, 1879-01-04

make personal Application TO Tho COnFentlOn+
ltsta. Others say ho will, and will Rire MI can-
tfiflatca tight phil fnr the hcnur. Michael
Brand wants the utlice too It Ia sfntcd, md will
tlonbttcss be n1lrd by the influence Of Aid. 1,alv,
who Il reported to have retired. The gentle
Miles Kel,oo Is said to DO working aiming tho
Commune for tho "sit.f' Miles Ia pnpular. ter
suasivc In hts manner, and Ia by no means to ho
snccxed At: II he Is after votes he will get
them, hfs frirrf, ray, hut whether lu sufficient
numbers To stt-scZc tn Ia doubtful.
THE CITY TREAsuRYsH1r
IL sud to DO sought by ex-senator WotA1astl;
bnt Monroe Heath and Henry Mtl!igan arc each
ofIeity scrip. In tho Democratic camp Marshal!
foremost on tho roll.
r; II. TuthIll, the present incumbent, j. a
Attorney. Tic l'as hecn u eucccssfu1 officer,
and, IF hls name Is brought before tho Conveu-
tion. mary Ropuhi!eans gay hc will be notn!~
mated. This, too, ii spite Of the desires Of Col.
pusitIon Of judicial adviser to Chicago. Enbcrt
Jameson and ". j. i1yues sre spoken ',f 10
Democratic aap!ranss, With tho chances In favor
Of tho former, who. however, will uot accept.
Dutz, Michael Pesric, and others arc Republican
candidates for City Clerk. Hans Hacr,tng and
Olof 1lechel are the prominent Democrats.
THIS ALDERMANtu CONTEST
will, It fs Ea!d, be- sharp and prolonged. Cam
d1datcs will inako every effort to secure the
nominations, aud, when obtaIued, to defeat their
n The Frst Ward Aid. rear.ons retire,. Tho
vacaucy l. covetcl b7 obad'ah Sands, who ran
ant! was defeated q year ago. !le ls saI.l to be
laying the wires fur victory. In the Second
Ward. Iko Abrahams, Dcmocrnt, and Sam
En9io, Republ!Snn, VII e19ntest for AID. Bal.
reported to have agreed upon Dennis O'eullf.
ya, rs Aid. Cary's successor. y. ". c. Lccct. Of
the american Express Company. is the rcportc.l
ssaudsrd-bearcr IN tho, Fourth Ware. The
tho Filth Ward, and Will test tho question by
placing candidate In the field. William
O'Drien will DO tho Democratic auccessor Of AID.
In the Sixth Ward the socfa!istc, Tim o'Mara,
It ID SAID, will be elected. Maleh Vcsey,
formerly Of the city police. will. It Is thought,
make an Intellectual Democratic opposition. The
question In the Seventh Ward Is a0muwhat com-
| which Of Tho two Aldermen from that ward,
| AicNally or R!ordan, is entitled to scrvo the
long term. Until tlis is disposed OF, nothing
Will be done. Aid. ol!ver is auxIans to bs re-
consideration viii be disputed by Chris Man,cr
and bY- eight Democrats, ~ far a. beard
from. They aro sa1 t. bo: ! Martin Alulianoy.
NmTerg. James o'Br!cn, fhomas Bailey, and
Capt. rat G. Fecncy. Aid. Bela1cr will retire
from representing tho Ninth, unless returned;
| To accomplish the latter dcslderatam he Will
have to dctaat cx.Ald. David Clark in tho It,
publican Convention. and John Ryrnc at tho
| polls. LoYcioy, who has come to the front eev-
rsal times as q candidate, will appcar ohco more,
1t is safa, by particular request. byIne. u he
ucnt. IL ia aaid. Iic Ia young man formerly
connected with the city police ma is generally
one OF the most populn. young politicians in tht
marker. III tho Tenth Ward, Aid. MeNurncy
wMhcs to receive Democratic appreciation Of hla
Official acts. George Carpenter. WHO ran lasi
L, q. Cole, defeated BY Throop In the Elesentt
Ward last ycar, Is anxious To try |. over. either
with AID. Cook, tho present fucutnbfnts y
George Surtit. Thoac who know Soy Ac NJ
tnye 4 chance. AID. scaton, of tho Twelfth
Ward, rctlres ard It Is sa!d will decline rcclce
tton. No one IL yet mentioned Is his succcssor
In the Thirteenth Ward. AID. Thompson Roci
eSt Rs5, 9uEk 1 oa Rspae'ISs s az!
Ryau as Alderman from tho Fourteenth, a So
clalist will verv likely bo Ills s1ercssor, certatnl
10 unless tho Republicans aud Dem ocrais cum
binc, wh!ch Is doubtful. NEcsen is q canddnt
for reelection In thu Fifteenth Ward
Tom Stout also wishes to be rcturncI
to tho scenes Of his earlier trtulnpa's. Bot
seek Endorsement from tho Democrats. IT. th
sixtccutt, the ight will probably by mada b
Aid. Bchwclstllaf. Tom O'stalley, pcn'ocsa!
equally anxious 10 10 Ills own succcssor: i
thinks O'Nlallcy will havo hfs hanua tull In th
discharge OF hs Legislative duties, anu ought
lei we'll enough alone. Should AID. Daly d.
cline reelection from tho Eighteenth WAR
Ettu4r, ba4 IT. that tho .ntea will % at thG ~
po4al OF son of Robert Colly1r. How tfao th
10 cannot BE- aAccrtR1nc1.