, 1877-03-04
THE DEMOCRACY.


The Democratic City Executive Committee
held Its regular Saturday afternoon meeting
yesterday in its rooms In the American Express
Building, Monroe, near Dearborn street, with q
very small attendance. Henry n. Shepard oc-
cupie1 the chair and H. F. Merritt acted rs
Secretary.
Special Committee reported as follows:
Tue Committee to whom the question Of ward
assessments was referred at the last meeting Of
the Committee offer tho following report:
Believing that the present system of assessing
ia wrong in principle aud calculated to prevent the
honest administration OF public Affairs; 1t is
hereby
Chicago, that I'LL moneys necessary for the use Of
this Committee and for the necessary expenses Of
the coming campaign shall be raised IN the follow
made M by this Committee OF The AN amount M
Of money necessary to furnish and main
tain its headquarters and for providing
the fall campaign Of 1877, to which amount should
be added the estimated expenses OF the coming
spring campaign.
respective members OF this Committee from each
ward shall report to the Finance Committee, or
such other committee rs may be designated, the
amount Of money, II anY, their respective wards
are abic to contribute toward the aggregate sum
necessary 10 be raised When such rep0rt shall
have been made. the Committee to whom the same
shall be furnished shall assess such wah or wards
in the amount which they shall ascertain such
ward or wards able to contribute. Said assess
ment when go made. shall ne levied and collected
in the following manner: The members Of the
Committee from each ward 30 assessed shall re-
port to said Finance Committee the name OF each
Democratic voter in their respective wards able to
contribute the sum OF - dollars each, on pay
ment OF which euch voter shall be furnished BY
the Treasurer OF thia Committee receipt or
voucher releasing such voter from the payment Of
any other money M for political purposes until the
Such moneys are to be collected and vouchers
furnished in manner and form as mar be deter
mittec. Such assessment shall be collected in the
ward in which such voter shall reeide, and he
credited to the amount Of such ward On the books
open to inspection BY each member. Nothing
herein contained shall prevent any candidate for
office, public official or other person, from con-
may deem proper, which sum sums shall also be
entered on the books Of this Committee: and such
testimonial furnished the giyor us shall be deter
mined upon by such Finance Committee.
The report was received aud adopted.
The matter Of representation In convention
from the various precincts OF the city was dis
cusscd at great length, and several resolutions
offered by Msssrs. Burke, ,Hotaling, and Mike
Bailey. The latter wanted precinct meetings
held in all the wards on the same night, and
have delegates elected in proportion to the
number OF Democrats in each precinct, basinE il
upon last falls vote, allowing one delegate for
every $50 votes cast, and one for every fraction
over.
Mr.. Mattocks, after much discussion had been
indulged iu, o1creda substitute, which provided
for a regular primary election, and gave the
wards delegations III the proportion proposed by
Mike Bailey, one delegate to every $50 votes,
and one for every fraction over 100, but doing
away with the precinct organization, thus max