, 1875-03-29

Tli1 Coming Municipal Elcctlou-Tlio
CITY Chartcr-A hcsg Evening Paper
-NavlpntioM Prsspccts.
Speed! Correspondence Of Tho Chicago Tribune.
DUBUQUE, March 26.-0ur municipal election
for Mayor and other officers is rapidly approach
lug, and tue butsou-holing and wiro-putlipg in
cllsnt 10 tho occasion ara no.r In order. OF
courao, there IL no lack OF bravo fellows who
step mp With smiling face aud offer themselves
as candidates for Office, who think that they de-
sorva something, and nre willing to accept my
thing; sud hoaco We hava dozen contestants
for tho post Of Marshal, and about the
sanc avoEnge for the other city officers. The
Republicans hold their City Convention, for the
nomination Of candidates. Oh the I'd Of April;
aud the Democrats two days later. Tbs main In
forest In tho approaching struggle will be cen.
tered upon tho Mayo1shp and tbs adoption or
rejection Of our present City Charter. The Dc.
nocEaoy will undoubtedly renominata the present
Mayor, A.. H. peasloe, EsQ. uha 1t IL wls-
pered BY ths knowing ones that tho Republicans
James Gushing, ESQ.,. the propr1o!or Of : viue-
gar tactoTy, and ono of the most substantial wide.
awaso cltlzens Of Dubuque. Dotl, gentlemen are
old residents Of Dubuque, both are deservea!y
worry popu'nr With asi claases, and the raco os.
tween then will 30 .nock.and-ue struggle to
tho anlhh. 1lr. poaslee has hold the office Of
Mayor for two torn,s and tho simple fact that
niH fs'low"citlxens haye conldeneo enough loft
pIelse Of his xiso Standardization Of city affairs
lie Is ~ intelligent, Aoneak, hard.wosking, aud
ts etctSas ns ~ Ma{os Et,a md naaer Liz
Is no doubt TINT Mr. cushing has
y sool r., / Mayor, aud, no % sss mater
public may congratulate itaelt o,er tla prospect
Of having tie oitloo filled NTH honor and dig.
mtg.
adopting tho General Incorporation act.-a piooa
Of legislation which, IN want Of son,o better
amusement. Our lam-matora patched up fow
years ago. and which, I boliare up to date. llsa
~ every city a tLs
no" Ia" ts ohjcc:od to M cumbersome, expsu
s',e' M anu usaeas L. many Of tss provisions; and
estsd ~: p'fss' +, oysq r." a a;srty sa;s S y. Ss
mornipg papess-shs Herald and 14n,es-oppose
the measure with ytgor, aud Insist thai It is wiaer
aud motn prudent tor our citizens to remain as
they ars. under tho Special Charter; but tic
vi. D. 4. Mahoay. - man who was impriaonod
during the War of ths I,nbollipu for d!sloYattY.
and "ho has thc happy faculty Of placing him.
sslt on tho wrong aud obnoxleua ade oi syery
| not, and scoka 10 win converts by roundly abus-
Ing aud misscprssen,iug the Official Acts Of our
public servants, Tho Telegraph has puxuual
this abualya business to aueh degree that il has
rendered. itself quita unpopular will, tho business
| public, and q movement Is now on foot to eBtab-
llsh nav evening paper on = lolnt-ssoak plSu,
NTH tlo 0o1 capissl. to ba llllopoudsut In poll
tlcs, aud wlde.swake on eYssy point that goes to
make up ; liYs uewspaper. Tho astietas OF in-
corporation haYs been drafted, and = fair pro-
portion Of the stock AubsoHbed. The mauagars
Of tla uew enterprise posscas tho requisite ox.
peflencs and ability. sud mill, no doubt, furnish
Hstf NarH r}1hl la
paper,
the river still holds tlrn. 1lifcs-1nuu are son.e-
wnas detected tn consequence, apt ray that they
90 not axPect to soB ciasr channel before tho
aa9th Of April.