, 1877-02-04
H1BERN0MAN1A.
..oe+ Extraordinary Article on
NV" Local Politics.
u11ostern Catholics I" .Virulent At
1A' .x If Celtic Know-N thingism.
n.,,ands that All the City OF
49, Re Irish Nationa1ists.
oar;cans and Germans
penied Any Represent
. alton.

1arieQ Ally A\~t@- ~
alton.
- alderman Wanted Unless He BE-
~ loves in Irish Independence.
nrnhcr Of the Heste7s Catholic. q
ID. .s s.rcr nubllshcd i'll this city, OF reasona~
SseSe ~ GEOGRAPHICAL appearance, and au'te
y! ne.I sh,rnly written, SO far as its editorials
ss1 snu z'aI contains one Of the moststartllns
r. esunsrh,onistical articles which mas pFooaols %
sea .nnea,cd in any paper IN tne on.t.u
ga RI Il is discussion OF the coming '''unlc-
saeS ,..,;on IN Chicago rs viewed from an
r.! c'.ho,,c Nationalist standpoint Ills sucn
hsn .',a as might have been written by resi-
u a'ls ~ T,nnerarv or Rosco'nmon, who hao
seht ~ harond the confines Of his native
oe'tf '0s ..;oc. =, other than Irish Influences
eaa Q, sN tneu nothing OF Chicago or its
~ a,,,s except the names OIL eellan
Hp'.x xho are eligible Tor e'ec1'on
9ezul. '..,nrn or Mayor. It is the custom OF
= w. nsnsrs, in treating Of local elections, 10
s'e, = p1F ~ candidates with reference to theif
fa .:.x ~ their especial qualifications, their IN
ot p.;.r their zeal for reform, or tncf kno"i-
'es'".' ..a,ters which Common Council has
eeEsu ,.non The article in the Western Cdth-
" r',~,o7cs ill these matters and looks at tne
H 49,. simply from an Irish Nationalist s1ano-
fs.1. lre The candidates sound on home
p'a. na ,he emancipation Of ireland from the
~, "a, covarnucnta That is the only qucs-
lAtA h. considered. 1t is ono OF the conf
'sn - and most thorough manifestations OF
rs' Enov-Sothingisn that has ever been
1t,s m article which proceeds On tue
p''les -.;an that the Irish Catholic Nationalist
ksolapss; sa;nts and that to them belongs thas
aEc aEcssnt 1ns o oi Chfrago, and that that Govern
dos9Aaoh W ~ nm. not for the benefit OF that
neal +o.T;tory living along Lake Michigan.
strp y s a. ern to the benefit Of that portion OF
q. 'Gs VIZ" = ~h;,h is inhabited by Irish Roman
Ga,aojr, nstJS The article begins by speaking o.
Ias. 20 .Warn,slty. The three candidates Wnon ~
.ao,tians uv are Mayor Heath, whom It SPEAKS ol
~ TINS Of faint applause. exMayor S9isin, ,1,
Eno III n ott;ce,' and Charley FarwelL Ihe
@sos u Nv hs;nc ncrnaps q recent arrival from ire
nv s!e !. r.ysre of the fact that Mr.. Farwel! IS
nuu, s,;Sent T. n lake County and not eligible Tor
p.yos: + nos,- of citv Teens
,xa. ona ri thc important places, and one Wlocn
!. e for The interest Of Ireland that treno 10
he cause should hold, it speaks as 1ollo"s:
rcr the Office Of City Treasurer, the present IT
cz1ubent. Clinton Briggs, Will Piooany u d e 10.
es-res vii Of Inc Democratic party In case nc IS
~, rard{date the present Deputy CITY treasurer,
TSmss Brennan. will be o ca1dldate fof tne olnce"
r. shoud be veil pleased to see Ar. hrennan r.
s.;ra nomination. He hes ALWAYS taken an act
;<s rer q Irish matters, and is also very Shan,
,,hf nxn. He Is IN intelligent and accompiisne,d
1r,hman and would make credltaole cia5 on4Cla!.
Hrhns di,plsyed good tact in the management VI
de- oiHee tur Mr. Briggs and also 1o1 Ills pfeoeces-
sol, Daniel 0'Hara- q.
