, 1881-10-23
I LOCAL POLITICS.
The Democratic County Conven-
: tion-Nomination of Jud ye
: carv -,
Tin Cream for C!erk-dessrs. Mattocks
=. aud Suulnlers for Commits. g..
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Tbs Republican Clubs Preparing Tickets
j: tor Their Primaries Hon
:. day. :.,-.
TIE DEMOCRATS. =,

PROCEEDINGS OF T:1EIt. COUNTY coNvEN-
T1DS.
The Democratic County Convention met in
Uhlich's Hall yesterday morning. Owing to the
, dherence uf the badge and ticket SYSTEM more
han an hour Was lust, the distribution being
very slow Among the delegates and LOCKERS"
On we're the following: ". ]. Hyues, Francis Il
Huffman Jr., ex-Justica noyjcn, Assessor
Chase. Joseph G. Mackin. Justice Prlndl-
vile, Aid. Kjordan. Frnnk :-AKnew, Alex
snder Sullivan, cx-Ald. Stout, DE- -
Washington, Frank Chase. Nosos Nenf~ortn,
cty-A1torney Grinncil. John Cqlvin. Henry H.
Shepard. jim, .Flsxs u1,1nns. Thomas Shirley,
Gen. Liel, Representative Cioonan. Matte XIX
da5, AID Appleton, AID Itawler. OK Aid. o Br'en.
4. F. Merritt, Chancellor keogh. Charles King.
representative Sexton. by Dang" Evans,
County Commissioner Clark. Couuty-Attorssey
Et[elt, Aid. Purcell. 8 Doc" St1tt, Charles
White, Nike Ryan, And. Meyer, and Aid. sheri-
aan.
The convention was called to order a few
minutes after II o clnck By francis A.. Hoffman
il, r,Ehairtnan Of tho Central COMMITTEES. VINO
named WI. Hynes Us Temporary, Chairman, and
Joseph Mackiu as temporary Secretary
Ml,- 1IYSES,
In taking the chair, congratulated tue Delegates
Upon the opportunity They had of nominating
successful ticket The political condiuons' tne
the parties we're represented, Or failed to DO rep
resented. in the pubic service, aud the present
temper or the Democratic party and the cif1zeas
ii large, made it ent.reiy possible 10 put up
uckrl thai could be elected With little d!incut5
IN Nuyemuer. He udtnonisued tneln maj .ne ~
1e1e5t Ut the cvmiuuni1y would he n4ed uPpn
the character unu fitness OF The men nuia
ior County Commissioners IheSe were sne 'npss H.,
important nominations they had to muse- me
drsegates Ind. nu right to Sictd to pct5.sMaae psna
References. 10 be xutsed by. personnl affections
no Personal obligations Iaere "ns III pt'us ~
: sna puullc TO select no man who han
not the intellectual training and the con-
scsn1vus quat.11ca TO d.schaFEe the dulss
pf lhe office win ability anu integrity. and with
ced!t 10 the Democratic party. tApp!ausoiiI}
Thf Democracy could only hope TO elect sma!l
therefore, sbuuid be men Of 1ntell Eence coir;e,
and conscience. who would fight for tue: pnuase
interests. "A snu.l minority OF lncoinHetsen;. ts;
men was worthless II the delegates dd - tnc.s III
duty tnuny Republicans would nail ne tlcket as
areliet and i prunllsa of reform. lApplause-]
=. oR9ASIZATIoS.
"A Committee on Credentials was appointed as
tasre was n contest IN rho Eleventh ara. .or<,
oui-,yer MI hour. during wncn u!ne lAe
friends Ut candidates were ou:y On the hoor.
The Com.nil1ee On Credentials recs'n.nennsa 3,
1ae seat.nx Of i've of the .+rcgu.ass aon LIE
Eleventh Ward, and two OF the oppos1non. ..
After little verbal tight. 1t; ;;'ppearn3, ,e ona'
so@s stung Of tue ballet ho1 nfd f ne psca rc na
lars who were Judges Ut the pr'inaI9" eae IL
port Of the cotu,ni tic WAS cuncurre1 i'll.
The Committee On Permanent oreaulza o',n ~
recommended the election ot the teuipoin's
oacers, about twenty-nye Vice -f1es1oenes-
mayor Harrison. Perry H. Smith, anu otnets nea
Nho we're not prcsen.-and three ASSISTANT ooe~
fethr.es. SO: ..~--:
The report was adopted Of course. :: :.
JUDGE GARY 1SDoKsED. =
Col, Shirley offered the following: 5.,::,a
ftes11ccd+ 1hAt this convention. recoX tuu
em.nent ability OF the Hon. Joseph GaFy, noM
Judge OF The Superior Court Ut COOK ~
atefeay .udprse ntn MI honest tnd u.auae| q
!9st s1d upright, Judge, and recn5n enu W. % ~
: ne democratic voters OF Cook Lunoty ~ 3uuso
we Superior Court, uud tue t}eElocFaau ~ ~
Ma1s Cummittee Is respectfully [c0uestet9 .,.' ~
tlace aae ndH1e On our cket as JungH - NV
s1peF1or Cour1 nf Cook County, tApp!nuss.1
ms Chair ruled the resolution our u! uEuc.. ~. 10
" hadn't taken cnaFge Of Fhe cpnFeauo! 10
pelmsnent Chairman. After r*:tnrntn4 tua,S9 tr
toe me honor conferred on him xno tne o.uot'
9f reext21sfzed " = =" a.
Alexander Sullivan, who rose tTna'ne kent:!c~
pfFaur Court. -
4 lelexats-1s be Democrata VI .h.,
~: 6uli.ran said he expected 10 neaH1 aH, u" H.
<aaeado1: The man was nut inbe{Sd WIZ ,ns' n'o
naaae OF Democrat. buI If, when affirming she
oaues It Il judicial Office man knew 40 t,ast3'
~ ctass. no creed; If before him &ha *unnu, .,+.
e sns must upletsercd- the nlost. pfflptln"%s ~.
~ ~ helpless citizen Of the coHltntAnU W." ~
fesa equal rights with the rcprefo4 !'.',,,. ~
~ most ps'werf at corpora uon TO Tue l*tu".ns W..
::ewea!lh The speaker regarded hlm ~ ~" ~,
so4uacapon Of 1enerSUulup Deuocfuc1' IVY