, 1877-10-14

before the delegates were voted for. so as to
give an opportunity to the members Of the Club
to decide for whom they SHOULD vote. He
offered as m amendment that the Committee
and report at once
Mr.. Clough said the present method OF select
ing delegates had been adopted expressly to
avoid the evils OF primaries and OF the selection
ofdeegates by packed CAUCUS. He hopcd the
mode heretofore employed would not be
changed at the present.
AR. G. Greeley thought a1r. Whites motion
was out OF order according to the bylaws.
The Secretary said the club had no by-laws.
but was running without them.
Mr.. Murry Nelson said he had Joined q club
having constitution and bylaws, and if the
present club had no bylaws he was not o mem
ber.
Mr., Rosenthal moved as an amendment that
the Committee report on the na1ncs next Mon
day or Tuesday evening.
Mr. Hawcs made sensible review of the
question. lie said the point WIS whether the
club were more afraid that cliQues and combina-
tIons would be formed If the names were known
before tlsan they were afraid to go it blind by
voting in the dark.
Mr.. koseu1llal's substitute was voted On and
lost.
Afr. Greeley moved as an amendment that the
Committee Keep sacred until mkt Saturday
night the names Of those they selected The
amendment was accepted by Mr.. Clough.
Mr.. o. h. Tcnncy moved that SO much of the
resolution as provided for keeping the names
secret be stricken out. Carried by d large ma
jority.
Mr.. Clough's resolution to appoint a commit
tee OF five to select thirty-two names, aud to
report next Saturday, was then pissed.
Mr.. Spaiding moved that tue Committee re-
port next Wednesday evening. Lost.
Mr.. Sherwood moved that the Committee
have the0 names printed on slips Of paper
and report ut Z p. m. Saturday evening, and that
hnr 4ol-n @1,,A
Carried.
Mr. Greeley inquired how, if the Committee
were not to report until next Saturday evening,
they could be allowed to tell the names all over
tue city in the meantime. The conundrum was
not answered.
Mr.. Custer, the Secretary offered some reso~
lutious that the Secretary he instructed not to
allow the minutes of the Club to go out OF his
possession, ADr tc allowed to sign another
name to the roll, and that new naincs be only
received III open Club, and eael man be required
to sign his own 1llne-
Mr. Custer gave notice tllat lie would next
Saturday offer un amendment to the constitu-
tion providing thar twenty-five shall constitute
u quorum Mt any meeting
While the Chairman Was selecting the COM
mittee, Mr. LoOtnis. Il candidate for County
Judge filled Up the time.
The President then real the names Of E. G.
Keith, e. ". Culbertson, J. K. Custer, Isaac
Howlund, and T. G. Greeley as the persons he
MIR. CNlhertsO1l said he would not be in town
this week and could not serve
The President selected Mr.. Kirk Hawcs in
place Of AiE Culbertsou
Mr.. Mcrrick then remarked that, iuasmuch as
the club at it's last meeting had passed set Of
resolutions severely rejecting upon u gentle
man who happened to be present in the tnret-
inr, this gentleman he given Il chance to inform
the club about the charges made against him.
lfe would therefore call upon Mr.. Washington
Uesi!lg to address the meeting.
Loud calls Tor Mr. 1Icsing were made, but Mr..
c. e.. Greeley moved all adjournment. The
Chair entertained the motion, which was de-
clared carried amidst considerable noise
The meeting did by no means break up, but a
large number Of gentlemen gathered about Mr..
1Iesnc, regretting that the right If speech had
been denlcd him, and even Offering 10 rcorgan-
izc the meeting. Mr.. Hcsng, however, declared
that he had been attacked in 4 eowardIy mau-
ner III Il regular meeting Of i club, and would
only defend himself before Il regular meeting
Ilc had come us 4 private citizen at tic
Irritation Of 2 number Of gentlemen
from the ward, and could not help
but considered the treatment lie had been sub
jccted to Us Il dastardly, contemplate attempt
to SUPPRESS free speech, and cowardly, un-
have liked to speak to the Republicans of the
Third Ward, but would only do 81 in tic pres
cncc Of his accuscr, Mr.. john Il. Clough.
Several gentlemen offered to call an extra
meeting ot tic CluD, but no action was taken.
FOURTH WARD.
The Fourth Ward Grecnback Club met last
night ut No. 2G9 Thirty-trst street, and listened
to lengthy speech by Mr. n. n. Pomeroy
f. Brick''). ne hurled inyectiyes ut the Demo
cratic and Republican parties, spoke in favor of
of grce,iacks; argued that the Government lad
tho power to is>1lc the grccnbark and put it
upon par with guld; maintained that such Il
policy would start the paralvzcd industries OF
thu country, and rc-establish times Us prospcr-
GUS as were the years Immediately succeeding
the War, and closed his speech with
deal Of personality, acknowledging that
hc had wasted fifteen years iii working
tor what hc t:,i thought to be right, md wish
in. that he may have fifteen more years to labor
for the success Of the principles ennnciutcd by
the Grcenback platform, and said that the
bouuhuldcr who paid no taxes and lived on the
bone and musrlc OF the working classes was the
bird be was aiming to bring down.
FIFTH WARD.
Last evening the Republican Club of the
Fifth Wnrd met at the corner Of Arnold aud
Thirty-1irst streets. About forty persons wrre
present. The meeting was called to order by
the Vice President, Mr.. Vincent Rcifsnieder.
The ward is to have five delegates in the Con-
ycntion., Seven persons were nominated from
whom to choose ticket to be voted for at the
primaries. The ones nominated were l.. Grant,
Henry Wolff, George Kolbc, Vincent Rcils-
neifler, Henry flafcr-
After short speeches BY omar bushnell anu
L. c. Holmes, the meeting adjourned.
Tl1JKTEESTH WARD.
Tie Thirteenth Ward Republican Club held Ia
meeting ut Denz's Hall, West Lake street, last
evening, Mr. Frank ]. Smith in the chair
After short and stirring speeches by Col.
Roberts, Mr. Hanchctt, "Carl Prctzc," Mr..
Young, Mr. Atwatcr, Mr. Jacobs, aud others,
the 1neetinr took up the business routine.
It was resolved to elect q Vice President from
the Third Precinct. Mr.. s. c. llaTcs and Mr..
]. l.. Bennett were nominated. The latter was
elected.
Several new members were voted into the
Club
On motion, it was decided to call the roll and
mark a!l names who we're doubtful Republicans,
and upuo;nt committee to "tirop around'
and make a political examination. Abouttwenty
of these names were thus "spottet."
After the transaction Of some further uni1m-
nortant business the Club adjourned to next
Saturday hight.
FIFTEENTH WARD.
\ meeting Of the Fifteenth Ward Republicans
was held last evening at the corner OF Webster
au1 Clybournc avenues, d few miles south OF
Milwaukee, It may have been in great part
owing to the location Of the meeting that the
attendance was quite small. Mr.. Peter Bus
chush presided, and speeches were made BY
Ncssrs. w. r. Underwood, Henry Zimplc, ".
II. Fuller, and others.
4 BAKERS dozen Of at1hercnts to the princf-
nlrs of the Workinymcn's Industrial party met
last evening at the corner of Webster aud South
mort avenues. The only person who could be
,,rcyailcd uDop to make speech WIS G. e.