, 1875-11-09
PROTECT THE bhLL0T-B0X.
Meeting of Lending Citizens Of
tho twentieth Ward.
The Effort to Secure Fair Election
There TO Do Continued.


der 10 obtain gene!at expression OF ycws they
decided to hold snee,ing last evening at uck-
nui'a Halt, No. ~ North Clark Atroet. A. tho
honr named tlcro MAS largo gathering Of gen.
tcnlen, comprising tho wcaltheat md
most respectable citizcns Of tho ward,
Among those prcscut wero tho lion,
1, n. Arnold. afr. II. Dausllor, Er. Hosc,
II. ]. Wiling. J. y. ]lumscy, Col. 4. Keith, G.
X. Cosh1n tho lev. l.. G. Chamberlain, J. Nc
dscgor Adams, J. \. Kirk. A. II. Thomson, A.
n. Peucc. l.. 4. White, str. CrneIH, John Wood
bridge. George II. High, aud o1-.tid. rroul-
foot.
Previous to the meeting circulars were handnh
around containing au address, to tho votors Of tho
ward, tho constitution OF tho Citizens Ward
Cnb and extracts from tho Illinois Statutes
regulating e}cctions. A largo nusnpcr Of sigma
turcs wcro obtained to tho constitution.
sln. JULIAN r. nuMsET,
President Of tho Club, IN calling the meeting to
order, stated that tho Club had been organized
10 protect tho balot-bos in tho future. and pun
1T, fraud IN tho rsstt;: i was believed thst
and Tho first thing TO do wnH to use every means
to bring tho ncoundrelly "fepeatcta" and
s'atntfo1s" to tnstiee.
Tho Rey. J., c. Chamberlain sail tint ho had
received q letter frosn Alr. f. e. LHtnad. who
had been announced to address tho Club, stating
that ho wan prevented from attending tho meet
lug by reason OF prior cnaasclncnt.
Mr.. Runssog rose, aud sail TINT lo was ono OF
thosn who bad becn announced to speait, Ant} MM-
tnarks. Aveuerabte nuotu at his, George ". Dnlo,
who died about twelYo years. previously, Ind
taught htn to regard With reverence the ballot
boz and to DO his duty at election ssasoEs. lie
was not speech. maker, but ho did good dcal
OF thiukinF. 1Io lad enlisted for tho campaign,
whethef ii ho for ono yeaf or tcM yeats, ii order
10 atop Tue outrageous ftauda that had been per-
pelrated in tho city, and 10 punish uresy 1nan
wbo attempted them. Lot the people Btand up
aud naiutatn thatr rEhts.
THE nEv. L. c. cnAMDfnLA1S
Was the next speaker. lie dld not beteyd that
It was oxsctly appropriate Tor lin TO speak at
this meeting. as it mas rasbor ont Of hs limo.
lie could zee. however, TINT tie gentlemen pres.
ont hns' ~ deop concentions Of honesty ard
purity as he himself. Coming here, ho fe}k that
ho STOOL upon broad, bipartisan platform.
1t mattered not whether ho was a llesIuH
mau or norubliean., II The .1't, .o6ject of Tho tho
everybody Of every party could enter into tbs
movement. Tho purpose Of tho Club had boon
partially nchie7ed At tho election. ~ no doubt
many illegal ro1as wcrc presontod. lilo quot
tton In that elect on waB not whether QUO party
or tho other Should tlilph, but whether Eoud
man or q bad man should control the County
Treasury. The victory waA on tho right Bdo,
hut the pooplo should not stop horo but 30 fur
thor, nnt! they haa put good mon III tho County
CummtEslonershtps.
