secretary.
3Ir. LoniB Wolf, the candidate for Alderman,
being called for, briefly addressed tho Club to
the effect TINT If elected. ho would always con-
Rult hs constituents IN NIL important matters.
Mr. John ueatiold delivered one Of his chGr-
kcteriBtic florY. untamed speeches, and kept tho