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aud carried that election for hira,-ho l,ss boon
taking cnro Of i,ts f.onde."
A VOICE" Yoa; ami wo will take care OF him
and hts fricnds." (Applauao, cllcers, and laugh"
ter
alr. Sheridan continued by saying that ho did
not considor Colqin dinlloilcHt man by nature
ho Was simply
TltE TOOL or DEs,uNfHA AND urBonuruLous MEN.
and ho was Rorrv to say thnt l,N Haw ao,ne Of
ilcm on tho platform. (Crics Of "Namo thonl,"
Mr.. Sheridan did not comply. but hsked tho
audience whether thoy wanted Dolvin TO ro-
Sign. Tho aunwer was yoll Of yoas that nlat1o
tho windows rAttle and would linvo made oven
tho rsurper anail II ho could have heard #.
Tho Hponler concluded by advIalng tho poopta
10 40 home to tllott wards and look cnrefntly
At&or tho election Of Aldermen; he tlln't wan.
tain Coiyin, mud he hoped III OF n1iy wnrd which
tho kind. Tho rousarks were greeted With sp-
plAuso.
THE ALDEnsIEH.
Aftor Mark Sheridan hAh ciosod Mr.. Barnard
Cal1aghan inovod to ndjourn. Without putting
tho motion, Loiig john nso>lasod tho utngo and
said:
want to cal. your nttcntion to tho Aldermen.
When you como TO tho Aldermen stop,
and you go md flx those Aldermen 10 slit
yoursoves, without regard to party. In ravoiu-
tlon tinns itko these tloro nre no partes-it Ia
thieves ind honest 1nou. declare this mccltnB
adjourned until we arc enabled to make q report
TO you ~ to whether these geut.omon will roafgn
In obedience to your rcqucat, and will givo you
notico through tho papers when We are roadJ.
, 1876-04-12
THOMAS A. MORAN.

Mt. bIoran rna tho noxt speaker. lie said the
mon congregatcd wore not mot for tue purposo
Of vioteuco Or villatnY The sentiment that
brought thom there was not directed ngalnst
my individual but In the namo Of froe ballot
md an honest voto. II tho votes OF tho Ameri-
can pooplo could not DO counted honestly, par
ties became moro mob. with no means 70 OK
rsoas thclr sentiments or eAocuto thoir will. Tho
sonsimont OF tho meosng WAS agatnTs tho in-
famous bailot-bo1 Htuling which made tho OK
tenston Of a term OF onlco possible. Tho sonti-
mont was for tho projection OF Tint sacrcl
omblom OF tue American citizens' ftoodotn--tho
ballot-box. lie Was not present to dscusa dry
principles, but, as ho might DO locked upoa az
tho monthbioco OF cortain class Of people who
tho nnmo Of CO. 600 1s,shmon, that tIoy Protested
ngainat tho stuting Of ba!lot-hoxas. Thoy
wanted the purity OF tho ballot~box preserved 10
all It's glorious eacrndnoss IL this lind OF Tho
iroe. and they pledged themselves that in thIs
Slate, nation. sna city, that 1t should bs pro-
toctcd with their lives, their fortunes, aud their
aacrnd honor
, 1876-04-12
THE HON. LEONARD SWEET.

