, 1876-01-26

fIEBT WAQD 1tEEUpL1CAHB.
meeting Of tho Republicans Of tho First
Ward waa held lnst oyening At tile Sherman
House for tho purpose Of adopting coust.tu-
tion and bylaws and pcrfccttng al organiza-
ton.
l.. L. Cobnrn presided, and AZ Chairman Of
tho Committee on Constitution, atc., submitted
thst document, which wRY adopted. Ths prcau1-
bic sets forth:
Believing In tho purity Of tho b,1ot-ho1 and in tlls
Wisdom Ut tho lawa requiring period Of reslsIeuco bs-
foro .oting aud that tho grestsat danger to rcpu-
jcan form Of government runsiha In what IL known
u rtre&tng aud illegal voting TO elect corrupt to
oItce we pledge ourselves TO ols afoEts to induce
md no,nnsta ouy COED nlen 70 otacc. aad then Il.
tend tic polls aud aasst In cheating them hg tho 1eKh
sote. Of thoso who roso according to hstF best judy
mcnt
Upon the adoption y gentleman afots aad
aaaed tho object Of tiso moctng.
hls. kmbAtlf responded that II vns for tho
purpoao Of harmouixins tho two Clubs, ho M
III. Has,soll commented on tho smn!tnoss OF
tho crowd. aud remarked that no had seen oue
Of tho other Club present {rcferr'ng to AID
Rlchnrd4on).
AID. liichnrdson ntoBo to question Of psivt-
logs, and stated that he WAS roiolced to bo af-
fordad at opportunity Of responding to tho man
Who lad boon about tho etreetB OF tlta city cast
Ing slurs upon Ills character aud staoblng him
on the back.
II. j. LOWS called the speaker to order, and
thought this vas no place for tho settlement Of
private grievances.
Nlr. Richardson u,en desired to know why ho.
citizen OF Chicago. aud n Republican Of fifteen
yon.s stauding, hhould ho denounced Id ron-
sgadc.
no had no foelinga toward Mr.. Richardson, mud
Il 10 would Gull 1t hls oillco ho would a1plaln
bfs position. --..-
@. ii. Kimbark invited Mr.. Richardson, and
ho naa there for tho purpose Of explaining tho
organization Of tho Club which was ut pfosent
in existence, mud moved that ho DO allowed to
do SO.
al1. Richardson thcreuron s.oso and detailed
\ history of tho formation Of tho Club and road
\ list OF tho officers elected, lie denied that
there had boon ANYTHING dons undorhanded or
| behind the door. II there DO any charges he waH
ready to hear and answcr thcu, sod concluded
by rccapisulating hsa political life. dofYlng any
mau to lay hands on anything that VAS antag-
onIstio to the Flrst Wara. Tho people Of that
ward lind honorcd him beyond his 1oserts, and
ho proposed 10 stand by thon.
Mr. lInakpll replied thas whom the conatitutlon
| aud bylaws WeTo adopted Air. Richardson was
the party who e1pu1Ratcd a by-law which pro-
yilod fos keeping . book In which tho names aud
addreAsea Of ti,ombers should oo kent. which was
tho heart OF tho Whole bahlnesH, mud In thta had
demonstrated Tho fact that ho was not good
Republican.
slr. Icha1duon-1s that tho brunt 0, my Of
fond!ng2
| Mf. ltAhKclI-lt IT,
Dir. lioha,dsou--lt slmply rosolyes itaals into
this. That causot bylaw which DIt. Haskell
wished Incorporated 10 be ssricksn ont.
Ms. Lows alto apokc, aud Mt. Mag,il added
his mite. stating that, as tho inoot!ug which
Aloptel tho constitution, 51r. Richardson had
| brought gamblers Rnd bummosn into the meot-
| INK Hho ass,Atod him IN th,a nat!or,
| Ais. Haskoll should be glad to have Mr.. nch-
ardson act with the Republicans, and all things
| work together IN harmony.
| h1r, Hichardnon WIZ Republican, aud i'll
tended 10 act with Tho party but lle w4B not pts-
pared to permit Mr. Haskell TO dictate to him ~
| 10 What constituted Republican.
Mr.. LewiA oppressed his appreciation Of what
| q club should bo composed Of. Ii tbis or any
other ltepublican club wAs organized for any
other purpose, he was not III favor OF It, Or ready
| to act With IL.
Mr. Haskell agreed with tho preceding speak:
prevent repeating aud illegal voting. reform the
Board Of County Commissioners aud other local
bodies.
After soma further discussion Mr. ". ]. brown
submitted tho following:
WuxnEAs, Iu tho Firat Ward Of tho City OF Chicago
there are supised to axist two Republican Clubs aud
WukAkAs. This detrimental to thu intetrtt 0l lbs
Republican party It's Organization aud inruence at thg
future s'ect!on therefore,
htsotrsd That tho lresilsu. Of this Club appotnt
committed Ut dss Meuat<sa Of thts organization ia
meet similar number from tho other Club With ye
Ok uniting the two clnbs.
alr Brown supported bis resolution by brtel
epeech, urgiuK that harmony and unity uf action
prevail among Republicans, and amended biz
resolution 30 that the uuu,ber of tbs Committee
be reduced 10 three, aud they 10 Instructed ia
repost the result OF their conference to thia
Club.
Altar sons debate. participated in by Msssrs,
IeutA uaSkfu Ma4il1, Aud Kinbhsk the lat tel