, 1879-05-14

Another lawyer, wcll.known Third Ward Re:
nra,bii,'eau' na,i'sH ,yas strongly ia faTor o.
, ',ehtng ri INC -, mattcr ID o,,t as T. Il. now y,
h'a no.ttlls. and he rhs all for war. No one.
hnwcres, wak found who knew who would lie
,n;!trtett, Il; nor even VINO woult hn n1mnat:d.
They we're all very patient and evidently willing
10 abl'o the actlun of the conventions.
\ prominent legal lnminary wlia q o11e ttn,o
hhd aspirations to 4 sent In illn United Stntna
srnntc, suggested that Il would be goo!l plan
inr each marty 10 nominate three catnlf,latrs-
f sSsk''f ' tS5aht t. 5 f bs S p5S bo 81 naes s
should make straight nominations, the result
would iso The rc'elcctfon ut thu present incuIn-
ecnts Of the Circuit Bench.
l1W sudden ai'sl unexpected call OF the Demo-
Ing. Of Judicial Convention, Which appeared
Yesterday morning, created quite stir III poi!s.
!ca circles, aud was interpreted by mauY rs put.
ting the lie 10 The earncetness ot tho 1anagdrA
tisan judiciary. Afany Democrats wers found
who were FREQ to denounre the proceeding,
especially the 1laste which had characterized Il,
md tn sag TINT Instead of tho leaders wanting
proved ti!s contrary. 1finero wore 9th.
Committee, who said TINT Tic movement was
IN tho interest Of tll1ue ut persons seeking
Gssp' wtp 'a, lad Eot5en ho'a Of The party
Tint they might the mo.c surely .bo folste.l
upon tl,c party iu preferences 10 ablor, better,
mud more Observing men. But whatcvcr n,nY
bc tic criticism of Democrats who aro nut be.
hind tic sceuee,. and ilc Republicans who bavc
lneorcd 50 assfduously to keep politics out nf
the judiciary, It is d jact hnt the Democrats,
through tnelr managers, have from tie first,
flushed With victory fu the municipal election,
intended to mike
sTnIcr rAnrr NOMINATIONS,
assI beer trimming their sails arcord;ng,7, at
fnfDt& t1Na rtrnrS III W Ia p,iiu St,u.o
of the rank and file OF the party, however, have
been honestly upinsod to party lines bun1
drawn, and are now, hut the candidates have
teon .'ntirIng, asll brought about The result,
commenced pulling party strslEk, and there ii
scarcely ali exception 10 tic rule In the entire
llat. The former was foremost In tic endeaVor
to orEansxc the new Council Oil party basis,
10 Tic exclusion Of kcpuhlicAna ain! So
cia1ists alike, and SO renaIneI until he
counted noses md found lint ho did
not have the necessary votes; but sfncc then
he has been all things to all ,nEt. and lost no
opportunity to adyance the ends Of l's au,ot-
candidacy, loo, has horne tic cnr-tnarks OF Its
purity all along, but he f'as even gono further
ind sought adhercnts by appealing to certain
prelualccs a''l interests, aud ott,crwIac acting
would act. But what Is true Of these il true ot
the otticr candidates. who for Wccks have been
canyasslt'g utcir purity friends, md preparing
Tor the very thing the Cent,nf Committee has
brought about. In fact. tic work III thin
direction haa gone SO iar ALREADY that IN many
Of tic wart1s the delegates to the Convention,
have been seIGctcd, seen, and bccpluu pledged
to ccrtnln men, anil II may he set down tllat It's
complete political ring now exists lualde with
as aver exlststl to uosnnute ticket III thu u,ost
upronrious and declared convention OF thut party.
