New-York tribune., 1885-02-08
CUICiGO.
ARMING AGAINST SOCIALISTS SENATOR
SHIP-ELECTiON FRAUDS-OPERA.
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SHlP-ELECTiON FRAUDS-OPERA
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CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Whatevcr exaggeratioD
there may in reports OF tho strength of The armed
organizations OF the Communists OF Chicago and their
intent ons the fact that their preparations have
AT Iea,t ed the attention Of large portion of the
business community and various movemcnsthave been
mad. 10 tnwart any possible Elcstruciiyo uprising
80 the Anarchists In addition to urging the enlarge
mcat and betterment OF the National Guard seFeta
Wholesale have organized bodies o arnci men
from among their employees to defend thcir property
Although fact In not generally known eVeh III thiS
city I'm one largo business house alone there Is an
r,,,,x.,ion of I,o youug men who have been armed
with Remny yton eechloaiing rides ana pnrsu" r"s
ar course arlins, the upper noor oi mo "oh ooou
psd ,,y the tirm being devoted 10 tho purposes o'
r,lI room This IA by means an isolated case and
,nors an illustration OF tho temper oi tho business
element of the city in responding to the threats OF tho
socialists
A, the date approaches for baotins forUnited States
Senator the outward evidence accnmulatos that tho
scsl,,ure ON Joint ballot he at tho cancu. and
tho elective body Neither party succeeded In mastering
all its members In caucus. .and the greatest lack of
cohesiyene.s was shown by the Democrats twelve o'
their number were absent from tho caucus. notable
among swho,n Is included Speaker Haines whose
course upon tho Senaorshp question Is now assured 10
ne a. crratc IA upon the spenkershp Next to himself
ne ia suppo4cd TO favor Harrison and Tarweil In ihcr
respective order without regard To- iher party eangs
pon the senatorsnI however Mr. iianes is not To be
alone already four Otors have displayed AN inclination
TO ignore all Iarty tss IN voting Tor General Logan
ccessor rhe belief IA very general that hiter Tue
first three four days OF talons tho action oi tho
oaucuses will be Ignored.
Tho trial Of Joseph C. Mackn. the astu'e secretary OF
the Cook County Central Committee. nui his
alleged con federae, tho Eighteenth Ward election
rauts was begun the United States District Court on
reurs iay. The defenIints male nght To delay tho
trial bu were allowed {, do One ot the political
nave, made apparently to drfoat the prosecution con
sisted I'm an order from Speaker anes a. County Clerk
RYAN TO produce the DISPUTED ballots teforo him ~
springiied bat this thwariod ~ an order rom te
Federal Court forbddng the County clerk Ia DO so U
now appears that Mr. Hanos greatly exceeded his
authority In issuing the order wihoit having Drst re-
ceIyed ts concurrence OF the Assembly IL Is contend
that an Impeachment would result II the matter was
purslcd Tho dana aging feature Ia contained In the
declaration that Haines has been In the employ OF
Mackin ~ the lattsrs attorney.
The statement made that Edwin Booth Is TO open tho
new Chicago Opera House next fall.
The the Damrosoh Opera already made
insure successful season here la many years
A strong Inoncyed ement has hecn started O con-
siruc au elevated railway Satest and IL IL believed
that IT. will meet with the concurrence OF property