, 1876-02-06
LOCAL POLITICS.
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The Third Ward Citizens Club hald it's
regular rnaeting last evening in the lecture
room Of ths Eclectic Medical College, Nos. 511
and 513 State street. Tho President, Thomas
Deyan, in the chair. Amongst those present
we're tho Hon. R. B. Mason. ". R. Page. DR.. D.
S. Smith, DR.. John B. Ohaffee, Addison Ballard,
Leroy Church, William Eldred, Albert E. Ebert,
Joseph Stark, Dr. Hamill John G. Hilton, and
J.W. E. Thomas.
After somo interesting remarks by most OF
the citizens present. the meeting adjourned to
meet Fob. IS at the same place.
The organization promises to be q SUCCESS, and
it's members entertain the idea that the people
of tho ward have been lily used in the master OF
taxes, as many OF its citizous can tessiiy.
THE FOURTH WARD.
Tho Fourth Ward Republican Club held
meeting last night at their headquarters, $3.50
Wabash avenue, G. II. Culbertson, presiding
and hurry Nelson submitted report prepared
by them as committee appointed to prepare
paper on abolishng township organization,
which report was petition to the County Board
Of Cook County to cal n.os,a general else &C.
sired, the abolition Of tho present system
OF township organization. Remarks on the
present system and the advantages OF that pro-
posed followed the petition The paper was
read BY tho Secretary. favo5ably recelved' and
meeting, when. it it be accepled, Tho time Of
presentation to tho County Board will be desig-
mated
Ex-County Commissioner Clough rendered his
res,goation IS delegate from the Fourth Ward
Republican Club to the Central Club. It was
accepted.
Mr. Cloueh then moved that tvo delegates
be appointed to represent the CLUB in the cen
trail organization, and made few remarks as to
the necessity for auch action.
A. l,@ ~, Hfr
Cloush, and spoke for some minutes. He could
not see the benefit Of having Central Club
There MAS in fact no such body. Il was moro
myth. It existed only in name and on paper.
They had nothing but an empty room. No busi-
ness of any importance had been done by them.
and all Republicans wero Us much delegates to
the Central Club as any one appointed expressly
for that purpose.
31r clough replied by reading list Of the
officers and members OF the Central Club He
maintained that there was need for snch body.
and IN long address established his point With
many reasons.
He was followed By 51r. Kirk Hawes. who re-
viewed the subject thoroughly. going into the
details of the o1sanizas on Of the body, and the
objects had in view At that time.
No delegates were appointed, aud the subject
Will be brought up for further discussion ut the
next meeting, Saturday evening. Eco. II. at
which tiEne the Secretary announced that Mr.
Joseph AIodill had CONSENTED. at the earnest Ea-
quest or Lne Objects OF Tue + 0uftQ h3Ea CtuO4
to be present and address them On the municipal
forms OF government in some of the largest
cit,as Of Europe
FOURTEENTH WARD.
The Fourteenth Ward is blessed with q colored
population numbering not qui:e 800 voters and
already they are beginning to talk mo taxa-
ton. representation" or. rather. just the op-
poslte. Thus far there are three candidates for
tho honor Of Representative IN the State Legisla-
tnre, aud their names are Messrs. Bradley,
White, end Guy Gould. Last night the Bradley
faction. numbering some ten loyal souls. met at
No. $50 Hubbard street. They vera addressed
BY their leader, who denounced the means used
at previous meeting for the election OF officers,
and called for the reinstatement Of the original
officers OF the Club, which, out Of compliment to
the Yankee nation, is designated the Ceaten-
ninl Republican Club. After accomplishing this.
he passed resolutions denunc1atory to his rival,
T. B. White. and then the row began Ia Hes
ing st Farwell Hall. For ovoE an nour war OF
voices ragged, despite the kindly attention Of two
long, lnnk, and leaa policemen. who were in at
tendance. It finally ended BY Mr. White being
allowed to defend his fame as q tax-easer. and
the Bradley Centennials, numbering precisely ten,
departed for their homes.