, 1877-10-07
jealous of Their Principles, They
Sunnaariiy Bounce Out
side Strikers.
The Republican County Conyen-
ton Called for Oct. 23.
Carrier T, Harrison Makes the Eagle
Scream at Things III
General
Enthusiastic Republican Meetings in
Nearly All the Wards Last
Evening.

THE REPUBLICANS.
MEETING OF TIE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Thu Republican County Central Committee
,net Yesterday afternoon at ? O'Clock III the read-
;;,e-roo,n Of tho Palmer House for the purpose
If fixing tho days for holding tue Caunty Con-
vention and the primaries, aud arranging Us 10
the number OF delegates to represent tue vafl-
o.,s wards in the Convention Mr. j. e. knlck-
erboeker Chairman OF the Committee, presided,
and tue following members responded to tue
1o,l-call: ". c. Phillips, Andrew Crawford: j.
l.. Woodward, Martin Best, Louis HUT, A.
,tuus, Chris Manner, T. j. Bluthardt, Dexter
Jennings, D. Mum, Alex. White, j. T. Etnlnet,
John Baumgartc1,, 2. N. Ryan, J. Lengacher, Z.
G, lndebcrg, 7. 7. Robb, Peter Schlund.
Mr.. c. g. Linleberg, Chairman OF the Com
mlt,ce on Apportion1nent, reported that the
Committee had taken the ''Cullom vote" as
standard, and had made 4 vote 2oo and
fraction Of 80 as the basis OF apportlonment-
According to this apportionrlcnt, tho city "oulu
have l52 delegates and the tow;ls ~, making
to1al ol POI delegates in The Convention. Tie
rcpre:cntation from the wards and country
towns would be as follows; First ward, $;
Second, 0; Third, 70; Fourth -; fiith' .:
Ii,
Tcull,, S; Eleventh, II; Twelfth u;
Tuirteeath, s; Fourteenth, 9; Fifteenth, (;
Sx1ccilts, &; Seycntcenth, 6; Eighteenth. 8;
l5arrneton, /; Bloom, 1; Brc.nc'', |; Calumet
!: Cieero,2 ELI Groxe' Lvalsto' y. H. lan. =.
Lake View, ,: Lcmont. l; Leyden, !; Lyons
!: Name. !: New Tr1er, l; Niles, l: Northteli,
j: Norwood Park; l: Orland, !; faiaiine,
pa]os, /; Proyiso. 2; Riverside, !: hlca' :;
scluu.nbcrs. /; Thornton. =; Wheeling, l.;
Nr. En,n,ct moved to make the basis 200 and
Nr. Liudcberg objected. The Seventeenth
Ward had decreased tie ncInceratlc ma}ofi1lss
lately, had made good hgAt, anu ou-nl ~
Mr. Mum favored the basis of 200, with a
Yr. Woodward favored $50, with fraction Of
IS.
Mr.. Emmet's motion was pat and carried.
Tlr rcport, IS amended, was then adopted
.,!r. LiuuerbcrS moved that MS "aru pe gwen
six Delegates. The effect OF his plea 1or the
Seventeenth WAS to bring TO Inc ho"r SEVERN
other u1embc1s, vino insisted that their wards
should be favored in like lnanuer. !he
Chairman cut off the discussion b; announcing
that tie vote Just taken determined the repre-
scrtatlou III the Convention
THE PRIMARIES
Mr.. Andrew Crawford. of the Committee on
Primaries MADE the following report:
loar Committee, to Ti-oln was referred FOL
cuaS1ucra ion the question whether any cnanot
r,,u1.; h. u,4tc in the manner OF holding primary
,.rt.uus that would make them more Satisfactory,
bvu leave to submit the following suggestions "a:
thu ;es to -oysfE primaries th's !ai!:
fiysf-That The voting shall t'e by h4l!ot, 70 bf
written or printed on pam white per, anu oe.
po..te1 in su.1atlt boz, similar to the eo1e:
StfuuI-Ihe iud.:es ehall be appointed by thu
County cntr4l Committee. itecolnmendations g
suitable persons, tu act as such III THE o!aeleh
wards and districts shall e ale BY the respeeti''
said wards anu districts bElfln
upt1l rad Committee ,..
