, 1876-06-18


A meeting Of the Executive Committees O
the Republican Ward Clubs was held at th
Grand Pacific last evening, In obedience to th'
call Of the President Of the First Ward Club
The attendance Was large and representative
| but by no means full.
The meeting WIS called to order by Mr.. Has
kelI. AbneE Taylor was elected President an6
George T. Graham Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object OF the meet
ing to be. to devise some plan to do away Will
the primary system in the election Of delegate.
to conventions to nominate candidates for Office,
and called for the reading OF series OF resolu.
tions adopted bT the First Ward Club at late
/ meeting.
The resolutions we're read By the Secretary,
as follows:
Rttolred, That We win adopt the following mode
all delegates:
/. We will appoint three Andges and one clerk
tral locality, prior to such election Or convention,
such time and place to be fixed By this club. who
I the result Of said election
=: We will appoint three register judges, who
?. n, ten days prior to said nominating election,
after giving due notice Of the time and place. who
shall register the names and residence of all Repub
members Of this Climb except for fraudulent regis
try, shall be entitled to vote at said nominating
s. Said register judges shall be at the nominating
election during, the time Of roting and any
Republican who is known TO said judges auch and
legal voter shall be entitled to vote il not regis
tered ns member OF this club.
J. C. Haines moved that in view Of the abb
sence of some members and the Importance of
the question to be considered, that the meeting
adjourn for one week.
The motion Was seconded By Capt. Mattock.,
when 4. II. Pence took the floor in opposition
to the motion. He did not think 1t would be
possible to secure larger attendance: He
would not urge final action, but thought it was
opportune to discuss the question.
Mr. Haskell said the gathering had another
object than that which had been stated. which
was that the members might become
BETTER ACQUA1STED.
A call Of the wards Nas then had. which
showed that thirteen we're represented, hut not
Tie resolution Of ]. c. Halncs to adjourn for
one week was amended, and the amendment
was accepted, providing for an adjournment un-
4 delegate opposed the amendment, and
wanted the whole question laid on the table
temporarily, at the same time urging that the
primaries as ordinarily conducted we're fraud.
midst Of q WIanglt1g discussion. among which
Wns one to adopt the First Ward resolutions.
The motion to adopt ELECTED spirited inter
change ct opinion, in which the meeting ,ap-
pisn r. arniG rand n ~ nrinsrtee Az snI tpa
Fystefn of ejccting, dr1epatcs r. cnnvrntione hv
The cinhs of thc rSsrerf}ve wa1,7s ~
a. n snhstitnte ~ ti4a rosolnt;c,o 4fr pona,
moved fhat Tho .naet;nr rncommaanI % ~ AZ
Central Cnmmittee thai n2 arsne ho 1o,o ~ enC
With and fl1af the nnminatjnn of canfsi3ates ~
Office hereafter be vested in he war1 cInhs
which shfu1td he nnen to ali nnrsons Vim rota
The Renuh|ican tirEet 'o%~
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nrimariea and on,,oaa7 - +ho erhs+ttr.a - ~"
R,aa IL eu hai;o1 ~ ~ ~ 'hI.
,,rinc;nte md thnr,uh+ .ha1a 1,.na ~ % ~
pr1nclple, anu tnousnt there was lar greater
opportunity LOT n.a llauo IN me Ciao system than
IN t1e pI,mals sys.en; ana ne aoped 70 sec the
nrinnar;cs ~ v" N0A~ ~1s4 lA"'eeS t1e
~. sI~ainu ..t Mas ~ aasvi y ln9 plmaty eyS-
!cm, auu tnougnt Il "ou4d pe aos1sante TO ad-
1ourn lne meeting ior week, that the whole
question might DC more iully considered, and
from each waFd to whom the Whole mater
SHOULD be refcrTed.
Mr. Dixon offered the following, prior to the
motion Of Mr. Scanlan being nut, that it might
be added to the literature OF the ueetIng:
Resolred, That 1t is the sense Of the meeting .h,,
the plan suggested by the First Ward Club for
Inc purpose o1 preventing fraud should be adopted
M ~ tae nepunncans as OF Chicaso and that comulit-
Tifr on3 Ennntr r. Gcnftsi 1rs Win me
To fhe adontinn nj snid n,.n IN tha sSe~tIn e LEV
gates to a1l future city and county conventions.
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ond the folInT;no fom,nit,oe n rra. ,pa;s prs;;aneu
Coh,rn r aarrant Cnr ~ Th,~t!eonI III
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