, 1876-09-17
WARD MEETINGS.

StNV@U HAA0.
The Second Ward Democratic Club held a
meeting last night at Benefits Medical College
Mr. George ". Brant Chairman, and Mr. H. J..
O'Brien at the clerks desk. No business of in
terest was done. Mr.. Brackett made brief
speech, explaining the issues Of the campaign
from Democratic standpoint
THIRD WARD.
The quarterly meeting Of the Third Ward Re-
publican Club was held last night ut No. $50
Wabash avenue. Mr.. Il. Sayrs presided and q.
S. Vail acted Us Secretary. The attendance was
large and the proceedings enthusiastic.
After some routine business had been disposed
Of, the meeting proceeded to elect officers for
the ensuing quarter. The following gentlemen
we're selected:
Fresident-Andrew Crawford.
Henry strong +. V. Fitzpatriek, Il A. White, A.
ana aseS T. oSren s. H. Ge IT, john k IL ''cis csr n0H Il
II; Aosher, Z; Greeley; i ssy;r.,.
Treasurer-T. 4. Emmons.
Erecutire Conmittee-Norman Williams, G. II.
culbertson, \. c.. calkins, C.. II: Ham, Amos
Grannis, Andrew Crawford, A. n. Eddy.
Finance Consm<tee-A. c. Calkns, j. N. Clark,
a. n. Eddy.
Df{e1attS 10 Central CIHb-J. L. Thompson,
Henry Strong.
On motion, the use of the hall for Friday
evening was granted the Swedes Of the Third
and Fourth Wards for the purpose Of organ
king Republican Club.
The following gentlemen were appointed a
committee to prepare list Of names Of gentle
men to act as judges Of election to he submitted
to the executive meeting of the Grand Council
Tuesday afternoon: AIessrs. A. Crawford, 4.
J. Galloway, E. 7. Sumwalt. L. n Eddy, ani
r1.a
is final, and they will report directly to the
Grand Council.
Mr. E. 6. Keith moved that committee Of
five be appointed to suggest 80 names to the
Club from which to select the delegates to be
submitted to the primaries. Carried. A report
will be made to the next meeting.
After the transaction Of SOME other business,
the Club adjourned to Saturday evening next.
FOURTH WARD.
Mr.. ]. L. High presided last evening at the
meeting Of the Fourth Ward Republican Club
4 resolution was passed to refund the initia~
tion fees Of all new members hereafter.
Mr. S. s. Squires Was elected to fill vacancy
in the Executive Committee.
A motion was carried that when the Club a1-
tagc Grove avenue and Thirty-fft street one
week from that time.
Gov. Bross was the first speaker He re-
viewed the record OF the Democratic party, COM
menc1ug with the election OF buchanan, and
tracing down its infamous history to the present
time, when it set up the weak pretense Of being
in for reform. he reverted to the personal
career OF Tlden, and alluded at some length to
the perjury Of that candidate in making his in
come-tax return In 1862. After dwelling upon
the currency issue he took up the history of the
Republican party, comparing its record with the
Democratic, and closing with eulogy Of the
Republican nominees.
Dr.. c. v. Dyer next made an interesting ad-
dress, interspersing his remarks with anecdotes
and illustrations. The French, he said, were
the best Republicans on the earth. They re-
warucd mea for naertorious conduct, and polit-
ica] demagogues stood no show there. The Re-
publican party here had made the only perfect
record since the organization Of the Union. 1t
WAS disgrace to belong to the Democratic
party. The Democrats we're not all thieves, and
blacklegs, and scoundrels; but all the thieves,
and blacklegs, and scoundrels were Democrats.
AID. William Aldrich said he did not suppose
any one believed the Democratic ticket could be
elected None Of the States except the South
eru States would vote for Tlden,-a man whose