, 1874-10-22


The Third Ward Republican Club hold mass
meeting ycste1t!ay oycnng, at it's headquarters,
No, 8lo stata street. Tho hall was vol filled.
Tho President of tho Club, AID David Ooey,
took tho chair. and. after u fow rcnarks, intro
duced Mr. Sidney Smith, tho now candidate for
Gongross. as tho speaker OF the evening.
Hi. Smith WAS ioualy apnlnuded on appearing
before tho audience. md his iory stylo Of
speakins scomod to DO much enjoyed by them.
Ho said that tho first. leading, and only thing
which tho votors Of tho land could expect from
their representative was for him to Insist that
tic rulers Of tho country should hayo duo re-
gard to tho economic conduct OF tho country's
affai1s. Economy should bo Tho polar star to
which tho holders Of office should over look.
Having disposed Of tho question of economy tho
speaker stated that tie reconstruction at tho
Southern States and tho peculiar circumstances
srising therefrom arc things which it be-
ca1ne tho rulers Of the country and
all its careful Thinkers to look into.
Tho rocoattrAction of thu South was sig-
tue wholo people,, Tho nreBs uf the South was
rabid when referring 10 the recent struggle. Tho
Uusou had to kecp IN army to mniutalu the ALL
rhority OF the Government. Thu Sngdr-bo,c! of
Shsoesport, Louisiana, indicated very plainly the
feelings Of tho Southern prcss aud people.
uprlsiuE in Louisiana wns oily sending the war
back to Fort Sumter. Tho For:y-fourtl Congress
would hayo to lesislatc on tie rceouutruo.ion
and bimlliar questions. Tho speaker bud not
eousht tho nomination which placcd hB namo on
tho ticket, and he was suyo that thay would all
look vol 70 tho securing OF good and proper
men as thelr representatives at Congress- and
llaoNhcre.
hlr. Dosue, County Oommiaalouer, addressed
tho mcotiug.
Mr. Herring also addressed the meeting, CO.
Ing over tho usunl campaign questions, aud
closing with q rather throadbaro anecdoto, tho
point Of which wns, that tho Third Ward Nepub-
lcaus should do all they could to eloct Mr. Smith
ovor hs opponent
On motion, tho meeting adjourned.
TIE E1anTu wAnD.
4 lareo nd cn:!:u8aatic mcotug Of tho Onpo-
tition Eighth Ward Club was hold last night at
tho cornor Of Maxwell aud Canal strcots, with
Aid. II IL iroth in the chair.
Justice Walsh opened tho meeting by brisf
epooch. Ho advlscd them to "sticls" to tho
nomiuocs Of tLoir party, and to worx early md
late with ono object only in yiew,-tllo succcas
OF thoir ticket. Their candidates woro good
mon, we'll qualified 10 fill tho reapactivo positions
for which thoy had boon nominated. and woro
doserviug Of their support. lle lopod that thero
would not be ono scratched tiel:et from tho
Eighth Ward, but that al and ovcry ono or thom
would yoto clean. BtraIfht tlckot. The gen.
Ho was followed by j. L. Ford. who was ro-
moved from the ticket aB cunslldate for Repre-
sentative IN Tho S:nto Legislature by tho Com
1nttee of Twonty.of,o. Mir. Ford ''kickcd COLI
8iloeaply at tho action OF tho Committee, and
ANNOUNCED that inasMuch as ho Ind been regu-
1arly placed boforo tho people by tho Convention
of the Opposition party, lo proposed to fight it
out Lii tho election decided hiH fato, aud closed
his romarkH by requesting ILLS friends to stand by
him to the oEt1.
Ford was followed by tho Hon. Miles Kchoc,
tho regular and legitimate candidate for tho
6ta:o Senate, who mado ono Of hs character
lsi,o speeches. ,,,.......
Mr. Kohoo addressed hia conAtituonts upon
tho corrupt legislation OF tho last Legislature,
at which Lie WaA 4 member, md said that tho
very men who paHbod many Of those bills whom
asked il they favored theu1, would answer tlat
they did, but hoped they would not bo enforced.
{Iu then referred 10 his own honesty, aud re.
marked tint If ho should assert lle was au hon.
est nu,,, lo did not think there WAS .uau witAtn
roach ol hiB voice would belioye him for tho reaaon
That 4e vas member, or llud Econ for tho past
:wo ycarn q member, OF 1topublicau Leglsla.
,rro j; but ho would Say that ho "lobAobbed
shoulder to shoulder with those follows" and
that if he did como out untEollled. 1t wus more
ttIuu many 1llen who Ind bccn likewise situated
could Bay.
AID. Hlllreth Was yocifcsouaiy called for, but
declined stating that it nas not for tho want Of
ino!tnutlon, for lao fet as If he could talk to
them al nght,-bl1t thoro were other gentlemen
.,-~urnt r,o rant4os"a. wf.n sfcairotl Il, "f1