in,yd-Tnc judges shall be required to keep
record Of the name and place ot Residence OF cac'
person voting, be kept for reference unt:i are
tic Cvuycn1iou. anu in I'LL cases where there !
likely 10 be any contest nDont the rean lne recon-
fnurfh-Thc inn.es si1ll allow tw' persons, " n
kh.ll be voters in the ward u ll-fElct anh VI
snail represent different tickets, should there u
more 1!ian one, in the voting place wherein til
primary L. hell. anG afford them tacl'lf'cs 10 hee
aaliy-l=1 If they eu desire, or chailcnee IN! to'.
for proper cauEt, such persons 10 oe sa's'neeo's
Fu;I-Whcnever question shall arise a Iesats =
ing the right OF IN eector to Sots a. Inc .,
state that he it Republican. anu 'Itenos 10 ~ ~
with the Republican party at lhe ensnlns eec!ioi
thai he is e:a voter ana o; eht,eu srr - i; VIZ .
held and that he has not voted ut sasa primary ! !
any other before that day. sald statement 70 ~;
confirmed By resident voter of ealu "aro " o4'
ttict known 10 snci: Jnuse3
On motion. the report was taken up and
Discussed sEK1Ar1M.
DR.. Blutllardt moved that the WORDS psa
white papcr - be stricken out. Citizens hao
right 10 Vote as 1llcy pcaslu, ssuo VA a"1 N4
o1 paper they chose
Nr, Jennings thought the statute proVldf
for .'piuin wllite paper" ~,
The Chairman corrected the gentleman. II
ft:tl1tc provided for u plain paper
Cant. RYAN said tue Object of having pla
white paper was to have the voting secret, al
10 guard :ya1st frauds anu lutin'ldatlol
He saw no Injustice in having plain white pap
As it was fair 10 ail parties. and was Tor he Er
nusc Of keeping the balloting secret, so that
iuUnes could not see how the thug was go1'
aud have an excuse for 'h!ilns up"
Mr.. Mum remarked that the best way to
wis TO keep to the windy side Of the law, or
follow the words oI the statute, plain paper
He moved au amendment to that elect:
Dr. Blu.harit's motion, So amended, "
then nut and carried BY vote o1 IL to j.
The first section Of the report was tn
Tic Chairman said he understood there NC
some persons present who desired to bc hea
On this question ot judges, anu aa opportu!!1
was, At bis suggestion, given such persons
unA,1rden their minds.
resolution from his club asking lor the
poiptmcnt of certain Judges. Some dlscussi
ensucd, when Mr.. Crawford moved to re-
the matter to committee III three lot lnFes
cation. .,4 t,.+
Controversies in regard to the appointment
Judges be referred to the same Conini1ttsc;
The amendment Was accepteo, anu
motion, as amended. carried .,
The Chairman appointed as such Comm't
Ncssrs- Crawford, Mum; and Lindcbcrg.
Nr, Lawrence Proudfoot, Chairman i,
tic Committee appointed by the :
tceuth Ward Club to present !
resolutions passed at the Friday night mcetll
protesting against Capt Ryan's outrageous
lack on lie Club. and requesting the appol
uent Of one Judge OF election out OF the e sl nan
OF Messrs. g. II. Fl. Thomas, William Grcln
ST., and j. ". Waldo, arose to perform
duties as representative OF his club. he $
be did not appear rs the Representative o
action. This question was one affecting
,tcses1s OF the entire Republican party
aer read the resolutions he was instrucseo
resent, aud followed them up with !nE ~, y
kE's account OF the meeting OF tue Ryan II
;c then went on to speak Of the history Al
D1ssESsIoSs IN THE WARD.
c did not consider himself rcne@ade o.
:a't"r or anything Of the sort. Ho haa M o.
bly, vot ID the Republican ticket before VI
gyan was born. But was it any reason, ncc:1
a mau belonged to any other club, that
should fe branded as 8 traitor anu ret