, 1876-02-03
They Want to Hold Over Like
Colvin.
L Scheme on Foot 10 Hold No Election
This Spring.
4 Legal Opinion as 10 What Can Nt
Done to ThHart II.


concerning tho coming election for city oflicc1s-
II IL generally kno.n that q Law eksts Which Ii
supposed to 10 sufficient 10 compel tho Alder
men to call an elcctlnu but 1t Ii also known TINT
within thht 1,oard c1iats cquo which Ii M
Hcrupulons enough TO- DO a1nlopt anything and
which will etop At nothng 10 thwAEt tia public |
will, Md carry out its own nofasionn hc1losnes
It Ia said that this clique has euptod sotno Of
the members who stand "lIaif and ha!f. ~ Il
woro that H., thoao that hoid CUT an Itching pnlHs
and got entlsnsor 10 blind TIM public by edvo-
eating, or pretending to advocate. souo honest
moasurc and thon dcsortng it Just In ti1no to
lot It drop from night. It il tlia clique Which
intends 10 porpetuRte It's power, 70 1t ia said.
Its members Threaten to fnst themselves upon
tue public, regardless Of Law aud deconcy; tholr
intention IL to 20
A1AIS8r EVERY PUBLIC ISTEnEsT,- :"
against Law and order. That this thing has been
seriously contemplated there can ho no doubt.
Aldermen lavn dlscnssed It; people have dla.
cuBaed it j, Harvey d. Colvin has discussed It.
Tho latter Is not supposed to 10 opposed to
It.. Has ha not dotormlndd to porpetuato
Its own power eighteen nlont'la lonEor ti1sn she
term for which tho people have elected him?
What does hn caro- for publio sentiment7 Taking
thelr lesson from him. tho Aldermen naturally
cay, III Colvin Bsuys ln,. NO ought to atny III
too" The! argue fol clean nweop all round or
uono. Their
CONSCIENTIOUS HcHur1.Es
may not clock tlom. but thoro Ia prevailing
sentinsnt III tsl's community "n!el. 1e1o- may
ss%ps spss Z narsss sst'o1 cs Lot i5S ot 70
Allormnn think that tho people arc
not eliye to tnn issue, for they assurcdly aro.
There has been no tims IL, tho history OF Amer
lean municipal administration When city has
beon placed sB Chicago 10 to-day. Her Offices
| mo controlled by low tbio7ing clique, which
hos cren.ol many useleBs aud B,necurs olicos at
| the e1penso Of millions Of dOllars to tue tax-
payers. and it Ii this power 1t IL endearorng to
1,erpetuate regarlesa Of the r1Ehts and llbosttes
OF tho citizens. Theirs is ti,ne when forbsAE-
auco has ceasoa to bo virtue: and Il Aldermen
taulper with tho public foeltng ths will bo found
| = very bad time inoaed to do it.
/ Yesterday Tn1HuaE reporter encountered ono
| Of Our lloEt
PROMINENT sourn-arDg MEnoHAsrs
on tho street, shid hc to the reporter: ~ lave
It from very reliable authority Tint the Aldermen
propose TO hold over did you boar anything
| about tt7'
Tho reporter replied that he had heard, and
askod: ''Woll, what do you think about 1t =
"1f Tho Council has any Ruch notion, it viii
bo bad for the monitors. Tlat'H oil.
"Why7 2"
"Decauso wo'll not stand foollug much
longer"
"Dy law II We can. But yuu have heard OF
| such things AZ a revolution. haven't your That
may result in Chicago"
;a.ts tsc people Won't ''ko 'no 10" IN 'n''r
II dou't exactly say That. but you just make
up your u,itd that we would dcpose tho Council
II they attempted to hold over"
t},is %pe p sou think tho merchants a'' united on
II can lust toll ron TINT wo ars determined to
got our City Government in tho laudB Of To-
Spectacle aud responsible men, and you may
rest assured thas ne Will do that th1s coming
spring."
clrlzENs' AsaoclAT1oN.
At the ueotng Of tho Executive Committee OF
the ClttzenB' Association, hold Tuesday evening,
Mr: 1nham appeared before that body by reonest,
and a.ated his yiews GIL tbs MayoEa!ty question:
which sro more fully gwen III, an intertiow ro-
ported below. Some other matters relating to
lilo coming municipal election wore turned over
or tho public POSSESSED in regard to compelling
an election this gear for nil city oficera.
| ANAyoRALiTT ELECTION.
| Yesterday Afternoon TRIBUNE reporter had
IN interview with afr. 1shnu1, at the Office OF
slcssrs. Islsm & Lincoln. 1soom 81 Portland
Black, in regard to holding m election thit
spring for Mayor and city olicers enneraiiY, aud
to finI cut, II possible. IN caso tho Council in
have any remedy Al law In the prcmlsea.. s.!t
tho reporter. "Mz. lshain, now that tho ~
premo Court AaH done nothing. have not th'
peonlo right to olecta Mayor th!s spring A
well hB other city otliciaisf r
"1u NY Judgment about tho right OF The ritl
zens Of Ehlcagu upon tho question oi al oec
tion thoro are difficulties In tho way-rractica
difficulties. A., for inBsance., mau may ort
to it Ills aitornooa bnt IL 10 1eiusos 10 pay it
there .s no Law to practically compel him to pa
It this aitasnoon. Thai IL the charsoser Of tn
difficulties III tho way"
s,ssss 1 g. IL ss;si ss%q$ should decide to Gull
, aIf tho Council viii call q spec.Af election 70
2 Mayor, to be hold at the general election, ,suc
, an o1octlon l,ave no doubt would bo good.
, t'Dut, Mr. lshatn, suppose hlr. CUly!n shoult
: refuse to yAcato tho ot1iee, what 1hea ?"
"If Nr. Colyu should refnae to code til
, place to peraou oloctod thon, tho only semad
would bs by processes OF law"
! TIE quo wAnAANro.
= "1n what way7"
a IA guo-warranto writ could bo gotten at th
y June term Of Tho Aupreme Court, which il hold
On Il Mount Votnon."
4 mandamus case, decided tho whole matterf"
"Tlo f'upsenlo Court III tho maulamus cas-
o has decided nothing adverse to the right of
. Mayor 80 elected. And hero I rant to g.ye y
= Interpreted by Judgb nockwith. The bupIen
9 Court Of the United Htatcs, in tho Albany brlds
q case. were equally Divided on question whtc
. had gone up to that Court on au appeal fro'
: | the C0urt below In that care, tle-V1ta OF u
Supreme Court operated to afilrn, Hlo iniKmsl
Of iho Court below. That lH 10 na}. Il !sft It
fusco"
NOTHING DECIDED.
y F" hit iii tho nlaluanlus cAHGf
' ~ NAB cou1iug to tbat. III this there wAa 4
y appeal from lower Conrt. It. w.s an oriEia
y case in the 8upromo Court, aud there nas bet
r NJ adjudication what0yer. III other woyda, Il
n Court refused to docldo anything"
Q "Thcn what ia the dihereuce I"
y "Tho tt1ereuce ts. ono Mas an appellate Al
the other m original cause, and there " no ala
ogy." ..-...-..-..,
"presumlug that tho Aldermen want TO ho
over, eau thsy do 30 by any color Of Inv!