, 1876-08-29
PRICE FIVE CENTS.


1HK bHCQNu WARD
8 Second Ward Republican Club met ikst
q Ing In Tho Bennett Medical College Hail,
8 .. 8. Smith, President, In 4ha chair. ::
q fter tho transaction Of some unimpo,tant
J ittnc business, the Club was addressed by
slton. William Price, Of Grenada, Miss. Thn
'unl complaint Of the Southern people was,
said he, that they wcrc deprived Of tho rights
Of self-goYcrn1ncnt. This spccious plea really
meant that they were not allowed to manage
their negroes ~ they pleased. Still, he did not
be'lc7c tic Southern people desired the rc-cn-
slAvement OF the cnorcd race, although the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendmcnts werc
pills that the 8outherners found very bItter to
swallow. They objected to the negroes voting,
aud the SUCCESS Of Tilden and Hendricks would
destroy all tho privileges tue coored people cn,oy
under tlese amendments. To compel them to
vnte tie Democratic ticket, whicl, would ccr-
wnald he to keep them forever from tic poIls,
All the privileges which the coored racc now
enjoy wcrc gained through Tho Republican
psrtY, and, II the Democrats got Into power,
except III the dlstznre. The speaker had been
In the State eleven years, and had been four
years in the State sctiate. Tho last election had
simply been carried b. Democratic intimidation.
would be to believe. that greater conversions
1i,oFt on ths Day Of Pcnteeost. There
nas no s1hsbiston Of force or actual violence,
understanding that they would b. used II neces.
kary. III strong Republican country, the
Democrats came out With majority Of 6oo,
Tue t.., result o. intlmllat1on 1hs Democrats
tntcrfcrcd III the elections this year. but, unicss
something was done by Gen. Gralit 10 protect
Kennhlican y,2tcrs, tho Democrats would carry
TINT hH fnDnhnrh IN ha d HaEtt
not necessary that lie shunld be fankce The
speaker had cone from Europe, Ind gone down
South, WA called u earpct-boggcs, and vche-
Ts pea t. es scmsn shs'eoE tela nn III IT. he be prs
killed. The opposition was merely to the Re-
publican purity, and that was the sum and sub
stnncc Of tic abuse hcapel upou tic carpet
The speaker knew Coz. Amcs to be an honest :
and gt'od man, but.. very unfortuncly, he had
fallen In love with a daughter Of ben. Butler. T..
This Mas onc Of tho oaelses against the dcleacy
An,es had taken tie part Of tho colorci peopio
and declared that the election had been carried
by Democratic intimidation. To got rid Of him ;
they had Eottcn up articles Of Impeachment,
ed with Democrats, hid rcs!gncd. III eonrIud-
tnE, tue speaker said the greatest cloud j
that could hung over, the State would
b ,. ,;, the ,I election Of Iilden; IApplausol
In the words Of Hayes: "What Tic South needed
was the supremacy Of law" aud the equal pro-
lection Of black and white, md his election only
could secure those rights. [Applausc.
The meeting was tilcn addrcssu.l ',y tl,a Hon.
james T. Root, who was in one Of hts brat
moods, aud made one Of Ills characteristic
speeches: That there was no intimidation In
ty, but rathcr to tho Almighty and tho ncpub-
llcan party: pcoplo were casting about for rea>
su.ls why thcy should yotc for Ifayes Or for III.
den. The speaker had no need of looking for
rcesone. Hc had had them for twenty years,
The triumph Of the Democratic party wnuil
produce tht satno intimidation which c1iatcd In
the South. He Thought The destruction ot Cas-
tic Garden would have bad ctlcct on the Dem
dependent Grceabaekers, so-called,: but they
would amount to no more than tlse int woman
in circus. laugh!srl It was . sdc;;sl,uw,,
s SsaR paRss H. s nssca M al f p.no sao.
ties, and Nj. Root dwell u considerable length
upun tho record Of the eham Refnru,rr, whom
he s, rrononsst among other things, an unm'tt
atr. lsout was followed By J. Lylc King, Esq,
as,d Mr. William Barker, each OF wl1pnssnado
o5lci 1 and pointed remarks. Tile meeting then
A meeting Of tho somrantcs ct the Ai!uute.
Men Of Tic Third Ward Republican Club was
held last evening at the Head!luartcrs, No. 90
4 conlpany b had a drill iEist, and large num-
f5er Of nnules wcro curolled toward tho fortna-
tton of o company q Veterans.
Considerable routine business wqs also trans
acted: Alr. g. y. Hughes moved that the Min
utc-Mcn be dlviled into two battnl.ons, Compa-
ntrs A., E, and D forming one, aud Companies
q c, F, and 9 tho ether, which was carried
The The Ieslg19tion ct Lieut.. Col: q: :. Yeti M:
time to devote TO the duties Of his position.
The meeting tl,en proceeded to hallot for
acll officers. Mt: J. 4. Koberts was elected
colonc! o. the first Battalion; 4. Il. wsg-
{nr {f,c having been previously, elected; r. II.
master.
On motion, Mai. Hughes was elcrted to or
sblo moment. Col. Itughcs stated that Col.
Robert lngersotl and others would be here In n
week Or 50 to speak. andhe hoped tho battalfons
so pe Sn be4o ~ Med = ns
alc formed: There was Ut reason Why there
should !iot be three or four regiments Of eight
companies cacll Ia the ward.
On motion Of Maj. Hughes It was resolved
that all ths commissioned officers should be
promoted BY seniority In companies.
Capt. White moved that all questions Of dls-
nutc ln regard to pronlotlons ho referred to
Col. Bridges. but Iuotion to adjourn, which
ton.
aEnMAn-AMEH1cAN CLUB.
A meeting 0f thr Executive Committee OF
thu Gert,AI-Au,erican Republican Club was
held Inst night At tbs Headquarters, corner. Of
Lake And Clark Streets Alr. William Floto
presided, aud tllers WIS large attendance.
Thu Committee appointed to communicate
with Carl Schurz, and ascertain when 10
would be able to visit Chicago md address q
lnnss meeting Of Germans, reported TINT they
l'atl reeclscd no definite answer. Mr. Sehurz
l,ad written tt,at he would respond to their In
yitatlon IS soon IS lU lIad opened the Ohio
campaign. Instructions were given the Coln-
lnittre to telegraph tic great Gcrlnan orator
anu llayc HIN Ok the date Of Ills appearances In
Chicago as carly as possiblu. Several gcutlc-
men mae 0attcrtug reports bf tlle orEaniza.
tions In tho German wards. After MI Informal
discussion on pulltlcs tho meeting adjourned.
LAKE VIEW.
Tho Ifayes and Wheeler Club OF Lake View
hclu : 1cutiug Saturday at 0raceiaud, In tho
nnrthcru part u, the town. The meeting was
presided over by William l.. Church, al old mud
prominent resident OF the town, and It ~as wcll
attended by the most Intelligent portion OF The
h4.t tmunltV. Dr. EhArrY " Dycf ono of thu