, 1874-06-05
THE LAKE-FRoNT.
Tho Workingmcn's Party Opposed to
Its Sale.
Mr.. Kings and His Friends Meet a
West Turner Hall.
And Denoumce Hesing and Lieb.

AAo GHtHts-AtttHH4 uAk AAtuaAJ Iols"'hGA A'A
announcement TINT tho "Workingmon's Party
of Illinois " would hold n meeting ut tho West
Twolfth Street Turnor HILL lust ovoning for tho
purpose Of showing tho Council that they wcrc
in favor of Helling' tho slake-front to tho
Railroad Companies, In order to got tho monns
TO commence tho erection Of tho Court-HouHe,
and thus furnish employment to hundreds Of
workingnien. At tho meetings Of tho North
Side SECTIONS Of worltingmen in tho ovoning Of
tho ea1uo day, attention was called to tho pnrn-
eraph, aud tho question asked, Who authorized
tho publication Of the cali As no ono could
answer, the officers Of tho aections not
having been consulted. 1t WAS concluded
that 4. G. Hesing Ind inserted tho no.
tico himself, and it was predicted that tho
Onion would contain q similar announcement the
day following. Tho prediction WIS verified, md
seyeral of tho members of tho North Side SEQ
tionB, nss,lming that N1r. Hcsing and Gon. Liob
wore trying to carry out little scheme to secure
tho voteB OF, the workingmen;. won't around
held meetings Wednesday night aud the result
was, TINT motions wore made co attend the Tur-
ner-Hall conclaye, md outyoto Mr.. HosinE md
bis friends. Their intontion must have become
known BinCe mono Of those who called tho meet-
ing w0fo prcsont.
On tho othor hnn1, thoEo were about 900 Of tho
members Of the sections In tho ballroom, thoy
having remained to "see the fun," while, aa
many moro wont home when they wore told TINT
the ball had not been engaged.
5lR. KL1EoH ArpEAns
Aftor waiting until lalt-paat o'clock, no oua
appearing in the interest Of tho sale OF the lake
front, Atr. Kari Kings raped on the tablo With
vlo represented tho. Stats zettu,,g tho duty Of
calling tho asBelnblhge to order loyolved upon
him. [Laughtor.] Ho nominated Henry zinl-
pol for Chairman, mud he was elected. Mr.
schluotter acted MS Secretary.
that since tho Saats ZeituHg had opposed tho
building of tho Court-Houso last yoar; when
work was acarco the publication OF tho Gull must
have boon "n alp Of the pen." He thought it
folly to eroct tho structure until the Contract
county work WIS concerned. II It ..worc
done away, With, aud ho believed
it wonla be within year or two,
nuel, money would DO saved to tho Taxpayers,
swer for OIL the day Of final Judgment. Laugh
ter mt npplAuso.l
also made q few re,narliB, depreoatiug the ox-
traragance Of the County Commissioners in pay
Ing el45,o 900 for hospital lot when as good n
one could layo boon secured for loss sum.
JOHN MAuL1rr
was tho noxt speaker. lie said Hoalng. and Liob
Ind fooled +" the worngmon moro thnn onco.
Lnat winter-a mild one-When thousands wore
out Of wort, thoy did advocate their cauBe but
came nov with a Schelne to catch homo votoa.
Tho workingmon wero, however, moro intelligent
than they nsca to bo; thoy Ind had their Dyes
opened to tho wllea aud tricks Of the politicians
barrels when they asked for food. Tho saio
Of tho lake front for Ss800,0O0 WAS n
Hwind'o. Tho property was wortl, two
or three tisnes that sum. II 1t wero sold for
tho difference. Cou1t~Houso waB needed
badly enough, but it should DO built upon
'con,uaola-Benso princlples," md there should
DO 10 pickings for tho politicians and contract-
ors. lie then devoted minute or two to hlr.
Storey, of the Times, md Mr. 1Iestng peraon-
ally. chnraeterlzlng them Us the agents Of tho
doyit [applanBol, and thoir printing offices al
the woEkhhops Of Alephtstopl.elcs, adding that
keep lin down than anything or anybody olso.
In conclusion, ho prosoutnl the following
NEHoLUTsoNS,
which excited some laughter, and wore r1lani-
mously adoptod:
wuEnEAs. Corss!n persona arc entsesyor.ng to In
duce tho Common Council to nel tile "lukefront" to
thu railroad companies for about onc-tblrl Of in
value, in order % thoy say to raise money to build
WrEneAB, Exon it fho UounnIl woro prevailed upon
to sell tho nike front for 10000 and tho porsonA
cnH, very iitto would rosnatn to do any work this
summer o1gupt oxrayatin9; a!uco nosessity woulit
copel tlo suspension Of work as soon az cold weathor
Rsssired iii: We. workngmon Of chlcago, in whose
buhaf a. a. lcatug Al Gen. 1doh pretend to DO WorK-
INK think their efforts uncallcd FIR, and belluye TINT
the ake-fyons ought not 10 DO suld for any ach sum
| aH S6O0000
Rts1iued That To no not desire 4. @. Hcalng and
Con- Le!> Tor usr uaers they having assumed 10 le
| such by calling n 1lcutintt Of tho "Worklngmenb
PARTY Of lllinuIsh We aro nbo t1 tako Of or-
aejyes md when wish to mako requests of tho
Common Council Will call our own meetings, and take
suuh AetAn NJ deuNl nctnseary, without the inter-
| fereuoe Ut " l,la1uarck" aud Ills lieutenant,
hLr. Killings said tile citya title to tho akc-front
wns defoutye, and lle suggested TINT 1t bc tslrol
Into park. 40 that a rich aud poor alike, could
| have the henoiit Of ".
| The meeting then adjourned.
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! HOW n Marriage WAS brought About,
Tho Iitt1o Bon OF an ox-C Clef Of Police In Torro
11aute rovontly suggested to Ills fathor that ho
might produce desirable change in tholr do
1aestio arrangements by'7narryng a,ltl ayon wont
% Tar ~ to suggest tho Indy 10 would like for
ox-ChIof sought Tho Indy. told her Of what ILL
non !,atl sugsusta!l, end Unlimited his dosire to
hoard with respect, then awakenod hor lttla
daughter. boiora whom she laid tho whole sub
! jeot, received tho daughters consent to tAo ar-
rangomant, and then gayo hor own, Tho we'd