, 1875-04-23

Tho question Of minority representation was
also takon up and here ags ts. tt tho 1ndE. VA
thought eighteen ConEcltn,ou eleetol unl1er tie
minority representation plan would ho betor
than tli!rty-si1 mon elected without 1t. The
Mayor was directly onpo.ed to this theory, aud,
carried otlal numbers Of tictota "Eor Tit, Com
ernl law" and "Agairat Minority Nepreaouta-
ton" Immediately after this meeting had ad-
iournel,
THE MAYOR v1srrrn POLICE ,tEAnqrAnrEns
aud instnuatingly remarked that ail Tic poiioo
woro 0ppoaod ~ Ito adoption Of tho General
Law. Comngaionor 1seno informed him that
10. for ono, knew nothing about tho opinions
hold by the policemen, and cared still Icss. lie
otflor body Of mon IN town, an, IL thoy woro all
going to voto against tho law, ho Ht1ppoHcd It
would ho beaten. When supt. Nchu, Heard Of
tho matter, ho exhibited tho following order,
which llo llhd alycasly faHlod to 1s Captains, TO-
gnrt]ing their conduct OIL tho day Of election:
You will Instruct all 1ncn in ynur pssciuct that In no
caao will any member Of hc police FORE bc permitted
t. ahs psrt or 11 any way Interest nscf Il tho clce-
fnsther than to exercise tho right Of voting tcH.oyea
twh1c is guaranteed 10 every citizen, If they feel dF.
Eer II men On duly Il III to I!ttefeui 10
preserve The reacc, atl intsolsneu detailed will be
strictly psob!te from taking sy part o. holding my
iAeue, further Than !. aDoyo stAtel.
JAcon lEAM, General Superintendent.
Tl,!s was entirely satisfactory to the Mayor,
and he Ronn Afterwards loft.
Towards o'clock matters In the Mayors office
wcEo rllahlpg along nt . rapid raco butto1,-
llolera were busily engaged IN lrosalJtinE Aldor-
mon wlosc positions, politically considered,
vera doubtful. and tho atnyos'a fusemau uoro
turning out tlcket-pcdl!ors by tho scoro. Ono
OF them was dispatched to ascertain what
CERTAIN OFFICIALS
were doing to aid tho causs aud Hoon reported
by bringing with hin tho oalclals whose etand-
Ing was, very doubtful iron, the bsgin-
Commissioner NfcGratl., who yot holds
tho position Ut Secretary Of clu!, witch is OPP
roHcd to tho Inv. THO c1nb was. however,
thrown over hia shoulder, md for tho first ttmo
tho III "boys." Collector u Vol f iffolen didn't
o1actly caro- whic', way tho election went: but
II 1t camo to 4 scratch Ito wns With tho Mayor
and tho rest Of tho city officials, Iax-Asscssor
Dennoley said LITTLE but WIS evidently sanguino
sion Of afcGrath. During all thta tin,o free
xhow was going on In tho camp Of tho Police
Commissioners. Commissioner Ktokko claimed
to 10 dtsintcreatod but was oil tho
aTs i"S hes"n sess oe to s. hS Gtlns Gasas Il II III IL
act. Sheridan waB lustercd and trifle oxcitod,
just enough to raiso bis warm 1rish blood and
loosen tho muscles Of Ills tongue. inactive
after inyeciro aud satire after satire were dcliy
struggling reporter OF to so,no Of tho Commits
eionor'R pcrsonal fr,cntla. 1Io characterized tho
proceeding Of tho iIayor rs high-hauded out
rage, and avetrGd that Ao for Gle would not hc
hands In his pocket to bny his place with corrupt
Aldermanio votes. Mo would appeal directly 10
tho reunle, md know that Htcccss would follow
hts efforts. If tue net III at1opted, ho threatens
to mahc EXPOSES III tho governments Of homo Of the
departments thai will completely ovarturn tho
present Administration. Towards o'clock tho
Mayor, Sheridan, aud City-Atsornoy Jameson
laI
4 fR1rAnT1TE CONVENTION
on tho sidewalk ou Lasalla street, aud they wero
anything but atnicablo iu their arguments. Tho
Mayor llrst tackled Bneridan Lut tue lattos's
warmth aud ulai,uor Of appeal to tho byatanlors
was too mich for him, aud ho aoon loft him III
anything but IN easy mood. 11e next tackled
10 bo ono Of tho bittorout opponents Of the not.
quarter Of an hour, when tho inter-
view euaed by. tho Mayor ndjourning to
tho Grand Pacific. whcro ".phtz" Earty
wore awaiting him. Sheridan. Jameson, and tho
other op7osiionats fool cortuin that the act will
be defeated II tho election Ia conducted fairly,
but should it bo carried by fair of foul means
tlcy feel satisfied that public opinion will COM
petely oyorpowor its friends in tho end, aud
that thoir political proatige will loayo them for
oyor.
At TIE crr1zEss' ASSOCIATION
n meeting was hold early in tho afternoon for
tho purpoao Of making final arrangements for
tie conducting Of tho election. 4 competent
and faithful man Was detailed fer each or tho
wards, and bcalios theso tho Association will
have strong seaosvo at work In all parts
Of tho city. Thoy expect to 500 tho
act besten by majority Of nearly
10,003, and aro lahoring to round on tue num-
bcr NJ high aB possible. John lluehtor estimates
a minority Of about 1000 III tho Fifteenth Ward
alone. Tho Association has printed seyeta! hun
drcd thousand tickots and haa ordered several
hundred thousand moro, nnd a1e circulating
lArgo numbers Of postera throughout tho reai-
deuce portions Of tho city. The postots giyo a
Int Of tho polling -pacos, and call Upon tho cit-
zons to "dcfoat tho worst chartog over offered
to 4 city" aud to "pravent confusion and IN
cronsea ta1atiou." Voters will remember TINT
polls ear1lost In the morning run tho fairpst
chances Of SUCCESS.