, 1881-03-06
1OCAL POLITICS.
Tbs Rel publican City Convention
10 Be Held March 70.
Lively Discussion on the Pro-
hibition Question.
oons;ne Meeting Of the Repub-
,;cans of the Third Ward.
= White Tries to Defend His
Anti Consolidation Votes,

Antl-CDuS0l1QaLl00 fOteS,
pnt Ills Constituents Decidedly Re.
pudiate His Action.
c,otest for the Mayoralty-0andidates for
the Other Offices
rxs,utIeps Of Crati6tatian at Robert 7. Lintolns
appointment.
REPUBLICAN, CITY CENTRAL conf
't'A .IITTEE.
r..pcnuh,;can City Central Committee held a
.a.tng Yesterday AFTERNOON in club~room No.
~, Tho Grand 1'ucilc Hotel. The meeting was
.nad m or3er oy air. J. L. Woolard, who stated
-. ahtect. The following Committeeman were
".aSao.. First Ward, Arthur Dixon, represent
r. ah,cr TAYLOR; Second Ward, J. 4. Grant !:
Tatra ward, J. X Custer; Fifth Ward, George
11,,vn,on: sixth Ward, L. HUT: Seventh Ward,
rr,nv Schubert: Eighth Ward. CaHs Manner:
,i,th Ward. Juhn n. Sa.ytn, representing David
ritrs: Eleventh. Ward. George ". Stanford:
,ueurh Ward, Martin Howard: Thirteenth
v,n1 ], NJ Waazc:: Fourteenth Ward. Henry
uer1x; Fff,ecnth Ward, Mr. Buschwah, repre-
e.atnc Conrad Folz: Sixteenth Ward. 4. 1Inho1;
seyenieeuth Ward, P. 4. sundeltus; Eighteenth
Vu:d, Z. r. crasin. representing Sam C<alier
there were also present Messrs- 4. c. Aesing,
.Gcorrc Swift, E. G. kcyes, John Kaver, Com-
uksjoaer RAhlfs. Senator Campbell, Senator
Condce, william II. Underwood. e1-A1d. Gilbert,
sad otaer we'll known Republicans.
Nj, Burke moved that Il committee Of five on
.pcoruoument be appointed ty the Chair.
N,. Buschwah suggested that the votes at the
nz. election Tor President and Governor would
ben good basis for the apportlonmenr-
Mr. Grant said thot lie appordonment hnd
hitherto bern made upon the votes OF the previ-
ous spring election.
Nr, Hertz denied that this was the case
Mr. Nowari said that there was no necessity
for committee, as. with figures he had been
supplied with by County Clerk K!okkc, which
be produced, tho Committee could do the whole
work In few minutes.
u.yycd that the primary election be held March
:, and the Convention March q next.
Mt. Sn,yth moved an amendment TINT the dates
he fixed at March . and 81.
Mr.. Burke opposed the amendment, and said
that eight days-the election coming oil April 5
--Sas too short time in which to con duct so
important campaign.
AID Dixon asked tho Chair to cali upon some
Ct tho prominent Republicans present-Mr
Hcstng, for instance-for their opinion on tho
enbject-
,ir. Cragin thought that there was no necessity
for this. II the Committee could not perform
the duties assigned to them, then it would be
time sor them 10 ask for assistance.
Lid. Smyth was in favor Of Il short and sharp
the !edins questions issue, and keep ont little
f;.ie issues which souse people might feel in
cEned II brin: into it.
atr. Dixon sniI that be wanted to hear from
and visiting Republicans. He wns not one who
believed that the Committee contained all tho
natnz et 3t tue ltfpuhcaa PATTY in the city He
u address tue Committee.
Hr. Crasin sad that he understood 1t WIS go
snG to he i difficult thing to carry the coming
uniting TIE party. He hoped that nothing
Tcu!i be doue TO weaken the Republican
cause: There were in the room So
With 1be whisky Interest. il they wero heard
then the cry will 90 forth tlat the Republican
parry had Eone over 10 the whisky Interest. IT
not want to hear them either II Mr. Dixon viii
E:skc his motion SO that it would exclude whisky
supporters and PrOhlbidonists he would Support
il. As 1t was, only QUE element was represented
there.
