, 1874-03-24
TOWN ELECTIONS,
North Side Convention Of the Peoples
Party.
Gustav Karn Nominated for Assessor and
Gcorgo Kncrr for Collector.
A Mixed Meeting in the Eighteenth
Ward.


The West sido Mseting Failure.
NORTH SIDE CONVENTION.
Tho delegates oasoBou by tho nombasa OF tho
Peoples Patty Of tho various wards Of tho North
Side assombled In convention yesterday aftor-
noon at tho North 6i1o Turner Hall for tho pur-
pose of nominating candidates for tho various
town Offices to be iillcl noxt month. 4 lobbying
crowd Of nbout 200 or 800 woro prafont hnt.on-
boiling delegates and urging. thom to vote for
tloir respective fasoritcH.
TIE LooREns-oN.
Prominent among the spectators WAS Washing
ton Heang, Capt. Gund, ox-A!d. Carney, tho
Hon. r. L. Waahburu; City Assessor Donely, and
several other loading North 8ido wardpoliticiens.
onoAN1z1Nu.
Tho Convention was called to order at O'Clock
by Nlr. Adoiph Schooningor, who nominated for
temporary Chairman Aid. Lynch, OF tho Nlno.
tcenth Ward. The Alderman, having boon
unanimously elected, took tho CLAIR, and sa'd
tho first thing In order would ho tho election Of
q permanent Chairman.
MIR. J.. hlcCorn,lok nominated Nr. 4. Shoon-
ingor, WIN was unanimously o|ootcd.
Mr.. T. W. Fuller waa ohosou as permanent
.1n. sonorx1soEn
said that thB Was tho first tinlo that the people
of the North Side llad met iu convention tur tue
purpoHe Of nominating candidates for town
Ind everything thoir own why and nominated
and elected whoever they choose. They had
now chance to aeloct candidates regatd1eaa Of
party dlctation. he would particularly call their
attention to tho ollico Of Town COLLECTOR, which
was ono Of tho most Important offices to DO
filled. Many people bud loht money through tho
ineflicieucy Of tho Collector, anil therefore roso-
lutions III regard to this mastcr should DO intro
ducod and acoptol. The Dyes Of tue people Of
tl,s North Side wore upon thcm and thoy woro
expoctBd to do their dnty without foar OF favor.
CREDENTIALS.
Mr. Charles DraudorH moved TINT Commit
too on Credentials, consisting Of Que from oach
ward7 DO appointed by the Chair.
Tho motion being adopted, the Ch.izman ap
poinsod the following: II. Hamilton, J. 1:eahy,
AID. Lynch, John McCafrery, and Charles Dram
doriT.
Henry Hamilton stated that tho sixtoonth
fact TINT, according to tho resolution pttssod by
tho Seventeenth Ward Executive Committee. tho
Convention waB to DO held at Thiolnan'a rhca-
sre on the 9th, and tho samo resolutions wo1o.
adopted by tile Sixten1ith Wall Committee.
Dfr. scloeuinger said that thoHo rcsolutions
wore n,ispiinted by the papers, ~ the original
resolution road Turner Hall on tue Esd. There
wns resolution passed that a meeting OF the
people Of tho Soventeenth Ward should be hold
at Thie}nan'A Theatre on tho 9th.
hlr. Hamilton moved that tho Sixteenth Ward
delegation ho allowed to retire for tho purpose
at consulting wle4her they should take part in
tho Convention.
this was LOST, and the delegation thon took
thoir aeats.
TIE psnEoArEs.
After q short absence, tho Committee on Cre-
lont.als returned, md ropoStcd tho following
Stxf<enth lrard-H. Hanilton John Costello, will
lam g. Go1son, William strunct, Frederick len
Auger.
payas. ssc% ss' ee''s'
A1d. Lynch, Lorsnz Msttorn, John T,1elsn. " '''
4peaiietn l'ar4-james nteoonnl.k, 3. g.. Mann
ss Mr Within @ sGeis s. Geson ] sud tut there ~as con-
siderable button-i'oiing going on. He would
therefore movo that tue candidates bc alccted
| vlve voce.
TOWN Assessor.
AIr. Chasles< Draldorr nominated Gustav
Ado1ph Korn for Town Assessor OF North chl-
| cago.
On motion Of Nr. Williams. Golson, Elr. Korn
| Was nominated by reclamation.
CoLLECTon.
Ex.-Ald. Hottingor nominated Mr. George
knerr for the Office Of Town Collector.
Mr. Henry Hatnllton nomiuatod AIr. r. II.
RYAN.
Ar, John :n1ccatr!ey neminated ;, Capt. John
A. vote was taken with Tho following result !:
Tnerr. 70; Ryan. 8: Murphy, 1.
On motion Of Alr. Hamilton, Ar. Knerr'e nomi-
| nation Was nude unanimous.
SUPERVISOR.
AID. Lynch nomnuted for the office Of Town
| Supervisor hIr. Robert Kinney. hlr. George
Baynes nominated Mr.: Patrick l1aunigsn.
=, Iho vote resulted as follows; Kinney 81 :;
Tie nomination Of Mr.. Kinney was made
TOWN CLERK.