, 1879-05-18
THE REPUBLICANS.

IO1N0 w A4NAAAs
a special meeting OF the members OF the Re-
publican Executive Committee of the Seventh
Supreme Judicial District, which includes the
Counties Of Cook, VIII, kankakee, DuPaee, md
Lake, was held yesterday afternoon at the Office
OF Col. R,caby, LIZ LaSale street. The Colonel
occupied the chair, and s. II. Miller, who held
the proxy OF W A. james, of Lake, acted as
Secretary. There we're present In addition,
Messrs. Dixon, Pence, Wllliamson; Policy,
Wicks, and Dougall.
On motion of Austin Dixon, OF Cook, it was
unanimously resolved to Gull convention OF
Republicans Of the Seventh Judicial District to
nominate d candidate for Supreme Judge.
After some general talk Of an informal char
meter it was resolved that the Convention be
held Saturday at 2 p. H., and that deleeates BE-
chosen; OH the basis Of one for cach BOO votes
and one for the fraction over $50 cast for Gen.
Smith at the lest election for State Treasurer,
with the proviso that from each town IN the
County Of Cook there shall be at least one del
egate.
On motion OF bfr. Ponce, the Committee re-
solved to recommend that the city and county
delegates DO chosen at the same time as the
delegates to the County Convention; and that
the time for electing the delegates from the
outside counties be left entirely With the Cen
tral Committees thereof.
Aflcr agreeing that the Convention shall be
held at the same place as the Circuit Court Con-
yention, the meeting adjourncd.
SEVENTH SENATORIAL.
The Seventh Senatorial League held meet
ing in the club-room Of the Grand Pacific yes
terdaY afternoon, G. T. Bannister in the chair,
The Committee on Representation were in
structed to report on the proposed amendments
to the constitution at the next meeting. Mr. E..
?, Paine presented q long series Of resolutions
length wind up with the declaration that tile
Seventh District holds the balance Of power in
Cook County, and hence is entitled to one OF
the Circuit Judges. The resolutions were unan-
septcd resolution to the effect thnt the
League proceed to the nomination Of q
Judge OF the Circuit Court, to be pre-
sented before the County Convention,
md that the candidate be resident OF
the Seventh District Ins re- was also
nominated for the position, there being no other
candiuates Tie members were instructed to hold
elections in the various towns, and select Vice
Presidents and report. Messrs. F. j. Filbert,
| E. J. Whitehead, and s. j. Hanna were ap-
| pointed Committee to confer with the County
| Central Committee In regard to the time for
| holding the primaries In the country, so thai
they may be set ut from to p. m. The Treas
urer reported balance on hand OF $3.50. After
| considering somc further routine business, the
League adjourned to come together at the
| Grund Pacific Hotel the third Saturday In July
| THE THIRD WARD REPUBLICAN CLUB
| met last evening at No.. 15o Twcnty-secont
street, Mr. C. H. s. Mixer presiding. The frs
| thing done was to appoint Messrs. Tcnney, Waug
hop, White, Galloway, und Thompson 8 com
mittee to select twenty-seven names to be re
! ported at an adjourned meeting to be helt
| Thursday evening, from which the Club vii
| choose nine names to form q delegate ticket 10
the coming County Judicial Convention, suDjcc
to the action OF the primaries. The question Q
selecting delesates to TIE s Supreme re- Court Con
understood that the Central con,mitte
bad decided to call one. Mr..
=. Greeley wanted the Club t
express Its opinion strongly in favor Of such
convention, when another gentleman pertinent
ly inquired whether members who signed Judg
| Dickey's call would be permitted to. vote. HI
/ Tenney, who had sighed the call. stated yer
trauklv that ne was go;u. back on that call. e
had signed It because he believed the Democrat
were iIcliued to play fairly, but. having becom
he intended to go back on whntcver Pal
he mad taken III the call. Referring t
lie: fact~ that the Republicans had decide
to call convention 7nro to i nominate on, e ,,<
,riad to see thu party dlaposea to take an earnc
| st,nl in the matt er. It was high timc, parlic;
larly In tic case Of the Circuit Court: Judge
,hay some OF thu present occupants Of tit: Bent
for Ge io1 NJ, infusion nj Of young blood, i!et aud v
Suu,e OF. tile present Judges might: have beg
evrrlcnt fossils iu their tay, alst some Of -the
f!grrr nrctt;y lively fossils now l|augl4ter]. bl
: "h"t was wanted on the De.irh was Hi,
lie, % morc- ability to expedite business, ii i!
some eegrcu OF ability IT, understand = 7 p po,
when IS put with tos1aoy etearness er i Laat;
Rssfrnx 70 t5 rag aw II in eSpHt epiot
nrnyi,ljus that no J,lttse should receive his u
!, r. was Shown TIA. case had remained on t
:. t:"t ~ % r,r ,;natv iuys previous. With sQci