, 1876-07-23
The Democratic City Committee
Sees the Need Of Or.
ganizing.
Delegates Elected to the Conven-
ton to Be Held TO-nIOrrOW.
THE DEMOCRACY.
TIE CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE

VI tdG DctuucIlt1C pa W ue1o i 5aAa4 AAe0%4I
yesterday afternoon at o'clock, in hcadqua
ters, in the Palmer House. President Job
Mattocks occupied the chair, and Jcre1nla
Crowley acted us Secretary.
| Organizations Of Committees Of Five in eac
ward, for active campaign work, in aceordane
with Sec. VI. of the Constitution Of the Clul
we're reported from all the wards.
These committees are authorized to rent hall:
canvass the wards, register voters, and atten
to other details.
CONFERENCES SUGGESTED.
Mr. Mattocks stated that call had been mad
BY the County Committee for the selection OF
Campaign Committee, aud he believed that th
City Committee would work in conjunction
with the County Central Committee, and h
suggested a Conference Committee.
Mr.. Vaughan moved that u Conference Com
mittce Of i've be appointed to consult with tn
County Com1nittec in regard to the best meth
od OF selecting Campaign Committee. Car
ried.
The Committee was appointed as follows
Messrs. Vaughn, Thomas Hoyne, Forsyth, Val
Buren, and Hoffman.
Mr.. Ca1neronwantcd the duties explained tt
the members Of the new Ward Committees
One thing was that they (tbe Democrats) want
cd fair election: He denied that the Democ
racy were ballot-box suffers. But the Repub
lican party had interfered with elections ane
| had disfranchiscd persons. He wanted tc
have an honest election. They did not inte1l6
to interfere with the workings Of the Cool
County Central Committee, but they would co
operate with it.. lie believed that if the State
| Was organized they could carry it for the De
mocracy.
| ,Ir. Hoyne wanted to know what the gentle.
man was talking on or about.
| Cameron sat down.
THE TILDEN LEGION.
Col. S. D. Baldwin submitted the following:
| WHEREAS, It IL deemed urgent to now organize
the Democratic masses and all those IN favor Of
:. .Reso!ced, That the Democrats of the City OF
| Chicago organize into Grand Legion. to be known
m as the Iilden Legion, BY forming companies.
visions, each company to consist of ut least
| fifty men. AZ soon as three companies arc formed
in wards. they will form into a battalion or regi-
division, each commanded by a Grand Marshal,
| and the three grand divisions BY i Grand COM
mander and = Vice Grand Commander. The First
West Town, the Third the North Town, form
ing one Grand Legion. The companies,
as soon as formed, are to eleet the
gee dt- The company. bsttalion, and regimcntal
otacersaFc to elect their own division Grand Mar
shal. Tie battalion, rcgimental, and division
commanders shall elect one Grand Commander
and ono Vice Grand Commander. The head Of
each department may appoint its own staff. The
Grand Commander viii appoint d staff Of ffty
mounted men. and adopt such uniform as he may
Dr. j. Ward Ennis arose to question of
privilege. He wanted to know If the Commit
tees chosen did not take the place of the Ward
Clubs; aud, as President of the First Ward Club,
he wanted to know If anything had been left for
it to do.
1t was explained that no friction was In
tended.
Dr.. Ennis stated that he was in the dark, and
he could not see how clashing could be ayoid-
ed where two organizations we're in cxistoncc
At this stage Mr. Thomas Hoyne took the
chair.
II, Mr.. Van Buren moved to adopt Col. Bald
Mr.. Vaughan thought it should be laid over
for further consideration, and referred to the
joint Conference Committee, when appointed
Col. Baldwin suggested that the resolution
be referred to committee on organization.
