, 1879-03-23
The Democracy Have a Little
= Love-Feast-~-Harri-
sons Talk.
4 Few temperance Men Fu|mi-
nate Some Whereases and
Resolutions.
News from MISUNDERSTANDING
Strength Of the ReDub-
licans.
Meetings in the Wards--Taxation in
Hyde Park.
RATIFICATION.

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RATIFICATION.
GsAEn MEETING AT FARwE1L HALL
The grand ratification meeting. Of Republicans
It Farwe1l Hall last evening was larger and
mc,e enthusiastic and displayed greater
uuanimity OF sentiment than even the most
s,neuipe members of the party had anticipated
The main hall was crowded to it's utmost
capactv, and the large galleries were we'll filled.
Y.ny Of the pcst-known and most responsible
citizens and taxpayers Of Chicago were to DC
seen in the audience, and took a lively interest
IN the proceedings of the evening. Among
those present On the platform We're the Hon.
John Wentworth, A. N. Wright, N. 4. Farwcli,
Emery A. Sto:rs, the Hon. L. l.. Mills, Com
missioner Stewart, ex-Ald. Gill, Representative
Dave Clark, Col. Rca5y, Peter Busclwah. Chris
Manner, Abuer Taylor, E. j. Allen, aud Willard
Woodard. The following were
TIE OFFICERS
OF the meeting, The Hon. John Wentworth,
President; james ". Brockway. Secretary: the
Hou, Monroe Heath, the Hon. s. H. McCrca,
the Hon. f. F. e. kloike, E. j. Keith, the Hon.
John Lyle King, the Hon. J. W. T. Thomas, the
Hon. George r. White, Aoner Taylor, Washing
ton Hesine, the Hon. y. ". Clark, DR., Dr. T.
]. Bluthardt, ", II. Perkins, Martin Best, D.
Harry Hammer, Louie HUT. Il. ". Dyball,
Chris Manner, Conrad Folz, Capt. T. R. Cor
coran, George ". Gardner, George W. SpoGord.
Judge Matson, Jacob Gross, W. S. Scribner,
Peter Syanae, J. J. Montague, John Lucsscus,
John Buehlcr, George Ranlfs, James 7. Raw
leigh, Judge Policy, john Enanler, C. H.
PIantz, Gen. Chetlsin, Henry Gruscndorft, J.
A. Roache, Aid. J. n. smyth John Feldkamp,
S. c. Hayes. Emil Dreier, P. A. Sundelius,
Henry L. Hertz, Emil N!lken, Judge Cary,
Vice-Presidents.
Shortly after o'clock
THE HON. JOHN WENTWORTH
called the meeting to order. He said that it was
thought By good many Of the best citizens
that there was altogether too much apathy in
regard to this pending election. he believed
that this was attributable to the certainty witch
was felt of the election OF the Republican ticket
But 1t had been thought best to cali This meet
ing Is preliminary to other and larger meet
ings to be held during the next week Hereto
lore the citizens Of Chicago fat least within the
last lew years. had chosen men for municipal
Offices irrespective Of party, and this plan the
Republicans had strictly adhered to. But the
Democrats had chosen to break through this rule
They undertook, i few years ago, to stop this
Government By tue muskct, and, falling IN that,
they now tried to stop its functions bv 1egisla-
tion. III view of this fact the first gun OF the
Carter Harrison on vas uarticeps criniuis in this
hsma ,hen ~" ihe se',,ern nan .r for 1er Ind
dslova1 constituency ut their backs, while Car
1er came from people who were loyal to the
Constitution and the laws, and who would lu-
dorsc no man in withholding the necessary an
preparations to carry On this Government lap
p!anse-]
Ihls thing OF tacSing legislation on to the ap-
EE1at!on b!tls mas novel idea in America: Mr
hayes had done all that could possibly be e.
pected "i. him IN attempting to concillate the
soutn. Applause The speaker was IN Con-
eTess With Dir: Hayes and formed high opln-
ion Of him; ny. hayes was slow to advance.
but a good deal slower to retreat. He hoped
that Mr.. Hayes would do no more to soon
ciistc" TIT: South. This time reminded him
Of the nInctiNn Nf t,irrnln Ufrr az 1{nv they