The History of Cook County, Illinois by Weston A. Goodspeed

Author:Weston A. Goodspeed [Goodspeed, Weston A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Geschichte
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
Published: 2017-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

B. W. Raymond. A. Garrett. Henry Smith.

Precincts. Whig) ( Dem.) Abol.)

First ward 162 96 21

Second ward 110 168 21

Third ward 26 18 1

Fourth ward 13 16 0

Fifth ward 52 35 0

Sixth ward 127 99 10

Totals 490 432 53

During the municipal campaign of 1842 Seth Johnson, who was nominated for alderman on the Abolition ticket, declined the honor, saying that he was not a political Abolitionist, but one from principle. The Temperance party at this time began to make a strong showing in local politics. Col. Lewis C. Kercheval was elected by the Temperance people, a justice of the peace, to fill a vacancy. Cook county in the fall of 1842 gave John Ford a majority of about 700 votes over his opponent, Mr. Duncan, for the governorship. The Abolition candidate for Governor received in Cook county a total of thirty-seven votes. In August, 1842, the American accused Dr. Murphy, Democratic representative, with having forced through the Legislature the bill which reduced the school fund of Cook county in favor of the counties which had been carved from Cook. At this time Samuel Hoard represented Cook and Lake counties in the Senate and H. L. Stewart, Lot Whitcomb and I. N. Arnold were representatives. The actual vote for Governor in 1842 in Cook county was: Ford, Democrat, 1.328; Duncan, Whig, 625". At previous elections the result for Governor and President was as follows: In 1838 Carlin, Democrat, received 1,664 votes and Edwards, Whig, 832. Thus the county still maintained its accustomed Democratic majority during those years.

In June, 1842, ex-President Martin Van Buren visited Chicago. He was formally received by the city. On July 19, the Whig county convention assembled at the City Saloon; F. T. Miner was chairman and S. F. Gale and E. K. Rogers were secretaries. John Blackstone of Blue Island and B. W. Raymond and John Gage of Chicago were nominated for representatives. James A. Smith was nominated for sheriff. At this time the tariff" bill of 1842 was elaborately discussed here.

The act of March 1, 1843, authorized the county commissioners to increase the number of places for holding elections in the Chicago precinct in said county to any number not exceeding five as would be most convenient for the voters.

In June, 1843, George W. Dole was chairman of the Whig county committee and S. Lisle Smith secretary. The Whig county convention this year was held at Spencer's hall, Cazenovia, on July 8. John Wentworth was the Democratic candidate for Congress and was elected by a majority of 1,610 in the whole district. Cook county gave him a majority of 281. Giles Spring was the Whig candidate for Congress and received 891; Henderson, the Abolition candidate, received 132 votes; scattering votes were three; total 2,198.

In February, 1844, Augustus Garrett received the unanimous nomination of the Democrats to succeed himself as mayor. George W. Dole was the Whig candidate for mayor; Garrett received 805 votes; Dole 798 votes and H. Smith, Abolitionist, 193 votes; for city marshal, Henry Rhines, Democrat, received 386 votes; Orson Smith also Democrat, 779 votes; P.

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