, 1879-02-13
LOCAL POLITICS.


The following petition, Making Mayor Heath
to brcomo candidate for nnotmr term, wns In
circulation yesterday, and received numerous
signatures:
To las Hon. lfonraf Htath:, The undersigned,
citizens OF Chlraro. respectfully request tnas yon
ea e9 oee ~ ,yot q ss e. rsa ssts as
pride and urat!tudc the ercat md Invaluable acrv-
ss' m n sn@e5s ey When you %eTs II, ca!sd tS
compntency, anil corruption Ind ~ Increased lilo
ety q our @ esae%s and IT tic sasncs. d ntere.t.
of our: city were most dangerously mrn-
nccd. Your administration Inns rescued the city
from the impending disaster, aud by Intelligence,
econoniY. and honesty III the management Of its
n!iatts has pleccd oMt credit second to that ot MT
ausplcioaely begun completed and wc feel lint,
n order to accompltsl tbs. your cuntnncd sesyIco
oosn s esa nd + cs.sna s y seaots " s ss sa 5
You. thcnrh t be at pcrsonal saerl1ce e yons-
self, TINT In the performance Of high nubl!c duty
and enthusiastic support.
Lust evening The Tn1nuNE received tho an
| ncxed communication from the Mayor declining
| tho honor: -
| tn the Editor ef The Tribune.
Cn,sSno Ell 1aTha GisF H., ot James
lis naro AZ candidate for Mayor of Tits city,
| makes It incumbent on mo to publicly anno,snco
thRt under no circumstances will permit my name
M, nnf.o Wv p"ot'e "e"''' - .o''"s@''"' WI"
Ny ezca.c for making III: public declaration ia
many ci,izcna ~ rtntinr mi INV IN III ,rawn"}
| aIr: Rawiclrl, pit my own candfdacy.
| In connectom win nv nriyato auafrs. "o''""''e
~ s''"ss''" VIII Wy p'''"so " rr,r,,'
| TH1RTEEaT1f WARD.
A meeting Of citizens Of the Thirteenth Ward
te The number oi about iltty saltcd ttrcspcctiyo
nn,fnr tc ~ II hiinti.. tn, t1E. ~. X.
n"s,,n'. ,sns n iho IL, nr,st ~ ~; III. aI
Kid, Taompson, nm On there % were - not M lew irrssnt m
| whn Hnr,nri IL hc In ,he dnrr ani III ~ h' ~
'rawn hitler from eur,ostty. Irl'r mcetnr @ syoa
tmiioS tn nr.irr viii, i " vorzor IL ~ S,htn
nn1 form"iiy onnrtI viii, s,,ecct, hr o s't'
Gii, reviewing Aid. Ti.onpson's rceortl. g % CON-.
;mg his ra..lectjon nroviilsI In ,n,,i ho 80
a,,adc "a nllw tic nan of hjs ",ns ,,, w ,r,
orrco 10 make thc sacritlre, i1o yns fo1owcta % hr
S,a,tm IN fc,y rcn,rrha trMs, int1doo5 W
w...,,,. ~, r.. ,u..-
xak ~ ~ ~, ,nsln9 s ~ aopsesentea
yenrs rong IN at tc wo our civ w. va III pam
cnly bnnEfunt run the naia ninIstro,fon NJ Snr
mcr admInistrptions requiring tic closest ccouamy
and the least posnlpT1 expenditure Of 1nonuy In
o1lur 10 keep iho CITY Government running. cut.
ting OF al improvements TINT could possibly bc
a'sEnenseu WHY; 9i,1n mnn ao,,n,.,... ,,
,m.n aus mSo @ Cccn nann oe
H." wsrd nna r. tbn ctiserx ~ iii s1 'nuo ~
financial condition aJoya referred to tlcy viii
readily sec TINT large improvements wcfe utterly
Impossible anu That Aaa: Thompson ha. n hts
a oouthp III e EonnSl s aCsoa A. any psusht man
a,srcss. tt",oforc i" II '4 ''t' " n"""ela'
RtsoiseI. ;raat va. tho commitments nj ALL
Thonntoll, do fully i1dpTsc BID cuuFsc in tho Cam
mon Council. brlleyin. he las been always on Tho
side OF economy and good government. and feel
tint VIC cannot allnsd to osu "a able representa-
sc and one 70 tr.lo TO The Interests ot the wurl;
ana @ w 20 ne,c"y earhGst!9 REQUEST az. Thomn.
Ihn coming CITY election nn wa dn nctjT" Kin, ,vc
will use a honorable mennsto further his election.
| The resolutions wrro uranjnously atloptctl,
wl,creupou AID Thompson WINS calicI ,tpon u,1{i
spoke ut soMe length. Ilc felt proud OF the in.
| lorsetcnt given hitn, aud saI whllo he hid
done nil he could for Ills ward bo hld not tlonc
all llo wished, simply because when he entered
tho Council tho city wis practically bankrunk
ilc had been elected, however, upon "a
| economic ulutf0rm, and had enlIcarored to
| 8tuutl ttpou It, Al would Stand ,lnln It to IN,
| enII IAnnIni,sr1 If the nrnnIe want ri him tt
| rnrrcscnt t1,cn ~, venrs f,,Trnr IL ~, Tn,'.
~ r'u,,,t, nr. .,,; - ,ho ha4 -, sumHs! uIii
& u ~. ,t,.' o., na g :" 9 uen. ~ 's au.lt5
uat loE tl'e shNo " feelec1lol Woulu hot pfufsl
NJ !9. se9l,oo!'aoascs Or. sewers that DC knew Il
~. nrxt tvn seors ~ a1s'''o'' '" e"''3 s'o''.tc
Frich. Reed, md Gill followed In ratification
sreechea, ana committee was appointed Il