The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-15
MUNICIPAL POLITICS CONDENSED.


RUMoR SAYS
that Mr.. A. Comings proposes to become |
a candidate for city clerk in opposition to
Mike Howley but we are inclined to be-
lieve Rumor is not altogether .cliabe in
this matter. Comings is just becoming
useful to Stockheth. He is commencing to
be an excellent Judge of liquors of every
kind, and would not, certainly, desert eI.
hilerating brandy and blood-warming
whisky for the dull and sober duties of the
city clerks Office. Perish the thought
Mr.. M'NULTY,
the scrip Spectator and drayman who
aspired to the position of select council
man last year, and heard the electors Of
his ward say: "Schuh, Mac" having
had taste Of the pleasures of political
warfare has plunged into the battle again.
He has concluded to crush Bross, and is
now devoting the time he has to spare be-
tween loads to eloquent denunciations of
that oflieial-eloquent and scientific de-
nunciations. lie saysi it must be clear to
every mind which has Investigated the
wonders of the tertiary period of the
worlds history, and pondered over the
| evils Of bringing county orders to par,
so that poor fellow cannot speculate
in them, that Bross, who is product Of
the tertiary period and scrip-at-par
advocate, should be hustled out of Office
so that some man Of the devonian period,
who pcrfers deprecated county and city
scrip to sour krout, may step into his Of
fetal shoes. These arguments against Mr..
Bross, although rather abstruse, are produ-
cling n wonderful impression on the public
mind.
THE CITY MARsHALsHiP.
: Cain, it appears, is having matters pretty
! much his own way in the contest with
Robertson, although that gentleman has
I, been, as he says, urgently solicited to &C.
, cept the Office Of city marshal by at least
4 FIVE hundred of the best citizens. We very
C much fear those Ave hundred best and
J, anxious citizens will go back on Mr.
Robertson and leave him out in the cold
1t is a way the best citizens have occasion
ally. Now you see them and now 70,
!, don't. We therefore urge upon Robertson
u the necessity of not being to-
y. onfdent-to not boast Of victor,
p. until he puts off his armor. Cain has
10 host Of friends who are determined to cleo
him. He accepted the office last year wit
the promise that he should receive $I5
month, but was only paid $50, for which
IN wages he did an immense amount Of worl
He performed his duties faithfully and
entitled to reelection. Mr.. Robertson, o
ur the other hand, has not 50 far as We Ca
see, any claims to the Office. lie woul
ur no. make as good marshal as Cain, an
there are other and very good reasons VIII
on he should not be elected.
WILL HE?
&c, Sometime since Mr.. Lansden announce
zee his intention to not be a candidate for Il
position he now SO worthily fills. The a
noy""~s" -''ha MAYORS Objects man
'e- fold responsibilities time robbed /
the performance of its duties from his pr
ers iessional labors-the desire to lead lie
On wearisome life than his honor can pc
sh sibly live in Cairo, were Of the reaso
which led him to determine to retire fro
'ou Office at the end of the current municip
o' year; but very heavy pressure has be
.he brought to bear upon him since the SUI
oe- gestion of Col. Taylor's name in come
ton with the mayors Office, to induce hi
ia. to reconsider his determination of retiril
VI from the mayoralty and to become ca
didate for reelection. with Taylor
re- u candidate, there will be bitter contes,
d. say the gentlemen who do not wish t
'in' Colonel elected "but with Lansden
!. will be serene, and the Citizens Refor
'. Goose hang very high" Very WE'LL v
red are satisfied. We should not have su
OF gested Col. Taylor if we had not been /
rch formed that Mr.. Lansden would not be
of candidate; and we will not hesitate 10 q,
cen him hearty support, if an equitable tic
ron ct can be fixed up and he should reco
of slider his determination to not run. May
yer Lansden has been avery faithful Office
tNc anu MS SoOu iVuiilicS uIc cluIN
IN lent for any lack of swim or "dash
cir that may be charged against him. /
: has been the advocate Of every plan tn
'ur has been suggested for the good Of the cit
IN and, in his appointment of officers, h
n not been influenced by partisan feeling,
full fact which, we are satisfied, is sttributab
css more to his desire of sinking the partisl
eff in the faithful officer than to majority
it'll democrats among those whose votes col
ed hrmed his nominations. Take Mr.. Ian
to den for all in all he is, as we understar
pat the situation now the best man availab
el- for the office Of mayor, and we believe
nd can be elected by good round majorit
he if he will become q candidate. Will he
Lo FOR POLICE MAGISTRATE.
80, There will be a more lively contest (
49, the office of police magistrate than +
49, either of the other city offices. Judge
% Bross has announced his determination
be candidate for reelection, and Il
~ people who do not admire him are bu
- in an effort to induce some person to ent
=, the arena against him. Mr.. Joseph NJ
Kenzie is mentioned as the leader of q
opposition to the Judge and those ,yl