, 1880-03-28
LOCAL POLITICS.
Nominations for Town Offices by
the Two Parties.
The Republicans Far Ahead in the
Character Of Their Selections.
All They Need to ELECT Them Is Little
Work.
REPUBLICAN, CONVENTIONS.

REPUBLICAN, CONVENTIONS.
WEST TOWN.
The West Town Republican Convention met In
Psrker's Hall, corner Of Madison and Hnlsted
stncets, Ex-41ld. A. B. Cook was nominated
temporary President
For Supervisor there were nominated F. W.
Forch, ,Jr., John Daumgartcn, and Jettel q. Nord-
hcm On the informal ballot Forch received 10
votes, Haumgartcn :2, and.Nordhem 25. On the
trst formal ballot Nordhem received Il votes,
Bsumgarten II, aud Forch4. The nomination OF
Mr. Nordhem was made unanimous.
For Assessor there were nominated B. NJ
Nunn. Pleasant Amick. and James N, Clark,
The INFORMAL ballot gave Num- =, Amick "a,
Clark 81. On the formal ballot Auiick got 81
votes, and there was rush to change to him.
The nomination WAS made Unanimous
For Collector there were nominated A. ]. Smell
and Peter Schillo. Smell got IA votes and Schillo
q and the ballot was dcclarcd formal one.
For Clerk there were nominated Neil s. Graves
and John Va1,dsrpool Graves got 60 votes on the
first ballot, which was made formal and Graves
declatel nominated
as follows: sixth Ward, c. S. Tegtmeyer, Jr.;
Seventh, J. NJ. Holden; Eighth, 4. J. Iiksch;
Ninth, ]. NJ Gctman; Tenth. George A. john
Fulton; Thirteenth. james Arnold: Fourteenth,
jUhu Gibbs. This closed the business, the en-
tire work having been performed in less than an
hour. IL WIS kuE !uCot otN3-4A4 ONa1tlCoS-
ike Town Convention ever known on the West
Side.
GeR9 represented aud the nominees being Of
American, Norwegian. German, and Scotch
nationalitics Mr. Norr1hern is a young, man,
sides n the Fourteenth Ward He served with
credit at Shiloh, Chcknmanga7 and Missionary
Ridge. hus filled responsible positions IN the
Posi- Office and Custom- House. and Is now mali
aver OF a large Scandinavian book publishing
Mr Amick was at one time City Assessor. and
hus lot1x been Chief Clerk in the West-Town
Assessors office, where his knowledge Of the
business has insured him position under ull
for the sn1 ast tfn lie Lives
vote in that and the Eleventh.
Peter Schillo is thoroughly representative
German, and senior partner IN hrln Of iron,
business man and large taxpayer, and very pop
ular with his employees and tile working classes
generally
Glasgow, Scottand;- came here when child;
scrvcd in the Niuety-tlfth Illinois: has been in
business in Chicago; and Is now clerk in the
Procst: Court: he is especially the young
sou1H TOWN.
The South Town Republican Convention met
At tho Grand @ pAcitif Ut P r., the ID M,lelet.tss be-
1nan Of the Town Central Committee. There was
- On nmettoH Of Nr: waughep: Kirk Hawes, ofthe
Third Ward, wss elected Chairman.
On motion Of 1ra Buell. Of the Third, Frank
Drake was unanimously nominated for Asses
On motion Of Col. Abner Taylor n. H. Farwell
WAS nominated for Collector by acclamation,
For Supervisor, Aid. Dixon named f. T.. Bal
lard, and Mr.. Keith, Of the Third, nn1ned Ben
After some talk, both were withdrawn, and r.
3. Bacon WAS nominated lay ncclanntion.
Two were named for Clcrk-Charlcs S. Scho-
rat.E the iy1oJntlf4Df and .1fSffaA Mn0r1
An inforu,al ballot resulted; schorcck, IS;
Moore. y; neifsncider. 2.
! formal bolIot resulted: Schorcck, il:
Reifsneider, 2; Moore, p; SO the latter WIS de-
clared to be the nominee; and, on motion OF
The following Central C"mmlttee was next
appointed: First Ward, Abncr Taylor; Second,
William H Reed: Thrill George F. Disseil;
The Convention then adjourned.
