, 1881-02-20
LOCAL POLITICS.
The Strife Over the MayoraIty
Growing Warm.
Some Interesting Resolutions on
tile Temperance Question.
meetings Of the Clubs-Preparing for
the Battle,

| b11E oHttAEs
| All The interest Just now hinges upon tho May
ota4ts ngnt" Even in tho Democratic camp mat
le's oto not altogether peaceful. The Demo
! 1l"Is a1e talktnx Of taking up another man,
| Jill IS, The better element is talking thu
way. Inere are those who think the Wises
| thing for the Democrats to do would be to nomI
t'ate ihomas Hoyne, it he could only be per
suoueu TO accept. Mr. Clinton Briggs is ais
ealAeo or, but neither Of these gentlemen ha
aoae anything to intimate TINT he would ever
accept unanimous nomination. Now that slr
L. T. Letter IL out of business, it is said that hi
would take tho office, md thcre Is quiet move
n1ent looking to requesting him to become
candidate From all this 1t mny be gathered
mat there Is opposition amoug the business me1
III the r7tnls OF his ow party to Mr.. Harrison be-
11ig renominntcd. They object tt the open gam
l'ng,lewdncss, and crime so prevalent in Chicago
Frank Lawier Is still in tho field whether Sc,
rlously Or In lest remains to be seen. He Is run
ming sort OF q bushwhackfng campaign, ana be
and Aid. Saunders will fight nil they can against
Harrison's nomination, as will several other
Democratic Aldermen who have been snubped
and snt down upon by ChIcagos Democratic
Boss
TIE REPUBLICANS
nave in the field Mr.. Jesse Spalding, AID. John
81. Clark, and Ju1nes T. Rawlcigh Slr, SpaldInp's
friends are making a strong fight for him,
and they deny vehemently the statements
made iii circulars that ne was opposed
u Foreigners. or that he tried to disrupt the Re
publican purity III tho municipal reform move
ment, or that he belonged to tho Committee OF
Seventy. They say ti4nt he employs irolu ~ TO
3oo men In Chicago, and that he puys them goud
wasss. ,, and nna they are mostly foreign born. They
INSIST That t1r. spaluing is d StAlwArt OF tho
ZAck Chandler stripe, aud Ill uncompromistug
KtpublcAn.
AID. Cark's friends a-c hard at work. and are
succsss: s,II.:s:5. II can be said for tho
movement that 1t is meeting with Erent
tcnconr,.Eemcni, and thst 1t will make u very
Nr. Ju1l'es L. Kawle!Gh has his friends ut work,
and Is receiving II great dcnl or eucoura ragc,neyat
from tho Board OF Trade, Of which he is i tnc1n-
ber. But the counstls III his ward-the Twelfth
are divided. and they accuse him I'll boiling
the regular :, ,teputlicnn Aldcrnan,c ticker lust
sl'rtng: Al these things nuke campaign
OTHER OFFICES.
OF the candidates for the other city Offices
spoken of there are for treasurer on the Re-
publ!can ticket JOHN Raben. Mr.. Edward T.
Nieaby, rilny l. Smith, Within i. Hraiio;rd, @ {.
Z. kohlsa:t; City Clcrk, Coi. tlutrk, Prcndcr-
East. lct1er.carr!er. Michael petrie, Peter
Tin the Detnocrutic Side for Treasurer are
mentioned Aic.lnel Brand und U, 'I4ocvcnthul;
tor clt*-Attorucy: luhus u. Grtnne1I. present
incumbent, Ft4istil l.. Chuse. Arliu Eoss, Fr,u-
cls A. Hnis mali. Jr.; tpr City Clerk, ". e. Nc
C!sre and L. J. Howard.
The -Afdertnu1lc contests have not yet shaped
themselves, but there aro more candidates for
the Placg3 than Il mum can shake u stick ut.
THE FIRST WARD
Republican Club met at the Grand Pacific Inst
evening, President Dixon In the chair, and about
thirty members present.