Al tho conclusion Of tho voca,lsm Of tho Frank
fnmbnrd ouartntta the Hon. 1,oonAr1 Hvott
VIM Ind cor,o ,,nor +ho ,,,,.toro, ..n,a t,,o w..
,'.1 nuo aAu sy.o upoa sae ras'om "ulo .uo 10Y
l"oost eolVes WIS 6poaainR' WAS lonoly caiiod
Tor. Chairman Cobliru, In resppuAo to tho do
uands OF the audience, ]otl Mr.. Hwntt forward
and introduced him Il, fow hrior aontenccs
NJ snatt ,han sd1r,.saa tt,a .sgor,h, .,,o s.as,
Ing substantially na follows:
GExr1EMgN AND FEkIow-C1T1zxss: At tho
other end Of this building largo nlatto,m Ina
ha.n c,ootoi1. arounl thIa r,s,fo,n !. ao,taras
crowd 80 sfoat TINT those on tho . ouier s odsa
arc unable to hear word. Aud tho farther you
look to tho rear tho larger the audience eooms
IN rrov ror th,a rnaaon T va. in7ucod IN Ionvo
~ ,u.n otoao ~ cor,, ha.. sus o.,ant.s os'o
tae nam s1aRo' ano como hoso and organize
atde.bhow. 1t: is stdo-ahow OF which any
speakar should bo proud. before me- atand 40,-
0oo peoplo. Ono-half aro trying to hear what
tho spoakeEs hre saying ct tho north end Of tho
building, and tho other halt stands bsfora the.
Why Ii THIS vast outpou1lng7 Why is this i'm
mense audieuoe Gatherod hnro to-nlghta will
toll you. Il is because certain mcn hayo beon
declared elected TO oti}ce by bsllot-ho1 stu!!ang
aud fraud. You arc oil hero To- protest against
tho holding of ollico undor such c,ycnu,atnnoos.
You arc horo to say thai the fraud shall not b0
successful. You arc hete to saY that mon
eloetod BY eallot,oo1 atuhipg shall nover bold
Tho offices, to which they claim to DO eloctod.
"rhoy mover shalll"l We arc oil hero for the
putposo Of attending % sas baainess aud ws arc
determined thhs thoy shat not hold tho oillcos
to Which they havo boon electod BY fraud. They
may say. What arc yon going to do about it ?
va ahalf demand Of them to stop down mud out.
It may bo asked, what will wo do ahonla thoy
refuHo. Quo thing u eertatn wlae mon noyer
trouble tllomnolVos abollt now t!ley WILL crosd
stroam until they come 70 It.. What wo Bhal! do
aftor these fra'1titilent Rro asked to
rontgn shall bo determined when they shall llavo
lec!luod to sutron:r thor ol'lcos to tho rooplo.
ousa s wi what We i sha,l do il @ ttoy " don't ont
ntop down and out. Tharo aro
l25, COO people n tho. Iowa Of South uhica9o,
Ihero nso only foar qiAeors elected by fraud.
-Four persons ean 90 ~ 1ns 1 !its19 compared with
what can % douo by la5,0u0. 1t Ia not what wo
, 1876-04-12

Es9.. Tho County Attorney. gives II Il his
opinion that thnro arc grsvo doubts Abonti IT. and
anys, lu a fctter a,idroasod 10 THE Tn1auxE
yeStortlay that thorc arc 1nhny respectable law
ycIs in this city who agteo with him. do not
bollcse It, to not boltovo that tl,oro Ia ro-
spect.ho lnwrer II, this city or in ths Htats who
will givo an opinlon that township organization
cannot be abolished, cut up root and branch in
tho nanuos pointed out In lilo statutes.
wfatevor bbont tho question. Mr.. llonntreo
says. Mako All agreed case nni takc n to tho
8uPrene Court. Tloro ie no necessity what
evor for such thing II Is tho coar legal right
t!iom to bo ynted upon by the County Commits
sioners, md / nu ainazoi That Mr.. 1tonntroe can
find anything ,whatoser in tho Constitution ar
tho laws of ibis State That presents the loaBs
obstacle to IT,. T!lore II. insist, nothing what
ever IN tho point that hn mhkes and TINT town
nh,p organization should 10 abolished at tho
NOxt election.
, 1876-04-12
DR.. JOHNSON.

