, 1877-10-21
CLUB MEETINGS.


| FIRST WARD.
The First Ward Republican Club held yer
largely attended meeting last night in til
Grand Pacific, the tall form Of Long John beiu
conspicuous figure, l.. L. Coburn, the Prcs
dent, occupied the chair, and S. R. Nickerso
acted us Secretary. A ticket Of fifty names wa
presented to the Club By special committee
from which eight delegates to the County Con
yention to be voted for at the primary election
was to be selected. The voting was By ballot, ant
previous to the election Arthur Dixon gave on
his characteristic canlp-mceting lectures OF
| "Charity,' which resulted in a nam
| moth collection Of cash for defrayinf
| the general expenses OF the Club. The follow
ing-named were selected as delegates: 4. c
Ballard, Arthur Dixon, William Il. King, Joh1
! 4. Hunter, james j. Healey, F. Geissler, j. E
| Carter, and james Webb.
| THIRD WARD.
The Third Ward Republican Club held 9
] regular meeting last evening, at their rooms OF
| the corner Of Wabash avenue md Twentysec
! ond street, the President, 4. n. Eddy, being II
| the Chair.
The Committee OF Five, appointed at the pre-
| vtous meeting to pick out thirty-two person out
| Of which to select the nine delegates to ths
! Convention, reported.
4 recess was then taken to o'clock Ths
I Club then reassembled, and, on motion, it wa:
decided to confnc the voting to the names
| those given on the printed lists.
MIR. Gusts moved to amend the constitution
| BY making twenty-five quorum. Passed.
The President read communication from An
| drew Crawford, Of the Central Committee, te
the effect that he was expected to propose the
| names of two gentlemen to act as Judges at the
election.
On motion, a committee of five was appointed
to report two names for this position at the
next meeting. The following arc the Commit
tee: ]. &. shortalI, DR.: EmInons, Gen. Thomp-
The Chair then appointed Messrs- Kirk
Hawcs, c. P. Kellogg, Eugene Cary. E. q.
Keith, and Gen. Drew as tcllcrs.
The names OF tho members Of the Club were
then called, and each, as be responded, deposit
I'd his vote with one OF the tellers-
While the tcllers. were counting the votes, on
motion OF A1r. E. L. Jayne it was voted tnat, in
ease OF tic between any two candidates., the
person whose name came first, on the printed
list should be declared to be the one elected.
Tie Chair announced that the primary would
be open from to p. m. Monday, at How
lands livery stable, on Twenty second street:
ll7 w. D. Bishop read the following resolu-
tions:
WHEREAS, All sections Of this. country have now
fuIfy ACCENTED the results OF ehc late War and the
scenes Of local strife and bloolshed which afflicted
So many OF the Southern States are now changed il-
10 that OF peace and harmony and quiet sovern-
WuEnEAs, Great scandal has come to the Civil
Service or the Republic By rcason Of the corruption
that in the past has existed amongst public oic1as
30 that the publ1C in general hayc become grsat'y
WueErAs' Il the close OF the late War the cnr:
rency Of the nation was exceedingly inflated. and
thut from year to year, by the natural process VIC
have seen the ya!nc OF the grecnbacE and National
Eank note gradually appreciate toward the value OF
'1'f E}soirtI, That much Of this good feeling and
GOOD government ut the South has been brought
about by the personal efforts Of President liayes,
an FOR these grcat acts Of wisdom and Kindness he
merits tho thanks anu hearty SUPPORT OF the lie
Ersoir<d. That ttc Republican party should wait
with patience the efforts Of President Hayes TO in
auenratc reform. to the end that tho Civil Service
nav be purified. aud III tho meantime the party
should extend to him its cordial and hearty sup
Rfso1rf9, THAT whereas within the last two years
we have bene'l the grcenhacl and bank note up
preciatc in ralne from to pc1 cent II IL rcasona
bic :nd proper to suppose that the Government
cun resume specie payments at the time Ea'ned III
thu Resumption act and that said act should not be
repealed.
4 motion was made to lay on the table, and
another to indefinitely postpone.
Mr.. D. X. Tenncy SPOKE briefly against tue
resolutions, saying hc did not feel confidence III
the Hayes policy.
one, and finally adopted as whole by large
majority
Thr Committee on Judges and Clerks Of E1ec-
tiou anpoiutc carly in the evening by the CHAIR,
renprted as follows: Judges for FIRST Precinct,
Nl,1rry Nelson and 3. f. Gallup; Clerk, +: r..
Nis,L. Second Precinct, Judges, W, $. Ham
rock and F. NJ Mitchell; Clerk, ]. B.
galloway; Third Precinct, Judges, isaac
uowland and u. W. Dean; Clerk, j. K. Gus,
It's: Fourth Precinct, Judges. J. l.. Barnum anu
T. r. Hall; Clerk, Charles II. Hunt
alr. Murry Nelson tDnvcd that committee of
two he appointed by the Club to secure pruper
place for The polls IN the day OF election;
Mr. Bridges n,oyed rs all amendment that the
persons appointed is judges and clerks be sncll
committee. Carried. -.
Remarks were also made by Messrs. Z: ".
Couch, G. e. Greeley, D. 4. Tenney, r. H.
VIII t., and others.
self TO support the ticket chosen Alter some
discussion. the motion was laid Tn the table
The tcllers then made their report as follows:
Ehecuc Carr. who received 20 votes; 5. 4.
Irish, 10; A. n. Eddy. 49; B. c. Couk, 46; =.
r. Hall, G2; D. X. Tcnney, St; J: II. Clonsh,
Sc; C. N. Henderson, 81; and Y. T. hci'oSI,
&, The whole number oI votes cast was III.
adjourned.
The Republicans Of the Fifth Ward hcld
meeting last evening at No. 139 Archer assnue.
About fifty persons we're present, spfinkffng
Of Democrats being in attendance'
Mr. Henry Woifc called the meeting to oraeE,
and nominated Me. Reifsneider Chairman anu
Paul Pfeifer Secretary, The nominations 3,f Hefe
acuuicsccd in. II was then moved by Ar> holfe
that the name Of L. S. Grant be dropped trom
the Club delegate ticket, as Mr. Grant proposed
to 20 with the Worknemcn Mr.. hcnuedg
moved to adjourn, but his motion was lost:
. Mr. Wallis Nominated Char1aa Snhori"k In