, 1877-03-25
TEE PRIMARIES,
FIRST WARD.

l fll5l AAMU.
Tn the First Ward 331 votes were cast, A
| the polls no trouble was lad, although 1h
crowd was large. Messrs Trudc, Mcdonald
Martin, and others watched the voting OIL be
half Of the gamblers. They were Offset by
| squad Of police acting under the orders Of Capt
Buckley. Mike Mcdonald was very plain in lli
remarks. He was working for Wright; the MAJ
pledged to allow the straight gamblers tf
run their sinful games aud to shut up tht
''brace" and bunko dealers.
the delegation chosen stands: Arthur Dixon,
L. L. Coburn, H. s. Hawlc7, Fred Gresscr, 0.
Sands, D. E. Fisk, A. K. Hall, and J. f. Carter.
Or these, Hall and Dixon, bf;ng TN both tickets,
received 331 votes, the Others getting 1873 votes
each. For Alderman, D. 4. Pearscus received
an almost unanimous vote. The delegation
chosen stands five to Hlree in favor OF MIR.
Heath.
+ SECOND WARD.
The contest was close in this ward between
the candidates for Alderman, and, consequently,
there was considerable excitement in the vicinity
Of the voting place, No. 537 State street. There
were three tickets in the field. Que was the
Vierling ticket, containing fhc name of Mr. r.
c. Vierling for Alderman Iand list Of dele
gates, mostly Heath mdn; a second was
headed with Addison ballard for Alder
man, and, with ono Or two excep-
t!oas, supposed to be Wright delegates; third
was Billiard ticket with mixed delegates to
the Convention. Of course the contest was Oh
the Aldcrnanc question, and the feeling rail-
high. Vierling had the almost united support
Of the colorcd voters, who, as is we'll known,
constitute large element in the ward. The
Judges Of election, Mcssrs. Busby. Phillips. and
Bonn, were popularly supposed to be Vierins
men, rs we're also the clerks, Afcssrs. Belden
aud Purter. On the other hand, A1r. Ballard
dcoeadcd upon the business men OF the ward
interruption, from the opening Of the polls until
O'Clock, the time for declaring thcm closed.
Ths Eicrlin@ 1ne, were on hanu early, and got
their baots 10 promptly, and for long time it
were exceedingly slim. After O'Clock, how
ever, the Ballard voters bcganto arrive in .oodiy
numbers, having delayed coming until the close
Of business. They were too late,
however, for when { O'Clock was struck long
line OF men known to be friends OF the present
incumbent stretched out Of the little barber
shop where the voting took place, and down the
street. The judges incxorun1y closed tic polls
exactly at the hour, and thus was secured, as
was subsequent: asecrtaned, the nomination
OF thcir tauorite candidate
The couat lasted several hours, owing to the
fact that many splits were made III the delegate
tickets. The result was finally announced as
follows: Number OF votes cast, 479; Vicr]ing,
252: Ballard, :I. Delegates: D. s. Smith,
472: J. " Hall. PIG; C. L. Wilson, :,57; G. s.
McCabc, 20; John Howard. :a3o;; Henry Donu,
$50; A. c. Gleason, 22J53; ]. II. ltctfcnnis, 249.
OF the delegates it is alleged that all but two
are for Heath fcE Mayor. i is said that an IN
dependent candidate will be run against Vicr-
ling Tor the Aderlnanship
THIRD WARD.
The primary election in the Third Ward for
the nomination Il j candidate for Alderman and
delegates to the Republican City Convention
f.y.% In
one ticket in the field, and this received o37
votes Mr.. Eugene Gary is the candidate for
Alderman, anu the following arc tile delegates:
{. n. culbertson: kirk Ha'scs Andrew Craw-
W. Buell.. Norman Williams, Z. T. S,,,nwaIt,
and ]. L. Thompson. or these delegates, six
are for Heath, Two for Wright, and one unde-
cidcd.
FOURTH WARD.
Everything was quiet around the polls, which
we're held ut the paint-slop on Thirty-tlrst
street. between Indiana and Prairie avenues.
The following named delegates werc elected by
q yote Of ~ to 2:l, and arc supposed to be for
Wright: E. A. Small, George c. Campbell. |
FEilo Allen, n. B. Holden, l.. Goltiharlt, SAM
nel ltolbrook, George 4. Marsh, C. Z. Hall, D,
y. furlnston, Il. Ii. Delding, D. Il. Hammer, |
Otto 4. Schultz. n. J.. Wilson.
The nominee for Alderman was James H. Gil
bert, the present incumbent.
FIFTH WARD |
mere was straight issue made in the Fifth |
YARD On Wright and Heath. and the latter car |
Iied the day by large majority. This is the |
Democratic stronghold Of tAe South Side, and |
Republicans get but q poor show. even at their
primary elections, the great unwashel taking
liberal hand in anything that looks like ballot-
Ing: The primary election was held st No. 1G6
Archer raren1c.--Gottfricd's brewery building,
and passed OF quietly and ani,natedly. Tie
delegation, composed of ex-Ald. Michael
schmitz, r Cole, c. Eigleman, John Kramer,
lnd l.. Grant, vas elected by vote of 33l
agatnst the WRIGHT ticket, composed OF Henry
LATER, f. J, Co11ey, Louis Romp Vincent Reif-
neidor, and Martin Best, and which received
Is votes. J. J. Stevens, cooper, received a
s~ RosS for Alderman and had no opposition
Iidatc in that ward, but to unite on any good
nan that 1nay be presented at the polls on elec-
ion-uay-
SIXTH WARD.
The following we're elected delegates: Louis
Int: K: y: Hutchinson, e. Cayn1ott, Charles
Teller. H. B. Marks, Nick Necman; all are for
[eath.
For Alderman, Fred Loding received 1Gs
otes, there being no opposition.
49,. SEVENTH wARn