, 1879-04-13

An adjourned meeting Of the First Ward Re,
publican Club (Abner Taylor's) was held last
evening at the Grand Pacific Hotel. TAYLOR
himself presided.
4 Committee on the Revision OF the Roll OF
Membership rcporteda new and revised roll,
made up Of all known active Republicans still
living in the ward, numbering 22449. Only some
half dozen names had been stricken off. The
report WAS adopted.
The next thin., in order was the report Of the
COMMITTEE appointed one week ago to examine
into the charges OF un-Republicanism, general
cu5sedness, and scanda!ons conduct previous to
tile late election against Charles L. Easton,
John 4. Hunter, and Simeon w. King, which
charges were duly set forth in certain rcsolu-
through its Chairman, Mr. Omar Bushnell, re-
ported that they had examined into the charges,
and found them so far sustained as to justify
their expulsion from the Club. The report
further stated that the Committee, Monday,
tn2sd anF forwarded w4{een eaf feoues ot tue
pear before them the following Wednesday
10 present what they had to say for themselves
IN answer to the charges; that the request Was
accompanied with q copy Of the charges, and
and copy sent to Hunter, who was out Of the
CITY; that neither Of the parties appeared; that
Easton made no reply; that Hunter wrote 4
letter to the omtnittce from Madison, Wis, in
which, among other things lie told the Com
failed to find tickets, gentlemen" added Mr..
Bushnell, ssand d:ln't go" {Alore hughter,]
Simeon ". King wrote d letter to the Commit
tee, in which he declined to appear. The Com
mittec therefore recommended that the said
Charles L. Easton, John i. Hunter. and Simeon
". King be expelled from the Club forthwith.
The report was adopted. with bpt three or
four dissenting voices from = little crowd on
the left OF the room, iD which sat one OF the
''accused ''-Kine himself. ...
Mr.. F. G. Thompson introduced the following,
which was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Legislature OF Illinois have I'M
prisoned d newspaper correspondent In the Com
mon jail Of sangamon County for expressing his
opinion as journalist on certain legislation pend
ing in that body; therefore, be it
Rtsolued, That We, the First Ward Republican
CuD Of the City of Chicago, regard the act as IN
infringement on individual liberty, and IS dan
gerous menace to the liberty OF the press.
After some unimportant routine business the
Club adjourned Until tile first Tuesday in May,
the date Of the annual meeting.
After the real business Of the meeting-the
adoption OF the report on these cbarges-had
been transacted, Arthur Dixon put in an appear
ance, and, after the adjournment, discovered
that the & accused " hadn't been expelled after
ali. The Committees report had simply been
adopted, but no vote Of expulsion had been car
ricd. Mr.. Bushnell agreed With him, and said,
With some Indignation, that the failure to for
nally cxpcl the three gentlemen was nothing
more nor less than snub to the Committee,
All OF which was asweet-smclling to the soul
Of King, who, in d moment Of confidence, showed
into the reporters fist the copy of an affidavit
by Fred Geisslcr, denying, in as strong man-
ner as legal phrascology could word any denial,
the charge that he had paid the said King $50,
Or any other sum, for procuring him, the said
Geissler, position under Euos Ayres.
Whether anything will be doue hereafter to
expe1 the three obnoxious gentlemen in first
:lass parliamentary style, to-wit: By vote, re-
mains to be seen, but at present there is u we'll
1eGncd doubt as to whether tho alleged e1pul-
sion BY the adoption OF the Committees report
S an expulsion at all, or whether, in the Lam
r71ara of Dfyun ktIt IN or1y a like -