, 1876-11-05

THE CHICAGO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
There is reason to hope and believe that
the First Second, and Third Congressional
Districts, known as the Chicago Districts,
will all return Republican members. They
were carried by the Democrats in 1874 by
mere cratch,-psrtly owing to the compi-
cations growing out Of the "People's Party"
movement, and partly to the commission of
frauds. The ''Peoples Party is no more,
and the dissensions that grew out of it are
obliterated and forgotten. Every one of
these districts has Republican majority of
long standing. Arrangements have been
made, under the United States law, to pre-
vent the fraudulent voting, and there is no
doubt that it will at least be held in check
The people have every reason to regret their
experience with the Democratic Congress-
men, two Of whom are candidates for re-
election; and this circumstance will CO.
operate with the natural impetus of q Presi-
Dental election to restore the old-time
Republican majorities in all three districts.
The First District includes the First, Sec-
ond, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Wards in the
South Division, the Sixth Ward in the West
Division, the southern part of Cook County.
including Hyde Park and Lake, and all of
DuPage County. CAu1Fu1D was elected
two years ago by 40S majority, but the Re-
pubicans elected RICE two years before by
majority of $500. The present candidates
are Mr.. WILLIAM A1DR1cH, Republican, and
joHN r. Hox1E, Democrat. Mr.. A1DR1cH
is a man Of superior intelligence, high stand |
ing, and unimpeachable character and he is
thoroughly devoted to the best principles of
politics and the publication Of the public
service. He will not only unite the entire !
Republican vote, but, owing to the low char
acter of his opponent, he will receive very |
large Democratic vote. DuPage County, |
which gave Republican majority Of only
200 two years ago, will give Mr. A1DR1cH
from 500 to 1000 majority. It is conceded
on all sides that HoxH's only hope of |
success lies in polling illegal votes
but, notwithstanding the extensive az
rangement that are believed to have been
made to this end, they are apt to miscarry
through the vigilance Of Ho1E's opponents,
who have been sufficiently warned of the
proposed corruption Of the ballot-bo1es.
The voting precincts which req uire particular
watching and Sufficient guard to resist as-
saults are located on the line Of Indiana in
the Sixth Ward, where there is to be an ef-
fort to vote some Of the Second District yot-
ers; and in Lake Township, where HoxE ex-
poets valuable aid from some of the Stock
Yards roughs. But Mr.. HouE will probably
have to get in more fraudulent votes than
have been arranged for in order to overcome
the honest majority against him. MANY of
the most prominent and influential stock
men, including NELSON MoRn1s and SAM Al
tERToS, are opposing him because they know
him intimately, and be will not have every
Ehng his own way at the Stock Yards,
rs he has foRdly imagined he would Hay-
ing purchased his nomination, and
hoping to secure the election by the
same corrupt means, it would be scandal
and disgrace to permit him to succeed. It
Is, therefore, the duty Of every good citizen
TO vote against him: in order that the honest
majority for A1r: A1DR1cH may be SO large that
+he Ho11E colonies of aliens and repeaters
may be outnumbered even if they succeed in
getting in their bogus ballots. J.,
The Second Congressional District lies en-
irely within the city, and includes the
Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh.
Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Wards +,
Lie candidates are Col. GEORGE r. DAVIS.
Republican, and CARTER HARRISON, Demo-
rat HARRISON squeezed in two years ago
y majority Of about dozen votes. more
'r less, and after liberal expenditure of I
money. There are two wards on the West I
Tide which have almos: an exclusively for !
ign population, and it WAS through the
'olitcal combination of pretty mncb :
Il the foreign vote two years ago that {
his district, which, two years before. s
ad given Republican majority Of $500, E
lected HARRISON by nominal majority. t
here is no such com mhiaation this year, and | E
here is reason to believe that the Germans {
nd Scandinayians who will yote the Repub- q
can ticket will more than outnumber the a
rish who Will vote the Democratic ticket.
side from this, the conduct Of CAnxR HAR- i