, 1877-03-25

Necessary to choice. ~
Bf1gs5 ..>.-.-.1ui
Go0Qell l-...-+-.-.....- ....-.-....-. ID
Mr.. Briggs was declared elected, and the NOM
nation was made unanimous.
SMITH WILL TAKE IT.
By this time the Committee sent out to walt
upon the nominee for Mayor CAME IN, bringing
the blushiug candidate with them. His appear
ancc WAS heraldcd with applause he was in
troduccd by e1-SheriH Agnew, who said that,
while he had opposed 2ir. Smith with all his
tic ne next Mayor of Chicago. {Applause:j
When the applause bad died out, Mr. Smith
stepped forward and said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoSyEST1oS: In appearing
before yon et this tms SaR assure yer that1
you have conferred upon me in making the nomi-
nation to which am: called upon to respond It
was with the greatest reluctance that, under any
used FOR any Office. certainly desired none. II
only after great persuasion that would permit
esi darust IT Of II absy to to eay y ont he desires
ment [siyns of surprise by Mike Casey and Ed
day meets with the approval Of majority Of ths
City Of Chicago lApPlsnee.l It is with grateful
tender t,s 0n my
unanimous marked expression OF Your confidence:
and. go far Us It may lie within my power. 1wi!l
and Of
affairs OF the city. There are one OF two words Il
will detsin yon but moment, for know the onsi-
ness you hare to do) that have become sort Of
trick-reform md economy: ~ idea .! economy
does coincide with the great extent to which 1t
has been carried in certain directions For In
stance with reference to one of the departments
with which 1 have been connected-the common
schools. This very building in which you are has
in its upper story school rooms for children Within
two blocks Is another building occupied for
school purposes TINT IS disgrace to Chicago
and TO civilization; and another IL rented ~
an adjunct to The oSden School: ! nm more more
with any other The city Is renting buildings and
this shows the necessity to carry out the idea OF
educating tne tn4t ~ @ !ne 1n n Ihe
estimates year ag5) should be erected There
fore, far as economy is concerned, It Is economy
spectablc places 10 60 to. As to REFORM my idea
is to cnt Of every expense that can be done with
prudence. I have been informed and presume
that most Of you believe that there aTe many places
in the CITY Government that are merely ornamental.
1donot attribute this to the present Administrator
for think world Of good has been done By TIE
present Board of Aldermen. Reform should Dc IN
ticpopulating the city to Z certain extent. There
arc number Of individuals roaming around the
streets who are confdcncing innocent men from
left (Dntchy Lehman, Jim Burton, and Ed Shaw
-''Ncl1. here's going back on mans friends. -
afford to have their city reformed. But wIl de-
tam you no longer. assure. Tou, should oe
elected, TINT will carry on Government tnat
the nomination ron have conferred upon Ee-
Tilc speech tell rather fiat, especially among
the bully boys Of the envelope game anu LIE
sweat-clotl.
Nr. j. L. Doolittle, Jr., was called upon and
made 'sfew brief remarks" Democratic
candidate had been put forward for Mayor, and
he would call on Democrats everywhere to rally
to his support. While 31r- Smiths iccas
on some questions did not correspond c1-
o.rI4, ~ h;a p1rn rt,n1f neEI1re the various
nationaIities that they would receive recognition
at the hands Of the next Mayor. That he was
to be the next Mayor WIS plain-by 5,oo
majority. Mr. Doolitt1e denounced the Repub-
ate the Germans from the Irish, and had, Of
course, good word to say for the Democratic
as the party of the people, the whole people,
ctc.; etc. All that was necessary was Tor every
Iua11 to buckle on his ar1nor and 20 forth to the
battle. [Applause.l
Somebody took the hint and picked dele
gates pocket Of three pawn-ttckets anda brass
watch.
CITY ATTORNEY.
The next business was the nomination OF
City Attorney. An irresponsible idiot named
Lewis nominated Patrick McHuyh, gentleman
his mothers milk Gus Van Buren, seconded
the nomination. Charles Tanning, Charley
Cameron, Tom Coffee, L. Z. Ewing, and ": J.
Uynes were also placed before the people, The
informal ballot resulted as announceu: HJnts,
6S; McHugh, 81; Coffee, 13; Tanning, IT;
Ewing, 10; Cameron, 10.
The actual ballot east varied considerably
from these figures, aud was more favorable Tor
Hynes. Mr.. Ewing Withdrew in favor Of Nc
Hugh.
Cameron came forward and said he had come
to the conclusion that his time had not yet come.
He was satisfied with what his friends ha1 done,
and was quite ready to withdraw hts name, lor
lie didn't want the Office anyhow. II the Con
vention wished to have i man OF the nationality
which seemed to be In the ascendancr theE could
do no bett.r than to vote for Pat AlcHuSSh.
fUtsses and cries OF ttunf:lir-"|
Mr.. Tanning came forward and had gotten as
far rs to say that his name had been placed be-
fore the Convention, when voice shouted out:
''What Is your names' Laughter.l
Mr.. Tanning went on to state that lie WIS sat
fsded with the evidences of support thus far
shown BY his friends, and lie had concluded to
in f:vcr Of F. Mcuuyh-
The first formal ballot Was as follows:
Whole NUMBER. .....1t0
Necessary TO choice ,.....,,....,...x... 8H
AJne3. "
Ntzhugh,. .-..-....-.
GcatLefluE .-~.-. L
Mr. Hvnes was declared the nominee Of tho
aud the nomination 'sas made
unanimous.
vr1r f,, n 4fe