, 1876-02-27

tho only authorized organization.
Mr.. kimbark said he had met three or -four
timoa with the other Cub but as the Central
Committee had decided that this was the only
oac that would be recognized he proposes to
etand by this organization. Adjourned.
THE INDEPENDENTS. :
The Independents met last evening in Room
Is At 127 Clark street. There we're just sixteen
present. Those sixteen organized by calling
S. s. Gardner to the chair, and the exercises
commenced.
The first speaker Was the aged but lively s. II.
Smith. With him there ia only one theme, and
accordingly he advocated liza hobby, the meet
ing drinking in ell he had to say. lie said a
great many things, but he never departed from
his lobby-the greenbsck plank OF the Decatur
platform. As . prophet he 1eyeled in the fu-
ture, and went SO far rs to predict 900 ms
josiry fer the Independent ticket 1.-The only
thing We need" added he, "is 204 moro old
blatherskites just like myself, two for each
county, to work up this thing" and he csked
the meeting to eond deputation OF bl1ther-
saltes through estate On proselyting e1pedi-
ton. AS lie proceeded he grew excited, as is his
wont. II was always enthusiastic said he :;
AA EltGASIA6tAG e1A0AE4 VI VfCA hA4AEs UfC4
pigs and potatoes, and I tell 'em down thcra
that wore going to elect the whole ticket Why,
tell 'em they can't even elect d Constable on
any other ticket. Don't ycu know there's some-
thing in tho game Of bragg" There is o great
deal in it evidently to tho old gentleman. It
forms large proportion OF his stock in trade.
ME-. LA3uAop
was the next speaker. lie urged the propr1e.y
of organizing for city campaign. He alao in
Hufrp3 rr0nhAFy- and said that thirty fnyq
would see the immense floating vote Of tho city
at the heels OF the independent party. It had
been so with the Peoples party, which had no
principles. Why should it not be true with tho
Independent party, which was all principle?
lIr. Cameron denied that the Peoples party
had no principles. The Independent party had
principles, end he hoped it WIS to accomplish
nobler purpose than to elect Mayor or Council;
yen, its mission was to gain a national victory.
He vas opposed to going into the slums, and
made the unfortunate admission that the bum
mers Uould readily accept the Eroenback issue,
not knowing anything Of the principles. They
knew Us much about the greenoacks as the
Devil did about holy water, but thoy would
commit 20 mistakes. Each party called it o
catch-penny for the other: and they should hold
themselves a!oof from either party and strike
for higher game. city campaign would per-
haps evamp them aud il they did sue
ceed they would merely become the tail
wero in q chaotic state, and they should not COM
nit any errorB. He wanted no selling out to
either party- He preferred death rather than
that. They were WORKING not only for Chicago
States who should bo carried into the Presidential
chair on tho Decatur platform.
Mr. Cameron sat down IN great excitement.
ue bad made point
Nn- FINCH
thought Chicago was just the place for organiz-
II, tt1n t}ir ri
largest manufacturing city in tha Union, and he
thought the principles of the Decatur pl:tforn
would take with tho working classes. He Was
unalterably opposed to selling out, and declared
that auch was not tho purpose at the
first, stick to them, and let the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans nominate theirs
afterwards He WAS in favor OF the greenback.-
very much so.-although he had always voted
the Republican ticket He wouldn't do it any
more however. He had reformed. He Tns
going on to say much moro to the samo effect.
but was interrupted BY the excited Cameron, and
the tW0 bad an argument Of about tive minutes
length, when Mr.. Gilmore, with strong Irish
broguo and immense aide whiskers and a loud
voice, said be didn't want to hear anything about
compromises. Both parties. the Democratic
and Republican. were bad enough especially
the former. There WAS no need talking sbout
compromises mona were intended sud-
But the Chair requested that the dobata pro-
coed no farther. There WAS
DCsISEss EEFunE THE MEETING.
Mt. Gilmore wanted to know what that busi-
ness was. He thought, he said, "that the
meeting had come togsthor foT to do something
10: 70 leloIs proetesa' aao 1o1 10 90 seaefa1
osn.1 ~. s.4.aeo. ~
rs new converts and they we're added to the Lists
Of thoBe who might DO counted on in each ward.
This work WAS dona by tue Secretary, light
haired, freckle-{aced crecnhackcr OF short
Air. G;,more ,,no1ted that ,eon,o in biu ward
wanted Kind Of for to give no both parties.
and for to make up an independent party"
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