Dr.. Fl. A. johnson waa tho next speaker. In
viow Of tho eloquent addresses already made ho
had but little to aay. His Idea of Tho situation
was that II was not SO mitch tho City Of Chsongo
% tho permauenoy OF American institutions that
was at stake. [Applausc.] Tho question Was,
Shonld Bix seif-olootod men holds tho orrsoss
against tho will OF tie pooplo2 [Crles Of No,
neyorl] Tho question was q serious. ono, but
to ita Importance. All sslat Was Left to bo dono
WAS for the majority to assert their right oycr
tho minority In such a way as their ca!tn and
Bobor Judgment might suggest. Flrmnoss waH
essential above evorythiug oee. but tlrmnoss
that tho purity Of the ballot boz should bo main
tained nt any cost.
, 1876-04-12
E 3. SHERMAN,

The Chairman. introducing Mr. E. B. Bher-
mau, said that gentleman would address them
who knew how to speak. IIo did. uo said, tn
beginning, that ho Was suro tho aosemhlnga had
como tharo for eome purpose unusual In thotr
hsatory-for somewhat that appealed to tho heart
aud sympathy. They had como together to pro-
test ngainst violation Of The Law Of the Uuitod
statos Of public right, 10 protest agatnst tho
action OF vil!tina aud thieves who would defraua
them Of the right thAt had boen purchased with
the blood OF tde,r ancestors, and to defend which
millions Of men bad laid down thoir lives on tho
fold Of battle, lie yAw men before him Who had
faced cannons. who had pressed forward through
anloko aud fro upon the country's enemies. Yet
hore In their mi3st,-at this peaceful period
thore existed more hapgerous foo than ever
me- mot shGm on tns as; battle; ;aoId-a Toe that could
were With strsi igbt fighting. ~ Tho s one.
my was composed OF paltry vltlalDs who
uud9r tha shelter ot darkuoss would porpetynte
deeds Of yl!ainy. More dangerous thousand
NoIo these men. Tho speaker coincidod With
Col, Klcaby In regard to mob-iAw. but tho hon.
est peonls Of Chicago would not continue such
proceedlugs a. thosa Of Thornton and dIeoson
1T the town election. The town would DO tuado
TOO HOT TO HOLD THE KNAyEs
who dared thus to tramp!o on the law and pros
tituts. themselves to Infamous purposes: They
must be mado to fes before tic scorn OF popu-
assa saag 1D: sAassa' ssss oe ' ei f.
lowest sslatA OF society. and growing
moro and more powerful every day. It
must bo throtstod IN III infancy.
Il Tie threshold Of tts career, and liba1ty must
30 viadie.ted- Chicago did not believe Ia ths
violation Of, jusslce, and the perpetrators Of
fraud would be scared awAy By popular snuer
becoming sugi!ivos before the storm Of furva
which thoy had rasod. It had been and Hss !
problem whether freo goyernmont could bo NJ sus- =
tained 10 large cities. They hAa doubtiesa ben,,
told all thoir lives that Tho 'b,axen ejemonts
would Inevitably triumph. such AZ sasortion
was libel on good citizenship. [Appisuae.i
The people OF Chicago tfolo not gamblai1. Horo
, 1876-04-12
COL. RtCABr.

