The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-09-21

O. p. Lyon was !, elected temporary
chairman James Garland, Temporary sec.
Rotary. ,EIAs GCg
On motion OF M. d. Gunter o commit.
tee on credentials consisting Of i've del
egates was appointed by the chair.s The
following gentlemen formed that oom.
mittee: M. d. Gunter, Jas. 8: Rearden,
VIM. Lonergan, Anthony Eischbach,
and w. w. Thornton. AL)GA
y John q Harmon moved that q COM
mittee OF three on permanent organiza.
ton be named by the chair, The motion
prevailed, whereupon the chair oppoint.
ed john @. Harmon, Ed. Sisson and
Thomas Martin, as such committee.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton made the following report:
President, o. p. Lyon; Vice President,
.taries, James Garland and John Brown.
Report adopted. : 2 90 .F-S'sHD
The committee on credentials reported
all the precincts represented, except
Santa Fe and Clear Creek, and entitled
to delegates as follows:
South Cairo precinct IL; North Cairo
precinct Is; Goose Island 8; Unity 3;
Dog Tooth 2; Thebes 2; Hazlewood 2.
Total IS. 'A 'ia EaF .sar- .ii.N fatrt 80
n The report was received and the dele.
gates therein named, declared entitled
to seats In the convention. s.rt A..
Roll called, showed thirty.nine dele
gates present.
\. John @. Herman placed Fredoline
Bross In nomination, for the ONCE OF
Comfy Judge. Nomination by accla.
nation and unanimous. J. 8. Resrden
nominated John Howley, as Associate
Justice. John q. Hartman nominated
Jas. T.. McCrite; and NJ. ID. Gunter nomi-
mated Orsamus Greenley.
a motion 10 proceed 20 nominate Asso'
eiate Justices by ballot was carried.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That persons submitting
their names TO this convention for nomi'
nation, shall, In person or by proxy,
pledge their honor 10 abide by the deci.
sion of the convention and support its
nominees.
The required pledges were entered by
or for the different parties placed In
nomination.
p. Reilly and A. G. Holden were up.
pointed tellers.
The ballots being counted 1t was found
that John Howley had received q votes
as Associate Justice.
Jas. Z. McCrits had received q votes.
o. Greenly, had received Is votes.
John Howley and Jas. +. McCrite were
thereupon declared the nominees OF the
convention, and the nomination made
unanimous. 60 lD .alitaat % hna
r John q. Hartman placed in nomina-
ton, J. G. Lynch for county clerk.
Nominated by acclamation, the vote
being unanimous.
w. w. Thornton placed In nomination
VIM. Martin for County Treasurer.
Albert susanka placed W. A. Redman
In nomination tor the same Office.
The ballots being counted IL was
found that VIM. Martin had received q
votes and w. A. Redman IL.
The nomination OF VIM. Martin was
thereupon made unanimous. rn.T
l.. p. Butler was nominated, by accla-
nation as the democratic candidate for
Ut Public Schools. .s
Col. Rearden placed In nomination
Robert A. Winston as County Surveyor.
unanimous. by reclamation,
The following resolutions was intro
duced by John Brown, and unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That John @. Hartman, Jas.
s. Rearden, II. Watson Webb, John III.
Mulkey and y. p. Wheeler, be and, are
hereby appointed delegates 70 attend the
convention, to be held at
Dongola, under the call ofthe chairman,
and, that they be Instructed to cast the
vote of this county in said convention,
for Hon. VIM. j. Allen. ..Hn
The following resolution, introduced
by Mr.. Hartman, was also unanimously
adopted: ,.. ......,
Resolved, AS the sense OF this conven-
ton, that we be opposed TO the adoption
of the lGh amendment, and To the strlk-
ing out of the word "white" in the State
Constitution.
The following County Central Commit.
tee was elected, TO serve during the en-
suing year: c. Winston, Hartman Mey-
er, James 5. Rearden, Nj. ID. Gunter,
Charles Gregg, Thomas Martin, j. E.
McCrite, Thos j. Mcclure, Thomas Nor
gan and L. G.. Rolwing.
The convention then adjourned sine