, 1879-03-16

able place for headquarters will report. The
| headquarters will be opened Wednesday.
| , Alter lie adjournment OF the Democratic
contention reporter took a stroll among Re-
puoi'csns, especially looking up the candidates,
to ascertain
| WHAT THEY THOUGHT or THE OPPOSITION
TICKET.
To man they were found we'll n,ea..a and
| the ticket seemed to have inspired them with
| new hope. They regarded the nominees MS
weak, and said that they thought the Demo
Gratis had made great blundcr in refusing to
recognize the claims Of the North Side to renre-
sentation on the ticket, especially when s1,ch
| names were before them as Aldermen Datv
ami Schwesthat for CITY Clerk and
Ci:y. Treasurer. 4 Board of Trade man who
has herc!o{ore been oprosed to Mr. Wright said
and that less popular man among the business
public could not have been selected. He went
on to say, as 4 reason. that 1t had been openly
asserted on the Board that Mr.. Harrison had
been hobnobb;ng with the Communists.
most dangerous element OF the community,
These reports, III connection with others,
he said, had been discussed during his candi.
dacY for the nomination, anu this was a part Of
the explanation why he had never been men,
tionrd fayorab1y OIL the Board or in business
circles In connection with the Office, and why
Dunlap had been urged for the position bY one
class lnh AID. Tuicy by another. He thought
the effect Of his nomination would be to preju-
dice the entire ticket with the business public,
anu to unite the Board OF Trade upon Mr..
Wright as the nomination Of no other person
could hare donc-
THE DEMOCRATS
we're divided in their opinion OF the ticket put
up, \ majority Of those seen appeared to be
well pleased, but there were those who took the
contrary view. The former were the blower
and striker Glass; who expect to hold the Offices
II their marty SUr{t.SEF11 md fyh.t Srnt1fi
been satisfied with anything, and the latter were
the bone, sincw, and brains Of the party. They
oil concedc, however, that mistake was made
IN in overlooking the claims Of the North
this was brought about, By saying
that the Convention had been organized
in the interest OF Pat Howard aud the Irish,
and that he would hare rotten the nomination
taken FROM the same ward, or If he had lived in
Kalamazoo. The North Slders Werc particular
ly disp!cased, especially the few Gcrnan dele
gates in the Convention, and the others who
were seen on tlle subject. not only on account
Of their division having been neglected, but they
insisted that Mr.. Seipp, the nominee for City
Treasurer, was not representative German
Democrat, in fact not 4 Democrat at all, and
that he had always been Republican, and had
co-operatcd with that party. Others regarded
name being on the ticket would prejudice the
brewery interest OF the entire cit; against it,
and others, having; the party interest at heart,
wanted to see his name taken off, which may or
evening that he would not accept
the nomination. In reference to NJ.
Harrisoa's nomination, the more discreet party
lights viewed it with great disfavor; especially
was this tho case With the hard-lnoney faction,
and those men on the side Of the Union during
the War. They argued that MS nomination
would give the canvass q turn the party WAS i'll
prepared to meet at this time, and that he was
weak man for the reason that his utterances in
Congress had been such as loyal Democrats in
the North could not indorse. Those rho were
apparently best pleased With bis nomination
were those who saw in him very little strength
outside OF his reDnted wealth, and his we'll
known lbcrality in dealing the same out about !
ticket very little was said. for the reason
that very little was known Of them. Mr.. :!
Grinncll was spoken Of as q "young lawyer"
but he was not regarded as bringing suv !
strength to the ticket. rat Howard was spoken |
Of as. Is Pat Howard" and az being employed in |
the Water Department, good looking, etc, but, |
like Grinaell, he was not believed to have any ]
marked strength, OF any qualities to especially /
him for the Office Of City Clerk. i
CARTER II. HARRISON, |
who was yesterday stricken down with an attack |
Of Mayoralty candidacy Of the Democratic trpc, |
Lexington, ky., whittier be vent 4 few DAYS ago.
His party associates here were very busy yester-
Jay afternoon wiring, for the purpose Of asccr-
tanning bis condition and desires, profferng aid.
md propounding the customary queries as to !
how soon he fell he would be able TO be out. It
is unnecessary to say that bis state is extremely
critical, and that, while his teegraphic interloc-
1tors were full Of sympathy and hope, they
also ringed their messages with q shading of 7!
despair that must give the far-avay patient
certain sense OF uncertainty as to his ultimate
.ecovery. The unfortunate man, ra1lying some-
What towards evening, returned faint re-
spouse, which was to the effect that he bowed
o the dispeusatou OF the Convention, ind |
would acccpt whatever might come. It is un-
|ersrood that Carter expresses great regret that
lis friends should haya- exposed him to this
dangerous and infccti7e position. knowing, as
lie does, the fatality connected with it, but, now
hat it has come upon him, he will put bis trust
Il the Democracy, or some other equally
'otential agency, and, providing the other
nominees are equally Us good as himself, let
i1iuGs take their course.
When Mr. Harrison returns aud makes him.
elf visible, he will be waited upon by Com |
nittec OF citizens OF the Eighth Ward, who are
repaired to indorsc him il terms can be reached.
Tie Chairman Of the Committee is the gcnt1e-
nan noticed some days ago who had a large
lumber OF votes to lay at some enterprisng
andidate's feet, and who was looking for him.