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bc elected. They ignore, however the fact tina
q rcdistricting Of the State for Congress and til
State Legislature viii have to take place, an
thAt that Is u matter In many respects Of fa
more importance than the election Of Senator
| ton we're Grunt nominated, they Nigh not b
ahe to secure enough members from outside o
Cook County to save the Legislature in cas-
this county were to go against them. Nor d.
they care very much, they say. whether there
are one or two or three Republican Congress
ne men elected from nj this county as compared wit
is the contrul OF the Federal Offices. These me,
are, In short, desperate gamblers, who suy tha
they arc willing to risk what they consider to b.
small stakes in order to win large ones. If the,
cannot get candidAte for President who vii
play into the hands Of the men who arc now con
trailing the distribution Of Federal offices in this
locality. they have no interest in the election o.
a Republican President
Arguments such MS these are especially alarm
ing to the Republican candidates for county of.
f1ces. who have been listening to this of tall
| for the lust few weeks with growing amazemenl
and and @indlgnntion. They do not fancy the idea Of
| their interests and the interests If the Repub-
llcan party in general in this part of Illinois o,
| in the State at large being made subseryient tt
the interests of Senatorial clique and the Fed
t eral officers who rally around it. But the thing
| they dislike so much is almost certain to take
! place, if they do not adopt some measures tt
| prevent il. and the best way, probably,
| TO AVERT THE CALAMITY
| which is threatening them and the party in gen.
eral Is to take the advice Klven aboFe, and to
| make united front aganst the third term
| party ana SenQ 10 GpT11KuelQ from thI5 county
a delegation which shall make it impossible fol
the third-termers to secure the control OF the
State
| ALL FOR wAsHBURSE.
The Eighteenth Ward Republican Club held a
meeting last evening at Lower Turner-Hull,
| Mr. William FlotOw in the chair.
| a resolution to set aside the old constitution.
ana Ss0eE one Instead ele
that the Old constitution WIS much too
complex, aud tie adoption Of a aim
work Of the Club. The Grant men, headed By
Gen. Il. H. Thomas. who however, were but few
In number, strenuously opposed the adoption OF
the new constitution, claiming that 1t was pro-
posed simply TO prevent tho minority from get
ting representation in the delegation from
this ward 1t wns easily to be observed during
the discussion that those present ut the meeting
were almost unanimously in favor OF Wash
burne, for, whenever his name was mentioned
whe the menon q the the names Of tie osher
| Presidential candidates hardly created ripple,
| and particularly ominous seemed the silence
when Grants name was mentioned. Finally
| the new constitution WAS adopted, only Gen.
| Thomas aud one or two others voting against it.
The old officers of the Club were reelected un-
| der the new constitution.
Mr. Elliott Anthony introduced the following
resolutions, the reading Of which created i'm
WHEREAS, The time has arrived for the peo-
pie to express their preference for candidate
for the oilce of President Of the United States
Rcsolred, By this the Eighteenth Ward Repub-
iican Club TINT we recognize in the Hon. Elihu
3. Nashburne man who would be entirely nc-
ceptab}e to allof the elements Gt the Republican
party in this county.
Rcsolued, That we recognize in Mr.. Washburne
man true to every trust ever committed to his
charge, and that in his long and useful career in
the National House OF Representatives and
Minister to France he exhibited qualities Of the
highest stutesmuuship, and that he commands
that there are no f1uWs In his record which would
embarrass him in the canvass that is to take
place for the Office of President.
Mr.. Anthony made strong and able speech
in favor Of his resolutions. and stated that he
had nothing aguinst Gen. Grant and the other
Presidential candidates: but from careful Oh
servudou he felt quite confident that with
Washburne only the Republican party was as
sured Of success The resolutions were bnt the TIE
to see them made the sense Of tho Eighteenth
Ward Republican Club at this meeting
in fayor e ~ of Me lie
wanted the Eighteenth Republican Club
to declare itself unanimously in favor Of Wash
piause.5 % @ ! Il he I'D bad uothing to say against Gen
Grnnt's fitness for the position, but au that
Grant had eyer been AZ and vas ne owed 70 the
npplause1. and, if Grant has the least gratitude
for what bis friendship had done for him he
would gracefully withdraw in favor of Mr.
earnestly in favor Of Mr.. Anihony's resolution,
xsd ts ss5sfae Ga1 to ca Ssarf eless ssf %
pluuse.] The fact that Wasnburne was not
candidate should not 60 a&nlnst him. IN me
4 rs snoSia 0ee made % no dierence
whether Mr. W:lshburne indorsed the movement |
OF not, the Republicans had to consider the best
interests Of the party, regardless of Dir. Wash
After some further remarks in favor Of the |
the motion was put and they were
ism. The meeting then adjourned until Thurs
lay evening at the same place.
SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The Young MEMS Republican Club OF the
second Congressional District met last evening
presiding. After some preliminary business.
he meeting WAS addressed for something
ike two hours by stephen 4 Dongns; .s Jr;s on
with th''se OF Blaine The speech was
substantial reproduction ct others which the
,entleman has made on the West Side. garnlsned
ditoriuls Of the thtrd-term organ Col A. A.
Waterman was to have replied from the stand |
our our cut Gu him OF, and an invitation was ex-
ended him. and accepted, to make his response
ext Saturday night, to which tine the meeting
djourned.
THIRTEENTH WARD.
A meeting Of the Thirteenth Ward Club was
cid yesterday evening Mt Denzs Hall, West
uke street., Dir. J. n. Wanzer In the chair, and
yentv-seyen members present
On motion preamble and resolution and con-
titudon and bylaws we're adopted eono
The Treasurer reported that between 500 and
900 had been subscribed, and after speeches by
[essrs r. S. Tuthil and others, the meeting aa-
burned.
Tho sentiments OF the great masso OF Republican
otcrs in the Thirteenth Ward Is unmi6takably |
pposed to the nomination Of a thlrd-termer.
nd get through the manipulations Of the office
olders and othceseekcrs there is danger that
rant delegates will be chosen TO the State Con
ention. 1 private meeting TO organlze me
ard for third term WAS first held at the house
f Deputy Sheriff Cleveland, and since then
ublic meeting has been field to promote me
rant boom. Men who hare been outspOken in
ppnsition to the third term have been per
1aded to enlist in the Grant movement and the
leir labors to secure recruits for the election
Grant delegates. They are used to managing
,e primaries, and intend to run the machine
Ext week so as to secure Gfunt delegation
il who have the best interests Of the Repub-
cnn party ut heart are urged to bestir them- | j
Ives and make their wishes respected at the !
3lls. All Republicans should attend the pr1- .
..zz thair in rasrard tn | I