, 1876-10-26

Eptctni Correspondence n Tas Tribune
JOLIET. ILL.,, Ort. 2:.-Thc worst blow the
Republican party in this county has rccciyct!
during the campaign is III the refusal Of wc1i-
known Ea!oon.keeper lcsc to purchase beer Of
ccrtain brewer because ono Of sud brc,scs's
employees marched In a recent Republican
torchlght procession. When the ma,. drove
aroun,l to tho sa1non the morning utter
the meeting with Ills wagon loaded with
kegs Of lnger, he wns told that 'nu Kcpub}ic-
nh beer WIS wanted there" IL took The hint
aud the bounce q. Tie eanlc time. A few n,orc
Ruch l,owerful arguments Will render the clce-
tfon 0f Hayes mud Wheeler extremely doubtful.
The talamn- keeper evidently runs his business
OIL the South Cnrulina plan.
In the lst Ut tle Legislative candidates pul~
l!shc iu rHE TnIhusE I'll Monday last. u. IL.
Legislature frum this Representative District, Is
classed as d Republican. Tic error undoubtedly
aMnuyed FInney very much, hut the Republicans
of Will County have the most re:aoA to feel In
dtgnant n!IJut It.
The registration Of voters IN the several
voting districts u! this city ias bccu completed
anu duplicate copies OF tlic registry Aru puhicd
up III each district for the inspection Of nil cuI.-
cerlHl. An inspection Of thcac cup!es Indicates
TINT thcrc llas hrcr. IN tlsc rast ycar or two,
either prndIgInls ncrcaso Of tho voting ltopl,-
Iutou vi that tic registry Ia defective ind un-
reliable, Instcari Of being whut the law dcAgl,etl
it slnud tc-a safeguard against Illegal
voting as managed hcn, 1t fusntsll-
tio,l of frauds u1oN thu ballot-box. The regis
tratton iH tic tive yoting-prcslEcts Of the cily
gives thu staggering total Of 3,9l3 voters, eet-
titled IL s'y t1le varln!ss 1'oar9s us bring lcsa-
Atle rcsc.ts entitled to tue right Of suffrage.
THIS aggregate Gxcectls tho !aJgG vote df 1oi3
bY snllr l,sUO yptes, although tic population in
tho past fur years has Increased very little,
O. thu yearly stl'ool ccsssus, fully attcsss:
4ltn AHrf nfr I'd, - Isl, In Il
Nt'. '''' tho '' FRS, Ward, tho I, :t; 1ssis,ry
lsst cmbr.ccs tic nau,rs of 1,47l persons, nli
certified ~ us residents oi mud lrsal Voters In,
said district. Thc population, Of This w'!r's u
lras than 3,thN, hut THIS so:.llcd registry !ut'ts
up It'll resident legal voters, nr about one voter
tu every two asid l'all ot tr rntirr population
Of the ward, result unprecedented aiul mar.
vicious, G'",sk,s higher tllan kite liss fweel's
must prolific voting -'reciacts In New York city.
trlets Tie boards VI Hc.l.t1atiu1, IN this city
aru rontraltc. by Dctnstruts, and they tgnnresE
tbs 1nt'st Important provisions hf the Registry
law, une VI Which rcut!irrS that the registry
shall contain, in a1!'l!tlun t. tho n4''sss
by tho nutucr 0f the dwelling, II there b.
aumbcr, nld tho Masnr Of thu street Or nthur lo-
cattnn of tic cd~eil!ng IT tarl! yosrr" This ex-
eussiyp registration explains Unu OF tho nica.ls
upan which the DtilnKrata rely to carry tho
country for l'tltlen anil lsefurtn." lney nro
desperate, aud will yute every man they call
muster, legally Or Illegally, aIA In ordcr to ae
eonplsh Their obicct the registry lists aru tto-
tortd IN tlts Wholesale lnat.ier, all'l unless tho
Republicans arc pn the alert there Is great tla..
grr vi these contemplated frauls upon tie bal-
iut.b0x beiug colls1lilltsatctl.
LJtKEOHT.
SpttfAs Correspondence u Tho Tribune.
Jo1aE1, ILL.,, Oct. n5.-'tlc Democrats held Il
,secting In Luckpurt last Saturday evening. 1t
WIS \ tcl-hat aifalr III every respect. Tlu
"grcnt unwastcd" turned oat u. ,,assc, cl,,lrts
full Of enthusiasm, RETURN, and canul.water.
lhs meeting, which took rlare IN tho opel, air.
in front VI kcal Schall'S silo0n, MI exceedingly
approprlatn placo for Democratic gathering,
was chiefly remarkable far tic largu nun.bcF
Ut respectable peoplu who didn'. attend. 4
delegation of tho faithful from this city to which
each "En-lntlln - contributed tts qu1ta, uccu-
panied by section Of The Light ArtllcrY, were
present, anl with torches and n,ustc assisted In
Maktng tlo<'llaw-out' Il gorgeous sltcrrss.
Nothing except few Sktrmisi,es Ut minor tn-
purtaueo occurred to disturb the ,nertts,;;,
which waAs Us harmonious ~ Democratic meet
ings GENERALLY arc. The ehlei speaker WAS l,as-
ney Caulacld, = patent Statesman, With whom
the eltksns u Claeago have son'c axal.,a!n!-
ance. lio ta!liel for soula tin1r, but vi.
taused liz nsw arguments; and, lu fact,