, 1876-09-17
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OF Democracy. John r Hoxie commands =
good deal OF strength IN tho Stock-Yards

OF Democracy. John R Hoxie commands =
good deal OF strength IN tho Stock Yards
region.
In the Second District, Carter Fl. Harrison,
John C. Richbezg, and Senator Miles Kehoe a1s
spoken OF. The aspirations OF the last-namea
are provisional In the event that Barney Caul-
field does not get the nomination in the Fi1st
District he will run in the Second
Senator Kehoe contends that Cook County
is entitled to one Lrishman, and il Caulde1l fails
in being nominated in the First District, hs
(Kehoe) wil1 undoubtedly be candidate in tho
Second He says Cauldeld has made s. Con-
gressional record the Democratic party may
well be proud of, and that he should not be de-
feated for the simple reason that be is An Irish
man.
John c. Rchberg, formerly President OF tho
Board Of Education, and lawyer Of note in
Admiralty circles, will be candidate against
his Old partner, Gen Joseph s. Reynolds, vho
Is running on the Republican side
On the North Side, J. V. lie Moyne, the pres
ent incumbent, Is spoken Of. The name Of Ed
mund Juessen is also mentioned.
TIE LEGISLATURE.
The candidates in the seven Senatorial Dis
tricts on the Democratic ticket do not seem to
be particularly actiys-The disputants for the
worth, the nephew Of his uncle, and Fred
On general principles. In the Second
District Henry A: Wilder, attorney, a'ld Dennis
is named in the Third. In the Fourth, Frank
Evans, real-estate dealer, is spoken OF for Scn-
ator, as is also W. II. Jones, teacher in the Nor
NAL School, while candidates for the House are
J: J; Kearncy, President Of the County Board
Catholic paper; Robert Beckngton, and
George E. Stowe, attorney. In the Fifth Dis
trict arc mentioned Mark J. Clinton, ". J.
Dunno, and P. NJ Hansboroush. In tho
Seventh District the Representatives spoken OF
arc William Skclly, OF Lemont, and friese, Of
Palos.
TIE sHR1RvALTT.
The candidates spoken Of are Charles Kern,
Daniel O'Ha1a, Francis Agnew, John T. Cor
co1an, Judge Wallace, and Theodore Schintz-
Before the work progresses much further, how
ever, it may be that compromise will be CT
fecrcd in favor Of Wallace, who, when be r:ln
for the Judseship Of the County Court, It will
be remembered, got the nomination al over,
and was unanimously elected
A talk with men whose connections would In
dicatc friendship for Agncw shows that their
work is done either for O'Hara or Kern. Cor
t coran intimates that he not q candidate.
| That the alliance known Is the Peoples party
has sadly muddled the Democrats in their cast
| ing about for Sheriff is visible on a}l sides.
| Kern's friends contend that O'Hara is wealthy
from Office, whereas when the straight ticket
| was run Kern took the nomination fot Sheriff
fact that he had nd the ghost Of show for
| SUCCESS. Very ittld wi7c-pulling seems to hare
been done by Theodore Schintx so far.
There is movement on the part of several
North Side politicians to work for the nomt
| nation of P. ". Dunno, lawyer not 1qnE from
| Peoria.
| THE STATES ATronxEYsn1P.
The following arc mentioned: J. r. Doolittlet
Jr., |. N. Stiles, Thomas a. Horan, ": ".
| O'brien, and Egbcrt Jameson. The last
named, however, denies the accusation, and con-
tends that anybody who contradicts him is q q
liar and horsc-thief." That's the way he
| puts it.
| CIRCUIT COURT CLERKsH1P.
The following arc mentioned rs candidates:
Michael O'Connor and Y. J. Onahan-
The friends Of Onahan, who is rcal-estate
man aud ex-Prcsi1cnr of the Union Catholic
Library Association says be stands well.
especially among the Irish Catholics
l. -~---- FOR RECORDER.
Simeon J. Forhan, member Of the Irish Lft>
erary Society, is spoken OF as candidate for
t IS Supposed th4t Joan, comiskeyis the most
prominent candidate yet mentioned.
THE CoRoS oRs111r.
Prominently named for Coroner the Demo
| cratic ticket are J. Ward Ellis, DR.. Banks, Drs.
Cook, Quirk, and Still. The last named Is
working like beaver: , Dr.; Qairk is dr,1ggst
ayenuc, and In bis race TOR. the Demo
cratic nomination will undoubtedly incur
the opposition Of Sheridan's crowd in Bridge
port. The cliqucs are always at war out there,
and in the disas1eements man11estea between
to be inevitable there lies the best possible
evidence Of the fact
The French residents Of the Eighteenth Ward
have met at No. FOL North Clark street and
] T1o%4 paFo Thor nj
the affair would seem to be the nomination o1
Dr. E. Marguerat for Coroner on the Demo
cratic ticket
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The real fight on the Democratic ticket fol
nomination for County Commissioner is on tht
West Side. Here two Commissioners are to be
| elected. Among those mentioned as candidates
arc the following: AID. Ryan, Fourteenth
Ward, David Walsh. Matt Fleming, Patricl
| Horton, E. B. johnson, and 3Iichael Bailey.
Aid. RYAN is said to be very solid in th,
| Democratic camp.
David Walsh was Police Justice, is Presidcn
Of the consolidated Irish Societies Of Chicago
aud all that sort Of thing. Patrick Rafferty, Il
IN ex-AIdcrznan Of long standing, and Is q
present bailiff In the Circuit Court OF Cool
County He and John Coniskcy are spoken Q
generally in the same breath. Rafferty, is not I
James O'Brien is the present Alderman Of th
Eighth. BE is filing his third term. A: B
johnson Is a Commissioner to-day. Michae
Bailey was Superintendent Of Buildings, ant
John Houton and John Connell have thei
friends.
A new movement Is spoken Of which It i
thought mar confuse the factions considerably
This Is believed to be the nomination Of ex
AID George Powell, who was at one time qut:
| popular politically. George is now comm Is
sion merchant doing business at the West Jack
| snn street meat-rnarket.
Those spoken Of as aspirants In the Nor:l
Town are Aid. Sweeney, John Sweeney, ant
John Dicden. AID. Sweeney is the present Il,
cumbent from the Seventeenth Ward, and wi
| undoubtedly develop good deal Ut strength |!
the Convention. John Sweeney Is baiitf
John Dieden Is County Agent, and will, 1t
said, be assisted by certain class.
REPUBLICAN, NOTES.
Otto Peltzer, candidate for Recorder on tn
Republican ticket. is developing much strength
| among the Germans, and his friends seem Il
think his nomination would materially 21d tn
| ticket.
In the Second Senatorial District A. ]. Gallo
vay is spoken Of for Senator, and A. L. Rock
4. j. Galloway is South Town Collector, an'
stands we'll.
and appears to be very clever young fellow