Col. \. ". Rlcaby was next introduced. Ito
began by saying thas ho had not heard tho
speeches made 80 far during the evening, md
did not know what tho genoral eentimout had
boon. or ono thtog, howoyer, ho and they woEo
assurod. aud Tint was that the late town u1eo-
tiou was carried by fraud. Tho good mon In tho
city had bcen roused to anger thcroat ba-
canee 1t showed that IN election could
ba controlled by bunmors and thieves
against tho votes Of honest and respectable
cieizenB. Tho spoakor lad como from q Aiclt
bed, and had no intontlon of mailing q speech,
but ho Ind some intosoht in the 1nattor. Ho Do
sired the pcrpesuIty OF our Institutions, and
ditn't want mob to capture aud destroy that
which indnatry and economy had accumulated.
Lot tho people be moderate, and roason modor-
atoly. Lot those mon who had captured tho
polls illegally understand by all tho gods
et tey must not attempt 70 TO ran eyer TIE peg
mob-law. Ho bud talkol that day with many
gentlemen who had sooned angry because ho
did not exhibit enough warmth In his depreoin-
tion OF tho bal!ot-box suffers. But ho was
anxious to puafdh item, mud ha had
A DETrEn WAY THAN TO nE8onr TO VIOLENCE.
It Was that egen u tho mch who had boon
otocted to tho town oficoa on tue Bouth Btdo
Bhould 80 ahead and lovy asaesamouss tho poo
OF those mon two to Ills certain knowledge
living ~ thoy did In hta own ward, tho Third
had not ayon run for tho Office to which they
now claim to bo oloctod. Wasu't thoir election
. pa'pab!o fraud [Cftes Of yesl yos!] Wero
tho pooplo to DO robbed by theso men lilo
would reteratc that he Nas not in favor Of mob.
law. but ho thought thozo was relnody
for tho existing OWL. uo would never be
In favos Of hanging man until ho had boon
regularly found guilty In court Of law. IA
W1ather they believed him or not, they would
lnd out some day that tho salvation Of tho Re-
public depended on tho maintenance Of Inv and
order. g.. il. "a,
, 1876-04-12
col. VAN ARMAM.

Mr. John A. Van Armaa was tho ue1t speaker.
He excused himself for being Ia poor voice. and
na!d no had nothing new to say. Every man in
tho hall knew juss ~ we'll what to do Without
his telling Nd ho did with ail his advice.
In fact, tho subject was 10 thoroughly UNDER
stood tint be might talk To them by the hour
and they would know no more. They know they
had been cheated out OF honest yotos, and it
rested With them 10 decide whathos this cheat-
ing should bs allowed TO 90 on. There was no
power. political OK physlcal. that transoended
them, md II nosd b. they would uss 1t. II the
honor OF the city il shssr duty a. American ctl-
zena, NAs not su!ticient to stitnuato then, notl-
lug ho could Bay uould change Aeir yIoWs,
, 1876-04-12

TILE uo:;. JOHN WENTWORTH,
bcing discovered On tho platform, waa loudly
called for. Ho end ho had bccn IN ofacor at
the other end OF tho building during tho eyeo-
ing, and had npod Colvn 10 far aa to hold On to
Lis position As long nB ho could. tApplauao1 |
Ho folk froo now, however. to DO as lie plsadcd
and hoped he might be purloucd for saying that
tho condition Of nffatrs In tho city uas dop1ora-
bls~ Tho honest pooplo lad been voting hon
ostly, BupposinR that tholc will was thereby bo-
Ing expressed, willie tho other clasa Ind booa
stealing their rights. He Ind hoard great
dcal Of honesty IN politics, and had soon great
deal Of party zca displayed by politicians, but In
locking at the up!seavsl OF corruption from
Washington to Chicago he found that both
parties managed to got away with part Of tho
tho thtcyon soro in authority, OF hnd becn. and
iA such matters vorv ttlo respect l,ad boon maid
70 party lines. lhpplanso.1 In tho heat Of 4
political cansass tho word wont out from the
aa ever o!is1o1. and from tue respective oandi
tlatos, "vota tho straight ticket.h Tho advice
had boon too ofton hooded, aud to this fact
much OF the public corruption MA attributable.
It VAS falso idea aud tho source OF Croat
for s,ch q course lel to tho elevation Of m.
dcBcryiug II. not dishonest, men. Ho would
havo tho voter, IN tho face Of psrsisan
appoals,, take his ticket around tho. corner
aud osaao tho names Of oil tho
Ind men, aud thus make hlY own ballot, rathor
than let com1n,ttoo OF politicians doit for Aiu.
Iio saw but two classes in tho communlty-
thoso who euppoTted The 00Farntuent, and saoss
whom Tau tho Government supported. IApplaaao;;l
for thoir tntcEest IN the olootlona was grounded
Oh Holf-iutorest. Al n rule tl,oy were strangers
to tho taS.gathcror but worry familiar to tho cus
, 1876-04-12
JUDGE OTIS,

