, 1875-05-25
THE JEFFERSONtANS.
A Democratic Caucus at tho Slior.
man House,
A Renewal Of Last Years Hunt for a
Name.
Looking for IN Organ.

An adjourned mesting Of "gentle1nen who
ARC opposad 10 the party In power" uas hold At
tho Sherman House last evening, tbs following
boing tho call,
CHICAGO, May n, js7h.-DEAn Btn At \ meeting Of
prominent goitcncn nrrosrA 10 tho party III pamrr.
held q tse shnrman lfon.o IN January VI Inc ,!ntt'
iycsy. '"'''
Tbs meeting Va. ndjousnea subfecs to tho call Of
this movement te aGsin Card together, you are To-
asese % M e - rttss At III" nsc whs n
ai1LEs kKWok, r, II. NiSsrox.
Sectasary. President
THE INVITATIONS
rers generously distributed among tho leading
Democratic of tho city. aud Gus Harrington.
senator Kohoe, Mr. Winston. mud John lliso do.
rotcll all OF last weak to hunting up the brgth-
,sn q and n.siuE thoal !o attood; because ,mst'
Owing to tlteao efforts. gosdly number of tho
Boul bona aBsvu,ble1, and among them
were scattered ror tllsaScc.od Republican,.
Tho following ia llns OF slloso who ware Ptes-
kton. Thomas 4: noyne, AuatiM Doyle, Niles
kcllos Senator Robinson. 4. G. 1lessng. Charles
kcrn, Pr: McCarthy, Il: l.. 0oodell. Judge L. Il.
Otis. Col. Vosa. ii: e. Miller, city, Attorney
rotor Hand, Washington llesnE. J. '. In
1foyne, Con,tn'sao..e Uurdick, Etsl. Frank
sherman. Con. stiles. r. II. kales. Phil Conioy.
Lawyer Dunn D. Wsckersha1u, John Comt1koy,
Hike E'ans' aud - -,c cnlnsr0n' as,.n
Wllou IL was tl1no 10 cali Tho asaembtago to
ort1or, 3tr. Winston requested the reporters to
retire. Since the proceedings weta 10 bo coil
ductcd in secret. Accordingly, adotsllod report
WAS learned. noTever, from tloe0 In attendance
who do not Bympathizo with tho movement. to
show that there ia political scheme on foot, tho
ob1cet u which ~ to turn Chlcago oser TO tho
afSst hltl Th1
Citizens Axsoc!atlun. or at leatt Aoine OF lts
mcinberh, are said to have promised itS support
and. with the vieS Of securing tho rank and flo
ct tho Democracy, 1t Ia proposed to allow Barney
Cau,delu aud other leadorR To suggest tho
candidates whom tho "Opposltioa" will po1ni-
nato.
Tho .chcncrs expect through A. e. Hcring to
control to German vote. md by tho aid Of altko
They do not cAte ouough about the American
vote to make any efforts to secure IL.
ONE OF TUE MAIN OBJECTS
Of tho meeting lans night was to organize m 0p-
position club, aud smother uss to sAks ton,o steps
toward tho starting Of 4 newspaper which shall
bs tho orgau Of the an,a]gamatson. 1t ii under
etoou that oyertures worc 1nndo to. OF that it
contemplated, to buy tho lntc7- Ocean, but that
tho idea was abandoned becauae Senator Logan
Ind Congressman Farwell still had uac for II.
a geue.al diRcuHs1on took place upon tho sub
]cct of tlnnnco and tariff, bit tho diyorhttY Of
upinion was 10 great and no hopelosslr irrecon-
cIabla that no thlos Of them could agree upon
nnY,hing.
Az 70 STARTING Al ORGAN,
nothing d01ltite wis agreed upon, and 1t Ia poe-
aible that tho itea will be abandoned, IS It would
only provo a holo In tho grunud IN uhscla All
unllnaitod amount Of money could ba bur,od.
Nonrly an hour xaa epont In agreeing upon .
mama for tho club; among tho natnes proposed
vera Dearborn" u" Manhattan" "1linois, i" and
Democratic" A large nunber wera In favor
Of tho lattor,. but l.. G. Iioaing pat his
foot down, and told thom that tho Germans
could mot stomach tha nane. "1f," said le,
"you 80 into tho campaign next fsll With Domo
cratic banpess YOU will bo beaton: but givc MA
tho name Of opposi:ion,' and l Mill carry tho
election for you"
This suggestion. however, MAS not adopted, It
being finally decided to Gail the ba,,sltug
1.-THE 1ErFEnsoHIAN c1uu, ...
which wAs substantially victory tor tho Demo-
Gratis. .-
Having thus aettlatl tho dispute, tho following
wero appointed = committee to draft conetitn.
tson aud by-lana: II. q. Miller. J. V. 10 loyue,
Thoma. 4. Hoyne, Washington Heang, and
1li1ea Kotno.
After aomo talk about restricting tho member
ship to sevtnty-iyo or 100. motion to adjourn
for two weeks waa carried.