, 1876-10-08
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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10 THE MEMBERS OF TIE REPUBLICAN COUN-
TY CONVENTION AND CITIZENS OF CHICAGO
AND COUNTY OF C00K:


10 THE MEMBERS OF TIE REPUBLICAN C0uN-
TY CONVENTION AND CITIZENS OF CHICAGO
AND COUNTY OF C00K:
Mai. Vim. Z. Waite having been suggested TOT
the responsible office Of Recorder OF Deeds OF co9k
County we desire to thus formally soont sncere1y rt
believing that his career as citizen, soldler ao
an officer OF the Government, warrants tne cohCia-
sion that his nomination and election wlll sa3naJ
the times.
To his more Intimate acquatntances the record Of
citizen Of Chicago aes1,y y thirty years, he has
never been before the people seeking Office His
competency is youched for and guaranteed BY those
With whom he has been brought IN business @ eon s
positions OF trust and confidence.
At the outbreak Of the Rebellion In 1851 Mr.
Waite abandoned . lucrative business, and was
mainly instrumental in raising one OF the first two
companies OF infantry mustered into the service
from this city. which made up the Twelfth {Gen:
McArthut's1 Regiment OF Illinois Volunteers, Of
He served with gallantry and distinction through
out the War; WAS promoted for meritorlous SER
his superior officers, many OF whom are at this
time honored and distinguished residents Of this
city.
ternai Revenue. he has been faithful among the
faithless, honest where nearly all were corrupt;
his being one OF the two names Of Revenue Store
W s Tn n
exposing All attempt to bribe him into the Whisky
Ring, the Ring officers of the Government sus-
pended Maj. Waite and kept him unemployed 70!
which, and to onaaintain4,lmself and family, he was
compelled to sutfer the loss OF his homestead by
foreclosure, while the dishonest StoEekeepefs were
enjoying the benefits OF salary and the spolls OF
This treatment being well known, one Of the
first Official acts Of the lamented Webster was 70
pdress tie Aalora letter OF approval anu recall
Such I isl is the man and his record, citizens
that desire to be intrusted with the responsible
citizens who may become delegates to the Re,
publican County Convention to give due weight and
consideration to the claims OF an honest man and
him In Nomination the people will indorse their
Il. Il. Taylor, ". B, Bradford, g. ". Plummer, e;
G. Long, 4. F. Miner, ]: H.. Hail, j.; Z.
aafyin, Thomas J. br}srlE Rdss dehaR9d T. ksay NJ.
tn, a ta'qh ). f. Mccormick, % Thomas Bassett, j. l.
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Webb, Gustave Meyer, Il; E. schnabel; n: Grei-
eheimer, T. Z: saulkeins, Vergho, Ruh!ing Co;'
INN McAlpine, Eugene V. Roddin, John +. Wearee,
George S. Redaeld, P. q c. F. Low, \: A.
West, james Is. walls, Aaron Bilss, =: =. De"y,
J. W. Webb, Henry Howard, ]. n Harvey, G.
". Jones, c. s. Spencer, Samuel F: Con1stock,
Edward Starr, S. Taylor i Co., E. ": Barclay,
/. =: adams, "; g; Stephens, e; y; ,S Eibig 6
Lamb, Mlnkler T. Hayes, ]. E. Powers, Best
Russell s. Co., D. e. Moore, II. Fl. Buzzell
r. A. Meyer & Son, Parmussen Bros, Henry G.
Cooke, John Fitzgibbon, John Peterson, r
Poole, 4. MeNally, JohT ": Ludwig: y: :.
Hagans, Jas. P. Robertson, F. F. Spencer, VIM; t.
Hi6burd, A. D. Lamb A. q. Bartlett, J. B: John
ston, G. G. Cook 8 Co.. r. r. Day, VIM. H.
Whitehead. J. ]. Parkhurst, Rufus L: Kirk, Cur
don Bingham: s. .. Kimbark, 3. F, Felix, ,i; D; E.
Hosay ) Co. VIM: 6: Filler. Colby ! Writ, lloi-
lister s Gorham, uolton & Hilureth, Hllger,
Jenkins & Faxon, John H. Thompson, Geo. L.
Paddock, E. 4. Small Samuel Hale, $: P.
Rounda, A. c. Ducat, 3. G. Stuart, J. G. skeer
John b. Weeks, Geo: ". cIapp. Chas AakeT' y. y
". Pardridge, DyW: Nickerson, Gavin JAMESON
c. Fl. Hartman, q. Barker, Geo: n: JENKINS, !
". Colby ]. ". Bangs Farrar Il Wheeler, h. 3.
Gould, ". B. Keen, Cooke s. Co., A. Booth,
Page, Sprague T. Smith; Bliss Barnes = Co, e.
A. Cuok Il Co., Anson Gorton, y. II. Wheeler,
r. D. Sherman, Chas. E. Leonard, c. 4. Story,
T: j. Preston, g. GoEing;. !; J; Mecormiek' E
Klein, J.. Martin. c. E. Webb, ChAs- Arnold, q.
4. Foster, and 500 others.