, 1879-03-16

THE DEMOCRATIC CITY CENTRAL COMMITTEE
| held another OF their secret meetings last cycu
ing in the club-room of the fremont House,
For fear that anybody should imagine that the
nc"'y-e 1cctcd Centra1s had ANYTHING to do with
the meeting, it is herewith stated. by special
request, that the new members do not take hold
/ until May !, when onc-half OF the present body
will 60 out to make room for them. Coming
back to the meeting OF last evening, It was
learned that about the first thing done, after
congratulations over the days work in tie Con
yention, was rather OF damper on the spirits
of the meeting. 1t vas no less than the recep-
tion Of piece OF information from Frank
,g,t AgnsT to the ,tee efef' t. taat at seipp
W was oVer-for sepo % bad been counted s on 5aot to
mass the German yotc-the Committee sought
to know where Frank got his information,
but for some reason or other the explanation
was not SO satisfactory as the statement Was
ing about. After great deal Of talk it was
finally concluded to make sure whether Seipp
was on or off the ticket BY calling upon him, in
common with all the other Democratic candi-
dates, to meet with the Committee Tuesday
morning, at lU O'Clock, In the cluD-room Of the
same hotel.
There was another bombshel1 to be thrown.
While the reporter was waiting in the outer
courts Q couple Of men bumped u2 against him,
and wanted to know where the "Ccntril Com
1LT WIS. Liz lCflUIlEE GAfE lILC AEalEGA Ill
formation, and the visitors impingcd themselves
against the glass-door and made it known that
they wanted to get in. They weren't received
Immediately, and their INDIGNATION WAS SO
marked that the reporter venturcd to in
qufre what the row was. One OF them,
a man named Hendrickson. late candidate for
Assessor OIL the South Side, evidently hadn't
advanced to the sccretive stage OF progress at
tanned b. the - comits,'' and Was. to put 1t
mildly. Just I little " green" In his wrath, he
-.
ingly played the latter role. The matter which
Afr. Hendrickson proceeded to relate opened up
an insight into Democratic methods which was
decidedly refreshing. It was reTelation con-
nected with the proceedings of the late Town
Convention, before which he was candidate for
counted, among other things, or the solid vote
of the six delegates from the Fifth Ward. They
went back on him completely, at which he was
very much surprised. When he investigated,
his investigation resulted, as he claims in bring
ing to light tho fact that on the informal
ballot they went over to Ceaver through
the persuasion OF George Eyerhart and the
medium Of $40 bill apiece. Hc subsequently,
reproached the false ones for their perffdy, and
they, he alleges, had no defense to make. In
view Of all this, Mr.. Hendrickson's opiEion was
that the bosses ought to inquire into this busi-
ness and apply tie discipline: Finally, the
Committee opened its doors, allowed him to
enter, and, when his complaint was made, there
were traces Of indignation on the members
faces. Whether the indignation arose from the
fact that there has becu s.ll-out, or from the
fact that The scllout was so cheap, Is Que OF the
things which can only be left to surmisc. They
we're impressed, however, with the awfulness Of
the revelation, and will, it is understood, insti
tutc an inquiry, rg,-probably at the meeting Tues
day morning. :
It is the general impression among all classes
In the southwestern portion OF the city that
some OF the bumners have gotten up a com
bination to try and beat the respectable element
in that neghborhood. 4 part Of the programme
is said to be to announce Harry uildreth as q
candidate for Alderman in the Seventh Ward,
and run him through.