, 1875-11-02

/ ft-t*fE II. 14DM,
| sAM1'i.t GLtss,
| W. II. I,iAN,
acrclauts' COMMITTEE.
| Gov. 9EvER,DCE.
| COMMUNICATION fLoN THE MEaCHA:;Ts coM-
lftT-EI:.
Ills Excolcncy Gov. Deycrit1re Arrived in Tho
| city yesserdIy mcrnnG ils ohcl:cuce to u call
from tue citizcus. and established himself at tho
Grand Pacific. During tho dav tho Committee
appointed by tile mt .tng at Fa1wcil 1Is,l mt:
anu addressed the following communication tn
tl'o Governor, nsliil, that ho would o,der llc as-
seEbling Of the Frst Hcriment sllat their ser.
Vices might la uEed In case th.t Al, cme1rc,,cy
| shoulf ay;se
cnscAno. Sov. 1.-7o rs Et,r'iea~y Cur Eer:r.
,or, ,or,,,,y s.eisa%' ri. y, o a., ' ~; a'. =, :.
aosra sF ~ t u Sy H. Gillian, ti s ~ y
men NJ .h's city, tn1eirndsnt Of ,<,t~ ar ,ri al
tassi, '.cTe !sn: 1tsoas, ana;g othsra. u:rs
# aidine. Henderson. Z. n. kelhw;, .4A1l L. reel,
Sf' III; ,.;d h!51fSr Er, 1!3w SF' n!,s syme w
the following ,reanbp aud rrsou.,ans were unsi.
| mouaIy n'loi,ci:
WHsErAt, The event. If the r:<t few slays ,,,yp
created rc feeling Il apprehension III the n,jns
of iax.alt'iiny sixeus of Gnic,Ho und Conk Cu.a,y
tLat tho s'' au!hor;is* may ae n,:als 70 i:crsl,n
tHacab;y and without tnt!ndat!on Tie e..S tlre-
Ketoi.rd, Dy ,ht. cnmm.ttet of ncrs,art, mi, :,,,
nes4 ne Of Chicago, That ht+ E1rrlelcy ,lu Gosernr
Of tho State Of lliun fc ad he IL hereby srur .tr
lsia, and to hnll lilo .a1ns III s.aJess I, Iu c.le
ont .,i.1n Tuesday. NOV. Inst. hs h!s order tn aid
she e:ss nu:ho1i''es Of t'. r'ty IN. count, tic
| 0roaor ARMOUR, Chairman.
JOHN Il. Sf3onItLL. SECRETARY.
THE FIRST REGIMENT.
In accordance tbercn ita, tho fo!loxiuc order
directed to t'ul. Mculurg naA promulgated
,randi e5issG: f,rl w. ;s,1; N.Y. 1Tt T. 6 f,Inr r. eor.
communication presented sy committee aptoi1t-
ed by tue merchants nn tl,s It's, In
MAIcl II furnished hcsc~ith,, yuu viii asrrrnSl. The
Es. Regiment at t!es .r.u"ry OH Lake strret at ii
ornSk ILL.,, the ID insk to remain gu duty Until
Oroek T. H., uulcss spoucr rcrre1.
Tho 1cn will remain In the ar1nry, np will In no
wasor manner lc Aawr 10 !Eterftrp with tue fsts
uunl u c1etionB. hut will bp reay ut t,tln ut'a 10
tite 10 aid the r!vt a'sthnrl,a III the 1na.susnco of
o!dcr in tho protection Of the ciizps In The exercise
~ the cectyu franchise. aal III tho preservation Of
tue lHrtty Of the ballot'box. Yours respectfully.
JnHS l.. uEyEllpnr,
Governor and Comin.ntes-n.Ghicf.
