, 1879-08-22

cnrrancy issued under tho safeguards mud
responsibility Of tho Eationai~banls system
will he stable aud permanent, and subjected
to increase or reduction only NJ demanded
by tho wauts Of tho business Of tho coun-
try. ........
All OFFICIAL, DEM0CRATIC MuRDEE IN
CHICAGO.
At tho recent Democratic Convention hold
in Cook County Lusr DhAcEnuHx was nom.
inatcl for Sheriff. The contest had l,oeu
heated cue, and oao Of the Other candidates,
Billy O'I,n1Ex, believing that ho Ind been
unfairly dealt with, a11l thut lo l,nl ns clear
right to tho nomination as D1Acxuun:;, de-
termined to run Independently. To this end
ho publicly announced himself ns u candi-
dnte, and organizcd a considerable following
among tho moro respectable Democrats who
resented tho ,nannor in which BLACKBURN
Iscd beon forced npon them, aud declared
their intention to voto for 0'Ca1ES, notwitl,-
standing tho resolution passed by tho Con-
vention TINT no Democrat, Republican,
Groonbacksr, 6ocia1st, or any o.her person
not regularly nominated by the regular
Bourbon D. smocratio Convention, should offer
limsolf for tho u,,frrecos of tho poon.e. AZ
aoon 1s it became known tint O'Da1=s would,
rim as n candidate, the Democratic leaders
he. ut Springfield mud pissed the following
resolution.
Rtselyed, Tint we deem, It but. the lny of 1,tr,1
o'Bnlrs. for tho .ake Of .Lo love fur Ills party,
u. friendship foF Democrats una h's common
'as' ~. aa 10 T".snN M t ~ ,,' u"a ~. p.'ss W.
ttu,ardia,c,y make kuoyu to Tho ucoplv Of c,pk
County hIs willingness. "nd consent to retire from
the canvass as candidate "na as lraaer' md
ea. a ~ a'es @ Wv =, .' ~ 'as o n.' s. eo,
Kim to be- rcaJy to bcar tho consequences uf lis
omn vlllalny."
Mr.. O'BR1Hs paid no attention to this
thrent, believing TINT he Ind as good right
10 run for Sheriff Ms my other man, even it lie
was not born in Kentucky. Thereupon tho
Democratic Louder. Ct tho State ordered tho
Cook County lenders to organize mob n,,tl
compel him 10 withdraw. OH peril Of his life.
4 crowd Of Democratic su!Ians mud shoulder
Liiters y7as soon gatlorad from Tho purlie1s
and grog-shopa, and, ono night, armed with
bludguoua, aud pistols, and shotguus, un-
disturbed by ihe police, they visited the rosi-
donco Of tho independent candidate O'Dr1ES,
called lin ont. aud orttcrod him To r3tir,,
fr,,, .ho ,,,,.,o.s ~ t,,,, ,v,,,11 s,,,.,. H.,
'oP on NY neh''' 1n's inoo "'a' Ae'''so of
all Tho prominent Cook County mud many Of
the city Democratic officials, mud UArrER
14,nn1soy. netting un1or tia instructions
Of tin Sto.o Comm,tteo. did nothing
to protect O'I3a1sS, TAcro was Int ono ,usu
who protested. and he wss Obliged to Nv for
his lile, Ills wife aud children. greatly terri.
fed, begged him to consent. Induced by
their ,orsuasous. mud looking upon It ulso
as a matter Of pojicy. ho announced, under
intimidation, that Ao would withdraw from
tho counc. On tho following. day so,no Of
| the morn rss,,aotnt,le De,noernts of Chicae,
united iu letter to Mr., OBu,rs protesting
against tho outrageous couduc. Of thu Bour-
bon mob, mud ,.sa,,.iug him that il lio would
run for 6horir no harm should couso to
lin or 10 Ills family. Sayeral prominent
citixens waitoa upon him personally nud gayo
him tho sa,uo assurances. Acting upon tl,oso
ASSURANCES, aIr. O'l}n1rN published Il card in
which l,o declared that M aerco,ncnt ma,lo
! uuJsr lurcgs aut1 ,l,rcnta of murder WAS not
binding IN Inv or ,uora!s, aud atlaod;
at was nuser my intention to n',ilo by It, md
am now FREQ to s1y that au still n Candidate aud
Will continue ~ ne' ana y e'ectea' WINES ! fn's
sst1,.s :" w. w.. aa s., 49,, .ls'..' aso
uuds. liv laws ul .No ,u,,d,"
/ Az aoon III Mr.. OIlaIrS's card appeared
thu Democrats Stale Co,uu,ittoe at Spring
field ordered tim. tl,o cailyass slloul bo con.
Quoted ~ it had beon in previous ycars,
under the shotgun policy the moaning o
which was that 10 Republican, independent,
or tirecnbackor should ho I, cla.ldato for