, 1875-05-16
:paERARlNG FOR WAR.

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contamptuous person Haa recently treated by the
Judge.
| PREPARING FOR WAR.
! { 4 rR1yA1E SESSION: or THE COUNCIL. -:
When everything on the north. sids Of tho
City-uall:had resumed its' customary quietaess,
after o'clock yesterday; afternoon, Air. ". @.
Goudy and seyetai Of the most prominent
citv officials vera, noticed = dropping into
tho CITY Clerks Office, and a. few min"
utess later there was full~dedged oonfereuce, OF
rather caucus, In session. Doors were -barrod,
windows stuffed aud padded With hats, caps,
and coats, mouBe-holes stuffed with paper, and
all waa nade inp1egnable to tho outside world.
CITY Clerk Forrest played Cerberus. and in
answar to the mystic three knocks on the door,
wonld reply that it was private meeting, and
then qrickly disappear. Notwithstanding their
extraordinary precautions, they we're e1traor~
dinar:lY eaaily bah1ed, as the following article
| will ahow. Like tho ostrich ;of the tropical
DESERTS they expect that their whole. bodies,
son1s, Deeds sud all, are faithfully hid away
whenever their heada become invisible
80 THERE WE'RE PRESENT,
Ma5or Colvin. Corporation Counsel Dickey, and
hia assistant, Frank Adams, G. s. Cameron, ".
! c. Goudy; City CLERK Forrest, snd Aid. Campbell,
Hildreth, Foley, schafner, White' Stout and
| Woodman.
Tho meeting was called during the afternoon by
Mayor Colyin, for the purpose OF looking up some
| plan for meeting the overwhelming evidences
Of fraud in tho last election that are daily being
heaped up by the Citlzens' Association Scared
| 10 death to maze eyen ba-e mention Of facts
! during session Of tho Common Council, they
hayo adopted this plan OF p7e-arEaoging Council
! business, mailing regular session OF that body
q mere piece OF formality, OF which they would
| soon rld themselves Il they could
After ascertainirg that none but tbyes woro
present, the business OF the meeting openol at
I precisely 4:90, and continued in soasion until
| within few minutes OF 6 o'clock.
For tho purpoae Of asoortalning
TIE SENSE or THOSE PREs-Nr,
Assistant Corporation Counsel Adams introduced
resolution, Of which the following il d copy,
hut not exactly verbatim one:
WHEnza Charges Of fraudulent yottng n IL. r.,
cent election for t1eornorAaon unae. tho .st of ls72
o<hezs; therefore, boit '~
Efe,iped. That recognising the right Of tbs peep1a
Council 10 authorized end instructed to appoint
committee Of --, consisting q tho followta -
members Of The Common Council, to investigate tho
charges ct fraud and report q tEer earliest conVc-
euce.
Tnia resolution was Intended for presentation
In the Council Monday eyenlps. but Vas dpa1y
abandoned Tor q substitute. After III. Adams
VAkAA4ACk%
would accomplish, Mayor Colv1n Eas elected
Chairman, and Aid. Campball WIS inscribed
Secretary, and 8 permanent organization effect
Cd. Debate On tho eubject mattar then enaued-
TIE pEDArK-
AID schAtne1 thought that Soma srch reaolu-
ton should bo adopted, but WAC opposed to
having the Aldermen compose such Committee.
He thought that it would restore public conf
denco in great degrees By constituting Com
1aittee entirely OF outsiders.
Aid. Hldreth inquired Of Mt. Cloudy II he
thought it would bo well to pass any such reso-
luton previous to answering for contempt to
Iudgo Williams. II tho legal advisors we're not
opposed to auch action, he thought it policy to
pass tho resolution immediately, as be wished to
avoid any possibilities Of the public believing
that tho Gtizens' Association were soaring the
Aldermen.
Iii. Goudy did not answer this question di-
Immediately followed, but from the subsequent
conversation he entered no objections to the
passage Of the resolutna.
s1ATon coLyr
then eetayed to make little speech, drawing
most Of his courage from, the inspiration received
during the Army Reunion IN tho Salons Of tho
Graod Pacific Hotel. "Gcntlcman," saidhe, II
baga always been an ardent supporter Of the
Union. Throughout the War was nlway1 ~
admiror OF Northern principles, but in this fight,
the Rebels" prolonged laughter. ~ belieys
that the parties no" controlling the !
Citizens Association h.yo no influence !
in. this city. Personally I mn opposed |
Of the Citizens Association in any way, shape
or manner, but will throw no obstacles in the |
way Of complete Investigation. fApplause] |
II m investigation is made believe that tho ]
city can show just Is many frauds en- the other !
side OF the fence na the Citizens Association can
chow on onr side. "
Aid. Hildrcth moved thas the members Of the !
Council take no personal Part in tho lnvestiga- !
ton. Although it WAS apparently satisfactory, ]
no action WaB taken Oh the motion.
ALD. 6cuAFFNEE !
thought they should move with exceeding great |
care and elaboration IN this matter, and shoull |
90 firmly organize themselves that no act1on
could be taken which would look to the rrosS |
present position: Before tho matter should be- |
referred to in the Council, he wanted tie legal !
advisera OF the city to first hold session. |
and carefully consider and advise . definite |
plan for future action. He suggested |
that they 1aect Monday and report to . folect !
number Of tho Council ct q meeting tha same |
day prior to tho eession OF tho Council in the !
evening. In his opinion the. present action Of |
the Council was rather tardy, if there were any !
evidences Of fraud in the recent election
Aid. Cmapbell HASTILY inquired when 1t WAS
proper to appoint such q committee.
AID. 3chafuer hastily replied "1mmediasely |
after declaring tho1election in the Council Cham
ber.''
Nuy. plesA you, tleTe WeTe no 97lQeIacea u
fraud at thst time, rstor:ed Aid. Campbell.
AID. ToooAAs
thought that the public confidence in the Com
mon Council Ind been seriously impaired BY !
thair action in declaring the election under
protest from the Court. Not few readily |
and eagerly drew the inference that the Council
had thus hastily taken action for ths purpose Of
covering any evidences of fraud. /
Afr. Goudy said that there was no getting |
around ths fact that the Council would certninly [
be obliged to appoint committee to investigate
the charges Of fraud that had already been made
Mayor Colvia neSt spoke az followa Well, |.
the power or the inclination to Withdraw from
the Cltizens' Association franklin lfaoVengh,
L. B. Boomer, and E. @. Larned, This whole con-
trovelsy would be Immediately dropped Their