, 1879-03-09

: ber diligently aud until the sweat-drot
oozed e..s +otn out upon .p his forehead, but i
half dozen trips to his Office was that be ".
somewhere between here and Milwaukee, br
| might possibly return late in the day and tai;
the train for haywood, in order to spend Su,
day at home. ue will probably leave ft
: Washington carly IN the week.
MINOR MEETINGS.
THE THIRD WARD
Republican Club met last evening in MARITIME
Hall, Indiana avenue and TwcntY-second street
Alr. j. R. Custer In the chair. On motion c
! A{r. Kirk HAYES. 4 committee Of five was at
pointed to report twcntv-sevcn names fror
which the Club should select nine as delegate
to the City Convention. 4 like commit
tee was appointed to select delegates t.
the Town Convention. While these Committee
we're absent the Committee appointed ut prc
Vious meeting for that purpose reported the fol
low 1nE list Of officers Of the Club Tor the ensu
ins year, which was unanimously adopted
Prcsid ent, Elbridge G: Keith; Secretary, Georg
Bass; Treasurer, D. X. Tenney; Finance CON
mittee, Norman Williams, EDGAR L. Jayne, AM
2: II. Gile; Executive Committee, John II
rad Witkowsky. Murry Nelson, George schei
dig, and Jacob Strader; Vice -Prcsi
dents, George Armour, G. Il. S. Mixer
Il. NJ. Sherwood, D. E. Hall, c. n. Henderson,
D. ". Irwin, Isaac Rowland, Charles P. kel
CriIly, Theodore E. Stacey, J. L. Barnum, C
Greeley, Lazarus SilVerman.
Mr. Keith briefly returned thanks for the
! honor conferred on him. and congratulated the
Republicans Of the ward on the large attend
AID. Cary, from the committee appointed at
a previous meeting to suggest the names Of q
candidate for Aldermen, reported the follow
ing:
4. N. Eddy, Il. N. Sherwood, John N. Clark,
Irish, ": G. Grant, e. u. Henderson, Euos
! Ayres, Conrad WitkowskY., The names were
placed on the blackboard and the Club proceed
] ed to ballot, Messrs. Henderson, Clark, Custer,
and Sherwood declining the threatened honor in
advance.
The ballot gave Clark Is. Hawes II, Hender-
son l, Ayres II, Custer 5, irish Il, Grant 1, and
| Eddy ]. On motion OF Mr. Clough the nontua-
tlon OF MIR: CInrk was made unanimous, and
his name will b. recommended to the voters at
| the primaries. lie is member OF the firm of
Grey, Clark d Co.. leather manufacturers.
t Mr.. Silrerman offered the following:
Resotr<d. That the Third Ward request the dol
egation Of Cook County in the General Assembly
rs to embody tue reports Vi the Committee Of the
Third Ward Club as adopted by this Club last win
ter, which embrace among other things the limita
tion Of the tax to = per cent MAXIMUM rate, and
also to wipe cut township organization.
The resolution was adopted without debate.
Alr. Buell. offered a resolution thanking Aid.
Cary FOR the able and faithful manner III which
he has discharged his duties in the City Coun-
ell, which was carried unanimously.
The balloting for delegates to the City Con-
vention resulted as follows: Isaac Rowland,
Daniel Shorey, j. r. Custer, Eugene Cary, L. G.
Keith, a. Eddy, K W. White, a. Gibbs, D. Il.
Gill.
For the Town Convention the following were
chosen: Messrs. Aldrich, Gary, Tenney, G. Il.
Keith, D. E. Hail. Kirk Hawes, Jenkins, Bar
mum, and Burrh. q,
Tic city delegates are understood to be unani-
nous for Wright for Mayor; For City Attor-
resident Of the ward. on the first ballot, but the
individual preferences OF some OF the delegates
are for r. :. Tutbill. For Treasurer the ward
is solid for T. F. Hall.
FOURTH WARD.
The Fourth Ward Republican Club met last
Twenty-nfnth street, Mr. Frank Drake
presiding
After the usual routine business, Mr.. Suther-
land moved that the Chair appoint committee
OF seven members to select twenry-si1 names
from which the thirteen delegates TO the City
Convention should be chosen, subject to the
action Of the primary.
The motion created brilliant opportunity
for declamatory effect, and it was taken ad-
vantage Of b5, various and sundry gentlemen
dldates. The fight seemed to be divided be-
tween Col. Ricaby's friends and Suthcrland's,
Or rather the supporters OF Mr. Sutherlanu's
motion.
- Col: s' Rieaby moved to lay Mr.. sutherlana's
carried.
The meeting then adjourned, and the mem
bers OF the Club stood about talking the thing
over. The action OF the Club leayes the ca,,tli.
0AfHE make Wr +Snf-n
tight the battle at the primary, which is 10 be
held tomorrow afternoon.
FIFTH WARD.
The Republican Club OF the Fiji, Ward met !
last evening on the corner of Portland and |
Archer Archer avenues, Nj. n. Smith iu the chair.
sssFs ton Ad5t'n cn;s Bsst' eeoFge Housh; @
George Holt were chosen delegates eat to to
both the City and Town Conventions.
ana were Instructed to vote for 4. II. Wright |
for Mayor and c. q. Scl,orec'z for Town-Cierk
The delegation Is divided between Tuthill and
Ricaby for the Attorucvshin, and will support |
Hall for Treasurer and II. Pctric for City
Clerk. The following resolution was offered,
md laid on the table for one weak:
Rfsolced. Tint the Republican Club Of the Fifth
terman' but !ndorse some good Ran Ut the next
At meeting of the Ninth Ward Republican
Club. held at Parker Hall, corner OF Madison
md Aalsted streets, last evening, Frank yeidlcr
presiding, Richard Jones was nominated for
Alderman. There Was large attendance and i
warm contest It was decided to hold primaries
and made final arrangements for the !
anne. Afr. Jones is at prescnt'our Of business,
vas formerly paper-banger, and resides on
ireen street.
TENTH WARD.
A meeting of the Tenth Ward Republican
;luh was held at No. 25S West Lake street last
veuing, James Burke in the chair. The order
i business for this meeting was the selection
1 delegates to the coming City Convention,
nd, on motion, the Club ut once pro-
eeded TO nominate Eve gentlemen by
altot to appear at the primaries alonday Us
endidatcs for delegates, With the following; re-
ult: james Burke, George E. White, James
}. Kline, 4. C. -Arcutz, John Cruyer. The five
ames standing next highest or the list we're
nominated Us delegates to the Town Couyen-
ion. rs follows: George 4. johnson, Johu
'e1dkamp, Fred Meiboldt, William Wayman,,
ames Conror. After some further business,
he Club adjourned to next Thursday night.
TWELFTH WARD. +
A meeting Of the citizens Of the Seventh Pre- |
lpct of the Twelfth Ward was held On the cor
cr Of Ogden avenue and Robey street. H. e.
Iores was called to the chair and Fred Wilkin-
On was made Secretary. Speeches were tnaJe |