, 1875-10-16
Party Organization Progressing Rap
idly.--Keeley's Friends.
Hayes Majority in Ohio Now
Stated at 4,753.
The Legislature Certainly Repub-
licun in Both Branches.

A CHOICE GATHERING.
KHoGHiHn AT THE n0nR


The Opposition County Convention assembled
st Mccormick Hall yesterday ut noon. Long
Ia advance ot tho hour Of calling tho body TO
order tho North Side presented an unusually ari-
nl.ed appearance, especially around Mccormick
Hill spd tho adjacent saloons. Tho coupty dele
es.es s1ro the ilrHt to knock At tho hall doorB
fcs admisslon, but their detnands had to be re-
peated for IN hour or two before admission could
tshid. This was said to DO
4 PIECE or STRATEGY
On tas part Of 1tesiug. not only With ; view to
throNing bis not around them, but to also
lfaEd bin aud Ills frion ds IN opportunity to bet
tsrcome into the good gsaces Of delegates gell-
szluy, who, finding Tho hall closed. sought tho
ptartst saloon, wloro 10 8 warm stovo bad been
aided The attraction OF FREQ boer to such Rs do.
tlsd It sod who could present proper credea-
tAs snd make the desired pledges,
At IA o'clock the sidewalks about tho hill were
10 tbtoDged as to impede footnou, and tho polico
bud their hands full 10 keep tho roadway ciepr
ta passing sohlc'es. The air was cool and damp,
tAe elouds threatening, aud, altogether, tue
saaitios Of tho opening Of tue hall was In no.
hid 10 othef than IN honeBt party lntereat In the
coming proceedings. To others, however, tho
dslay raa = Gol.send, aoordlug them, as it did,
opportunity to
LAT WIRES CHALK PLANkH,
iaa prepare for the furthering OF their icsigns
upon Tho public. Among tho latter class wore
conspicuous tho members Of what ts known ma
tht county "sinK" Of uflcihis, which had been
.ofar in the campaign go closely allied to The In
*tesss Of als. Ilesiug, embracing tho hoads Of
departments, Representatives from the Coun-
: score Of ward politicians aud loafers,
Do aud ID oi{lco to iii in Working
sfoa Tue simplicity of an occasional delegate.
Aene 10 tho crowd appeared moro Industrious
ih.u fewE individua]s whoae connection with
qusstonsolo county contracsB has given them
Prominence OF late, and uouo we're louder 10
aet proteatations Of honesty Of purposo In ad-
{oeaaug tile nomination Of the ticket which bad
@eh already aEreed upon than they. par
ueulatly the nomination for County Commits
ts. noaets q certain mon vito had alraady pledged
hes tcslty 10 th0m.
~, l1e doors Of tho hall we're thrown open about
Ha5' and fow minutes later uloat Of tho avail
;ola sessa WefO hlled. tho delegates taking tho
Mi %aef 1oor and The blowers nna strikers. sympa-
.h,esa and SPECTATORS. tho gallery. AZ tirat tho
enporsriiS, for soon Tho alsssa ue.e Al!ed to
eeEafaoMIug aud tho platform waa crowded as
~. ~. Tho party managers occupied central po-
s'Ione, ., a'ia did service in arranging the wnrds
lIsa'enlenty Ias for tho purposes Of tho Conven-
II ~ no Corcarans, Of the Twentieth Ward. who
~ ~ hoaptses and mon Of that ilk in charge.
Ns Giae hcDonald. tho Appotons aud the gam
.1ass lug fraternity gencral!y. were shown seata in
IT, 1.,s psoamty snd 10 the happy political fam
nb1ily 0'Dtien Charloy Cameron, Judge boz.
s9' sss Cleln pertolat Joe lIosaa, Jin a1a Garry.
s.. ~. !. MctirAth. To tho rear Of this array Of
,.Sbptssentatlve men came tho chronic delegates,
.uss S ase supposed to know The azt Of baliot-box
ms,. meas, Hnila stu to tho roar were seated tho
1@s' 1' night bare full view Of tho leaders, and At
Gc y s.na ttmo 10 eu!lclenty far from tho Chair
:. = plesens thai. voting or Yelling intel!jgeptIy.
soIs{ 10 Following tho lead Of tbs moro mature,
@uaaea, +sns and better drilled. Tno loft Of tho
.,a u THE COUNTRY pElEoATxs,
t,i,.s ~ aefsngenaens could not possibly have
mos.s 'eem better, for they were comfortably se-
f,n,,3;! from many faces TINT must Aayo been
.ttsmats1tio tat " SUCH Is tho bunko-game had bcen
sAupssa esv upon IL thelF occasional visits to tho
Wras 49, aoilsr III tho gambling Of Clark
mosas lhey may have bean purposaly 30 .e-
II lEom tho controlling spisits OF .La crowd
rs.d;sufa laura tbols cooperation in tho .pro-
r,apea; but at Ill events ~ fAoy
shs s,ou. ou.aana'y uEon tho faces that ornamonted
a.ht o"! ~ seata, ray OF aAllsfactiou seemed to
ii. ~ taelf Honest staages ~ they yeotused to
H.. taelt bands from their pockets and convert
~, osatcoata aud mui1!era into cushions.
Ia ~ HSaakhAt APPEARANCE or TUE CuNyENrloH
hss ss no mob that accompanied It was pad-yory
ous us.oaiaat s.os vol hayo boon wozsa. In fact. Az
aoxd Ss9oa =" 90 the platform and looked over the
rorn. 70 SAN On tue right tho blatant doma-
stshs5;a sas 81 she West sde, most prominent mud
talo& ,cs ~ loud; on ths left. tho clean. .ahsyon
bos.t ~ me hummer saloon.keeper and oiice-
d. sSes IN ~ front tho gamblers mob, beaded b.
ises.s n gambler ~ q himself behind. the plu9.ugly
H. ~, " she reliable voters; upstairs, he howl.
IT, Ioo I Of bummera; aud on the stage. ths
IT, ~ toot ~ q candidates and hADgefs-on. 6esieg.
srSxS;. ine ohicess and oommittoes.-ovaryuh
sesssa'Is. sesaa iammina. profanity peryAsl1s. Oh.
ehs.0 ,ia'nsuage, foul epithets. the stonch Of
snp.p l'tluor, aud tue odor OF moral aud physical
Vs.eaaess ". without stint or limit.
dix dix. s,e t4efe wore white men in that ball mon
bsta ba aesa asnda and sobcr. but thoy might have
no,,s. seeaea out without their a6seucs being
E"taS Etseo. aoa "hen You saw one Of them, md
end dssa S. u him intently, be blushed for sham .
~a wished himself atas OF,
u 100 behavior Of tbs crowd WAS equal to iti
dta1Ancs. From tho moment when tho afss
Ssse entered ths hall till tho la.t ono left il
AA4 1Qt @QwAnt Of ntdAf or dacAnt hA,