THE H0UTu TOWN. ELxQT10as
Tho speaker said there had juat boen an alec-
t!ou In the Town Of Boush Chicago which was
Of great Importance. Tnnt waa for tho eeloo.
tion OF officers who had tho right to 20 into
ovesy mau's house and Say how much TAX 10
should pay. II waH Q tremendous powor,-a
power that had overturned thrones in England,
franco, Germany, and othor countries. The
people woro daHatis1od with tho election which
occurred a wcok ago, and theY wcEn inqufrihg
losr IL was. The Republicans sud Democrats
lad both made nominations, but ouly one man
on either ticket waB elected. They did not
propose to abldo by tho decision they
apparently got as the ballotbox. Hun
drods OF nico now ballots, fresh as now
born babioB, Ilad been stuffed into tho boxce
Tho result WAS to rob tho voter Of lila voto, and
acoundro1B woro oIocted who woro not voted for
What uao WAS t,oro III going to tho polls In
anctont tlfnca the paople murmurod because
they woro plundcrod by tho tax-gathorera, and
thoy Lad nc remely, because tho ,tax-gathofer
had to bo paid, aud tho people Ind no relief.
In tho prosont t,mc. however, tho people lived
under law, nod tho law said there mnst bo an
election, md il thero was not An hunest votu
there waH no election. The mon who Ind boon
elected had boon nskod to give up theEs claims
to their Offices and lot anothor election be
held md II they should bo elected
tho pooplo woro not satisfied. That dry Of tho
people for right showed that they were DIS
turhud to tho very foundation. They wero not
!iapoBeA to submit to It unlcgs compelled by au.
It was demanded thnt
nlkE EVANS AND nra onEw nxsIoN
and submit tAcir ca6e over again TO tho pcople.
Tho people woro willing to tako tho chai,ceB OF
. new olection. Tho people Ind como to tho
nootlng for a purpose, and that was to show
that tho great wrong in the election must not bo
allowed. II was to be impreAae1 on tho mintla
OF tho sconndrols who had been elected that
theY must surrender all claim to u4oir
Offices astl that impression WAS to bo made no
atrung that they would DO oompel!e !ed to Hubtnit
to It. Il WIS tho duty OF enet voter 10 500 that
Ills yoto won't into tho ballot~box, and niao 800
tia. tho yotos wern counted tho sauo night, no
that thu mAlority Of tue Aldermen elootod might
be those in whom tho Taxpayers had confidence.
Tho poople should SEQ thas tho laws In their
favor woro enforced. Tho community vas novcr
70 ati.rcd up as to its righsa ~ as tho prosont
slno: 1t wanted nothing but law, but It wanted
ttInt law enforced, md tho mon who wore uSurr-
ing Offices to surrender them, auh giyo tho poo.
plo chspoa to oieot tho officers they desired.
, 1876-04-12

THE FOUR FRAUDS.
THEY rEn6lHr In HOLDING on.

