New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-06
CHICAGO.
NATIONAL AND LOCAL POLTrICS-RELIG-
IOUS-AMUSEMENTS
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CHICAGO, April 5.-Thcre now remains no doubt
that at the forthcoming Republican State COnVen-
ton Richard j. Oglesby will be nominated for Gov
ernor by reclamation and that he will carry the
State next fall very much in the manner of cy
clone Uncle Dick" as he is familiarly known
has the element Of popular enthusiasm In his favor
to greater extent than any other candidate who
could have been named. The Democratic outlook
is not SO certain. The candidacy Of Carter Harrison
has already received a damper in the announcement
that Mouison is coming hero shortly to speak be-
TO the Iroquois Club and that he will take swift
revenge not only for Harrison's Iroquois tariff
speech, but also for his advocacy of Tiden during
his visit to Washington as member of the Chicago
party who secured the National Convention The
Mayor has already begun to hedge, and in
sists that he has no fight with Colonel Morrison,
and SAYS he does not believe that Morrison ever
wrote "a letter stating that he. tho Mayor, must be
defeated for Governor. He claims that If the DEM
ocrats put up Tlden for President and Mcdonald,
of Indiana or Morrison for Yice-President, he will
agree to carry Illinois for Governor against Oglesby.
an agreement which, il Is needless to say, he
not carry out.
The local Committee on Arrangements for the Re-
publican Convention met this afternoon to take fl
nal action on the plans prepared by the architects
for the Musical Festival The plans give a seating
capacity of about 5000. Chairman Barnum. of the
Democratic National Committee is still In the city,
and while the Democrats have been slow in taking
action it is understood that the claimants satisfied
with the plans as they have been prepared.
The city election last Tuesday substantially
leaves the Council as il was, twenty Demo-
Gratis 10 fifteen Republicans, with one
vacancy to be filed by special election.
All the old ringsteTs whose terms were out have
heen returned and their number has been increased
by the addition of Whelan from the First Ward,
disreputable saoonkeeper The result was caused
IN large part by the apathy of Republicans. The
Democrats also carried the town elections on the
north and west sides The city is now sunk deeper
into the slough of corruption than ever before.
Notbing i'm the history of the city has been dis
graceful as tie election of Whelan as the represent
alive of the wealthlest ward IN Chicago.
The Irish element is in state of furious excite
,cnt over an ESSAY delivered by DR.. Cnrran men,
her of An Irish National society in the hall Of the
Union Catholic Library Association few daysagO,
I'm which ST. Patrick was characterlzed as
nepotigt a land -grabbcr and man willing to sacri-
fee Irish Nationality to the interests of the Church
The management of the Library Association have
forbidden tho of their hall for the future to Dr.
1,urron and his fellow Nationalist, who, being
members of the organization which owns the hail.
do not propose to submit quietly. The Catholic
members are up in arms at tins ruthless piece of
iconOcasm and are Determined TO Vlhdlcate their
fayorite saint at all hazards.
Mr.. George Armour is about to erect an elegant
free Episcopal Church ut his own expense on state
near Twentieth-st. The Rev. Canon Knowles who
has been officiating ut the Cathedral, viii be the
rector OF the new church.
During the present week the Apollo Club has
given an excellent performance of Judas blacca-
beus and the Hungarian gypsy Band assisted by
Mnsin. tho yoInist, has drawn large audiences.
Next week the Stetson Comedy Company will pre-
will be at Hooleys 1.-THE strangers of Paris at
Uayerly's, Jalma" at MoVickers, reaching its