, 1877-12-27
THE nrsuLr OF ruR ELECTION

OF county officers was q surprise to somo, but
not to those who lad closc'y' observed the
associations Of Meyer. tic wns elected by
Republicans, but not half 80 much be-
causo of his party affiliations as be-
ca,1so he was believed to DO honest,
and everywhere proclaimed hs hntagonssm for
the old "1ltng", during the laic campaign.
How earnest bis psotestations wcEo is now nEe
parent, ns ho Inns embraced tho crowd WHO have
rob1el tho rounty for tho past few years, aul
has given tho public to understand that hero
after liz would bo ono Of them. Ue voted with
them every ttme,-tle result, apparently, Of Ills
having caucrscd With thom mud pledged him
himself to stand BY tnein II they would sta,,d
by him. They stood by him. too. to inat,.
and Fitzgerald clatncd ta, and tho now " Ring"
built upou tho remnants Of Tho old, was made
complete. Meyers conduct would not LOOK 30
bad but for the fact that 1t WINS only fow days
ago that lle cuucusei With tho Republicans and
agreed with t!lctu to elect an unc1ccptionah!a
list Of candidates, not one ot whom iso voted fur
aud tals without ono wofd OF u PLANTATION 0no wav
On tho other, leaving tue natural tnferrneo that
tron.!H, and uli Of hia plolgcs for tho sako Of a
coalition with the ola.time riRgstesS. No one
knows tho nature Of tfte :" persuasion y used On
him better than himself. but, tnasmue!. ~ his
raso was necessary TO form new Hing 'bY
10 alliance with TIC old, tho public will be In
cliacd to bellove that the 'psrauaslou ~ was
substantial.
4na TICKET zIscrEp
By tho new Ring" viewed a. who'e, might
possibly hare bGcn wotao. Judge WnllHee for
County Attornoy is not bad sclcction. but he
owes llls cloction neither to Meyer nur Fitz-
Ecfa'd, but to the o|awxsoHsness OF Ronatfeu to
tho latter. Fitzgerald wanted tfyncs, but could
not get hin, hut Meyer wad rcnay q, vote Tor
nnyhody, AS n compromise Wifi Fitzgerald,
RountFco was llroppcu and Wallace taken up
md pushed through.
For COMMITTEES Clerk. worao election than
elected because tl,o old "Rlug" lad found lin
Indispensable In the carrying VI sehemcs.. Fitz-
gerald cuntcsse'l tbs eMtiro tln!ltncss for tho
place betOre the meeting Of thu H0arsf, and said
that he bad been all!ed with tho ol c1owd,-a
chum OF tho very worst clements Of tho Hoarts.-
yet be voted for him With Ill eyD Slugle tu TO.
forming tho public seryicu,
For Warden OF tho Hospital 4 more expensive
Or luco,nneseHt allr OF ths oll cfawa could ,sot
havo been selected thu Hugh, hlel.asighl!p.
Socially, 1,o "a good frilnw, hut - Wariusl 10
has been nutcu tu!Iurc, anl his reelection
tnca's that tllc OLD rcEirnc ut tho Hospital to to
bc pcrpetnhtcd: liz has. always Gsen tllc toaonl
friend of the "H!ng." anttthe convenient sysae'n
ofrccelvips Nnd ecectpting tor supplies al tl,u
Hospital untlcr bis rule Inns bccn OF ncalsu.ahle
advantage to eontracsors' but saYere tux o'a
.bo people.
For County Agent, tho selection OF r. j. Me-
city put fcw years, antl knows 10 more about
tho Qustes ok tho Office or tho connty's eystet1l
Of public charities than 10-ycar Old boy, fao
can,c from Wisconsin to TUX. position In thu
Pustr0nca rs clerk, anl la been iI,cre ever
since. A year aE1 he tried to be elected County
con.!n!ssiHrf but lai!eI AMI ~ tas a4 Ills histo.
~ ra!i rom lta traced liz haa lived on olce, uo
fnay lo al' honust. straightforward 1lan, but his
build him up ~ lllc public cstce,,, a. il illus
tratc4 In tlIu fact that Mike Dailoy and thu oil
Colyll gang arc npw hls baekcrs, all ot wii0nl
feel tEat h!4 clvettaH: incaDs bot only place
70 be i.opsl that ia Ia misjud0c1, howcsel.
Nick Eckharut, n his nAsfSt4nt, ia u uult Oil
appointment "A could llaro been made, ns there
Is nothing about him to eousncni Alm. ltc T. a
experience tn life LAS heen confined to scllItl9
beer, ut which hc Ia salt to 10 MI 0xpcEt, but,
tnaatuch as beer Is not dealt out 10 tho paupcrs,
1t u next to npossblo % to lnd All excuse for h!s
elevation.
Thc uppolntIacut Ut Peters A. Warden ot tue
! Iusano Asylum Is eyen worse selection, II
possible, llp VIA xisen thu plAee yeaF uKo a.
cotnprontss, being thca anxtous ~ sucecstl
nIS =, S9ay Asea. with when o' hs h1
sal.l that unless thu iuuG" took cure u
him 70 would give them away, aud not being
aplo to give him what hc waited they xare htnl
w. present plsse; H. made this threat Openly
70 reporter At tE time, and, ssnce he has neTcs
carried It out, hls mouth may NOW be said to be
closed for nnother seer. Aside from tA!s, hia
administration q affairs 1t the rUos-llauso Il
aKatnsi h!ni, and proves eitAer hIs uro,iuetelcy
Or that he u Ut easy-goiug euuseiu'.>t. Tns III
stituttons has almost doubled iu lts expenses,
| and rus inmates afc 20 mixed that Il wnulA bc
difficult to til! whether 1t was NJ lusaliu Asy
lu!n Or not. 1t Overlooking, too, with hearty
sble-botued men, wotnen. and children, als
never has be made suggestion of auy kind
looking to correcting, the abuses therv whirt
ase apparent to even tho casual Visitor.
| Dr.. j. C. spray, for Medical Superintendent
Of tho Insane Asylum. u hlghiy ln1orsed by til.
medical fraternity d general practitioner, Il.
IL scst1cnt Of the West Division. anI Ia said Il
have good practice. Ill. e19E!on:e In dealing
with tue inaaus, however. Il very hnttrat, AM
how readily aud successfully he Will Adapt hun.
self TO the positlon rsrlains to be seen. liz |.
sonpasasissiy Young man. buy waatessr rep:
decided improvement over the aAust OF the ap
po'ntMents, aud the change cannot hut te fol
thu better. Ills assiataut, DR.. lawlesa. ID noN
1t tha institution, aud has becn practically e4u-
Gated there.
DS. Heury deIgcr, fur County Physician, /.
not Regarded ~ = bad apppiuturQL Hn kslL