, 1874-10-11

| aAixeti their paEes 70 tho monber6lup-l16t
A gentleman said that $50 was needed t'
nav hall-rent and other expenses and suggested
that IT rontd be proper for the r.eott1E to MAKE
it up. There was uo response
/ There being no other formal business. the IN
| eritable speech WAS called for, aud Mai. Len
| nett 1radp some remarks. He fought the re-
bclIon all over again in oratotical way. say'
ing little that Of any practical value to MI
auditors. The haraships endured By tbs Feder'
al army was the main burden OF his address, and
hc did not forget to mention the part that he
took in the war.
Aid. Moore followed in few words With ref
crence to tie importance OF cfectlng good citi
zcus to tho Offices Of Alderman ana County
| Commissioner. -..-.
Tie Hon. J, D. Ward, member Of Congress
from tie Second District, aud candidate for ro.
election. was the next speaker. Ho characterized
the Dpposition party as combination without
principle, and said that it was mado up in the
| main of the same Coppcrhead element whose
| head had been crushed i'll past years by tho He
! publican party, and whose head would have to be
| crushed ugain by tho same party i'll tho ENSUING,
election. He counscled hard work and unity OF
action. and prophcsied triumph thnt would e1-
coed the most sansalno ezpectations-
| llai- Whitney talkcd against tima for while,
| saying nothing of the slightest interest, and
after him came Frank Lawor, who announced
himself az candidate for the efico of Coroner
He was wieo enough to say, however, that he
would support whoever might be nominated.
| Tha sentiment Was feebly appIauded.
! As 10 enthusiasm could bo evoked, an ad-
| iournmcnt Was deemed to be the best policy.
SECOND WARD.
! The Republican meeting announced to be held
ut tho corner OF Clark and Van B1ren streets last
evening was an utter failure One OF the many
| candidates for Alderman WIS cn hand. bu: none
| Of the speekers nor the expected crowd.
THE THIRD WARD.
meeting Of the Third Ward Rebublican
Club was held 1ast night at their headquarters,
No. 619 State street, with their President, AID.
David Coey, in the chair. About 100 white men
and ten or more Africans made up the club.
Mr.. George ". Gage addressed the meeting in
brief speech. The gentleman was Of the
opinion that the November election wou1d seal
their doom unless some unforeseen event should
happen. He urged. however, upon the club the
Importance OF putting good mon in the field, and
perhaps thereby they might 60 before the people
and be successful aIr. Gage vas followed by
Horse" Eddy, who announced himself as no
speaker. He referred to lis financial embarrass-
meut, and aaid be was not candidate for Office;
he had reverence for the old Republican
party, but it certainly needed wedding out /; it
was composed Of de1nagsGues who were at
tempting to govern it. He thought the eternal
patching, fixing. squlr1ring, and wormlng about,
i'll extending tho tire-limits OF the city, q farce
Mr.. Gage, the speaker, or some other capitalist
should protest against such outrageous legisla-
ton By the Common Council. He closed his re-
marks by announcing That ho would support any
good mnu for Aldcrnau be he friend or foe
they might nominate.
4 gentleman named Hathaway then addressed
tho club at some length. He said he voted for
William Henry Harrison bad always voted the
Wing ticket during the lifetime of that honored
party Since the organization OF TIE Republican
party he had supported their nominees for Office.
but as the party now existed he was done with
it.-a rotten, corrupt, and contemplate organlza
tlon. Alr. hathaway was personal in his remarks
to Mr.. George ". Gage. and became very much
excited during the delivery OF his speech, whych
the ranks. At the close OF Mr.. Hatheway's re-
marks, motion w2s Immediately made to
adjourn. which WAS carried. The club will meet
again Wednesday evening.
THE FOURTH WAED.
The Fourth Ward Republican Club held
meeting lust evening in the rooms corner OF Wa
bash avenue and Twenty second street. D. a.
Jones, President, in the chair. The Chairman
said that the most important thing to come be-
fore the meeting was to make up a little pureo
to defray the expenses of room rent and other
incidcntals. The hat Was sent around, aud $2l
WIS raised.
J. c. Dore, said that the meeting was re-
n1nrkable QUE. He regarded it as hopeful
sign to see so many respectable solid men as
eenblcd at what may be known ms primary
meetings. 1t has been in the past. because of
the absence of such men, that unworthy, and un-
fitted aud unqualified men got into Office. Now
it is clear to any one that the city affairs in
dep1orable condition, and the solid mon of tho
community are q great deal to blame for it be-
cause OF their 1axity aud their want Of interest
in city politics Our city charter is very
next to impossible to tell what
the law ie. This statement he made upon the
authority Of tho City Conneel. Tho Revenue
bill would never have been passed if Cook
turo. In our City Government, tho best minds
think that it is mistake to have go many Boards
and tint centralized authority is the most appro-
pirate form Of authority. Politics is becoming
find it vastly to their interest to givo as much
Of their time to studyips the problems that
politics suggest: lie had heard that
tho City and County Governments can
bo managed at a reduction of so per
cent On tho PR present expenses He thought the
sending united body of men to the Legislature,
aud 1t was therefore incumbent upon the busl-
ness 1uen Of Chicago to TINT only the fittcst
men ehall be put i'll nomination for both city and
CuuEaY UiuCc5.
J. Il. ClouGh, County Commissioner, moaestly
declared that lie WIS no speaker. Nevertheless, |
he was at heart in harmony with Air. Doro in |
the opinion that only honest and capable men |
should be chosen by the Republican party,
which il the only party which is nble !
to redeem tho city from it's present |
deplorable condition. In that part7 there are |
moro honorable and more capable men than in !
the so-called Opposition party. He considered |
it to be of more Importance to scnd honest men |
to the Common Council and the County Board |
than aa to the persons to be sent to Springfield
J. G. Dcre again spoke as to the city and coun- !
ty taxation. In New York, st. Louis, Boston,
and elsewhere. the cities and counties are CON
eolidated. Why should not the same system be- |
introduced here, abolishing this township taxa
ton? Thero ought to bo some limit to taxation.
but he was not prepared to say how that limit |
should be fixed, especially while ne have
such uncertain men to deal with. He |
favored tro Boards for the transaction
OF municipal Affairs sso that financial measures
ehoald be approved by the second Board before |
it could become law.
Ira ". bucll referred to the fact that good l.
many persons we're present who had wandered |
since 1870 to other banners.
Mr. Dore Interrupted, saying that, If any ref
erence Sas made to his vote for Greeley, be beg
rrU to roll Mr. Hrni hat |