THEY rEH6IaT In HOLDING on.
Tue South Town eonspirators uero roaming
about town all yesterday With bnt littls dread
apparently Of eftLor being aasasalnatol or
strung up to lamp-poat or telegraph pos.
ThoY wero Of courdo p1o contres Of attraction
whorayos they weut and In tho u,idat Of srosy
group on tue sidewalk in tho vicinity OF tho
0lty-nall ., town-oflcial scalawng could Kensr-
ally bc found. Each mans friends had loads Of
advice to o1or-ohln-muBio, generally withou.A
particle Of souse. A very faw asnsIblo persoaa
advised thcm to quit tho ofics uoconditio naIly
and t!loreby lomonstrato to the public that
Individually, tloy know nothing about
tho fraud, and aipoo such cu
had bcsn raised. aud tho popilacs
bocomo o1clted In consequence. each was will.
Ing to atep dow1 and cat OF ohleo, But sho.s
were numerous other, friends equally -
ready with advice OF directly opposIte nature,
aud inaiatod that resignation OF oil claims up
OIL tho office would braud tho person 10 doing
with eternal infhmy and lisgface xs q defanet
ballot-bok stuffor. Tho point Of their argamout!
Nna net plain TO- any one save to pers0nH Of
their 0wn way OF thinking. It Wac listening to
such ba1esdash from ourb-sloue Roaeps tllat
Evans, Glooson. and 2. K. Hyan passed tho day.
Ry0n had hltherso treated the mattor Nth Aight
on tho oyo Of election defeated candidate "
10 thought, and tho first intima.iop that be hld
concerning his re.eleotion uAy tAp uewypapss
articles assailing him In company with otho.s u
bhllot-bok suffers.
= Ryan was mover an oillca-seakey. At tho time
he Waa 0lecteu le Was PLACED upon tho Eyans
ticket almost without his own knowledge or con-
sent, but BY tho colluAion at Evans and Phillips.
Wha thonRht that, because Of hts connection
R!th 5bo ulty Hallway Company, his uoa1laa3ton
"on!d gain for tho ticket the votes OF the sst-
e. eIsl hundred men working for that corporation
Ihta yesr ho aid not oonaont to ho candidate
nntil tho Yory last moment. On tho day u cleo
lion 10 "as with Pat O'Dfien nearly al day loug,
and retired home with him, tno defeated caudt.
Gates. Anu ret NsAn Was inconsistent enough
10 come dorm from bis secure posltlou anu yes
terday throw himself Into the hAnds Of
HIS CORRUPT BRETHREN,
and with them claim that he believed himself to
haya bosu honestly elected to tho oflos, aad
therefore considered 1t improper for him to sa-
nlRu. EYans and Gleason Were also around town,
but not together, ~ there seoms to be some
colunesa betWcsn them. The continued HoITy
aud excitement OH eteotion day, followed up BY
the how'll Of Indignation that hare COMO up from
FsfHell dall aud thousanda Of honest ctslZpns
Who 1eFo not present at that Meeting. togethet
With the War.1ky OF "HAnK thsm." las preyed
deeply upon Evans, Day By day pig oountcuaaeo
haa become more and moro pa!ls4. until yessas-
quite ILL., Nevertheless ha conllpaed his work:
and quito late In tho Aftornqpn Eeliuquished
430, QUO which ho oWes to the tlly on taxa COL
loctcd by htin. lia il yek owing. some consider.
ab!e amount, and, uosEishstaudlng t1o at1enu.
, 1876-04-12
ROBERT cOLLfER.

THO Rev. Robert Cotlyoz Was thcn introduced
by htr. Coburn, and loudly ahee1ed. Ho spoke
as follows Qontleman wo have got into tight
placo, atid 70 have got to find como way out OF
It, and wo aro not going to fud way out Of It
By Aurrying. That is suro. will toll you what
think meeting like this resembles. It rc-
Hetnbloa all the farmers In The county who hsvo
lot all tho farms got overrun with Canada
thlatles holding an ndignation-noetlng, THAT
iB just what II ts like. lIoro wo layo tho
choicest city, bollevo, In America. 1 don't
think shoro Ia anything oqual to 1t In enterprise.
In fortune and courage, and in great many
other things Which make noble city.
1,ut VIC have lot II run ltsolf, or go to the bad.
Now there's au old hymn--lf It Ia 4 hymn
which gooB this way:
When the doyl vas nick.
Tho devil monk would b.,
Hut when tho devi! got vol
Tia devil auonh Was no
We are aiok. We sre all talking wolf. I am
Sufo that II We got oyct thiB sickueas and got
through With ii, Vo shall sestle down aud tako
care Of our city,
but toll ,sou, eeatlomsu. W. 10 use holding
Al aatrs evory ''s nsan hsa ' no. M nsds '0 up
s get ,1o 0a hns s i"o good ssps s .nd 1ose ae
lhero. hayo a good fsiena, minister, who
tod no ooss s H. s0ysf % ought 81 e % a F o
that thing ia = rage you will neyor do It. It
ought to driye everybody to Wiite heat to 800
tho condition OF affairs. 1auppose you all know.
esssps that ,' msn Who tnauited lsst n!Ehs WIG
hayo always held that those who came bore
~ 7 eame onght not to esy much aboat
the laws, aud 10 I have never said much
about themt l have always. thohght that
aud try to stani by them. notice that great
many lnen who como from other countries, lust
, 1876-04-12
ELLIOTT ANTHONY.
tf1tn-NYER CnT,yJN-