The candidates, town and .Aldermanic, are re-
qnested to meet at the Grand Pacific at 10
O'clock tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Drake has already served as Assessor, and
Mr. Farwell is too well 3e1lewn'to need any de-
'cr7pton. Mr. Bacon is lawyer.
Scn1H TOWN.
The North Town Republican Convention met
asst evening in Lower Turner-1Iall. It was
called to order by Mr.. Henry l}uulshrr, Jr. and
Elliott Anthony chosen Permanent Chairman.
he great importance nf nominating aud elect
ng tho best men obtainablc. Particularly de-
irable was this in reference to the candidate
or Assessor since tho work Of that official was
o stand for four years, and should be such US to
pass the ordeal Of the Courts
Mr.. Romsher, of the Eighteenth Ward, nom
natcd Tobias AlrncndinEer for the Office Of Col /
ector. The gentleman had no competitor, and |
ecetyed the nomination by acclumation.
c. h. Corbil. OF the Eight.en1h Wara, named |
samuel Appleton. Ut the Sixteenth Ward, for |
Assessor Fred BensiNgcr. Of the Fifteenth, |
,amed Adolph fRummcD huelter, of the Six !
eenth. j. II. Truman, Of the Fifteenth, nom
nAtHf3 m
)eputy Assessor. and gave him good intro /
qctory scnd-of. An informal ballot was
duellcr u, but before the result .cou!d
iuellcr votes to the winning man, and the FIT
centh gave him its seven. This gave him tho !
ull number Of votes in the Convention-2-
nd his nomination was made unanimous, !
midst the greatest enthusiasm.
Peter Johnson, Of the Seventeenth Ward, was
ominated By aGelamation for the Office Of s.,-
was was nominated ID similar way Va for M
be Office of Town Clerk. Fred Bensinger, Of
hs Fifteenth. Henry Spiel, Of the Stxtcenth. +.
hony, Of the Eighteenth, were chosen as tho
ew Town Central Committee
K. s. TuthiIl, who was present, was called
pom. and gave tho Convention bricf talk, cx-
rcsstng bis pleasure at tho splendid results
lst achieved in tho selection of the strongest
ossible ticket that could have been named
/
oubt Of It's triumphant election ut the polls.
rom town affairs, AIr. Tuthill passed to munic-
,al and National issues, his references to
laine. Washburne. and Grnnt as Presidential
disabilities bringing down the loudest applause,
I'D bis cnco'nirins upon Mr.. Washburnc evok~
X the widest sort Of enthusiasm.
lie was followed by Wash Hcsing, who also re-
.rrcd to the excellence of the ticket just nom
latcd and predicted its election aud tho dcli,
rance Of the North Division from the rule of
emOcracy.
County-Attorney Willett congratulated the
0nFeHt70u on having nominated NOT only | !
Tnng, but successful. ticket In closing Nr
'il!eft said that If the citfzens of the North |
vision. where Mr. Washburne lives. would or | :
il1ize md bring him forward us candidate for |
e Presidency, be would receive Il larger sup |
)rt from the city and the State Mt lnr.e than i
IS Of the candidates yet mentioned. (Pro- | I
nged applause.} Il
John O'Neil nnde the Inst speech Of the even r
ga stalwArt production with Washburnc { I,
ne to it that again called forth the xreatest | S
thusiastn from Mr.. WAshbHr11es home ward. c
le Convention then adjourned.
The ticket n0I1li mated Is Il strong one beyond
question, and. with the proper kind OF I
'rk, ought 70 be elected by a handsome mn i
ri1y. Mr. Almelidilgrr, the candidate for r
llector, is wealthy German. and ono nf the s.
9 nominee for Assessor. is a member nf the 4
y firm OF Rogers s; Appleton, and repre- y
NATIVE of the best element If the North Side. il
was not until yesterday afternoon that his '
ends, fearful that Bummei Mueller who
smed TO have the best of it lis against Glea- :,
I, would prove shaky candidate determined '
with hn NH; ;ck,1 |