Tho sacrcdnosa OF the franchise waa q thing
to bo moat carefully guarded. Tho pcople bud
noan men, womon. ami chdrao moved to
enthusiasm by aaoA9of sone ind!snsAy cast
upon tho American t1hlR; and how much greater
should bo tho excitement md alarm whom tho
rights OF dccopt citizcuH were trampled upon BY
rogucs at tho Dalioi.box. Tho frauds that bad
Teen perpatrated III the Twentieth Ward had
boon of tho moat moos.fous character.
p}tnfun that tho cfEyAnR
Of the ward should be Obliged to submit to she
insults and iudEnities OF set OF brutal knaves
that thoY should havo to 80 to low resorts in or
der ID cast their votes, aud DO obliged to crouch
doHn to sec tho men who set themselves up aa
judgos, and to 10 huAtled shout by crowd Of
rnushs and LulEjos. In closing, Sir. Chamber
lain called upon avery u5an who posaeseod any
self-respect to como forward aud joln the club.
half Of honest oloctiops aud good
government. lie Hatd that more blame was to
be attached to tic good people Of tho city for
tho frauds at tho polls thnn to the vileae Of the
acum ty whom they bad been perpetratad. The
reason vas because tho respectable elements had
boon indifferent, and had allowed the roughs to
triumph. lApplaasn.]
Hi. 4. II. FENCE
eAd that It was hopeful sign to SEQ 30 many
paop!a p.esont A. this racetipg, showing thas
they wore deturuined to p1oveat frauds il tho
tlllute. Az had boon said by .he previous apeaK-
or. tho chief responsibility among officials
rested upon the County commisalonors and the
City Councl-tho worst Of I'll tho Rugs. They
tlloy ran tho city and county Ia sleir own inter-
cets. 1t rsas the men who wcIe to govern them
that tho audieuce should look after, and not to
The political principles which Wcro advocated.
city yacllate from ono patty to another, aa
they thought elthor party would win. The mAu
who represented the Twentieth Ward it,
tho Council wae that kind Of o man. IL
hsd 6een sloeTa BY ths worst elements
tho power Of tho crowd that camo togethet aud
| howled at tie ward meetings. Tloir nIscon.
cep.ion was we'll illustrated It tho last election
wien the respectable citizeny wcro aroused. mt
cane out and defeated tho candidates. Of the
The Judges Of election. in many places. wort
elected By tho people, and tl,R WAS ~ It sAouIt
be. lie thought that tho first nloys in tho Legla
!ature should 10 io secure % reform ~ tue nat
elective. II that ware done, tho peo
pie could put honest mon At tht
polls, and the elections would be faIr
| Tho people nust rlae up and make their inan
4 once felt. Ihoy could secure the reform il the,
labozea In tho proper spirit. lApp'nusol.
| MH. NESRr J. WILLING
followed with = few remarks. llo began by say
ing that It did not seon TO him that tho peopI
lad assembled tbora to mako speeches. but +
mako aEsangamenss bY tho grace OF God 10 de-
feat tho Dishonest devils who were trying to ru
the Twentieth Ward. On election daY ito bes
citizens were Warned BY tue police TINT they ha
bottor clear out. but they dllM't do IL. The
~ere determined to do what little they could Il
prevent Illegal voting. lie was convinced tha
these were great mauy honest, upright men Ii
tho ward. llle Nj. Chbin Ind The III.
boyB,-who were anorn to tght tho unrd-bunl
,ners to tho bitter cnd. Mr. Willing closed h
uhErntiug ILLS experiences 1t tho FlIat Freeing
Of the ward on election day.
Mn. D1TTtNuEn,
the Republican challenger At tho First Precinct
npole briefly, At 8 O'Clock lhora were JILL Ypte
Registered, but he was not allowcL to ase til
list.
hlF. RMmnsy detailed his experiences at tb
Second Precinct. in endeayornE to get q Roput
lcan challenger lneide tho yuting.p!aco.
He wns followed by alr. Aiwater, challenger q
tue Second Precinct. Whu bpoke at bomo lsugtt
showing how bo Was treated Ut the roila duEln
tue election, aud how he was exlsed Whll
the judges wcro counting tho votes.
! THE HON. ISAAC y. ARNOLD,
being called upon, eAtd that ha would simply 81
press biz ent!Io sympathy with the ohlecta q