Mr.. Koberts Offered the following:
WHEREAS, The political history OF this city 1s
sufficient to convince the bcs; ot political organ
lzauo1ls that radicAl temperance issues In local
elections mean defeat; ulld
WHEREAS. The fundamental principles of our
great Republic prohibit the enforcement Of any
law or l1Hs that have Il tendency to restrain tho
most humble citizen from traffic in pure liquors
other commercial commodities. aIi Of which
has been duly. decided by The highest Courts Of
our lind; md
WHEREAS. Tint The young men Of our day
will drink Intoxicating liquors, no matter how
they are speedily wrecked, more or less. BY the
same IS u fact that we c:t11nsr tgnure: and, fur
I tncrnore, that our ancestors in lhc dnys Of yorc
ut the ..:stnoriDg of friends. and lnntured To old
:,ge in better health than the present genera
ton, will establish the fact that good liquors
Itesolrcd, That the ouly available remedy for
the serious evils ur in1e,nperancc Is to sell but
pure liquors, and appoint inspectors for tho
sume.
MIR. FELTON, WAS sorry the resolution wasn't
more to the point. While Republicans were In
favor OF temperance. they didn't propose to mix
wished To nominate II Mayor, all right: tho Re
publicans would nominate Republican,. Any
party, that took up the temperance question
would be Defeated
The resolution was referred to tho Executive
Committee.
The Chairman then made few REMARKS. e1-
pressing pleasure 1T seeing SO many old faces |
litter the long vacation. Hc spoke OF the COM
ng campaign and Of tho Importance OF putting |
lilY to Mayor Harrison, who claimed great credit
:or his infringement Of the city finances, but !
he truth WAS he had merely reapcd the harvest |
the seed being sos:n BY his predecessors.
Remarks were also made by Mr.. Prendegast, !
If the Seventeenth WAzu, Mr.. Roberts, S. W. |
ling. and Mr. Green
Ten Republicans were proposed for member |
hip llld elected. I
sir. ban Wrcnn was chosen Treasurer.
1t WIS decided TO meet every Saturday night !
lnt! after the election.
Tic Club then udjourned-
THIRTEENTH WARD.
4 regular meeting of the Thirteenth Ward
Republican, Club was held last evening in Denz's I
/ Irlt on West Lake street, Mr.. j. II. Wnnzer in |
he cnnir. After some discussion ou the matter
# registering ut tho primary, Messrs. $. c;
layts, B. Qulrk II. c. Mattucks. F. J. Smith, and
eit3rt on some plAtto hufd IN honest primary III
he ward. The Club then adjourned for two
fecks, ut which time the Committee Is to re-
3Ort- |
In the Thirteenth Ward there arc three cnnd-
ares for Alderman Ill the Republican rlnks.-
tcssrs. J. n. Warner, Jutues Arnold, md J: Z:
bennett 1t is said that the fight Is between the
wo former geutc,nen, with the prospects In
ayor OF Mr. Wanzcr. On the dny yora1ty ques-
ion I'm unpledged ticket is favored.
HE SIXTH WARD GERMAN REPUBLICAN
Club
let at Delph's Halt last evening, corner of |
inman and lincoln streets, to reOrgnnize for
le spring election. In the absence Of the
lc President. John Vanderp<,oi presided. Hcny |
ak. who will be among the cAnuidAtes Tor
.dcrman, addressed the meeting, and was
ute favorably received. He was Il candidate |
,r the same position live ycurs ago. No blisi-
cs3 was transacted, G1ld tho Organization was |
Dstpprtu fur one week, when another meeting !
i'll bc held ut the same place, md when 1t Is ex
.cted there will be Il larger attendance
TWELFTH WARD.
TIE Young Mems Republican Club of the
,reifth Ward met last evening I'll Owslcy's |
iii. Mr. Frank Collier occupying the chair. Mr.
rjclwurl, Chairman Of the Executive Com
1ttee submitted {, report giving brief his t
nv pt the Club n11l tho work accomplished in
Ie last ca1npuign. The Chnruian Ut the FL
,ncc COMMITTEE reported $pT collected fur | /
~ marchiny cut, und $S37 expended in tho
st campaign, leaving i balance in the bands
the Treasurer. The reports were accepted,
Id thanks rendered tho Committees: Messrs
Dur,.nd, VS.. Elliott, Jr,. aIa Il. W. BRICK {
,rl were appointed committee to prepare :
institution tor new Organization. ADJOURNED,
meet in OwsIey's Hall ntxt Saturday evening,
FIFTH WARD.
The Time-of-Need Republican Club OF the [
ftn Ward held its first regular meeting last