, 1876-04-22
The Primary 8ystom Discussed by tho
Republican Grand Council
Of Chicago.
Cu!lom and tho Whisky Rumors-!Tho
Popular Drift In Will and
Gr,,ndy Counties.
Organization Of q Strong Briatow Ulub at
the Qontro Of tho Universe.
d ProteBt Against tho Advocacy Of
Judge Davis as q Democratic
Candidate.
THE GRAND COUNCIL.
ADNfTTTS0 DELEGATES,

ADMITTING DELEUh1E5.
The Grand Council Of tho Central Republican
Club mot laat escn(ng at Republican LOAD
quarters. In tho abscu ce Of tho regular Chair
man, Mf. &. II. McCrea. novly-elocsod Aldor-
man from the Twelfth Ward. prealdod, and, in
ths absence Of tho regular Secretary, Eugene
6ttsIg waa choson to fill that office Mr. Root,
Of tho Committee On Ward and Town organiza-
tim, reported that M auxiliary club bad been
formed In South Evanston, mud recommended
that tts delegate. E. D. Payne, bo admitted AZ
member of tho Grand Council. Tho report was
accepted, and tho Recommendation adopted.
Louis scbanuc7 mud George ye1beok we're also
admitted as delegates to tho Council from lho
Gi1leontn Ward Auxiliary Club.
TIE rn1MAntEs.
a1s. Root spoke at Boua length on the neossal-
" Of better organization for tho fail elections.
Wero tho organization extondod to all tho waEdH
and tte outlsIug towns, ho predicted majority
Of 10, 600 TO il, doc for tho Repnhican ticket.
1lo wns opposed to what no called tue fasli ac-
lion Of thc Utsy Convention In recommending
tbs abolition Of tho primary aystcm.. Whiso AL
mlttlnv lilo in,perfectlona of tho systeu,, ho
opposca to doing awny with 1t before aomotblng
was proposed TO tsko It's place, Which had not
Mr. Uixon spuko iu favor Of abols1tng thu
system and cited tnBtnnces whero ltH defoctYe-
pcgs had lately been ii!narated, particularly In
tle canes Of Aide Campbell md Warren nom-
mated at tito PRIMARIES, but dcfeated atthc polls
by large n1ajofitios.
air. Atwaier then introduced resolution re-
aucstLuE oil Republicans who know Of q better
system to praBeus their sioWs IN writing at tue
qcxt meeting.
Mr., Hopkins thought Tho real question Was
not tho aGo!iton OF the AyHto1u, but tho ro1o ormn
lion Of ts abusen. lie thought tho eystem Of
registration would remedy the mattsr.
3Ir..J. Z. Ecanan followed In Tho same Eener-
ii limo OF 1onnrks. 11o Tas in tavor 0f reEiatra-
lion lass being passed at d carried into object
Mr. John Lyle Klug said It "as ittls to albsti-
tuto for tue p1itnaren any ssstcm by which
minority should exercise The right Of choosing
and nactng oandllatoB in the field. Until 1t naa
found thai tho abusos Of tho primary system
co,lh not bo removed, that kyatem muHt 10
1t. Ilo would mako tho primary svBtom more
popuur, and thought 1t could bo duno II tho
neopla OF tho warda could exnrnaa tholr opinions
1t tho pr,ulariea by ind!ylduAt y4,Ics. and not by
ths votes Of daloBates, he thought tho chiof
difficulty would bs removed. Ho ~as decidedly
in tnYor Of registration lanB, an1 thought tnoy
would bo adapted By the patty: He hoped tho
p1eetugH Of tho Council mud lie Clubs, and that
aone niBc Actun would bo taken.
Mr. Hopkins offered hs n substitute n reapltl-
lio1 fAyorliH tho CONTINUANCE OF the rrJrRry
eyat.m certanlY until something better should
ba devised.
It WA objected that tho 1ono!ution would bo
moro lifting ut The next meeting and 1t wa1
Withdrawn.
alr. Root offered an amendment to hir.
AtwAter's resolution To tho affect that tho por-
sonH propttBtng plans Should have q right to dis-
cuEB them in upon meeting, The resolution AZ
amended sas finally adopted md tho meeting
adjourned.