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Show Preferred a Small Audience. Iu the spring of 1678 the common council of Chicago issued an order fur an election for city officers under the new city charter, which order contained uo reference to the office of mayor. There was Rieat dissatisfaction with Mayor Colvin, who was holding over, and a mass meeting wns called at the Exposition Building, which was advertised adver-tised to be addressed by many prominent promin-ent citizens, including "the two eminent attorneys, both sincodocensed, Leonard Sweet and Emery A. Storrs. The former delivered a stirring speech in favor of nominating candidate for mayor, but the latter, who doubted the legality of tho proposed election, and whose judgment the courts subsequently subse-quently sustained, did not put iu an appearance. The next morning the two gentlemen met in the street. "Storrs, said Sweot, with one of his well remembered frowns, "whv didn't you come around last nighty it was a great meeting; fully 30,000 were thero." "Sweet," replied the little lawyer, lowering his voice and assuming a tone at once impressive and confidential, "when I definitely determine that I've got to make an ass of myself, I select as quiet a place and as small an audience audi-ence as I can rind-" |