, 1879-04-10

The F1atIst CRY Central Committee tried to
meet last eycn'ug at A1nskcll Hall, but the raiu
lad tho effect Of making the show even thinner
than that presented by tho party at the polls
one week ago. After sitting around awhile,
tho faithful ind persistent few who wcrcu't
enough to make quorum adjourned and went
away.
The canvnss Of tho vote for West Town Of
floors has not yet been completed, owing to the
abaencc OF h number Of judges md clerks,
without whose signatures the returns cannot bo
maao complete. Tic Judges OF the Fourth an.l
Sixth Products Of the Seventh Ward, tho Fourth
Precinct Of ttsc EIg'sh, md the First md Sixth
ca a. he wes Town oico s t's as mons nnsn xith t.
out further delay and amend tleir botehy
The continued trouble experienced in
TITS t 5Y canvass ought to bo enough to mako
Of Judges. Tho work Of men who tnn neither
read, write, nor cipher and, In addition. have
not enough Of responsibility to attempt TO ful-
I'LL their sworn duty, Is Invariably unsattsfnc.
tory.
Mcssrs. 0mnr Bushuell, ". ". Roberts, md ].
Regular itepublican Club who wcrc appointed
hy the Club at fts last meeting TO Investigate
l.. Easton, and slnlcon W. King, met yesterday
aurHlhH ak all. nu3HncIte otl'cc- IhG fhre0
persons against whom the charges were made
had been notified TINT they might DO present
a,Hi put in Defense Not ono OF them an
pcared A letter was received from Mr.. Hunter,
who Is at Madison, WIS.,, stating that The Com
mIttce had no authority to investigate him,
corn is IS 4 busfc!.'' sirssrs. Hunter, Easton.
mud King nre members Of wllat Is known as tho
"S:ra|ght Republican Club of the First Ward,
an organization Gaaetfsnl opposed to t'e
charges originated. It may be added TINT tho
nceusattons cover alleged misconduct Of the
pnst tlrce years, arltl embrace balot-box stuff
ti,E, conn!yng at Illegal voting ut primary c1ec-
disregard ot lsopublleanisn. rlo Bushnell
Comnlttco will now proceed 10 substantive The
charges. II possible, md present tlcr report to
tho Club Saturday night.
A committee OF citizcus Of tho Thirteenth
Ward who believe that many irregularities wero
mot Last night at tho residence OF slr. John
O'Callaghal, OF Carroll avenue, near LINCOLN
street, to dcvise ways and means to bring
TO light THO frauds which they allcge were
perpetratGd, Ip ana to expose the persona respon-
lam Williams, I. B. Shields, Henry Mcliurrcn,
John O'CaIlaghau, N, j. Dunno, mil Dr.. 7, b.
DrAke, AIT. Dunno presided. Before going
into the details u their wark tho Committee
decided that they did not desire tho publication
Of their plan OF operations lost their efforts
should bo frustrated by tho common enemy,
the perpetrators Ut tho frauds. This decision
Heressttatcd tho withdrawal OF the rcpottor, who
had Invited himself to tho meeting, and t!Qucu
Just whnt tho gentlemen hare decided to do Is
still unknown. From what was said be{ore tho
meeting was called to order II was very eyidcut
that the alleged frauds consist Of tho Importation
Of voters from tho Twelfth Wattl, md the 4(-
legged coercion used by the West Division Rail-
Wny Company In the voting Of It's employees
Several Of tho lncmbers Of the Committee satd
tint they had been told by eomebody tl,at TINT
sosneboaY know positively tllat tnen who lived
IN tho Twelfth Ward had voted III the Thir-
tccnth Ward. Uthcrs eatl tliut certain en-
ployes Of tho railroad corporation aforesaid had
stated IN their hearing that the Cumpany's
"boss hircllngs" had told tho men KencralIy
that they must vote Us the Company directed or
!0so trir situatluns; tlIak THO tickets which the
Company desired to haze voted were kept at tho
there given with Instructions to the men. Mem
bers Of the Committee say that tho influence Ut
thu corporation WIS used to elect AID. Thon,p-
son, md that Il recount wns ordered and tho
fraudulent ballots thrown out, the said Alder
man would tnI himselt left out III tho cold
just how to proceed 80 ns to compel recount
Is What tho Committee aeeks. 1t Is feared that
tho conductors untl drivers who, It to claimed
llayc aa!d tllat they were compelled to yute as
tho Company directed, will bo deferred, upt1or
penalty of losl1S employment, from repeating
what It Is elnimed they hive safl, Then, loo. Il
II feareI that AID. Thompson's friends haYc
been at work stopping up oil the avenues that
leal to t1le truth OF the allegations 50 that ap
iAvestgatltm, II Que Should be ordered, would
fa!l TO slow anything Ut crooked nature.