, 1877-10-14
LOCAL POLITICS.
a General View of the Field in Which
the Candidates Are Arrayed.
The Greenbaclxers Hold a Pow
WOW and Decline Publicity.
An Anti-Hesing Feeling in the Third and
Eighteenth Wards.

the most part those who are Offering themselves
are not men over whom the public will grow
frantic with enthusiasm, A great many men
arc seeking Office who have never been known
as ANYTHING else than ward bum1ners and pot
house politicians. This is true Of all the
parties now in the field. The
anentcd death OF Dan O'fIara has
broken up the Licb combination with which he
necessary, according to Democratic teaching,
that an Irishmau should bead the ticket. Hence
Tom Lyncl, las been taken up to take Dan
O'naFa's place: lie has with hin very large
Working 1orcc, which he brings at once into the
contest. The friends OF Judge Wallace think
that Mr.. O'Hara's death has increased lis
c}tanccs but this seems hardly to be borne uut by
thefacts Milcskcho, anotherchronico otliccholder,
thinks he sees . show for getting hold OF the
moncy-bas OF Cook County. Liebs dragons
are working witt, an enthusiasm prompted by q
forlorn iooc. Think of such hard sous OF toll
lis Fat Rafferty,, Stitt, Glcason, Johnny Craw-
ford, and others whose hands have become
braHuy and blistcred By milking the public tcat
at 81 4 day and who are doing Licbs election
ccril,g by trying to control workingn1cu's meet
iu5s, It seems that the Democracy arc striy-
ing hard to get control Of the lndustrIals and
tile Communists. They know that there is but
little confidence felt in them, :lnd they want 4
bolstering up. Hence their great anxiety for
the welfare Of the workingtncn and their tuini-
lies.
:. Fl, McCrea has loomed up us very strong
candidate for the County Treasurcrship on the
Republican ticket, AMI his friends are doing
m,irh to advance his cause. Mr. McCrca is from
the Twelfth Ward, where, also, Ntr. kolllsaat
lives who is candidate for Probate Judge, and
who has for partners Park Commissioner STAN
ford and ey-Congressman Ward. Mr.. McCrea
is we'll known, and his bright record us Ill AL
derlnan will not injure him any in the eyes Of
the public. The Republicans exhibit deter
for the County Commissioncrships. The citizens
movement seems to have fallen through, after
the tiasco which the Committee of Thirteen has
created. Their action is laughed at.
The (;reenbavkers at present arc the tenants
of Il house that is divided against itself. The
conccitcd MeNally. the boss blatherskite Of the
party and the ioud-mouthcd \. G. Cameron
have done much to bring this about. There is
liable to he lively sralping in that camp at
the next meeting. The Communists have !,
headquarters, but no money and but little fol-
lowing. The Iudus;rials are developing more
strength than politicians are inclined to credit
them with. und they will work in the present
r:,1ilpaign; hence the anxiety Of the Democracy
to buy them out
THE GREESBAcKERs.
The Cook County Central Executive Commit
Tee OF the Grccnbatk party held a meeting at
o'clock yesterday afternoon ut the headquarters,
1:ls Clark street. EX-Commissloner ". X. Bur-
dick presided. and 4. T.. Reyigk acted rs Secre-
tarv. Mr. Silver, Of the Thirteenth Ward, was
admitted to i scat as member; also James
Dalton, Of the Ninth Ward, both upon the rc-
a,lsite credentials. \ sguabble cnsued upon
tie selection Of members s-at-larGe, to fill yaran
cies, Chris Cassctnlan was nominated for the
West Side and Tom Mackin tor the North Di-
vision.
Prince Van Buren, McNaliy moved to post
pone the matter, and then moved to lay the mo-
tion for cIecting ule,nbcrs Oh the table, which
prevailed.
admitted hereafter who is not elected under the
new Constitution recently enacted, which he
subsequently withdrew.
Mr.. Burd1rk, from the Committee to Confer
with the Democrats anu Norklngmc1>, hau
nothing further to report.
MIR. 1t. n. (Brirk) Pon,erov moved that Il COM
rlittec of three be appointed by the Chair to fix
time and place for holding County Conven~
ton.
resolution on the table until the Conference
Committee shall have made its final report.
The resolution of Nfr. Foneroy was referred
to the Committee OIL Conference
Justice Euydcn called up the question of Sc
Letting Secretary, who would remain nj leau-
quarters, and he moved that IL Secretary DC
elected who shall not be member Of the Com
mittcc.
N1r. McNally again moved to lay on the table
on the ground Of unconstitNtiona(ity, anu max
ing the deliberations public McNally didn't
want the secrets Of the COMMITTEE given away.
A member asked why the reporters were ad-
mitted.
MeSally replied that that was the chairman's
doing.
i long discussion followed, and A. c. Cameron
moved that they proceed to elect Il CLERK, who
shall not bc admitted to the sessions Of the Ex-
c{utiyc Committee The motion was lost, a1f
Mr.. pomcrov moved that they proceed to the
election Of !. Secretary. Carried.
Alr. McNally moved that they adjourn until
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, which did
not prevail.
The Committee indulgcd in delightful bit Of
fighting, sparrinu, and chir-1nusic, which was
mainly carried on by Cameron, Murphey, aud
McNal!y.
tary. McNally moved to lay tue motion on the
table. Carried.
The Committee then adjourned till Tuesday
afternoon next at $3.50 O'Clock.
THE wuRKtSGMES.
Tic Cook County Central Committee Of the
Worki1lgmcn's party Of the United States, held
Il ulcttin. last hight in Room. IT,, 139 Madison
street. s, Guldwater presided and John sn-
mons acted as Secretary; Reports were
rseeysd from the fsyrahc sySph "api and oters ts
were not. The matter of t1:kels
WAS discussed and also arrangements rladc Tor
4 number Ot ward meetings. The matter OF
raising funds was also talked over, and satls1ac-
tory progress was showt
III regard to candidates, tho following "as
adopted:
i declaration 10 the candidates Of the Working
mems party o! the United States:
BE it hereby known that the Executive Commit
tee rcpu.liatrs and denounccs the Aclloh III any
person or persons who have or will ask t1r poster
any snch candidates for money or favors OF any
kind in the name of our party
This resolution WIS brought forward hccau SC
somebody has tccn trying to eXtortmoncy IRON
some Of the candidates.
After an informal talk over the situation the
meeting adjourned.
FIRST WARD.
A meeting Of the First Ward Republican Club
was held last evening 1T the Grand Pacific Hotel,
Mr.. Simeon ". King in the chair
The Committee appointed to present petit
ton to the County board asking that the Board
be rcdistrjcted, and that additional precincts be
made, reported progress.
4 resolution WAS passed that the ward be Ill
yitlcd into six districts, and that the Committee
have full power to rcdistrict the ward, subject
to the approval Of tile County Commissioners.
Tic 1nattcr Of appointing judges for the ad-
tltiona precincts was referred to the same
Committee.
\ committee OF five was appointed to select
thirty naulrs to be presented to the Club at its
next meeting from which to choose delegates.
The Committee consists OF II. e. Ballard, Ar
thur Dixon John 4. Hunter, Fred Gcsler, and