, 1879-06-08
LOCAL POLITICS,
Preparing for the Fall Campafrn

.LOCAL FULlIiUS.
| Preparing for the Fall Campaign.
It was thought that with the end Of the in
dicial election the politicians tongue would resi-
for while, and for month or two there pon]d
be calm n political circles But tits not 10. fo,
already the " slate {" makers and ward nnanfnu.
1ators are casting about, and the of1ceholder.
as we'll as the standing candidate and bis
friends, arc looking forward to the fall CAM
paign, when County Treasurer, Judge and
Clerk Of the Superior Court, County Surveyor.
and five County Commissioners are to be elect
ed. The campaign, Of course, Is looked
| forward to, as all campaigns are.
as hctng very important, and the election one
Involving the gravest consequences. Especially
is this the case with the Democracy, who,
flushed with victory, are thirsttng for more and
greater conquests, and will be satisfied With
nothing less than the sweeping Of every Repub-
! licau from Office, and as complete mastery Of
every crumb of'political patronage in the county
| rs they have fn the city. The Republicans, too
who have not been voting for several elections
past. are not unmindful Of the condition of
affairs. Their defeats seem to have inspired
them, and, gathering wisdom from recent
+ blunderings, they are bucklng on their
ARM atnor also, and preparing to earnestly measure
days OF old. They plainly see the error Of
allowing the party to be run by the holders Of
petty appointiye positions on the one hand, and
the rift-raH OF the wards on the other, and dis
position is noticeable everywhere to sit down
upon them. They see the necessity of cutting
loose from these classes, wedding them out Of
the party committees. and putting to the front
the property-holding, business, and respectable
element from which the party grew, and to /
which It owes all It has ever had in the way OF |
success. This disposition IS particularly notice
able in the Republican wards. md the prominent |
1en Of the party throughout the city are pre- !
dieting that the next nominating convention |
ticket put up will be one invulnerable to attack,
and one which, from the character Of men On it, |
will command the respect OF all parties.
In the Democratic camp there are already !
fall. The recent elections have stimulated tile
unWashcd beyond degree, and they will not
down, SO 1t may be said that the two elements
OF the party are again preparing for war. The
seats until they are tired, and, since Mr. Harrj-
son has given them the cold shoulder, they are
determined to come to the trout. The other
element, however, the I" "respectables," are tho !
most active, and. being in the ascendancy. are
tride the boldcst, and hare commenced to
search for candidates. but they are not as har-
monfous as they might be. The faction, for
instance. which elected Mr.. Harrison are sour
on him, and are trying to persuade Michael
Brand to become their candidate for County
Harrison stands pledged to advance Michael
heeley's interests in any way he can. II Brand
viii not accept, then Charles Kern would be |
given it il he would take it, but Charley says he
into being candidate, prefers to wait until af-
ter the Presidential election and take Postmas-
Ter, Collector, or something Of the kind,-pro- |.
71ded the Democracy have anything Of that ma
tn diva %hnMn 5r {n- ri
'terlng Commissioner Lenzen for the place, and I
lie wants it, but his immediate friends, as well |
Is the party managers, think the water Is little
90 deep for. him. For Judge, Judge Moore
everal names are mentioned, prominent among Z
sbom are Maj. John Lantean and Austin ],
joyie. For County Surveyor, Greeley is again
nentioued, while for Commissioners the names
re legion. or the retiring Democratic Com c
however, only Bradley and Fitz- b
erala are seeking reelection, but it Is not be- y
cvcd that either OF them can reach the mark {
or their shoes there are ex-Ald. Sommers, Aid.
.awler, John NJ. Dunphy, s. r. Keough, and,
eside ex.Ald; DAILY, score Of others are be- c
with the Republicans quite number of z
ames are being presented for Treasurer, prom b
rent among them being G. 8. squfers, ex-MaYor =,
eath, and Aid Dixon. Neither Of these are Il
leu. For Judge OF the Superior Court, Elliott .,
nthony talked OF yery tavoraby, ,anu fur Clark -
'hn J: Hea!!yis in the field without opposition,
u'css DEbali is considered an opponent. For
lVeyor, the present Incumbent would not Oh
ct to reelection For Commissioners, very
y names are yet mentioned Mr. Sennc is s
ndtdnte for reelection, und will, no doubt, be
turned. Charles Cardy and Nj. Plautz are
entioned from the West Side, and E. G. Keith
om the South Side, but it is not believed the
tier would accept. There will De no dearth Of
ndidates, however, but the indications are DO
at none but good men will be allowed to come bo
the trout, th
While SO much interest is being taken in the m
unity election, the patriots Of the First Ward l.
, doing considerable bard work to get AID.
llcy's seat in the Council, which will be Va
ed about the end OF the month. Although
: office Is one to which there is no salary at
bed. there are dozen looking for it, and
ling to spend money to get it. Among them
: s. r. Keough, Omar Bushnell, D. j. Lyon,
1 Capt. Brown, and they are setting up pins
! making combinations. What they want
II the office is not known, and they will not
:. 1t remains to be seen whether the office 7
Dta them or not, yo1