- 80. -. s.n. w. "' .>.~ N.''
oss nt,saoay' vac apoAe 90 Aoi''"6' ootas tfo-
qneussy interrupted bY applause:
Mn. CHAIRMAN: a year ngo last May the poo
''N - 'NN . w,.,v cr.urra
?. ,.,r,, l., u. ~" ah',a..an s.', .uu.
II u general IN lts cnaractor, hnd applicable to
ovory city Ia tho STATIC Of 1llinotx'and Is lu
tho main good law. It CONTAINS many wao
a,,s "o,,,, ~ ,,sn,,,a.,ro - .. aaoa ~ ~
np'e nl''a sou'4 w p.oau'u'o VI ssoas sood 70
the pooplo. 1t yoass tuo Mayor anu Common
Council with great p0Uera, aud II tloy 500 1t
cvarv ,,ae,nss o11cn rnn hn ol,olis,oa and ov,-,,
donortrnont orcanfzod npon tho ,nost oa,ctont
, 1876-04-12
MARK SHERIDAN,
4 LlTTLA bTUAY.

Mr. Wentworth then introduced Mark Hhesi.
dan ~ man whom he had known for many
years. Mr. 5herdan, on coming forward, sAtd
that be wished 10 relate = little story 70 preface
his remarks. Ho bad boen standing on Adama
ht1eet. when ho WAS tocostad by number Of
Aldermen, who askod him II hs had not beau
hanged yet. 1Io hsd replied, "No, goutlemen,
Lave not Twas hanged by Mayor Eolyln last
year. and 1t IL MY turn TO do thu hanging now"
lI.aughtor aud npp!ause.l
.Jhn speaker then denounced ColYia In the
sttongest terms. charging HIN With eouspiriax
20 defraud Tho people Of their rights, The
Mayor lad Rone TO lseno aud asked hin 10 holp
adopt tho charter OF 1874 ut the uRme tino toll
lug ltnl thAt it he would thoy would reward
hItn; they never forgot their ttieuus. "Aul, u
continued 1ls. khoridAu, "ha has boon sppolnt.
inx ~ Office ever since that Glect1on tho worry
buLame1s aud ,sconnd1plp Who stuffed 1As boxes
, 1876-04-12

bEkK1HU EuH HEBI1HA1l0SH.
At tho end Of this speech the Hon. James p.
Root atoppod to tho front and said that no
wished simply to state that IN ofrort had boon
madc during the day to secure tho roaignnttona
Of oil the gentlemen tlaughtorl Of whom tho
pooplo complained. Two designations had boon
obtatuod eondittonaly- Ia, they wonld sto p
down and ont IL tho 1ost would-and he l,au
reason to bo1iogo that tho others would bo forth
coming.
Many Voicoa--Who nro tuey7
Tho Chairman stated that Tho two uen refer
rod to were Ryan and GloeHon. (Otins OF "dood
onoughl That's good Give 1t to 'oml')