, 1879-04-20
:T,OCAL POLITICS.
mr. Harrison's Misery Over His
Appointments
o,ho Slate as It Stands at the Present
Moulent.
.,.,;t;.o Of l1airs Regarding the Approaching
'' ludieial Election.
-.Dn1sOS's PUl.SUEnS.

1.;r3 or smother Of political nature, anu II
Wv wv. harrison should live to hold all Of the
~ n.ar hc Graves in his ambition, ho will, per
s.n: see none more trylug than 1t has been.
-fac+ de1uee Of applicants for places, Of all
'1,;.,ca, tynes. has surrounded him, and as fast
p r. a,e renort would gather currency the way
.-a,,d ~ he payc1 for another to add to his be-.
'.;,dsr,nent and increase the pressure upon him.
r.. has more than once realized that he talks |
-.+;,e1v too much for his own peace OF |
..,nd md also that such thing was |
,sossjh}c as having too many friends, and if the |
of h;s hcart could be read it Is question
III. whether it would not appear that he al |
-..dv rrcs the dov when be consented to become |
.hc best Mayor Chicago ever had" He has |
ham messed for every conceivable position I'M !
Ie1 thr CITY Government By hundreds, and each
~ has had some special plea aid some new
"a difIerent reason to advance Why he should
naiayoied, SO the condition Of his mind can octr
ter he imagined than described.
mi the greatest pressure has been brought
hr The canGidates for the more responsible
niaces-tle places wherein there is little
rnrk and large nay, and, after all that has pecn
rhnxed the last man to the door, aia rolled
into beo last night, he knew anything more
ahoi1t whom he would actually appoint than his
net dog did, for the facts are that le is. Ill Tue
hands of lis friends, and they are lighting anu
scratching as only Democrats can when there
src a number Of fat offices to distribute. 4
lew days ago the appointment OF I: T.. Gurney
to ,},r ofice Of Comptroller was 4 fixed fact so
iar rs be was concerned. but s1nce 1t canie
IN be understood thai the selection hal
beer made on; account ol tnat eenliemhns
connertion with a secret society. aud with q
v;rw TO strengthening, him Tor Governor, oil OF
The other Democrats who want to be Governor
and Comptroller, and all Of the cne1nles vi
secret societies, have come forward anu now
Mr. Gurney is oeeFea 10 oe ..:,' a. ,sl.
Ine lepois 800 ss1'I h;e snnn;nfI,en, have with
drawn thcm: and It is believed, furthermore.
thot the fipht has been SO brisk and spirited
among other contestants that he has droppea
the names OF the ho1e nti'e lo sa'G uns sos w.,
lons als. ia1 .,n ~, hnra h;s war h. vii; he
~ .a. ,.,ar :. ~ ~
Nrxt 70 the fight for Comptroller has been
that ior the position OF Commissioner Of Public
Works. Some days ago, as has aifeao! we, oeen
mtlmateo vonn 9;,n .,.,4 ,.,,w ha mov safe1r he
ea ~ IL. n,,+ nf the fic,d fnr the nressurc has
eansed The edict to 70 forth that ''no cou-
tractor need apply." He has not given up the
hstt}e hnweyrr. i1ut hangs on with cummcnda-
lie 1rnroge, determined 1hut II he cannot per-
x,ntlc lie viii aunoy sIr. Harrison into rccog
niz;1,.' lis claims, But it is believed that his
rork will he in vain, aud that, Instead Of THE
afira pnipr To Hr1r Of the noisy ApplcaQLSs IL Is
must Ekely to tall upon Malcolm Mcdonald,
whn IL ,,y 1,o means ayersc to such calamity.
Var th,, other offices it is settled, Us near it
can I,e with the party, that Austin Doyle will
hc snnnrintenJcnt 0f the Water Department,
charl whlte or Col ceary City rtsaas;1f Col!ss1od
+hs1 John T. St.autan Is ahead for Superintendent
If Srrccrs: unu Erhert Jameson or Francis
Adams for Corporation Counsel.
JUDICIAL.
e.. 10 j,,,1ic;o1 o1oction draws
AS 1he LILLE Aoa t1e 1oo'
aear the interest IN 1t increases, anu SURVEY VI
.he field shows verr clearly that what are known
os the .machicen men in both parties
w. deta,minrd to give it partisan
are oele'u .,.s 1,o,,c.r,te ,ad hv Aid.
cfaractet' Ane h.. ,-a,
Tuley, who has settled con71cton that nc WIS
born to be Judge; is anxious to nave party
,fnes drawn. but opposed to lin arc the equally
,>+~:o+;c ,,,. narty-1oyiuc who are working the
.,.as uith tha Ecn,h,jcans thr case is
oIte' "ao. '+. s,.o. .ta.. o,,>oor ~
not very different, except that tneFe appear ~
be more candidates, but it is not a. Ill likely
that they will make party nominations unless
the DEMOCRATS set the example. Then there il
onnthrr Element to be consilerel-the Social
ists What they will DO is past finding out, but
# il evident that they will present a ticket,
even if they have to go outside Of their organl-
zation to get the Names but it Is not at al llze-
II that thcy viii indorse either Of the tickets
that NAV be put ND by the other parties.
Une of tue propositions being agitated 1oo1l-
tre to keeping politics out Of tie election is to
diyjde the Judgeships between the two parties,
which can be e9yitebly doue since there are SIX
Jn1pes counting the Supreme Court Judge, to
be elected. The proposition is found To have
many friends. in both parties, aud if an agrec:
meut Of the kind is reached, which some thjpk,
counting on !: light vote as the ouly sure means
of defeatiny the Socialists, it appear5 that Me
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