, 1876-04-18
THE SOUTH SIDE,


A mass.noetfng Of tue Republicans OF the
South S,do waa held at Burlington Hall last
evening under the auspices Of tho Second Ward
Club. Mr. robert T.. Lincoln ca!lol tho meet
ing to order, and Mr. Anthony was elected
Chairman.
In cniling to order, nfr, Ltncoln said that they
nero all aware that tho s3ub- Committee Of Twen-
ty-hTo had not bcoi' as}cep as tl,s Times had sug
gestad. The only thing left undouo Mt tho Bat
urday evening meeting wna tho installation Of
officers. Tho Town Collector would not DO al
loved to tako office nntt1 no1t full, The Super
visor took bis sent Saturday evening. Yesterday
afternoon tho County Clerk delivered the Az
scBsor's bookB to Afr. W. d. II. Gray, who wns
the appointeo Ut tho Town Board.
MI. ANTHONY
mndo brief address, 1Io thought It was q
good thing for people to got together md dis
cues locnl political Issues. There was a great
deal OF ignorance existing among the bost b,si-
nosa meu regarding local Affairs. There wczn
fow mon who knom anything Rbout tho city
chartor aud tho city ordinances. Tho City Of
Chicago waa marching forward with great ra-
pdity, Increasing In its material interests fastov
than any other city In tho world. Whit was
against the Mayor, bus he thought that ho had
failed to correct many Of the existing hbuBoB.
MaJor Oolvin had written n lottor In which ho
charged that tho psosqnt financial strait Of tho
S4*J WAC Aao ~ tAO tA@-AaAtV4pt A49Ntt0NtOk wv
speaker among othoss. 1lo would only say
thnt 10 had hycd iu Chicago quarter Of !
contury, and Ind ueyer fought hsa taxes but
twice. and many Of tile other gentlemen named
lad neyer fought thcit taxns boforo this gear.
[Applauso.1 Tho speaker enumerated q number
Of unnecessary oxpenaea for official salasics,
and stated that tho CITY had eIpoudod for gas
since 1871, 81, ,597, 789.87. The entire amount
paid BY London for gas roa 81 .so0. .0oo yesr,
ycar. For printing md stationary theEo had
been paid during the past year s172, 485.1G. For
salaries Of policemen ulefo had bsen pald aince
1871, s5,G95.4o5.05. He called the attention OF
the Aldermen present to those figures.
Gen. Thompson, candidate for ALDERMAN in tho
Th!rd Ward. spoke briefly, saying that he intend
ed to WORK for the best intorosta Of the city.
A. L. Morrison followed him. ue naid there that
WIS time whom moa could 60 to Tho polls aud
tor1ty would rulo. But limos wcre changed
Now falso ballots were stuffed into tho boxes.
W4en tho pcopte at the last town election
elected the Republican ticket lie was sorry and
count themselves iuto olhco. DHt thos lease OF
power was ahoEt-thoy waEe bounced Saturday
oyening Ho thought that those pooplo who
had cheated tho people 70 dagrans1y lAd got OF
cAeap enough.
nposo briefly, urging tho people to do their duty
at this election. II they Tantcd 10 keep the OPP
postion, officials IN thor PLACES they would 500
GhIkEr uAya aHu nAfuer I1neH tuatt tloy u4u tYaT
dreanlo1 pf. Confidence mutt be tcAtorol and
TINT could only bo doue by putting uoV sud re-
eponsibte Men In ofllce,
Con. II. II. Thomas eail that his club Ia tho
ElRhscenth Ward had effected . strong organiza-
tlou. and he hoped that the people in tho Second
Ward had dono "a we'll. lie then eulogixed tho
candidates on tho Republican ticket, particular,
iy Mr. Tuthil.. whom LIZ hail knoWn intimstoly
f9t many y ysaF4; ;~ :, H. "as followed by L. Il.
hd1olruel.