, 1876-03-08
POLITICAL.
The Republicans Of West Chicago Do.
eide to Hold q Town Con.
v0ntion.
Meeting OF tho Executive Committee Of
tho Central C1ul'.-.purifying tho
Primaries.
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4 meeting Of delegates from the different
wards OF tho Wost ssdo vaa leld lust evening At
No. f45 Weat Madison street.
Alr. ". Fl. Thompson wns eoctod Chairman,
and etated ahAt tho object Of the meeting was to
talk over the question OF calling Wost Town
Convention. uo hoped that tho gentlemen
present would express their opinions freely ~ 10
Tho time for holding tho Convention and Tho
rropos mcn to bo put in tho field u candidates.
Tho delegations from, Tho ditTeront wards wero
called. and tue following were found TO be
present:
Seventh Ward-1. ". tardn,u. J. E. Hanna, A. Mus.
El1hfh Eard-H. V. Kennedy. 4. +. :tAtidock.
f'nth irarL-W II. Thompson, H. ". Dusant !. L.
1t,.,h sasa-A. 2. whitney. Il; D. Jennings.
a,Ws, s;: 's5aG Ear-n 2 Mas 5sa, V Y n,ass, .%i'ta
Thomas Pnrkor aud Cen. Q. L. Mann wcro ap-
poiutsd to not M Delegates from tho Eleventh
Ward; Jacob Gross and r. Amick from tho
Twelfth Ward; Robert McCauleY from tho TLir-
tcenth Nsrd; Gen. Reynolds from tho Eighth
Ward; H.onry Walk and L. Fusick from tho SIKH
Ward.
Uon. Mnan said thas, as ho understood It, tho
only object Of the meeting waB to fix tho time
and place to. holding tho Town Convention. lie
mo7od, thora fore. that . committee consisting
OF one from caoh ward delegation DO appointed
10 choose tirrss and p}aco, and also naino tho
number Of delegates to bo eloctcd to tho Con-
ventton. .....
Knox made a fo,Y reinarks upon tho imporianco
OF tho town election, especially considering the
amount Of taxation undar which the people wero
Aufrortng. To tho citizens Tho town election was
Of moro vital importance thna tho Presidential
election next full. Heretofore tho town Offices
Ind boon neglected., and incompetent and
corrupt mon had be en allowed to monopollze
them What waa most Hanted, Of course, wns
tho abolition Of town organization, but, until
that reform could bo brought about, tho only
thing TO do was to tako caro- tAae tic toTh oilces
Wets not hbusol. .
1us CONVENTION.
Tho Committce tlon reported al folloWH:
Yotr Committee rccomraand that Convention bo
called 10 meet at Dings HAl', corner Of Washington
and Hlated strccts At p March - 1910, for tho
Chicago and that lie Representatives sha consist Of
stK uecgaes from zach war to bs elected W tho ser.
sral Republican Ward Clubs.
Con. Mnnn, being called on, Haid TINT this was
tho first tino that ho had over Interested himself
| In town politics. Tho taxes we're becoming
enormous, aud tho foelIng Reeuscd to be growing
| abroad that tho bcnt people failed to talto
proper fntereat Ia tho election Of good town
officers: Tue 1uostion camo u? tn THO Grand
| Council, mud was thoroughly discussed, and II
was advised that nil Republicans nike aotive part
ia tho election. Ha believed thas . rigid cxaR,i.
nation conld DO insututod at the po1n Witch wonsd
| sxclndo illegal voting. The idea tof chilling the
| Town Convention WEB 3 good cue, and Hopub-
lcana Should try to mako 1t as effective ID possi'
| bio. 1t was desirable to consider tho question
Of eandidstea thoroughly, and put good and
| honest men forward. -.
| Mai. Loughlsn thought TINT tho people woro
| greatly intel estoa in tia town election, MORO
t.an At any tmo proyious. Tho Conlnttoo lad
| alloHed large delegation from each wkru to tho
/ fIuuveuttnn. mud t1nrn neen bo 0ifficV1ItY In