Mr.. Vaughan put his suggestion in the shape
OF motion, which was carried, and SO the reso-
luton was laid over.
c. B. Bartlett rendered lis resignation as a
member from the Ninth Ward. F. A. Rolf
man did likewise as member from the Six
tecntl Ward. Both we're accepted
Alr. Thomas Hoyne made a speech against
the fault-1nding expressed at other meetings,
and wanted it understood that there WAS no
conflict at all.
THE JEFFERsoN1AS CLUB
was not dead, and would meet whenever It
found it necessary. He wanted bummcrism
put down, and they would do all they could to
accomplish it.
Mr.. Forsyth moved that the Conference
Committee be instructed to notify the County |
Central Committee that they were entitled to |
and invite them to occupy the Palmer House |
Headquarters. !
The hour Of Saturday meetings was fixed ut 8 !
p. NJ, after which the meeting adjourned.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The Democratic Ward Clubs met Yesterday |
svening and elected the following delegates to
he County Convention, which meets tomorrow
% elect delegates to the Springfield Convention
which is to nominate State officers:
First Ward-Dr. J. Ward Ellis, Edward Cum
lingha'n, Anton Berg, David Thornton. Philip
iach}oF, Dr. Swayne Nickcrsham, c. c. Cope
and.
Second Iyard-Ex-Ald. Fitzgerald. Il. A. Wilder.
cllraeder, william Van Euren
Third uard-F: 1: Sherman, John H. MacAyoy,
ToaTth ltard-N Hoihsimer. M j: j. e T. MeDonaid, Di
william u seip,.J. ]. Gerrity, Robert Whelau, and
RIM lIa1d-David Roche, David Deist, John
lcSicholls. N. Van Aruin, Patrick Flynn Louis
;luhn' Capt; Long, Mr John Thurn. J. "; Con-
Sitth I}drd-Florence Donnayan, james We1ch.
ohm Summers Hubert lIeger:nan, D. O'Connor,
). j, Hickey, Jol,n SlcEenna, William Collins
Sfrenh 1lard-A. Engenbarger, David Walsh
GORGE Garyey; John Reardon, Richard Collins,
|
A7r{h Ward-Col. ". B. Snowhook, Dan O'Hara |
lex Sweeney, c. McDonnelL F. 4. Beech, John
= Cofcy. |
7tuh lIard-Thomas Lantcry, John Croak, II. |
tiefel, j. G. Richbcrg, John Connell, 4. c.
trOng
Eltoenth Uard-Cha11es e. Morse ]. G. Hitch
ock afalcom Mcdonald Thomas E. Courtney,
TWe;Jn Hard-T. E. Guerolt, DR.. Hathaway.
oil. Baldwin, P. y. Dunn Judge Graham.
Thirteenth Irard-W. Phhlcn, P. II. Doulin,
arncy Little, ], O'Brien, and David Ha!linan ]
Fourteenth EarL-Th0mas Walsh, Anton Det- 4
CT, P. Mongoyen, 81. 4. LaBuy, Peter Lagoni, I
,hn Norton. c. J. Franks, john GImbel,. W,
ynewicz, William Sullivan, DR.. Curran, Aid.
gan. I
Fifteenth Uard-FranE Niesen, ]. B. Vaughan. 4
athias Koch, \. Goudy, j. D. C. whitney,
rank s: " Mates, Mathew Iranzcn, Thomas Boyle,
serente<nf1 Va1d-Mlchael McGuin, Patrick u
erney, Michael Sweeney. John H. Arwedson, &
i'm Sweeney, Michael 1Ia.ty, John F. Walsh, {
,un ". Stotz, Patrick O'Mallev, David Murphy.
E1qhfeenth Ifard-JoAn n. Ronntrce, William
'afn, 7. G. Turner, John Lynch. Nicholas Hand | .
arrnce H. Dyer, William Deyne Nicholas ! I
ahnen, James Mccormick, William Wiesenbaeh. a
AROUND TOWN.
SCANDINAVIAN REPUBLICANS.
A meeting Of the Scandinavian Republicans | :
the Tenth Ward was held last night in the J;