, 1879-06-21

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Cnroldo, luna o0.-In your issue Of this
morning you atats that sthero IL vast diifcr-
encc Of opinion among the Fourteentl, Ward
Ropublicans AZ to who should be leaders In the
reorganization Of tho Watu Club"
l Would say, Mr.. Editor, thors has not been
any reorganization Of the 0fnb at all, or any
mention Of such thing In tho Club for tho
past threo yearss but there was moottng Of
the CLUB hold on the first Wednesday In Juao.
M par second aud seventh constitutional ru1cs
Of tho Club tthc full text Of which appeared IN
your paper Of the 18th inst.), when ot1cors weTo
elected, ~ also m Executive Committee.
Furthermore, At explained last wsek, car-
tain plumber bo1ted, tho most prominent Of
whom wore Mcssrs. Hertz and Raipha, the ward
representatives on tho County ard City Central
C0mmtaees. T1,esd arc tho two Rsntlencn
who are crcat:stg the xreater part Of the dis
ties wl1p, acting III ulxr official capacity In ap-
pointnE Judges Of The primaries for selecting
delegates to ti,e Municipal and judicial conven.
tons In opposition to all protests from tho Club(
inat., knowing wcll That The gentlemen elected
At tile regular club Meeting, VIZ: Mcssrs:
Daumgartcn, Thomson, Rolf, and Voltx, and
the Executive Commlttee would take immediate
stspe .o have tl.em removed from tho gosla!ons e
have robbed tho Republicans OF tho ward Of
ihc!r lust rights by selling tho delegation prior
10 the primaries being held, ntid Of course had
to deliver, II possible. The meaus hcng DO
object, the stuffinx Of the balfotcbozes was II,
ordcr, and they brought knowo Democrats BY
tito omnibus load from the Northwestern Roll
ng Mills, street cleaners tn exprcss. wagons,
most OF them from tho Tcuth Ward, ali bnyEng
mink cosorcd printed tickets, which tho Judges
accaptrd ia spite Of the challenging which was
done bY tho o1dest and most respectable Re-
ppblicans In the ard,-.csldenta In the wnrtl
ior over twenty-five years. To provo thts
statement II necessary, Afty AuldaV!sa or moro
call be procured,
Now, 81 to tic competition of the meeting Of
tho ,"bctter elcn1cnt't on Thursday evening. 1t
waa 1uatnly composed Of tho samo material Al
did the ballot-box stulIing aud other fraudulent
acts At the nforeaatd primaries. Instance 0ne
Of the "bctter element" e1-Ald. Mcurath,
! who was present, md the larger part Of the
meeting was from bis district, all balng good
Democrats; also several Humboldt Park police
as Emil WIlkin and W. ]. Hamilton. being in'
| troduced In such company without their sane.
tiut Is an outrage on these gentlemen, pcclnlS
when 1t Is q WelI-knoTn fact that there are uu1
| tHo men-Reppblirans-rho wore not moro dis
guatel At the ruti'anism ptacsice4 IN TIE ward
| at tic last two primaries. W. j.. Hamilton, on
arriving at the polls to voto and seclpg til.
rascality being practlccd, got Into bis buggy ant
! drove on Without voting, 49,
| Nov, MI. Editor, hope these bolters wi
see the error of their WayB, aud cease trying Il
| ip{ure the great party to which tho pcUple ow,
SO much. THY only object Of the Club Of th'
| Fourteenth Ward, rs at present organized. Is Il
obtain au honest sYatcm tor eicctlns descgate
10 conventions. We believe that In the hands Q
rotten. lam very respectfully, JOHN 01pns,
Secretary pTQ tenl,