, 1876-03-16

TRIBUNE: THURSDAY,
TO meat at Mergsnthatet's Hail. oorue. Twenty
seventh atteet and Wentworth svonus.
EIGHTH wAHD.
Tho Eighth Ward Republican Club, Commits
soner Phil 1Ioyno In tho chair, met lAst evening
1t tho corner Of Hasated And Taylor streots, but
having no business other than the election Of
delegates TO tho Town Convention. thoy ad-
1ourned for better attondapco Basurday night
at the aanlo place.
TENTH wAnD.
Tho 1cpuhltcana OF tie Tenth Ward held a
n,eoting laas ovoning In old Aurora Turner Hail,
No. III afilnkukco avonno, for tho PURPOSE Of
organizing Hartl club. Conelde.ing tic hor-
rible state OF tte vea.har, tue atton!ence was
seisr ge5y taree. AID. White called the meeting to
Tho Club waa organized ~ follows, Trcai-
dent, @. Il. bfatson Wce-prcsdenss, +. F.
Webster Dr. T. D. r. Dockins, II. Herbst,
h9' s9v r. MSsaTeE E. Ga1Gs T. pqowa qsss.r n'I5s IT,.
iioo.. william was@as; E:conti!e cennitsee. sss
Henry Bwees, Horny rautson. L. Davidson, A.
Arneas, n. Ernest =. c. christensen, ]. Kauer,
Gilbert QIson, 9: plxoD. T. HalVerson, 4: Nc
l,eckor y: Bolomon, A: L: Whitney, 4. hcKon-
zlo. D. 5foDouaa, II. II. Martin, A. p.::Iohnaon,
aud John re1dkamp.
Ald White eonerstal.ted Tho CLUB upon t.s
tooE ito Chair, md rotnrt,o,l thsnks for tho
honor accoFdod him, and pledged htmsolf to
work for tho Republican party.
Aid. uunderaon atatol that tho torn election
you'd soon bo at hand, and ho moved that
committee Of five be selocts1 10 chooso ak le1o-
gatos 10 attend tho Town Convention 10 be held
On tho Esd inst.
The motion was agreed to.
Aid. 1Ylli,o moved that whom tho meeting ad.
Il En$@ t.3Au y n
o'clock. to moot at No. 1a1 West Lako stteet.
Carried.
NJ. 7. o'Loary thou mndo few tsrso ro-
marks.
Laws: II. s, Paulaon, tho lion. ". 'Waymsu, D.
McDongal, F. r. Wetator, a. RamBdcll. and
John Foldkanp. TITO report WIS accepted. and
tho gentleneu choscn u represent tho ward IN
Mr.. Woodman, AID. White. AID. Gundcrson,
and others then mado pRtsio:io addresses, Af!or
Which tho meeting adjourned.
BEyENfEENru wAn1.
Tho Seventeenth Ward Republican Club hold
meottng last evening at No. 357 North Market
Htreat, LII. J. Dietrich in tho chair.
alr. ]. ?. Barrett moved that tho resolution
passed ht tho last moetiug requiring that tho
nhn1ea Of applicauta bo refor1ed to o committee
Of three ho 10 amended that tho names ehol,I1
bo presented directly to tho Club, ~ It wss
wrong to lot throa mon decide nron the oHg1biIl-
ty Of an applicant. uo MAS stuutlv rcelsted by
Mail-Carriar Bsnllxon and Bsfoot- Commission.
Or Thomas Cannon. aud tho motion MAS laid on
tho table.
Tho Committee appointed at tbs previous
meeting TO examine into tue character and
standing Of applicants reported that, In tboir
judgment, all Rppl!cants for membership should
orlor to become mombera Of the Club. knowing
full woil that the party nooded strengthening Id
the ward; therefore. a DO It resolved, that tho
Club will not support or encourage old politt-
party until they have proved their loyalty % tho
Republican party for at loaAt one year,
MIR. DarIott hoped tho resolution would not DO
accepted. sa 1t was calculated to place tho Af-
fassa Of .lio Club LII the banda Of q few WHO
L few political barnaccs who wore
candidates for office, aud hoped to secure tho
nomination by such tuoans. Ho had BEEN q 1ie-
publican Bnce 1856, and had neyor chaugcd,
not oven for tho Peoples rnrty, like come OF
and ho had always found that tho Republicans
in tho ward had no chance uuIcss tho Democrats
wero allowed to help them. Il man had boea =
Democrat until recently, but had nover chang0l
blu mind and was willing 10 net with tue lIopub-
licans. thore wah no roason why ho should not bo
s1ensrs. Cannon aud Dcnlxen thought tho
resolution should bo ndopted BY all means they
did not wnuI nuy ono to he a neiubor Of the
Club uulcHa he had alwasB bean good Nopub-
1tcan.
After o lougthy dobato tic matter Was laid
over until no1t week.
4 letter from iIr J. r. Root In regard to the
aalectlon Of polling-placcs Has rccc,7cd and
placod on illo.
T!.o meeting thon ndjouruod until Saturday
evening.
TA1-rAYHns' MEETING.
This Taxpayers Of th8 Fifteenth, Sixteenth,
aud Hoveuteeulh Wards mot last night In hveA
Hall, corner Of Lnr1aboe stroor aud Ciyhourn av-
onue to taAe ateps 10 unite with othas Harls of
the North Side to socuro honest and compesant
town officers. Tie meotug had no reference 10
tho munlciph election.
There wRs largo attendance.
hlr. George i. Adams Asatod that ho had bean
Asked to attend, and had doho 80 simply az cit-
ixon desirous OF good government, and had but
aud expectel 1Ie wanted some man Of clear
sdoae on tho subject to Haoak. and called upon
Con. Chotlaln. who thon aad tllat ho supposed
that thoso pEaaent we're probably aware Of what
posed that the meeting dosirod to join
H. and hoEp, got good town officers.
There. had boon general uprising
ognExod. The great OWL waa excessive taxation.
Tho torn ofllcora were responsible for it.. Much
noneJ was wasted by them. Tho citizens, In
tho coming election weto going to put aeit!e ali
bora upon good men for office. All had fe!t tho
iron haud Of taxation. It had looked ~ II tho
hummer olcment had ruled tho city for tho past
two yoars. II nll tho taxpayers Of torn and city
would do Mor duty a. the elections tho matter
would bo rcuod,ed. 1o w&s there to consult as
to tho bcat moanB to do It. The only wav wns
10 look around and find tue best mon for ottco.
Tho great evil OF cxcesHive and unjust taxation
might bo Illustrated in tho banks. Thelr taxes
In soulo casos ataounted to about 3 por cont Of
tho capita! etook, and they had been Obliged to
pay it. Such = state Of Affstzs tended to dsiyo
out banking capitRI. aud II could lily DO spared.
Tho dopositora in tho bank and those borrowing
money ,wozo injured directly byit. Such thngss
to change. In relation to municipal mattors,
although they had no place In tho present moot
ting. tho 0ouorAl aaId that tho City Goyorumeut
could be run On about ca, 50o, 900 BY cutting out
every ttem that wAs not Abaoiutoiy uecoasary
for tho support OF the city,
Nr. Felix said ~ this was business meeting,
he thought it might DO woll to adopt some doti-
nito measuree BY which somo course could bo
la.d out. I1o moved that commlttoo ba ap-
pointed to consult with representatives Of other
wards, for tlla purpose Of soliciting candidates
for town Offices.
On motion, tho secsctary thcn read the reno
fnffnnE That tYnra bicpfaA nv Etttht an -,