, 1879-02-09
LOCAL POLITICS.
The Strife Between tho Candi-
dates for Mayor.
Other City 0fices---The Hopeless Demo-
crats-Ward Meetings.

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Mayoralty, Of course, will be the chief bone
!. contention The fight for its possession Il,
already begun will be made at the primorie
continued in the party conventions, and col
cludcd only when the ballots are counted an
the certificate OF election issued. OF cour:
candidates are numerous. The Republican
conscious Of victory, propose to 20 into til
light with candidates who will commend the
ticket to an almost universal suppor
The Democrats realize that ther
is vast deal OF difference between q nomin:
ton and an election. Their experience in til
past justiles the conclusion said to be reachc
by the wirc~workers that man must bc place
in nomination who is without record or on
whose record is bcyond criticism. 1t is conccde
that this will be difficult to do; but it must
douc or fncvtablc defeat will follow. Tic
also are beginning to appreciate the lack of OF
eanization, and the further fact that unless the
Become united they will be left, as ;hcy lay
bcen left before. Who the candidates will b
no one seems willing or prepared to decide
Not So, however, with the Republicans. The
arc not numerous, but composed of the bcs
! those said to 0e prominent would meet tin
popular approval, and be followed by hls clec
ton.
| MAYOR nEATu's ADMINISTRATION
I is generally considered as having proved sue
cess. The Taxpayers ure said to be satisfied will
! his financial poticy. and favorable to his re-
election. lie says he is not can1ilnte; don't
want the Office, and would neclinc tile notnina
tion If rendered him. This may be the state OF
| tile case, but such asscycrations, when they
| come IRON the ordinary politician, should be
| taken with considerable allowance at least So
say those who are used to the means politicians
! employ III their own behalf. The statement tllat
flic present Incumbent is not candidate is
ACCOMPANIED uy another statement u.nt his
| friends are WORKING with great zeal for him. 1t
is SAID that their present plan (which is
being carried ou) is to obtain an expression of
opinion from taxpayers favorable to hts uoinina-
| tion. With view TO this end, petitions are
| now being circulated addressed to his Honor
| and praying that he once more run for Mayor
| These petitions, it is reported, will be sprung
during the current week, when Heath wifi yield
Willing. 0sseut to their OverturgS and once more
enter the lists. This, at all events, is sad to be
the programme. Il.c present Week will doubt
less furnish evidence Us to whether the
statements made are founded Oh
tact or tissue OF campaign exas-
eerati:'ns. The persons who make these
taxpayers who will sign these petitions don't
work the primaries" Others say that he will
be nonipateu in the Convention through the
division that will occur among the uclegations
friendly to Rawlegh and Gilbert. Still others as
scrt that Gilbert is simply bidding for votes to
affect the result in favor Of Heath, who will III
return appoint Gilbert Commissioner of the
Board Of Publc Works. However this may be,
Mr. Heath stated to TRIBUNE reporter, upon
4 recent occasion, that he was not candidate.
and should decline to accept the nomination un-
der any circumstances.
TIE TWELFTH WARD
has two citizens, both of whom are candidates,
backed by friends aud working fur SUCCESS.
They are both We'll known, prominent socially
aud commercially, and are regarded as possess
ing ability and fitness ior the Office The friends
Of either insist that their candidate is the coin
ing man, and can carry tho Convention BY Il largc
majority. A. N. Wright has been mentioned in
conu:ction with the Office ever since last fall.
He was then solicited to enter the track for
Congress against Col. Davis, but DECLINED, hay
ing previously consented to run as the successor
OF Heath He, of course, has no hesitation in
announcing his candidacy, aud is employing
lis efforts to prevent being disappointed.
Ills friends are ali working With 4
and assert that they have gottcn things down to
point where they are able to predict good re-
suits. They say tint Nc will 20 into the Co1,-
vcntion with majority Of votes from the First,
Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth. Eff
tecnth, Sixtcenth, and Seventeenth Wards
They concedc the Sixth aud Fourteenth Wards
to Gibert anu Rawlegh: but claim the Eight
ecnth Ward for Wright as aguinst Rawleigh.
Certainly if this q slate " is correct his nomna-
tion is q forcgonc conclusion. Should he be
elected it is said, lle will make Il sweep Of the
City-Hall, though he will not do SO until the
situation is fully Investigated. It is said be
will appoint certain prominent citizen to the |
office oil Comptroller.
J.T, RAyLr1GH,
nrcsent Alderman from the Twelfth Is a1so IN |
the field against Wright, Heath, and Gilbert.
His friends claim that the Seventh, Ninth, Eier-
cnth, Twelfth. Thirteenth, und Seventeenth
Wards are sure for him. lie hAs friends too in |
the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Wards who, it is
claimed, will swell his majority and secure him |
the nomination. This, too, with The First, Sey-
rnth, Eighth, and Tcuth Wards us doubtful.
He is considered as 4 decidedly strong caudi-
date BY the party of which he is the representa-
live, and, It is believed, will give his competi-
tors in the race s'tough hcat'' Should he |
5e elected lie will also, it is reported,
make many changes about tile City-Elall, cx-
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