, 1881-03-27


to say yesterday, in his speech to the Dem
ocratic City Convention, that he had trie,
"to run tho Mayors office on strictly busi
ness principles, and to keen it clear Of pol
itics-" His memory is very short. A fey
months ago hewas serving both as the Mayo
Of Chicago and as Chairman Of the Demo
cratic Campaign Committee; and he mixet
up the duties OF the two offices in such wa,
that 1t was difficult to tell when ho was act
ing in one capacity and when III the other
AT that time the Mayor seemed to be com
p1etety under the power Of the Chairman O.
the Campaign Committee. We have neye
been able to tell precisely whether it was the
Mayor or the Chairman that got the cit,
employees together, and had them sworn
to be- faithful and true partisan Dem.
ocrats on electfon-lay; whether II
was Mayor Harrison Or Chairman Harri-
son that had the clerks. policemen. fire.
men, and other city employees levied on, and
assessed, and inundated by the Campaign
Committee; or whether thu right hand was
at all times in ignorance Of what the left
hand was doing.
It was Chairman Harrison, we beliave.
who issued d circular to tho faithful all over
the State informing them that Cook County
was going to roll up such an enormous ma
jority for Hancock and English that their
election was sure. But it was Mayor :"
Harrison who appointed 500 to LOCO illegal
Especial" policemen, the ofIscourings Of
the sfums of the city, to protect "(?) the
polls against the honest and decent citizens
who had the right to be there.
:" "Mayor" Harrison first signed and then
erased his name from this fair agreement, in
tended only to preserve the public peace at
the polls, which no man can say was unjust
or partisan in any particular:
WHEREAS, It is the desire OF all good citizens
TINT the election on Tuesday next Nov. 2, 1850,
may be a fair aud peaceful one, aud that no
couilict Of authority may arise between persons
acting under orders from the undersigned re.
States Marshal for the Northern District OF ILL.,.
nos, and !, Carter II. Harrlsou, Mayor of tho
CITY Of Chicago. und l. John Hotfrnann, Sheriff Of
Cook County, hereby order that when tho iEue OF
voters Is formed At the polls n tho respective
voting precincts OF the Cityof Chicago on the I'd
day Of November, 1881, the voters In the line
shall deposit thoir ballots in the order in which
they stand in tue ue at the opening Of the polls.
Which order OF Totlng shall continue during the
day, and no person shall be admitted to tho line
[lne after having voted, and ull persons found
twice In the line without having oifored their
ballnts, shalitbe IT once removed. This order is
thor,ty Of tho United States Murshal. the Mayor
# the City of Chicago. or the Sheriff Of Cook
County shult see that it is enforced.
Datcd At Chicago this 3J.h day of October, 1880.
But it was Carter Harrison, Chairman Of
he Campaign Committee, who issued the
following circular to Democratic Judges and
supervisors on election-day:
HEADQUARTERS DEMoCRA ATTIC EXECUTIVE CAM
'A1oN COMMITTEE, CHICAGO. ILL.,. Nov. =, 1885,
n each precinct OF the ward, where there is any
probability of any voters being unable to cast
heir votes, you Will select five mcn-three for
Judges ana two for clerks Of election.
Demand that the pills he kept open until
very vote is pollea; and in case OF 4 rcfusa let
ke Democratic supervisor, or sotnc other per-
on, announce to the mon In llno and around tho
Itll be continued until every vote is Poilcd. !
dominate three good tnon for judges, and have
hem elected. Then get tuhie aud SONG light |
lcek appointed on behalf Of tho Democratic |
urty Ill OUT tho oaths in both poll books and |
wear 's IN the Judges IL, Then Que of the judges |
alIot-box poll -houAs. tail ly~shoets, pens, Ink, |
nveope, etc. Proceed and recetre votes until |
very vote is polled. and have every vote sworn !
Do not adjourn until everything is done IN ac-
ordance with tho printed Instructions on the
ace of tho poll-book, and conduct the election
r tho County 3oard. Retain the baliot- box
'r one day at least. and until further instruc-
ons are issued. BE careful to haye reliable,
onest citizens selected as judses,-1nen whose
Give s1ricf attention to the above and there
no doubt but that, under the Constitution, the
'a court Will 0Ga os sna fseh9a t. haahfo s9os an
Chairnnan Campaign Committee.
Finally, it was plain CartercH Harrison