Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1890-05-31
Favoring Reform, He Wants
to Give SIS, 600 to
That End.
The Eloquent Son of Ashland
Avenue Streaks the Pale
Air with Words.

There was a great meeting Of the
County Democracy at the assembly
rooms of that organization last Tues
day evening. Among the prominent
citizens present were Max Dumbofsky,
A. Cohen, b. Wersheimer, Solomon
Van Praag, b. Franklin jenkins, john
Hoey, Hear Hear OBrien, ]. V.
Da Costa, Gap" White, Richard
Simms, Ike Rivers, and number of
other gentlemen prominent in bridge,
water Office, and social circles.
The ball opened with Nh Max
Dumbofsky on his feet, and the follow
ing set of resolutions, written in red
ink, in his hand:
WHEREAS. 1t is alleged that certain
frauds were committed and the election
laws were violated in the Twenty ourth
Ward in the late Aldermanic election; and
WHEREAS. The Democratic party of Cook
County denounces in the strongest terms
any and all attempts to commit fraud or in
any manner violate the sacrcdness OF the
ballot by any person or persons OF what
soever political party; be It, therefore
ReSOtred That the Cook County DEM
ocracy as an organization tender to the
States Attorney the assistance OF such
counsel rs may be deemed proper to assist
in the prosecution of the defendants now
charged in the Criminal Court OF this
county with the commission of such o.
fenses, ana that We. individually and col
lectively, tender to the authorities our per-
sonal aid in bringing to merited punish
ment any and all persons who may be
guilty of such fraud or attempt at fraud.
Mr.. Michael Cassius Mcdonald then
took the floor and delivered the follow
ing telling speech, which was inter-
rupted frequently by applause: For
the first time in number of years, my
fellow citizens, we have in the city of
Chicago a Democratic administration
cheerS 1t is an administration which
will tolerate no frauds upon the ballot
! box frantic cheers and which is op-
posed to vice in every form. This adj
ministration had just succeeded in
closing all of the gambling houses left
open by a.wicked predecessor. APP
plause. 1t had just closed all the
/ pool-rooms. Cheers 1t had closed
every den of iniquity. Enthusiasm. !
1t had just snatched, through the
aid of its star-bedecked coppers, the
last cigarette from the mouth Of the
Chicngo.small boy wild and long con
tinued applause and renewed cheering
when with the consciousness Of duty
well performed came the knowledge
of this horrible Twenty-fourth Ward
fraud. Groans. Gentlemen, the ballot
box must be kept sacred In the
words Of Louis Adams, In candle
bof ,cdr talioDHis.' Wild cheers.
Let us not forget the past nor the rec
ord of this man Corcoran. The adj
ministratiou knows him not. Neither
does Banks Cregier Applause II
is the duty Of this club 10 see that all
attempts on the sanc'ity Of the blllot
are punished As Capt. Farrell ays,
it's many step between winner
and loser We cannot auol a.
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