THE rOSIT1OA or THE GOVERNOR
may be stated as follows: IIo IL [le1ent In tho
city III lis official capacity at the request of tho
citlzons Of Chicago. liz has TO disposition or
has directed tue u,usteriug Of tho First Reci-
ment to guard Rgainst riot mud b!oodBlcd, The
members OF that organization nyo to remain at
tlior armofy, aud not to appear on tho streets
unless callo; TO suppress tuInuls. This call will
not DO mado sayo in the osent tia. the civil
authorities, other through ineAicioucy or disn-
cltIatlon, manifest their Inability to check DIS
order. ilo does not Arprehend any disturbance
hut anticipates that the precautions taksn for
lts prevention uiil estop tLos, who would Other.
wlse ineita riot fsnn starting such calamity,
cALI1N1 ON THE MAfou.
IAe Governor aud tho Merchants Committee
The latter composed Of sIessrs. tieorgo Armour,
Chairman. George !. Kellogg. jesea 6palng
George II. How, Z. IL. Hcudersol,. a,ld 4. vii.
larl-called upon Mayor CoEy1u ut his office III
tho city-iial Yesterday, just after uuo,. to cou,
fer With him IN regard to tho protection Of tito
voters and the ballot-boxcs today. tioy. }oy-
er'dgc nskod Mayor Coiyin II ho needed any ~
slstancc, aud the latter told him lie did not; ho
thought the force At lis command euot,r.
So,crs Ts oeyetao, oes aud naa protect tho
called upon by the alotchanta' Culnmi,teo.
and had also received information fran o,hurs
which caused him to belleye there Was nacossty
for additional protection. IIe would ordor the
First and Second laesimcpts untcr arms II lls
ltonor thought 1t necessary. Hut 3lr. Corfu
sat back In LIB chair, md ralhet arrogautly in.
fortn1d tho Governor that lle could Eet 4loug
Without any military CT other assistance; ha
believed tie Gun policemen Of tho city wou!,l l,o
abba to ta':o care o. it. Ilo had Issued proca.
NATION ordering NIL saloons tn close aud io MI.
tlcil'a!ed no trouble Of II sorous nature.
NcsHss. Armour, How. and spald!ug en-
deavoro1 to rhow h''a tha necessity, Of taking
great pTccautlonn to GuarI against rio. uul
i'an4 At tho polls so-.iay. but Mr. Coiylu was
mt 10 10 couTIncol. 1t was PLAN to DO seen
that he would not do anything: to rclisyo tho
n,lnis Of 'loso who feared that the orsanizei
mob Weto prepared TO ssuif the lalot-boScs, ro-
rea' their Yntcs, and bur! peaeeabla opponents
IRON to polls Tho geutleilcu talked 6aruusl!y
aud BsiualelY With lila, and Hayu h.u eyosy ot,-
rortuuity to avail limsolf OF ut1osl. assistance,
but hs refused It. T4e uovcrl.or aud tue Com.
HHttce of honorable lnen wEn accompanied him
evidently felt convinced tLat It wns useless to
tai! "Ith man who was su strong partisan at
heart tnat le would not take positiY5 aul a,,ili-
cieHt measures to protect tho peop!r.
4 Ia1nus2 reporter couversea viii, tic Mayor
aoout the matter briefly. lils Honor was apkuI
WHAT ARRANGEMENTS HE had itAnE
to protect tho voters, aud rcpliol that Suprrln.
tendant Hickey would have GaU meu 1t hia cuul-
Man1, and 10 would dispose Of tAeIl in sl.el i |
manner ~ 10 AFFORD ainplo protection, ilo sad |
the sanitary pol!cs force. tho 0licers VI ths
lloarA OF Public Works. aud othors in tho c1ty's |
emr!oy, would bo ready for any emergency.
In conversation with another gentleman, |
Mr. Colyin sa,A le would feel ashamed |
10 call On the Govolnor for aid, au4
r..lc.Lod the idea. llo WAS asked hla opinion OF
the tarwcli-lIail meosing aud tho outrage conf |
mitted there Friday owning. alltl said tn Tug /
TMuvSK mRn that hn had hs op'ulon Ut It. but
TO did not doase to express it until after elec-
tiun. liut bi. Honor dill glso bis uplutoD, not
w!thataudiug, to other rattlcs, and said L. u.
Larned, Tom IIoyne. and pucn s'scn wafo at tbs
bottom OF tho whole trouble they were ti,s-