, 1876-09-24
CONGRESSIONAL.

Following is the cali for the Convention in the
First District:
a Republican Convention for the First District
Of Illinois is hereby called to convene on Thursday,
can headquarters, on the northeast corner Of Lake
and Clark streets Chicago, to nominate Repre-
sentatiys =, In CONGRESS and member OF the State
Said Convention to consist Of a5 delegates, to be
chosen BY the Republican voters OF said district as
The First Ward. Il delegates; Second, 8; Third,
Park, s; Lake, s; Lemont, /, Riverside, l;
Rich i; bremen, i; orand, /; Palos, o' /; Lyons
| ;; LIse,. 9; York, 2: Milton. 8; Winfield, s:
! the primary meeting for the election OF said
delegates will be held as follows:
In the said several wards on Wednesday, the 9th
inst, between the hours OF i and o'clock p NJ,
ut the following places: In the First Ward 1T the
| corner Of jackson and Dearborn streets; Second
Ward at No. 513 State street; Third Ward at No.
sen Wabash d ayenue FoTrth M Ward ct the corner Of
Ward at No. 194 Archer avenue; ut John Pleifnera
and at No. r.. South Halsted street,
The Republican clubs Of each Of said wards arc
requested req to appoint persons to act Us judges at
II wards where there is only one club auch club
will choose three Judges
choose one judge and the two SO chosen will an
point third judge; and in wards where there are
more than two clubs each will appoint person to
Il e1pectcd that no person will be permitted to
vote who Is not Republican voter in Ills ward, and
thc judges are instructed to preserve list OF all
voters, with their residences 1t IL also expected
that challenges will he permitted as may be
in conformity to tic election laws Of the State.
THIRD WARD.
The Third Ward Republican Club held meet
ing at their headquarters, No. 9G0 Wabash
avenue, last evening, and selected the follow
ing as delegates to the First District Congress
slonai Convention, subject to the primary cleo
tiou to be held on the 9th inst: c. NJ. Hcnter-
son, Norman Williams, s. a, Irish, c. Greeley,
W.. E. Wheeler, Eugene Carey, E. T. sumwalt,
On motion, the Chair appointed Henry
Sayrs, E. J. Sumwslt, C. N. Henderson, r. E.
Hughes, and Gen. Thompson a committee to
select forty gentlemen suitable for delegates to
the Legislative and County Conventions. They
are to report at the next meeting when selct-
uons viii be made by the Club.
Speeches were made BY D. ". Jackson and
others
HIDE PARK.
The election Of delegates to the Congressional
Convention, which was held at the Town Hall
yesterday evening, resulted in the choice of
Richard $. Thompson, John R. Benslcy, Thomas
Saunders, John 4. Hannay, and Frank McRob-
erts,
The total number of votes cast we're 291. The
total for the Bogue ticket, which was elected,
was 163 Only two tickets were in the field
the Bogue one, and split ticket, Of which
Messrs. Aaron Bliss, J. I. Bennett, and Thomas
Morgan were for Bross, and T. H. Watriss and
". Il. Colchour were for Dore.
Alter the closing Of the polls the gentlemen
from South Chicago gathered at the depot and
sang various songs of the Union stripe The
polls were well attended and very orderly, no
disturbance taking place. South Chicago came |
out in force and voted for the combination tick
et |
THORNTON.
The Republican delegate from Thornton cleo
tlon is IN favor Of George II. Bogue.
THIRD DISTRICT. |
The call for the Third District is as follows:
Notice i. hereby given that a Republican Con- |
vention Will be held in and for the Third Con
gressonal District Of Illinois, on the 26th day Of
September, A. D., 1876, at O'Clock D. NJ. at
Turner Hall. in the City OF Chicago for the mr.
pose OF nominating Republican candidate for the
office of Representative to the Congress uf the
United Stotcs from the Third Congressional Dis
trict; also to nominate Republican candidate for
the office Of member Of the State Board OF Eouali-
zalon from said district and transact snch other
business as may properly come before the Couven-
tiou. |
The following shows the number Of delegates
each county. town. and ward will be entitled to
elect and send to said Convention: