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aga Tr.asure1s to lend the public money for their
| pYi7at, gain, which custom WAS dangerous and

Another objection to Mr. Hesing was that be
pnbicI7 proclaimed that he carried 16 600 Ger
man vokes in his breeches pocket. to 30 cast
wherever be desired them. aud MI "oodara
wss opposed upon principle to any man VINO
made such bo.at no matter what hs nationals
ty might be. It WAS hnoH-Nothlng1sm OF rue
wor1t sort.
displa red insincerity 10 his reasons tr LEAVING
for 90 many yeafa. He had said that he !efs the
Republican party when the Credit Moh!lier
scandal came out, but this was not Co. Mr.
Hesipg's memory seemed to be deficient IN the
matter Of dates. He had worked with the he.
given by himself as the period OF bis departure
from it. The Credit-Mobilier scandal came out
early il 1872 Jet Mr. Hesing supported and
voted for Grant after that time.
Of Judgment a. political leade. as shown in hts
selection Of candidates, After giving At some
length the reasons why he supported the he
publican party, Mr.. Woodland took his seat
The Committee, having returned presente1 t6e
Gill. James Quirk John Benz, A. F. Bradley
William Williams. T. e. Cowles.
s. II. Booth objected to = committee nom!na-
ting delegate ticket. It looked too much IKE
ring work. he did not wish 70 bc understood Is
casting any reflections upon the integrity or the
honesty Of the nominating committee or upon
the men whose names they had sugEested, but he
wished to oppose the principle OF committee
nominations. They should be left to tho p1lrnar
J. G. Hsines and Alderman Gill explained that
the committee merely suggested the names, and
that they could bo accepted or rejected bJ the
primary meeting on Monday.
c. J. Dixon moved that It be declared tnat tne
sense OF the meeting was in faror Of straight
Republican ticket After some discussion the
motion was carried
Tbs meeting then adjourned. subject to the
call Of the President
THE FIFTEENTH WARD.
There was meeting OF the Republicans OF
the Fifteenth Ward, at 204 Rucker street, last
avenine. A. W. Raffen, President Of one Of the
ward clubs, took the chair. John Barzynsh
was chosen Secretary pro TEN.
Mr. Duyer rose and said he represented Re-
publican club at tho lower end of the ward.
They did not think the list OF names suggested
last evening for delegates 10 the County ConVen-
ton did justice to their portion of the ward: IN
behalf Of that club, he desired TO suggest the
| name Of thsir President P. 7. Prendergast' as
one Of the delegates. Unless some change "as
| made, he feared that an opposition would out
vote at the primary meeting the list as 1t stood.
Mr.. James Malone made rouslng speech; ne
Was not aware that theeo was another Republican
club io the ward before. He was happy to kno :"
it. The wishes of that club should be respected.
| Let there be no division in the ranks They
needed to preserve. harmony. Ee hoped the
After discussion, the action of last evening in
regard to delegates Was rescinded. and 1t vas
| voted that q committee Of five be appointed to
rerjse the list proposed for delegates. Messrs.
| 6hplz, Dwyer, White Bar1ynskt. and Lowering
| were appointed such Committee.
| They retired for consultation, and While ous'
| the meeting was addressed By Mr. E. Thompson.
| He urged the importance Of the present cam
paign, the evils that would follow the TRIUMPH
Of the Opposition ticket and the Importance OF
| hard work and harmonious action among tePut'
| Iicaus in order to avert such calamity.
| The Committee soon returned and presented
| the names they had agreed Cd as proper oele-
rates to the County Convention, as follows: 4.
" Kaffau. Christopher Schulz, Edward Thomp-
son, r. 7. Prendergast, P. kiolbassa, and -
Quaid. One name was left blank.
The report WAS accepted, and the Executive
COMMITTEES was authorized to fill the vacancy
/ Tho meeting then a3iourned
| TIE EIGHTEENTH WARD
The most orderly and respectable politica
meeting ever held in the Eighteenth Ward was
held last evening at No. Is Chicago svenue. l
was meeting Of the Republicans Of the ward t.
organize and select candidates for delegates tt
be voted for at the primaries Monda.
| evening. The contrast between the howl
ing mobs which usually compose the Opposition
meetings and the well-to-do. honess-lookinE, ant
order!, pertons constituting this one WAS q
rrest as is the difference between day md night
! Tho crowd was not large. but still there wer
some forty persons present which is unusuaA
| good for tho Eighteenth Ward. Besides, aon
. seventy OF eighty persons had gone to atteos
the meeting at West Twelfth Street Tu1ne1-Ha1
Who otherwie would also have been present
band eu1yened the occasion with lively airs.
The meeting waa called to order BY Mr. Johi
, s. Mullins, who stated that it was time 1or u
Republicans OF the ward to organize, and, u the
and ane n1ss srees
vote il the Eighteenth Ward than ever before.
! On notion AIr. Mullins was elected tempe
! rnry Chairman, and George L. Wood and I'd
: ward r. Lee temporary Secretaries.
, On motion of Mr. B. j. Michaels. the follow
I ing Committee WAS appointed to nominate per
msnent officers: B. J. Aichaels, John Samson
. Lfter short deliberation the Committee re
D ported the following gentlemen for permane1
pfieere Of the Eighteenth Ward Republican Club
| Pretieni-ohn s. Mullins.
= = Ttee-Prsside7ts-The Hon. G. @. Lndesborg IN
uss Eerys,o-feEC. a. F. Petersen and John Samson.
Ireasuye9-John A. Enander.
t Executive Conn,tttse-Frsd Muhlke, Joseph III
9 dolph, Robert Knight, John Lavine, G. Holenber
B !. Michsels, Jarnes Donshoe, George L. Wood, N
Edward T. Lee
The report WAS unanimously adopted.
. On motion OF Mr. Austin Gibbons the follow
: ing Committee was appointed to designate Cal
S di6stes Tor delesates: Austin Gibbons, Georg
Q L. Ward, B. J. Michsels, Edward F. Lee, Thons
WEIGH
didatee for delegates to the Republican Count
Convention, to DO voted fo5 at the primary e!e,
n | Bormap, Austin Gibbons, c. 6. Linderborg. an
' Edward F. Lee. The report was adopted:
On motion Of Mr. Sampson, it was decide
> that when the meeting adjourn it be until MOI
II day evening, at o'clock. on tho northwest co
n ner Of 6edeuick street and Chicago avenue
lr The Chairman then introduced Mr. AtWate
y the President of the Twentieth Ward Republi
Club who said be had not come to MAKE
+ gathering, although be would have liked to ha,
l. seen larger crowd. He hoped they would ID. tai
ficers were also to be chosen. There vaa col
siderable at stake, and it vas important to tt
Republican party because since the great fire
:. bnd yielded it's organization, and almost lost
- . identity, and it was time to organize nov Il
K next years campaign The Opposition par
I, was but mongrel organization and would soe
cease to exist, while the Republican party wou
= live for years to come. The man Mr. @ Bnt