, 1874-10-31

III.
auur;ora, scnt their agent over to tho Republic
cant. Few ii my bets wore made during tho
day.
WARD MEETINGS.
THE r1nsT wAnp.
A meeting Of tho Opposition party Of tho
First Ward was hold lat evening at tho hoad-
quarters. No. 205 Randolph street. MIR. Philip
ConloY occupied tho chair. Ho tnado few re-
marks in support Of tho County Opposition tick
et, Gen. frank r. Sherman, .. r. Hale, aud
othors also spoke in tho usual strain. All OF
then. appeared to be very sanguino OF the result
Of the election.
THE NINTH WARD.
Tho Ninth Ward Republicans mot last evening
at tho corner Of Shoito aud Harrison Streets.
1Ir. Richard Clark was elected Chairman.
Speeches woro made by Clark Cobb. Con. Q. L.
Mann, frank Lawlor, and Il. L. Morrison.
There we're In all somo fifty or sixty potsons
present, most OF whom woro Irish. Ar. blorr-
son mads ons of tic best speeches hc has made
this soaaon. Ho was tho onlY QUO Of tho speak,
ors who succeedcd ia ohtaiuinR tho full atseu-
tiou of hiB hearers. This ho did by comparing
A,uorcau frec.trade to that in 1felata which ho
clal,ned had ruinod shat country. The speech
reminded ono OF tho palinicAt days OF the Fonian
organization in this country.
TIE TENTH WARD.
Tho OprnntlOnHtS OF tAo IeitA Hafu ue!u q
mootng In Forhan's Billiard Hall, Nos. &C and
is Halaseet street. last night. Tho attendance
was quito respectable. Mr. john Cochrane was
elected to preside. Speeches wcrc made by
George Moecl,, p. @. Fceny, W. I. LowiB, Car-
tor Il, 1IarrIsou, john 4. Finorty, and Frank
Agnow. All tho Speakers expressed great CON-
fitcnce n the SUCCESS 0f the Opposition ticket
Tuesday.
THE ELEVENTH WARD OPPOSITION.
Tie Opposition party held largo mass-mcct-
ing Inst night in Orpl,ous 4fall, corner Of Iaia
aud Peoria HtreotB. Mr. J. II. Burke presided.
Tno opening speech was mado by J.J. Crowley,
who devoted himself mainly to the local isauo.
1Io eail TINT victory was assured.
Gen. /. N. Stitcs followed in yerv effective
epeccb in which llc alluded to national mud local
iesuca atiko. Ills remarks wcte received with
unbounded applause. Speeches waro also made
by George Mutchechter, George Mech, and
Frank ASnew. and others, after WHICH sAe meet
3ng adjourned.
TIE ELEVENTH WARD REPUBLICANS.
At meeting Of tho Republican yolers Of the
Eleventh Ward, held lust night at the corner Of
Union and Lake streets, Capt. Charles T. Brown
presided.
Tho lirst apaalor introduced was J. D. Ward,
their candidate for Congress-. Mr. Ward made T.
brief speech, owing to tho fact that he had an
engagement to Oil at Aurora Turner Hall. A1r.
@. F. Periolat was tho next speaker, who pitched
into str. 4. G. Iosing. md maao direct attack
upon TINT gentleman.
He was followed by AID. Campbell Of tho
Thirteenth Ward, who made quito lengthy
speech.
siaj: Mars followed Mr.. Campbell in . erict
AID. Whto followed. and enid they had a
straight ticket before the people aud they must
yoteit. Notwithstanding "Bcsa " Hesing i'd
viaed his German frends to yoto against it, ho
hoped they would pay no attention TO Inn. iics-
ing, he ea,d, was not competent to advisoany one;
not 10 sayo his hfo speak tho truth. aud he
branded Mr. Hcslng ap malicious liar..'
Capt. Whites remarks woro decidedly personal,
and he seemed TO havo erladse agaiust Alr.
gentleman has inado upon him on divers ti,nca
and places during tho present campaign, and
acknowledged bo lad m object in making this
sttack upon Heaiug, aud lo desired to got ovon
with him. Ito haa, he said, eause aud sni;soiont
grounds to begin an action Against A!r, nosing
for scandal, "but. gentlonen," ho said, "whas
in tho devil ,s tho uso Of beginning q suit for
alandor against q man wto IL S2o0,0oo
worse OF than nothing Tho Alderman horo
turne. to the reporters, and said: Gentlemen,
I hope you will write nlo up as I speak in regard
to Sir. Healng." Here tho speaker Informed bis
hearers TINT he waa 100000 better OF than
nothing, and said: "Now, gentlemen, 1t buy
by sayine, "Of courBo do" Wlito then mndo
an attach upon tho press Of tho, city, and eatd
that, as tho preBs waH represented in the meets
sE hy ss s nsevsd t syas WING L ~ sess s In
than tho courts Of tho county who
had indicted Mr.. Walsh, who. was IN
Alderman from the Eleventh Ward in 1871 for
Offering to receive hribe, aud who was aftor-
wards offered pardon and-rofusiug to accept
Of it, knowing Ills indictment was unjuat-alp-
pealod to tho Supreme Court, and waa Aonor-
ably acquitted, lo would like to know it..
Walsh responded, and said he regretted to be
compelled to rotor to this matter, but as ho l1ad
boon assaulted by MIR. Wlito ho felt it to bo his
duty to read ~ article which appeesea in the
appeared that tho defendant, who was an Alder
man, had boon confused with a party OF tho
BaIno naMe who waa 1nombor Of tho Donid Of
Education. When Mr.: Walah had hn1shed rsad-
Ing bis defense, ho called Oh CLEO club tint WAS
In waiting to gayo thom Bong hoping To thus
ppur oi! upon the troubled water.
When h1r. Walsh concluded his remurliH, eomo
coo announced TINT no was tired Of Republican
mlaill1e, and it was time lhora was change, and
he should vote for tho Opposition ticket. OtAor
s,,oakerB addressed tho mootine briefly, and ut d
lite hour. thoy adjourned. Tho meeting, taken
a. whole, was ono Of confusion, ind anything
but harmony prevailed.
THE FOURTEENTH WARD.
The voters of tho Fourteenth Ward Beem tc
fully realize that hut brief time rot rcmatas tc
press their separate causos, and aro taking full
advantage of tho situation. Tntnmany HILL wae
fairly allied with alhoreuts Of tho Peoples caust
List evening.
Mr, III, ], Dunno waa elected to tho cl,air, antl
after tho reading OF the minutes Of tho previous
meeting, tho Ward Cleo Club favored tho audi
MIR. North, u cisizen OF tho ward, opened tht
meeting with q fow miscellaneous r0usarkA, t1