, 1879-03-18
LOCAL POLITICS.
Mr.. seipp Makes Up His Mind
to Run.
Tho Disconsolate Graenbackers Badly
Torn Up--Tho Socialists.
dttting Of ihs gtrnb1Itan Central Committee.
Things 1uunlng Smoothly.

THE CONTESTANTS
THK REPUBLICANS
wcTc In lhc bost of spirits yesterday, md nitro
active than at my tisno since the nominating
Convention. Sumo substantial and telling work
wns done tn the way Of mapping out lie cau-
paign and organizing, md the reports from liz.
various wattls wero very encouraging. The only
report to t',H contrary wns from the Ninth,
where somo detection is said 10 exist oil the Al
dertnauie question, but It Is not believed to
amount to great deal. The Ex-
ecsitivO COMMITTEE was in session all
the forenoon at1viasng nnl appointing tbs
Campaign Committee, which IA to consist Of
three from each ward. The Commttco was
completed except tho Eleventh and Twelfth
Wards. Hhtl will he made public to-day; Int
hcallquastcEs were arranged for,--a large store-
r0nnl Oh ihe southwest corner OF Like and La-
Sal!e Btrcets having ,cen rented for tint pur-
pohe. Tie room will he opened to-day, and To-
election tl,e Executive Committee Wilt be in scs-
sion there ftoul until o'clock.
THE DEMOCRATS
were in constant fret oil day, and we're n busy
as they were h,:Eorc holding their Convention III
looking up candidates. Quite early In the
mornl'E hir. sc'Pp wrote to John Malioeks rer-
etnpeorily declsnnE to accept tho nomination
for Guy Trensurcs ald thereafter oil was cllaos,
especially whct, to this fact vas addgd lis re-
port that sir. Harrison would not accrut unless
seiur did, for the reason that he was unwilling
to remain upon !hc ticket unless there was
some one With him amply able to share tho
expense of the canvass. For while the
fate of the Democratic ticket hung UPON
Alr: scipp and ITO time was lost IN seeing him
and prevailing tipon him 10 withdraw his dccll,I-
alton. Mattorka went to see him. 10 did several
other lights, but lie rctnaned stubborn. putting
tlB aeGl!nntioil. however, upon the ground That
no could not a!ford to accept fFnm a business
view, but really his objection was TINT he saw
no chance Of being elected. But Ills p,,rsucrs
would mi give him up, and It occurring tu 1lsefn
that lc was quite q Young man, 7l,ty went to
hls father md usked him II he won'd allow his
son to BE- sacrificed, very much nj they had
asked iashcrs In their boyhood days to Ict
their children to 70 swimming. The old ren-
t'cman hcsitated for awhile, but finally yielded,
nMl thcn seiGp promised to giyo t!Icm an an
town. He did nut meet them, however, for
rcasHns beat known to himself, but lie sent them
word late u tile afternoon that iic would accep,,
and thereafter they wcre happy, md ip hetter
humor. for bis decision fastes'gl Mr.. Harrison,
Mr.. SciDp will not, however, enter actively up
Un thu campaign for the present, but will
make iits HEADQUARTERS At Ills brewery, where
he sill be glad to SEQ h.s friends, and whcrc he
VIII mp nut Ills work uhd make the necessary
nrramgelients to fortffy himself In the ynrious
wards. air. Harrison wlll nut be lome hrforo
the middle or last u the week, but those VITO
elnin to know say that when he does como he
will MAKE things lively Will, tho boys, Just as he
did last full, aiitl throw an Immense anlount Of
munry into the fight. Those, however, not so
Intimately connected with him, rely uuon the
apathy of the Republicans, aud hope that
THE soctALlsT1c yorR
can be controlled for t1sc'r party's suecces.
Sosne arc bold enough to openly assert IN tllfe
connection that tho Socialists will support Itnr
Fison, aud that they only put utI DR.. Schmidt Us
q scare 0r blind, md with wink they puint to
the fact that one OF tho Soctalisic candidates is
In daily conference with them as pronf Of II.
This cinatdatc Is sula to hc Harry Rus,ctls.
This tnlk, however, nbout the Socialists selling
out. or being sold out, to the Democrats is Just
as sheer nonsense as The oogus letter in regard
sou!alistic ConvcntioplSaturday. The Socialists
have now proved their stcklng qualities during
four elections. "il there arc no Indications thai
they are Eo'E TO pieces Just now. encouraged
General Assembly Inst full, aud by their horcs
Of the election III some Hnrv Aldermen this
aprny. Dr.. Schmidt is as sincerely candidate
for Mayer as Mr; Harrison Is, although Mr.
auade t'c people Of tho contrary. bcea,lss
the Democrats know that the Socialists hurt
them far moro than they DO the Republicans.
The organization Of Tic Socla1fat party has
Filth, s!xtl,, and scvcutA Warls. It lbs
hurt thu Republicans somewhat tn tho
Fourteenth, Fifteenth. md Sixteenth, but In al
tlIuse sections bus loft tllg Republicans fairly
allcaa Of t'lr Democrats; While in the south.
western wards thu Democracy Is badly broken
10 pieces. OF the 5000 votes which tho Social-
lists Claim, 5,000 ut least arc taken from the
1letmocratic party, matl It Is tic coustnnt bope
of the Democracy to win then, buck nva!n; hut
there Is 10 likelihood Of t,-tllls time ~ least.
MI. WILLIAM STEWART
has fnA]ly decided TINT he will not run for al.
i1cr1mau Il, lle Sixteenth Ward. IIc has been
urre,l and cutrcated by people OF all political
fa1ths to acecpt the nomination rendered him by
the Republicans last week. but has perr,npturilY
dcclActi. 1t therefore becomes necessary for tic
Republicans pf tllut ward to iook nr0und for
nuutlN'r candidate. Il Is probable tllAt the per
ron whom thry will put up will bo DR.. Ship
prrs, conservative in rottics, resident Of tllo
wcst, lii: pnpu1ons, cnd of the wnyl WHO IL
generally liked, un vim, tt Ia beloved will be
ale to deiuat TIC Socialtstic candidate, ills most
faslat Lie i,oaI,.titar 5xittt,llt sa1rtii,ls