, 1876-02-20
And lie Has Gone 10 Washington TO
Join tho Democrats.
Preparations for tho Republican Rally
Tuesday...The Scandinayians
Organizing.
The Centennial Club---The Fourth Ward
Asks for That Special Election.
Meetings in the Eighth, Sixteenth,
and Nineteenth Wards.

GOOD BYE, Colv!N.
THE COUNCIL WILL CALL AN ELECTION.
"There's heap OF trouble on the old mans
mind" Such was rather mystical phrase that
Was in general although quiet circulation around
the City-Hall yesterday. The knowing ones
passed the phrase from mouth to mouth, while
the unknowiue ones wondered in amazement
what new job was atloat, or what new comblna-
tion Was about to be sprung. The secret OF 1t
all is that the Council have at last succumbed
to the wishes Of their constituents, and
have resolved upon q coup d. etat that
will summa1ily end the existence Of our live-for-
ever Mayor on the very day that the new officers
are elected. Not all Of them hare thus far
made up their minds to abide By their con-
stituents, but the number is already SO large Rs
to leave no doubt Of the success OF the measure.
The Republican ward cl1bs, through the resolu-
tions passed by thom calling upon the Council to
order an election for Mayor, have asserted their
strength in the plainest manner possible. Lees
than three weeks ago ono Of those clubs passed
auch q resolution, and at the preeent
time almost every Republican ward club
in tho city has followed suit in an
admirable manner, and even in those wards
where such resolutions have not been passed, it
is not owing to my laxity Of the voters, but
to tue Vaccinations OF some political tickster.
At the next meeting OF the Council Aldermen
for various wards, and committees appointed for
the purpose from several other wards, will pre-
aent to the Council these resolutions and call
upon that body for IN early and decisive answer
II this matter had come before the Council i
week ago it would undoubtedly have been chilli
ed unto death in an incredibly short time but
not so now. Mayor Colvinis aspirations for
prolonged Office arc to be cruelty trampled
in the dust, and the voters Of tho
city are to be gwen chance to pnt their feet on
the foul schemes aud plots that adopted tho
chnrter OF 1872. The last three days have
WROUGHT WONDERFUL CHANGES
in the Aldermau1c boson,s. all brought about by
the trnness Of the ward clubs in passing reaolu-
sions calling for the election Of Mayor The
people saw that the right man was not in the
light place. Conceding the Mayor to be up
right honest in his convictions, and aiming al
ways to do naught but the right, it was apparent
10 every one OF them that the lead Of the Mu-
nicipal Government was being run hy ring OF
few persons, whose Influences we're any
thing but beneficial. Among the first OF
these evidences were the removals OF valued
employees Immediately after the notoziousy-
fraudulent charter election, when ward bum
mess md common street vagTanta were Promot-
ed to the places thus made vacant. The re-
moval Of Maynard, the Assistant Superintendent
OF the Board Of Public Works, was culmina-
tiou OF one class Of these outrages. Finding the
victims frienda too powerful for him. the Mayor
re1inquiahed his hold aud changed hs tactics.
Previous to that time the practice had been to
remove valuable officers for the purpose Of max
ing convenient vacancies, but after tLs new
positions we're created for such AZ need
ed and demanded them in compenaa-
ter election. A few Of the less important;
of these appointees we're for time fondled and
careeeed, only to be abandoned when stronger
and more powerful aspiranta came in their way.
Ed SEALE
is fair representative OF the class, and. as he
squealed too soon on the practices Of the Ad-
mlnistration, he is now considered and treated
as yellow dog. Another convincing argument
against the tactics Of the Administration was
the collection of taxes Tho supporters Of Col
WINS regime claim that tie course adopted by
them was the only justi6able one but all their
the leading Afdermen-who fairly represent the
wealth and influence Of the city-that their
course VAS ANYTHING but an enormous
b]under, and that the collection cf taxes
i renned Climax and n tho present. seI
collection now being made by the Town Collect
ORB in 4 manner that the Taxpayers are ever
ready to eyade. Such men as thesa do not blame
the tax payers for not paying, one-haH as much
as do the regime that has countennnced foul er-
lect1ng taxes in its own Way, for the mere pu1-
pose Of prolonging for \ feu months the po-
litical proteges in the employ OF the City Col
lector. The last, and perhaps the most conyinc-
ing proof Of the general imbecility Of city en-
ploYes was
THE SaLoON-L1CENsK QUESTION,
noH il plocess OF Investigation By The TRIBUNE,
and which has already shown that there are a.
least 1.C00 unlicensed saloons in this CITY. on
which, il their licenses we're paid the City Treas
urer would have exactly $4,000 moro in his cof-
fe1s tnnn he now has. All these facts-failngs
Of the Admiuistr7tion-are to be more elaborate
" set forth BY an Independent Association soon
70 be started among the business men and Tux
be to look mp and recommend the beat ways OF
lifting the city out Of all these difficulties. The
movement is already well On foot, and will soon
be fully hcdged.
The knowledge OF all these things has caused
the Aldermen to look about them as to where
their political laurelg arc. il they ever bad any,
and If not where their iaurels are coming from.
For the purpose OF fathoming the general Alder
manic sentiment in relation to the matter.
TRIBUNE reporter stationed himself ut the City
Hall and button-holed aB many OF the Aldermen
as he could conveniently in ono day. The first
who presented himself was
AID. QU1RK
Of the Fourteenth Ward.
Whit are your sentiments, Alderman, re-
gardipE the movement now On foot IN the Re-
''In nhat way as relates to the Couucil?"
*sYes. E1r do you think the Council will call
an election for Mayor
~ could not say. For mFself, think that
new Mayor should come in with new adminis-
traton :; q new broum sweeps clean. But let me
ask you, ss I asked politician in my own ward.
what would you do wore you an Alderman, in
the face Of q deciEion giyen by tho Supreme
Court equally divided in opinion, while the only
Justice Who did not vote, Judge Dickey, had
previously given his opinion that the Mayor held
ever until lS77?"
- 1 hardly Know"
Weli that il my fix. Whatever may be done,
I am in favor Of going elow in the matter, and
investigating every legal point. An Alderman's
may push him to measure, but
they certainly cannot wish him to do anything
wrong or Illegal
AID. HEATH
was next visited, with the following result:
alderman, how Will you yote on the question
Of calling En- election for Mayor? 2"
''Yon ask boldly, boldly answer. II the
question comes before the Council, and comes
to vote, shall most assuredy vote in accord
ance with the views OF my constituents. The
Republican Club iu mS ward, the Twelfth,
recently held m enthusiastic meeting,
numbering about 200 voters and tho 1eso-