, 1881-02-27
LOCAL POLITICS.
Mayor Harrison Laying Low for
Ducks in New Orleans.
Aid. Clark Has the Bulge for Mayor
on the Republican Side.



time being to take care of Itself. The opnosi
t.'., 49, 80 - hts ,or,r hos no+ +,,,a,, e,,f;c;on
Aon ~ n'u1 AZ n,o p0' n"9 wv '.ae11 oo1'eien
shape to Re able to suggest another name Il
candidate for the Mayornlty. There is apath,
In the ranks which is bodiug no good for th
ten,cefue, I4a ep1us' ~ k4oatcst u'esat'e
faction comes from the way IN which the gam
biers arc running things and tho manner IL
flourish under rho nrcsent r1rfne ~,
nouI'7n unoef tee prcssnt regime ~
large portion OF tho better class OF til
1kss snrlne. and especial1y will this bf the cas-.
with The hus1ness element. r. tho ncn,hltca,
party nominates good ticket so Tar the lie
moctaey has not many candidates to oner. CT
cept Tor City Attorney and for which there VII
be scramble The Republicans hive still IL
the teld Aid. John II. Clark, Jesse spalding, ami
1.ros r. 1,o.r,o;r.., ,r;.,. ro,.,,.eiot,o- s+nvar
rs. .,a ~. ~1eu L. .m -.
nopetui that hRhtnlng mnS strike MIN. -an VI
ropno1 ,,c consIdarod &C ser;onstv a candidate
Mr nowIc,t,.a &, rao1t,, is mt 40 rcat as he had
,a.. e.'snn 1' Ea,a - t.oI 10 ,e
to quarrel among themselves. while in bis
xard rho onnos,tion To hIs nomina.
-,a-, +. $1,000. rso,, ~, rr,o,ds ,-,1I admit
Mr: spnldtnr has not answered the call asking
him to become candidate, and it is said by bis
friends TINT be IS heesitattDg because Of bis
IL.
same ward, and both cannot get thai delexA-
don 1t is admired upon ali sides that Nr.
Ciurk Is BY far the strongest man yet placed
Republican Convention is more than likely. Mr..
Elark's record In the Council is such as to COM
mend him to all classes: and be is acceptable to
t1oo OF having no political enemies, and in that
respect he s strong: In ali the wards
he meets with favor, and the hatterlng
call which compelled him to become candidate
is such as IT, carry great weight and influence
with it. His ability to give to Chicago IN hon
orable economical and vie @ Adnntstrarion ,I n o. Is
doubt but that be will be able to defeat Carter
Fl. Harrison, Il the latter Is nominated By the
nawleigh is not strong enough man for that
Fol, THE CITY 11,EAs1-RERsH1p
~. c.,11da+as h.,.a a.r,1,dlaa dc.-- -,
.oan EapeT OF ne EHtn Maro: ae ms M no op-
posluoa. ne - III ste 1i u nnu snoMn
s eeve aa ad ae ~ 11 & e} a,S
competen1 Mr. haoeF IL iarRe taxpayer ano
properSy-o"ner.
derwood, Samuel Appleton, and Hempstead
naEno4fne. q Lne Nortn e'ne. Col. t. ": haca-
", ~. y. bisu9p, anu a. =: L11scoLL Il IS Hen-
co9seogu rna, INC Gs 1tgIksntp Wli go
have been prominently mentioned IN connection
1ohn W .can Tn,n esannatt ts' SGnns'
Pntrick Preudercrast, Michael Petrje, Peer
Buschwah. and &eil S; Graves: The ast-namtd
eight years with the Pullman Palace Cnr Com
pary. he has been docket clerk in the Probate
me fnn nces ene1 ~ ~ WE .t;n aku 4or
didatcs In tho West Town Pleasant A1nick is n
candidate for reelection as Assessor, aud j. b.
Supervisor, willie Peter Schtllo is making an ac-
ceptable Collector Aid. Thompson. Of tie Thir-
teenth Ward, whose term expires this soring. m 81 is
i6e o%
coiector. M 81 HE he is Ercer On West Lake e. sreet 9sn
doing q large M ard NJ i prospernns T business.
South Town is Frank Drake. Who will find little
or no opposition to bis renominetjon for a.
eessor. His competency aud ability are &C.
1no,yled9ed upon ali sides in the North Town
there viii be a general snakinR up. but nothtnr
LAS so far been deyeloned tbaf will oiyf shnrse -
are q great many aspirauts. but nothing has vet
been deyeIopcd from whfch a U,,od slafe for
either side Gin be made up.
Thirteentn Ward is Mr. j. L. Hennet1' the 1rcIi-
known short-baud writer. There is not another
candidate ia the deld in that ward who IS,
cnce Of legislation, as well qualified for The posi
ton as NJ. Bennett Il is Understood that Aid.
ccntahiT, w;ii naT % rr1n ao,,,n wtch II = H. &
licrcd. leaves an casv coatesr omen for Nr
Bennett. 1 '
REFORMING THE PRIMARIES.
a correspondent signing himself 5talwar'
writes lengthy communication to THE TR1n-
USE> In which he points out what he calls "glar~
Ing defects in the system of primary elections,
and suggests Improvements which might be |
made The subject Is introduced by reference |
to the I'm pOrtance Of the approaching municipal
election, and the fnct that the only hope for tho !
Democracy is its obtaining control Of the pri- |
maries is enlarged upon. The writer points out |
as the first defect in the primary system the !
Of the sale Of q ward by its member t
Of the Central Committee to one OF the candi- |
dates for Office and the appointment Of
primary judges in favor of such can |
didate- Besides this inside influence,
there is the additional duuEer of outside
crookedness. and the delegation is made t.so]id !
for Mulhouly,' or whoever has purchased the |
Central Committeeman. The practice of import
ing voters from outside wards to capture the |
primary is referred to us another source Of evil t
several instances where this practice has been |
carried on in this city arc darkly limited At The
1ft-rcpeated question as to whether it would not
be an improvement to elect delegates in a club
meeting is answered by the statement that it is
as easy to pack meeting Us it is to capture |
Dsamary p oy 1raudulent votes The practice OF
t.u LILLE catluuates !s also spoken OF us one
= I aen 10 70 oe ucploteu ana other less serious
M M,1i s..e tcletIco ~ " SAl"att. Ine Rc-
,t.I ~ eafs, VIII Lcluse ~ Sote 1os any
,aa.t attua's losceo upon thelr 1'cket Wy Demo-
~. ,tatG H. sopes@ anu WI! not ceuntenanee
- ] PFaceces ~ at me Pt1nlaf1es. inc
,tt i1IGs ,suEEes.s tae lntoWlng measures which |
3r1nary svsten: f3rst. a1iosr nane ~ Van,,hin
ms to vote at d Republican primary: second. |
,uforrc this rule bytcstabiishng a register bear |
ng the name OF every known Republican in the
Fa1u; third. let the ward club notify every Re- |
publican in the ward OF the Gates Of the meeting
o select delegates and Of the primary; fourth |
fFT7fE anHt4r