, 1876-10-27
MEETINGS..

TUE wOKkISGMEH's PROTECTIVE POLITICAL
LEAGUE
held n Congressional nnl County Convention III
Globe Hail. OH Desplancs street, uenr Madison,
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon JAines Warm-
ington occupied the chair aud Frederick u.
Cornwall otljc!ated as Secretary.
Il Committee on Credentials was nppotntel
rs follows: n. Mcclure, President Of the
Lcnsue,J. L. Seully, and William r. nartuey.
After brief absence the Committee reported
list uf Delegates numbering 1853. The report
WAS accepted.
The Convention now Hcttlcd down to bust
ness by nominating by acclasnntion John Il.
Hoxlc for Congress In the First District, Will
INN Ward, Of The Fourth Ward, brought TINT
gentleman out.
For the Second District, Cot, George r. Davis,
nominated by N. Mcclure, dcteatel Cutter II.
Harrison BY vote Of 12i ngai,st SO. The
nomination Of Davis Was made unanimous.
For Congress III the Third District, &. Sehori
nominated Lorenz Drcntano, aud John Fllbcrt
John v. Le Moync. Brentano WAS nonltnutcd
ty 19i against ~. BrGntaao's nomination wns
l,allc unanimous.
For stntc's Attorney, alr. Mcclure notnI-
EEbert Jameson. The nomination OF Mills,
who defeated Jameson by 1lG against 81, was
1nalc unanimous.
Fur Coroner Emil D!etzscl, received 30 votes,
DR.. ]. l.. Quirk l5!, md Or. Stitt 8. Quirk's
nomination was made unanimous.
The tight Oil the ehrtevalty was close and cx-
citing. Henry pohr nominated JoLn ii.
Clough and r. II: Sullivan Charles Kern.
Amid considerable discussion, John II. Clougl
was nominated by vot4. Of 100 against n.
The kecosdershp WIS contested by Maj.
Brockwny, nominated BY Mr., McGulrc, and
Julln Cunliskey, nominated by ]. O'Connor.
Broekray was Illuminated by vote ot la1
The Circuit Court Clegksh!p was laid over tos
consideration until this after,ionn.
The County ConiullsslOncrslilps came next.
v. u. 1larpes's nomination by John +. No
Warrington, +. McGratll. ard James Bradley
were mentioned. The first ballot resulted as
follows; Warrington, lSo; T.. McGrash, 10y:
1sp Ss psy sy %o 2sst 2ssson sasa sss ros e as s &c
noM,i,,ees or the highest. It bc!,,g AnallY Ac-
clded that the candldates should be selected
Hlngly, WnrrutnEton WIS declared nominated,
ana i bnllot followed betwean MeGrath md
Interchange Of sentiment. Thta ballot resulted
81 fur aIct;ratA and u for Bradley. A mistake
on the part of the Thirteenth Warl delegation
1nislrd tllc Convention into the suppositiou TINT
ut Headquarters, No. u South Water street,
will strafghten the matter out, however.
bernard c. Jcnnrsens WIS nominated by accl2-
nation frnm the North Side.
THIS AFTERNOON, at No. ~ South Water street,
Clerk of the Circuit CaIrt will bc selected,
and Senatorial aud Legislative nominations
InAle.
MuNICiPAL NEFoRM CLun.
There wns a meeting Of the Municipal Reform
Club yesterday ut u. IN. In the cIi1t,-r>aOM VI
the Grand Pacific lIotel. A,Aoig tile number
nrrsunt were Il, @, kcltl, Writ Dexter, lticlarl
Crane, X. 1stlai,t George N. How, Murry Nell
sun, j. Il. 6!,urta Marshall Field, Robert Law,
U, i. Kellogg, j. 7. Turrencc, unl X. L, Der
iclssnn, tic litter Ut whom presided.
The tiitu was 04Tubcu !n consultation upon
tho question Of Cutting up Legislative ami
parties who thought tl,eac tickets as they now
stoud could nc Improved upon. II was decided
to make vigorous campal:u, and tos that ,pus-
pose meetings Ut tho CLUB VII! bc held dally at
/ u. IN. and Iii the evening until election.
The Executive Committee WIS Increased from
nlno to thirteen members by tho addition of
Mrssrs. i. q. Keith, It. Crane, hurry Nelson,
aud lohn Tysrcll.
Tho Committee reported that they were still!
at work tnaklng WI' tlrkcts, ana would ho nble
to repurt complete list ot candidates Monday.
Thu meeting iiiourned until to-day st p. III.
a. the sa,nc place.
EIGHTH WARD. ~
Tho Eighth Ward Republican Club held
,mcetIug last night Vi No. Isl West Harrison
| street. Mr., Fill a. ltoyuo presided. and the
| attendance was large. Tho speakers OF tho
evening were George ". Reed, candidate for
Representative u the Fourth District. Col,