, 1879-02-16

INA! consent to run If his friends deeirc him Sc
10 uo. II. a. Farwell, Of the wholesale gro.
| CRY house OF Grannis & Farwell, is also can
! oloate. and good one, who would bring strong
| support from tie business community. Ed P.
] Hall. OF the clothing house OF c. ?. Kellogg &:
20, as mentioned aud announced as a candidate,
SUBJECT to the action Of the Convention. Ine
democrats put forward Clinton Briggs and Tom
breunan, both excellent names, and it is unfor-
tucate they are ON the wrong side.
CITY cLERKsHP.
For this Office Caspar Butz, the present in
cumbcnt, is h candidate, and Michael Petrtc,
! formerly Assessor for the North Town, is show
ing great strength and has strong backing from
Lie German Republicans. Eugene Sittig is said
to be working for the pluce, but he is not author
ity Tor the announcement. Hans Haerting aud
Austin Doyle are said to be very available vic-
tins for the slaughter in connection with the
Cterkshlp.
There are other comparatively uukown candi-
dates in the field for the city offices, but they
will scarcely be dark horses, Judging. from
present indications.
TOWN OFFICES.
Candidates for town offices are beginning to
wheel into line and soon will form Il battalion,
On the West Side, Thomas Parker ST., is men
tuned hy Republicans for Supervisor, Charles
Clerk.
ALDERMAN1c.
The AldermaDic candidates have not been
trottcd out very fast thus far, but they are
coming like the slow but intrepid steps OF q hun
gry horse to peck OF oats, and there is no pres
cnt danger Of q scarcity OF them. In the First
Ward there arc two Republican Clubs, and they
must unite on good man to secure success.
AID: Pearsons' term expires, and Aid. Tulcy
lard's vacancy to till, il he will not run again;
AID; Sanders holds over. The Third Ward Re-
publlcaxs will insist on Aid. Cary being. his own
successor; AID: Phelps holds over. If Aid.
Gilbert t:as no chance for the Alayoralty, he will
probably be pressed as candidate for Alderman
again in the Fourth Ward; AID. Mallory rc-
mains another year ir the Council. In the Fifth
Waru the Republicans will no doubt unite on
some good man, il they do not present
candidate Of their own In that socialistic
Aid Turner remains. The Republicans must
also fuse With the best men OF the other PARTIES
to elect good men in the Sixth and Seventh
Wards. III the former Aid. Lodding steps out
and A!d: Cullerton stays in, and IN the latter
tinues in office. The Eighth Ward will proba-
bly, produce q dozen or so men who are anxious
to fll AID. divers vacancy, and that Official
would like to hare it, it is said. Aid. Lawler,
the ssne %ara M m Bse4 hes soes oa IN IN
canaidato "afo for and reccten Aa ds
stnyth remains. The Tenth Ward las
Aid. McNurncy's place to fill, and Republicans
his stead; AID. Eiszner has another year to
serve. There are mnny Republicans in the Eley-
enth Ward who insist upon AID. Cook running
II to succeed himself," and be will probably at
ceptr though be has said he did not desire to do
so. E. G. Cole. real-estate dealer, who made
strong fight last year as an independent calldi-
date, is again in the field for nomination on
the Republican ticket u. E. Cole and George
Swift are also said to be candidates.. Aid.
Throop holds over in the Eleventh, In the
Twelfth. Aid. SHatnn 4uoi0 and
Mr.. Everett may be nominated; Aid. Rawleigh
does the holding over. Aid. Thomoson's term
expires in the Thirteenth Ward. and is in the
field again for denomination. J.C. Hayes has
good backing from the western side OF the ward,
where the people IRE caamoring for sewers; Aid.
hnopf sits in the Council next year. To SUI
ceed in putting in a good man in the Council
from the fourteenth Ward, the Republicans
Tie Socialists will probably elect their man,
especially II be be one Of any brains. Aid. Ryan
goes out, aud the Democrats want
to rc-elect him. AID. Stauber, Socialist, holds
over. W 2. Furncss, lawyer, and gentle
mau Of ability, is an available Republican candl-
date for Alderman in the Fifteenth Ward, in Aid.
Nicssen's place; AID. Waldo holds over. The |
Sixteenth Ward will ill Aid. 6chweisthal's
AID. Wetterer holding over. The Republicans
mate good citizen for the place or they
are lost In the Seventeenth, Aid. Janssens is |
talked Of again; he goes out the next fiscal |
year, and AID. McCafrey remains. Aid. Jonas !
holds over in the Eighteenth Ward, and Ald. |
none has been put forward as yet. |
The Democrats have "Faft u of Aldermanic |
and when the party SINNERS them /
down to lesser numbers space may be devoted |
to giving:a list.
sCASDEAvASs ORGANIZING.
Monday evening last about 100 OF the Swedish ]
citizens OF North Chicago, representing the diff |
fercnt political parties, met at Syca Hall, and |
electing S, 4. Miller Chairman, Rud |
Sylvan Secretary, and Q. WIDER Treasurer pro |
band together regardless Of any party, and Or
ganiZe M independent Swedish Club for polit- |
icai action to get representation. A committee !
was appointed to draft q constitution and by |
laws for the Club. The following named gen
tlemen were appointed as said committee: ?. !
4. Sundelius, +. T. EnCstrom, Rud Sylvan, C. |
F. Peterson, and Q. L. Olson. 4 mass-meet-
ing OF the Scandinavian citizens will be held at |
SVea Hall, corner Of Larrabcc street and Chi
.ago Avenue, tomorrow, at 7:30 o'clock y. m.
AID. G1LBERT's VIEWS.
4 TRIBUNE reporter sought an interview with
Aid. j. H. Gilbert at his residence, corner of
Wabash avenue and Thirtieth street, last even
ng, for the purpose of ascertaining whether he
was candidate for the office of Mayor in the
coming contest.
+ have got to consort with gamblers and pot !
house politicians, and go about in all the wards
md become hail-fclow we'll met with Tom,
Dick, and Harry, in order to get mysclf elect
ID. then l can't say that l am ready to an
louuce myself as candidate. expect to pay !
nv assessment for the campaign 1uud, hut
1are no. surplus amount Of money to spend
,mong ward politicians gamblers"
t'How about making prom1ses3n
"If go into the canvass, I shall not make
promise to anybody. shall 60 into the office,
elected, uniettered."
"What is your opinion in regard to the pres
mt Administrations
IL think it has been an exceptionally good
me; and, while have at times differed with
III. Heath upon some points, l think that in
he matter OF finances and many other things
be present Administration could not be i'm
)rorcd upon."
s'Should you succeed IN getting elected as
Iayor, would you continue to carry ouc the
olicy Of Mr., Heath, or would you adopt
ifFerent one %
81 should most assuredly continue the policy
f the present Administration, except, perhaps, |
might differ in some few points Of detail, as a
natter OF course. But as to the principle, l.
hink bettercouid not exist-''
*'Werc you not at one time credited with
eing at variance with A1ayor Heath in many
hings ~
HI wae nnnnenn n his vierre Snrne resnects. |