, 1880-08-29


candidates IN this district. !. g. T. Tayor, Is MEM n.
Der Ct the last !. Asscnbly has his lightning rod
aoas IN 1Many ,ef The srse e4'1k n!xpaysrs p:pas
Of the Chicago Stove Works. lie Is very
popular with the workingmen, and his friends
Claim would make an excellent member. The
every block In the Fifth. Sixth. and Seventh
Wards has turned out one, and IN Investigation
t1[, 81 the directory would describe them Us any
prominent ones are Henry r. Sheridan, Ed
i Kelly, Thomas Walsh lold me1nber), and
The Fourth District, which is made up of the
Eighth. Eleventh, and Twelfth Wards. has
superAbundance of talent There nre rs candi-
Frank Hiadeil. present incum5eat; Thonas
Parker. who will accept the nomination II tend
cred 70 hing; NJ: scroaord of the Alton Rail
Parish. and S. n Wilcox. ali Republicans; and
Mills Rogers. the son at the Judge, and Jan,cs
FSr 1se aouse Se
toned r. G. Mcmillan, of Mr.. Scammon's news
paper; Col Whitney, Chris Manner, MnS Poia-
Democratic aspirants are J.i. Kearney.s once ca
dealer in peltrlcs and member Of the old Bourd
Of Of sapesssoss; nash N'cLaughltn.
Donovan, 2; J. ,Mackey. j. Mcmahon. and E. F.
Kelley. It is also said that if J. +. Murray fails
to the House US a living Instance u what
minority representation can sometimes do
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
Things in tho Fifth District are very much
mixed; Senator johnson, who was last fall
elected County Treasurer, has not resigned, and,
it is said, will bold over. Several Of the Demo-
Gratis In the district, the most OF whom are
the Constitution, particularly TINT section which
describes the qualifications OF members of tho
Assembly. They claim that under the opera
ton OF the Constitution Mr. johnson cannot
hold his seat Yesterday the following letter
was served on the County Clerk:
& e. s osy ASs @ Goa u COX 6 S,% hS as{; s2
SIR: BY Sec. LIS, Chap. ~, Revised Statutes,
1874. on page 467, it Is provided that :" where a
Representative in the General Assembly, it shnll
be tho duty OF the County Clerk of tile county
in which tho member whose office Is vacant
resided to notify the Governor Of such va
cAucy,' IN order thAt such vacancy may be
filled either At general or in some cases at a
special election.
And IN Sec. j, Art 1, OF the State Constitution
of 1870 it is provided that no collector Of public
revenue shall nave seat in the General As
Now, therefore. the undersigned, residents and
voters Of the Fifth Senatorial District in this
County, cali your attention to the provisions Of
form you that William Z. johnson, who was
elected State Senator In said Fifth Senatorial
District in ISIS was subsequently, elected und
now discharges the duty and receives the emOi-
uments of County Treasurer of Cook County,
and by that office is collector of the public
therefore he cannot hold the Office Of State Sem
We therefore request you TO perform your
duty in the premises Us required By the statute
above cited. and that You Inform the Governor
Of such vacancy in order that It may be filled at
the general election In November next Very
reSsRs1aS'M tsisnea] T. j. Dunno J. E. Dalton Henry Nc
Gurrcn. j, G. Hitchcock. and others.
Mr.. klokke Informed Il reporter OF The TnIB-
uSE that be would submit the letter to his
counsel ut an early date.
Last night the following was mailed to Gov.
CHICAGO. Aug. s.-To His Ercellencu Shelby
II. Cn|lom, GoUcrnar n the Stdtc of Illinois: The
undersigned residents and voters in the Fifth
Senatorial District OF the State OF Illinois uilege
that vacancy now exists III the office of Sen
ator in and for said Fifth District and respect
fully petition and request that your Excelleney.
call an election, in pursuance Of the laws OF
this State in such case provided
Your petitioners beg leave to present for your
consideration the following statement as the
basls Of this petition:
William 7. Johnson was elected to the Office OF
Senator IN and for said Senatorial district at the
Of four years, and held the same until the first
Monday of December, 1879. ut about which
use he ente5ed npn the % duties Of conn!yTreas ;,
mentioned office he had been elected ut the gem
cral election held in tho November preceding
holds, exercising the duties thereof, and recciv-
ing the esnoluments therefrom.
Sec. 8 Of Art OF the Constitution of this
State provides among other things that mo
Judge or Clerk Of any Court, Secretary Of State,
Attorney General States Attorney, Recorder,
of either House of Congress, or person holding
any lucrative otlico under the United States or
this State or any foreign Government, Shall have
u seat in the General Assembly"
Your petitioners allege that among other du-
ties imposed by law on said County Treasurer is
THAT Of collecting public revenue" and further
allcgc thar said office is Lucrative office" "
held under the laws OF this Suite; either of
which facts would make the holding OF said Of
fro aS1FG 1fHr nr1fN SF+fH
Office Of Country Treasurer holding in vfolu-
ton OF the above recited provision and did, US
your petitioners believe. work forfeiture OF
Sec. III. Chap. IS. Revised Statutes, 1874,
provides that whenever 1t is alleged that
vacancy in any office exists the officer Court. or
County 9oard whose duty it Is to Ill the vacancy
by appointment. or to order nn election to I'LL |
such vnoancy, shall have power to determine |
whether or not the facts occasioning such va
cancy exist |
Wherefore your petitioners request that your |
Excellcncy determine whether or not the facts
occasioning such vacancy exist as to said office
Of State Senator, to the end that the people of |
said district may have propor 4nd lawful
representatlon ~ the Senate Of the State. Re-
The pemoeratte candidates are J: E. Dalton
House.
The situation in the Sixth District Is very
Eugene sitriK area are Candidates foF the Senate, and
H. H. Thomas for tho House.-alt Republicans
Austin Sexton, the old member, aud Lawrence
Enuis, Secretary at Republican Headquarters,
nrc the !" mossbac1 Is candidates for the House.
Some Of the boys. are trying to patch up
4 trade between Perry II. smith, Jr.. and
4. C. Storey that tho one defcuted
in his Congressional aspirations shall |
accept the nomination for Senator. Perry de-
.lines and Storey will have tn play 1t nlono.
Delaney, it is said, positively refuses reGleo-
1on.
The Republicans of the Seventh District have
L. G. Collins and George Struckman,
the old 1nembers,-nnd the Democrats are dis
,uesing tho claims of C. E. Crafts and Meyer, Of
Jefferson.
COUNTY OFFICES.
There is formidable array of candidates for
county Offices. To begin With the Sheriff. there
ire Matt Benncr, Seth Hanchett, between whom
he race for nomination it Is thought will tic, Con-
J. 1LMauu, Deputy-Shcritrs Potter and Cleveland,
Wheeler, D: Y. Purington, Frank
)ruke, Cauute Matson, aud Ernest Hummcll,-
Iii Republicans. The Demoeratc aspirants. as
ar as heard from, are: Chris Casseinnn. Thomas
Lynch. Walter Mcdonald, w e. Sepp. the
Mayors candidate, D. c. Leach, John II. Dun
ohy. T, 7. Quincy, Simon O'DonnelL. and Aid
'eeEcy- ... |
For States Attorney there are on the Repub-
lean aide L. l.. Mills. present incumbont, John i
vie King, and A. n. Waterman. The Demo
:rnts talked of are William Law, Jr., l. N. Stiles,