, 1876-02-27

THE KETTLE BEG1S.1Sa 10 BOIL
Is the hour for redisir:cting Of the wards,
<mda1 the provisions Of the new charter, ap-
proaches, the anxiety Of ward politicians in
ereasas pecceptibly. The utmost feeling on the
subject prevails in the Eighteenth, Nineteenth,
and Twentieth Wards while nobody seems to
leel uneasy in the First and Second. In the for
nex wards aspiring candidates mag be said to be
quite ut sea- The aspect OF matters generally
throughout the wards may be learned in de-
xres from tho list Of candidates herewith given !:
IN TIE FIRST ASD SECOND
The present Aldermen of the First Ward are
Foley and Richardson, and OF the Second, War
rem and Dixon The redistricting will con6oi-
date the tuo wards, aad two Aldermen will rep-
resent the TERRITORY instead OF four One of
them will undoubtedly be AID. Warren, OF the
Second. The other man has not get appeared
from the First
4 most persistent effort is being made to in
auce Mr.. Eroy, Of the Int firm Of Erby i
Barnes. to be 3 candidate. A1d. Richardson, the
present incumbent, would be glad to
put Lis entire influence IN the field for Mr.
Ezby. The name OF Mr. Geor &c kimbark, Of
the firm Of Hall, Mmbazk l. Co.. is also men
toned 1t is doubtful, however, il either OF
these gentlemen will accept the candidacy. Mr..
kinbark is taking considerable interest in the
municipal question, being prominent actor in
The operations Of the Republican Ward Com
rnitteo.
There is no likelihood Of Arthur Dixon run
ming. He ia after higher game. aiming at the
Republican nomination for City Treasurer. AID.
Foley, it is reported is waiting for something to
turn up that will pay him better than the Alder
manahlp did.
Ihe present Aldermen Of the Third Wand.
Fitzgerald and Coev, will probably run for To-
tlec,lon- The former ia well spoken OF among
The businessmen OF the ward, and the popular
lty Of the latter will be much enhanced, it ia
said. II he succseds in securing the supe11nten-
dency OF the work on the Custom-Hou
The names OF ex-Ald McGenpiss, G. II. Sar-
gent, Capt. W. J. Ginger and Denis Sullivan,
Ere also mentioned. The last two are reported
very hard gozks1s among 1.-The boys' of tbs
vard
publicans ere iucessant- The Democrats are
working their level beat to secure or divide tho
votes Of the colored people.
THE foUATH.
Out in tho Fourth Ward considerable conf
denoe IL expressed by the people in the present
Aldermen. Spalding and Stone. 1t is probable
both gentlemen will run again. There was aone
iAlk about Iii. Clough, ex-County Commissioner.
bong in the field, put it is hinted his friends
sant him to run for Mayor.
Several Fifth Ward politicians have just CON-
unenoed vork IN ray that mxv surprise some
people out there. Heretofore. it appears, the
Aldermen were selected from tho sec
hon bet9ecn State street and the Lake
Some residents of the Fifth Ward, west OF
Wabash aVeuuo complain bitterly Of the disad-
vansage6 they aFp under as compared With the
mo.e wealthy residents toward tho lake. South
0f 1wentx-aixth street. and in the vicinity Of the
Chicago Rock Island l. Pacific Railroad track it
14,n
Ezcred Ar = remedy. it is contemplated to
bring man out from the west end OF the ward
whose property interests in the locallty will in
duco him to better the condition Of the district.
Several names are mentioned aB west-cnd
candidates, tho most prominent OF which IS
probably tnat Of George Deacon. While a1r.
Deacon haa always been and la strong
Repubhcan, it is understood he will yer
command the almost unanimous support
of men in the ward who have figured couspicu-
ously IN the ranks Of the Opposition. The names
pf Aessss Samuel Wiley, Il. ". Reidy, Jacob
Heller, and - Neat we're also freely used. 1t
will turn out, however, inalIy, that = small
sllque of three or four arc at the bottom OF this
weBt-eud movement.
The present Aldermen, -Mesars Stone and
Clarke, are said to be in the field again. Friday
night AID Stone YVES, il fact, nominated unani-
snously by meeting OF the leading Republicans
OF the First and Second Precincts. His general
popularity and admirable record mnks his re-
election certainty.
THE SIXTH.
Among the names mentioned in .he Sixth are
the following AID. Somner and Reidy, present
ex-Ald. Schmitz and Tracy, Frank
T. Nhipple, Florence Harmon. James T. Healy,
George G1ecuewaid. Capt John Long,
John Zimmerman, John Redden. Thomas
Cunningham. and Patrick Wall. Quite q
delegation Of citizens waited upon Mark Sherl- |
dan, with the object OF induclog Mark to come |
ou4 but Mark declined.
Aid. Re4dy, it would eeeu1, does not want the !
position. In this event the Sixth, which gene1-
Lily elects German aud lrishIn1n, would nat
1rally favor Somner and Florence Harmon !
The fsst-named is probably the most popular |
7ev man in the field. Whippae would also make I
) strong man, it IS said,
THE SEVENTH.
Out hare the Cnl1erton men speak OF him as /
1aready reelected The friends OF Aid. Nc
Glory circulate eas and are mot particularly CON-
EnunacAtEe. Il il not known that McClory will |
rm
/ fa1lGnan uneutiu1s6.. u yc1y s.rouR is