The reportcr made Inquiry rs to tic CHANCES
81 the Democratic asptrants with the party, and
from t!ls managers, or tt'oso who run tho ma-
chine, it was sooI, learned that tle arsangc-
Inchts had been made us far as could be-. lie
found that they were trying Il, Iame tho Repnb-
ltcaus, however, for thgiE calllnE a conyeutlon,
and to east osli,ln, on them, etc. but lio also
found tllnt they had about mndo up teir mind
whom to aomti,ate. Que gentleman gaye tie
ttcket as McAl1iater, Rogers, JanltesoD, Tuley,
nn!l Shepard, md anotler substituted afornu,
Miller. aill I}Arputn fur tlla tlIree last.nal,cd,
lie areusa m 3D. atter % Ills wi ~iso: ~ You &c., tic swo
former named cannot be defeated IN the Con-
vention, ind Ing three lattcr-Tuley, Jamie
son. md shepard@are protcgrs Of Mayor llar-
slson" Upon being asfcd to explain. ho went
tie. Mayor, uld Of course had hls sup
purt; tlnt Jameson had wanted 10
be Corporation Counsel, hut bad
been put on With MI assurancp that he
was lhe third man In thc tn|tul OF tho "slayor
slattocks element of tlsu Dc,1loeracy. All Of
thIs VIA vory plain, but tho reporter could not
forbcar fnguiring how It was that Mr.. Harrison
mating convention, TO which tho interviewed re-
piled TINT Tint part OF II wns tte easiest cx-
platne1. lie went On To say that probably every
man who would be ia the Convention VIVA
AN APPLICANT FOL. PLACE
under Mr.. Harrison; at least, would ba cnnll-
e. Rst' for to sie~ ises s asa ,syos xss Us Esk @ to
portanre mud strength Ii, the ward
frnm which lle hailul. Tie explanation was
sufficient Oil this score, md neSt' the spribe
turned hts attention to tnquirlug his tn!osmant's
opinion 0i the arrangement. n6 mid tint while
he betcycd Mr.. Harrison lind the whole thing In
bis hallds, If auy thing was published on the sb
iect tl!e schotna might be broken up, as hu Hoped
It would, for the other candidates would not
nent u u.s party. "1n the tlrst plnce,"'; said
he, I" the ticket would he notably weak" a,nl
he proceeded to state his runhons, Which were
ti,e u9popularty Of Tpley, *lltet, l!a! bton add.
70 e. t4 ny st!s iast t c w9s nela 1sspousbe
l'ublsc Wor1s; the Legislative record Of Shcp-
ard; and tho associations OF Jamsesoll.
Such, IN brtcf 'sas tile Democratic programme
to secure non-pnrttsan judiciary. but, rs prc-
dicted, 1t .ay bs altered or auolidod will have
to bc,-,tild having gained SO much Information
tho scribe took walk Ml,h tulk atnong Ilcpub-
!leans on tsle sa1no general subject. They we're
1ound considerably pnt out Mt t'lp prospect 0f
huy!ng to resort to making party nominations,
and cEagrlned TINT thelr efforts to get The Dem.
ocrallc Central COMMITTEES TO consent to agree
ing upon nou-partisan ticknt hnd bcon ul.sc-
ccssful Thor wnntel to keep politics out of
the election, but since tho Democrats had cAlol!
convention they had the option Ut assistl,g
tl!pm to elect teir ticket or making Ticket fOr
themselves, und did not see bow politics
could bo oschowcd. though no steps hnl boun
takon III tile matter further tI,a1l q Gull having
ocen 1nndo for meeting Of thsir Central Com
miltee Friday. 4 Incnsbor Of tho Committee
snil hu regretted exceedingly the strait to
which they lad been reduced. but, si,ce Tho
worst had come. he was in favor Of holding
Convention mud nominating tl,s very bust men.
From what lle had heard, ie though. the Con.
lnttes would be In favor of lloaIIS tho Colycsl-
tIon, II It was agreel u hold one the last Of Tic
coElHg week. liz had nut teartl OF any cuulbl-
nation belng mRic, however, nur cullld tho r.
porter lcarp Of any IRON nry other source look
Ing 10 forus! allnE this actiol of the Convention,
nnd y Is doubtful II any OF any kiad haYa been
or will be ulade.
SALARY QUESTION.
THE BAR ASSOCIATION
held bpcciul meeting yestcsduy afternoon to
tako into consideration tho proposed reduction