Passing oyer the City Clerk and City At
,o,ney. The gentleman from Ireland comes down
to the discussion Of ward politics, and nrocecas
hrorgh thu entire eighteen cn the assump,
linn ,Gst ireland is entitled to everything anu
int amerilaus md Germans are here by sutler-
,nee unly. and are entitled to representation
sply in those wards where they have an over
fhlminr numerical majority. It SPEAKS LINUS
dtbe First, Second, Third, Fourth, and futn
Yards:
In the First Ward. Aid. D. <. PeaEsons, Anen-
An. eoes ont, aud AID j. r. AcAucy, American,
bo|ds oye- another wear. This watu used TO send
n an Ir.h Alderman. until the Inst term II the
Irsh in the wasd muster their proper strength anu
rnitc o. one man, an Irish American may nc IT,
In The Second ard. Aid. Ballard american, is
The Outgoing man aud AID. Rosenberg, German
viii hold oyer. By ludlciors lnanaceMent -
risA-ane,;can can be returned from tn!s ware
tso. County Commissioner Fitzgerald Fepfesen1e.
:bja ward when it Was tbu ;. old Third Ward Il
colt3ins great many lrlrh Eoters
In the TaItd Ward. William Aldrlch, American
IL the out going Alderman. and AID ihompsun,
American, holds over. lnasnuch a5 Ai45!cn ~
Ctni
hs will h1sdly be candidate for REELECTION. IN
var1 is thoroughly american, and WALL sena III
Ia The Fourth Ward, AID. Gilbert's, American
term expifes. and Aid. Stewart. American, no4u
oTec. The ward will return IN american hepfe
teni1tiye,
Ihe Fifth Ward will be called On to select q sue
ees*or to the 1a,acntcd aid. Mark Sheridan, aud W
hope the li=h~A1nesicau voters, who are latsGiy
tte majority in this wa-d, will select on 1ntc!nen
and competent MN to represent them. treAerlGl
Sonaer, German, is the Alderman holding over II
this 1ard.
The Sixth Ward, SAYS the Western Catholic,
at present represented by Frederick Lodu1ng,
herman, and Ed Cullcrion, an Aishulan. -. -
saough cul1crton has always stood vel! VII
the Irish people. and has never been backward
n speaki1s and acting for them, he docs no
I'll the bLl with the H1stcr7, Catholic.
Says the writer.
cantston is pretty intelligent nlan; he va
notu IN this country Of Irish parents. Hr does nc
interest himself much in Irish national Mat1eis
aaa therefore does not come up to our staEua1o
N lnth representative
Aoout the Seventh Ward he has the folloW1n
tosay:
tue Seventh Ward, which is largely IRISH "
esIoas coincidence two Germans arc seiccteu
11soe;mea: Kcrher, who goes out this spring, on
ta,loE, who holds over. The great tronoae secu
~ oe taat IN this ward there a.c too many ~
qon and at eacl successive election seFes1u lllsl
nea snn for the Office. invariably allowing ma
q smother nationality to slip in. ion cannot IN
tae equal Of Ibis IN the GermAn wards" " u. ~
4aet Always semi German Aldermen Lct "
Nshnen Of tht Seventh Ward unite this spr!ns 6
Council.
The Eighth Ward, according to the Hestt'
eaia3x, Is thoroughly Irish, aud can always +
lutn Eish representatives. The present
o9noents are Obricn aud Frank LAWYER
"aon The Writer speaks Is follows:
,Uhnen's term expires this spring. aud II
.ao9ght that Us be has been returned thfee sn
aselse terms he will not seek re- election: nc
~ mash of an orator but he has q,sae aas re
}aiae 10 advance the interests OF his ward. !!
s:e always been identified with Irish national
iietsie AID. Eduler ia IN Aner1c0n BY olI1n'
asn paIcntose; he Is q fluent speaker 1:e
ssses taken IN active part in Irish national auall
saa. Like AID. Cuilcrton. falls oelow our aAor
among the psobab.e candidates for the vacancy.
md the names Of Timothy o. Brien- CO
tu.esof, and P c. Fcency. the well~kno"n
uane5.-both Irish Nat!onaiists.
!, ATtl 1e noticed that the sole recommenu
uon q the two persons mentioned as propat :
EaaHlates for the vacancy is that they are III r.
Hauooslists- Not woni as to their capaeat
~ word as to their ability to 1tly. grapl
s:1a the serious questions which will necessa
eone before the Council OF 2 city VIII W
ananses w art in SO embarrassed :. condition l
GteaiEieut word ot praise is that they arc lr'
a.saaonalists, aud that they are III favor ct