, 1877-03-16


) THE WEST TOWN.
ARRANGING Fon TIN CONVENTION.
A meeting was held yesterday afternoon in the
otteo Of Justice Matson, corner Of Madison and
1[alslcd stfcols Of delegates from the wards com.
posnR the West Town. Thcso are tho Sixth 10 Tho
Fourtesnth, tncurivc and tho roll f'eSng called II
appcared that cycry valid except the Tenth wnH
represented. Jnstltc Salisbury was chosen Cha1f-
man and Chris Manner. Of the Eighth Ward, Fec
ret0ry.
Tho Chs,r said that the object Of the meeting, a.
he understood It, was to hx the t1m0 and place Tot
holding tho Town Convention, and 10 make An ap'
portionmeut Of delegates.
hlr, Kohlsnat, OF tho Twelfth Ward, raid that
biz ward had determined to have the sama repre-.
sontAlton In tho Town a. In the City Convention.
All tho Committee then assembled could do was 10
nomfnata tho time and place.
JnstIce Salisbury thonght that It would be best
TO give tho wards tho samc Representation ID In the
City Convention.
Mr. Eckhardt. Of Tho Ninth Ward, mAdo mo-
tton embodylng this Recommendation. which pre-
vailed.
Jnsttco sculiy moved that tho Town Convention
10 held On the forenoon Of March 90, the same day
as that on which the City Convention meets.
It was suggested that the City Convention met at
10 i. H., and possibly some delegates might he
members Of h0th Conventions, Afr. kotIgaat
therefore moved to hold tho Town Convention on
the 9Th Inst.
Jnst1cs scully considered the town election
equally Important With that for city Officers. Tic
Nomination OF ContAttcs wus very Important
matter, and he thought 1t possible that II tho City
Convention wcso held hrst distcEbtons might arisc
which would interfere with the work Of the Town
Convention.
Mr. Graham, Of tho se7enth Ward, moved that
the Town Convention bo llcit on Tho 9Th tnst- ut
1ga. m: The motion prevailed.
Parker iiaii or The corner T q stAs@on @ md M.steG
! stseetA, could be procured cheap.
ELECTlNu DukK0ATEs.
Ms. Malone, at the Fourtecntl, Ward, moved thAf
each club 10 a'owod 10 select delegates 10 ths
cGaye'ff{e Ms f{efmau wanted tho m...er LET. to tho
There were batwcea 200 and 100 aspIrant* tor III
| II such wcgo held.
9s,ss .Dsss sss 9 IL Sys m sa sans 81 s .s. ssss nt
| clpid as tho CITY. or County Central Committees.
Al 10 thc method of choosing delegates, call by
| tho Committee on tho ward clubs would be bind.
sfr. Manner thought that unless aomo dean!to
coatSc Of action wns resolved upon there would be
| a WrnuGtc cauAcd hy two A0ta OF dClegates being
Gibson In somo Of tho wards. lis favored the psi:
nar sy'em Il thay eSod get nonyst 1aages q
tic rrn,ares on the 2ith inst:, thn rama tlno a.
J Mr. Graham raid his ward tho EeTcnth} had
practically tcttled te matter as far ~ they wcrd
| concerned, the Club having elected delegates on
the previous evening.
Thp roll OF tho wards being called. It appeared
| thut oil thu WaEds In tho Wcst Town had organ
| lkch clubs.
Mr. Eckhardt said Tint his experience 10 regard
to primaries that nothing lfkG falr expression
| Of public opinion cnn!d be obtained from tho.n.
Inumcrs run tho primaries aud rinS in whom they
pleased. Let ihn ward clubs choose the delegates.
Thu primary HyAtem was petntcipnB one. and nm
less checked would eventually undermine the lie.
| publican party. r..
1 Bit. Manner > experience ot clubs was tic same
As that Of the last speaker With tho primaries. ~
| soon a. It bccanc known that tho C!Nb was ta