Ms. Dixon said that he regretted the remarks
Which had been nude, aud he hoped that neither
uo III the meeting, and he did not believe, II his
nn1on prevailed. :ha1 it wou1d.
Mr.. cragin said that there wcre some gentle
nen present ut the meeting who represented
ting whisky interest and il they were allowed to
talk would lose the party 4,00) to 5,0@] vntcs,-
the Impression prevailed that the party identi-
He'd Itself With WHISKY.
NJ; D1uu said that he was ns good church
1ncmtcr Us any present. but that it made him
mad 10 see T.ese petty ward chickering's brought
lpat meeting Of the Central COMMITTEE.
AE. cragl1-There Is man in this meeting
sao vent 10 Springfield especially in tho inter-
sao! the whisky trade.
ssuator Manner denied that this was the case.
,AE Dl1on's motion rrevailed, Mr.. Cragin
s'one voting in the negative, and
AR HEsISG MAS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE
MEETING.
De said that he was obliged to the gentlemen
2sesent-seventeen of them at lcasr-ror having
,ued to allow free discussion in that room. He
~ not expect anything else from the uluu-he
ssaa ~ !, MOI call him Il gentleman, bur bisolcd
": Gn4ein-I Gull the gentleman to order.
lae C1alr-l hope the gentlemen will not be
Mr. Certainly. 1 have not mentioned
II .Ss name | merely said that this narrow
NJ Howard satd that he objected to anybody
?Ssmg allowed 10 assault any member Of the
pmml,see: rnnaai E.: and he thought it ought to be
MsopPed. ssp What the Committee wanted was to
Ssttt1n. ~
osS VI; aesing in few words described his com
~ ~ ue1ecuon from it at the time OF the Peoples
~ 4Ss1s. nc then said that he now wanted to do |
H. IT, uesI WI ne could to secure the SUCCESS of tho
p:pupncan party and the defeat OF Carter X. |
ratsso1, rs1, IEo men had been puL before the |
,snas,-Af. sna, Jesse Spalding and AID. Clark |
~ .L ae "As favorable 10 either OF them. Either j!
snaem ~ 1em WAS i good man. but the nomination Of |
E5 5voa :, Waa wAs not enough. and he did not be-
nst" ste uat Lie plrty could work up tho GULL |
sn Tnsu u less than two weeks In conclusion, he
w e -, ~ 1planadou Of his visit to Springfield,
70 " speech before the Committee, which WAS
Jart that tic next day 3Irs- Carse, Presi-
~ w. Ut t1e Womuns Christian Temperance |
rt.e tt T. aau told him that She was pleased ut |
hsra ne aad said While he might ut Que time
h. 81, maae mistake, he hnd utuned for it, and |
G,hs H. hoM stood before the Committee with tho +
n fas -. g "a American citizen to speak on behalf
nv aI Htercsts i'll which he had faith.
tectoi i9e!sesed that church-gocrs should be pro-
sbcrt.ui1 i1toin having their SENSE of proprlety
s.na tu ~ The spectacle OF open saloons; at the
nea - tuuc ne d:d not want to have any min de-
day 1e right Of tak,nc his glass of beer on Sum
nJ;; Maea John Wentworth, rs the first Re- |
III u Mayor of Chicago slood at the doors Of |
hs W .ouff- House. husAid to those who heard ]
rrsars os ~ intended to protect both church,
mo:a.,aau ~ nccr-dr1nkcrs, and see thut neither
Wi3s uor annnyeu the other.
the ~ ennslnuance OF the liberal spirit which |
yea,t tAtspaohcan tthcan party had displayed OF lato !
si+asa ~. WIS no reason why It should not have
Ar. E'.,h1 t1e loE twenty years yet,
xas 49, ne'Ia s:ld that he believed Mr.. Hcsfng
election oaS u eou'chuon 10 tna1 OF
Ru.|h !nmvh withdrew his amendment, and Mr.
MY NouOu to hold the nrirnariea MOndHy |