, 1876-07-30
A L0XE.FEAST.

TIE DEMOCRATIC CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
met yesterday afternoon at Headquarters,
Room y OF the Palmer House, John Mattocks
presiding, with fair representation Of dyed-in-
thc-wool Democrats and some few would-be
boilers present. The Chairman suggested that
it was very important to appoint Committees on
Finance, Public Meetings, and Arbitration, aud
read of list Of names for members of each
committee. The suggestion met the approval
Of all present, and the Committees appointed
were as follows: Committe On Finance-Joseph
E. Smith, Perry H. Smith, Thomas Brennan, B.
Lowcntl1al, Thomas Foley, Charles Kern; Com
mittee on Arbitration-Volncy C. Turner, c. G.
Copeland, Austin Doyle, James Wood, P.
Rafferty,, J. W. Connect, Pat O'Bricn;
Committee on Public Meetings Thomas Hoync,
F. A. Hoffman, A. Van Buren, A. C.. Story,
Theodore Schintz, Alexander Sullivan, j. II.
Anlweson.
On nmotion of Mr.. Forsythc, the following Com
Nittec was appointed to receive the State Cen
the 7th Of August: John Forsytbe, Thomas
Hoyne, Volney C. Turner, j. NJ. Rountree, Capt
Connect, Perry B. Smith, Judge Forester.
The Chair gave the Committee on Public
and, on motion, that Committee was given full
power to act in the engagement Of speakers,
halls, etc
At the suggestion Of the Chair, the Commit
tee decided to refer the question Of employing
and cunipensating the Secretary to the Finance
Committee with power to act.
The Chair called attention to the fact that
vacancies existed in the Central Committee in
the representation from the Ninth and Sixteenth
Wards, and it WAS left to the Executive Com
nittee Of those wards to fill these gaps.
CALL FOR 1SFORMAT1oS.
Gen. Frank Scrman rose to ask for informa-
ton as to what was expected OF members OF the
City Central Committee, and was promptly re-
ferrcd to a section Of the constitution and by
laws. As some uncertainty existed as to who
constituted the Executive Committees III the
various wards the Secretary read his lists Of
those Committees.
Mr.. Rountrec wanted to know If the Central
Committee intended to interfere with the ward
organizations, and the Secretary hurled a pierc
OF the bylaws at the speaker, with the expia-
nation that there was no possible conflict be-
tween the Central and ward Committees.
CONE In, BRETHREN.
Mr. John F0rsythc moved that the 1ndepend-
ent State Central Committee be invited to use
the Democratic headquarters at the time when
Iie State and National Committees meet, on the
7th Of August. He wanted the Independents to
know that the latch-string was out He thought
lie Democrats ought to show that they were
acting i'll harmony with the Independents aud
we're opposed to the corrupt Administration
aow III power at Washington.
Mr. j. B. Vaughan said he thought they had
best wait aud see what the Independent party
was going to do. He had heard that the Indie
Of their own.
Mr.. Forsythe replied that he put no faith in
tho words Ut some individuals in the Indeprtd-
cnt party. He knew that the Independents
At any rate, he thought it was 10 more
than proper to be courteous to the Indcpcnd-
cnts. lie could swallow anything, if necessary
lie had swallowed Horace Greeley, and that
they had not been Obliged to swallow anything,
because the ticket nominated at Springfield was
Democratic from the Governor down. He had
heard people who pretended to be Democrats
d! damn the ticket, but he , had NC part With such
working for the Democratic party, and they
should he received into the conferences Of the
party.
One burly Democrat thought the Indepcnd-
ents should prove their faith BY their works be-
lore they sat down to the Communicated with |
the DelEocratlc party.
Mr. Forsythe explained that his motion con-
te!nplated only one days communication the !
'th Of August. This explanation was made to |
Independents to make Rooms p and g their |
summer headquarters, which, some OF those |
present asserted, the gcntlcman's motion con-
tenplated;; With this explanation, the motion
On mutton Of Mr.: Vaughan, Messrs. Charles
KEN and Francis 4. Hoffman were added to the
Committee on Reception.
On motion Of Gen. Sherman, Theodore Schintz
vas also added to the same Committee.
LET Us RAT1FY.
Gen. Frank Sherman offered the following:
Eesolred, That the action Of the State Democratic
Convention held at Springfield the eth inst. is
democratic Committee OF Chicago, and tkat We |
pledge ourselves to its hearty support
Charley Cameron said he wanted to know
what had been dope down at Springfield before
he knew just whether to vote in favor of the
resolution or not He had understood that
compact had been made, sealed, and delivered,
and that the Independents were going to work
for the Democratic nominees, but it seemed
otherwise now.
Mr.. Storey was at pains to explain that there
was entire harmony between the Democrats and
Charley Cameron said If it was q fact that the
nauncrars had taken thu. Tndeprndeut men and