The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-24
SUCKER LIBERALS.
WHO THEY ARE, AND SO FORTH.
A REPUBLICAN, JOURNAL TALK
ABOUT THEM
From the Chicago Tribune. Is

FROM the Cnictgo Tribune, Is
We publish elsewhere tho opening re.
sponss of the Liberal Republicans Of Ill
inois to the call tor the Cincinnati conven.
ton. Tho document is vigorous In its
terms, clear in its platform, md 10 followed
by the names Of some three hundred and
fifty Of the hest known and most trusted
Republicans Of Illinois, obtained without
effort from only twelve counties, and
pledged in good earnest to the cause Of re-
form. Further names will be forwarded
until the list numbers about five hundred,
the chef object being TO make them rs
representative Of every section and county
Of the state as the briei time in which they
are collected admits Of. That it Is far
from complete is sufficiently shown by tho
absence Of even Gov. Palmer from the list,
whose course is 20 pointcdly indicated by
his letter.
Among tho signers are the venerable
Jesse h. Dubois, ex-aud,tor OF tho state !
y. NJ. Hatch, ca.sectetary Of state; New
ton Bateman, our present state tuperin-
tendent of public instruction; Hon. Gus
tavus kooinor and Hon. VIM. Bross, eI-
lieutenant governors Of Illinois; Hon. U.
ii. Miner, cx-auditDr; VIM. Butler, e1-
state treasurer; Hon. WIN. II Herndorn,
the law.partner aud biogrspher ut Prcsi.
dent Lincoln; Gen John Cook, who com.
manded tho first regiment in the field Of
Illinois volunteers; Col. Fred. Hecksr, u
hero OF IS In Germany, who served also
with distinction 10 our recent war; ID. L.
Phillips, ex.United States marshal OF the
Southern district Of Illinois under Presi-
dent Lincoln; Thomas 5. Mather, ex-sd-
jutant general Of Illinois; Lawrenc
-. "A q
TIE southern district under NJ. Lincoln (;
Jno. II. Bryant of Princeton; Hon. Cbss.
Hitchcock, president of the constitutional
conventions; Washington Bushnell, pres.
EFT attorney-general OF Illinois Van II.
Higgins, ex-judge OF the superior court,
and the late supervisor Of internal reve.
nue.; Judge l.. b. Otis; Judge John Of.
ney Of the Cairo circuit, and late super
visoi of internal revenue; Judge J. y.
Davis, Of DanvilIc; Hon. Samuel {.
Parks, formerly leader Of the legislature
and Judge of Logan county Judge j. V.
Eusluce, OF Dixon; Jesse ". Fell, Of Nor
NAL. we'll known IN connection with edu.
cstional and horticultural interests; {. ii.
Moore and ii. Is. Buxton, members of the
constitutional convention Hon. james
DInsinore, oil Sterling, former member Of
the legislature and of the republican state
central committee; Hon. W. ). Wilkin.
con, of Whiteside county, now state sena-
tor; Daniel AFTER, Ct Cairo, one Of the few
brave pioneers who founded the republic
can party in Egypt" in 1854; [. q. Non.
ahan. mayor Of Sterling; Writ Dexter Esq
and Leonard SWEET, Esq, Of Chicago, too
we'll known at our bar 10 need any intro.
duction elsewhere; Hon. L. NJ. Halnes, Of
Waukegan and OF the Illinois Legislature
owen q. Ltvejoy, son Of the late Owen
Lovejoy; j. ". Preston, presiden, of the
Chicago board of trade hurry Nelson,
y. X. Fairbsnk, y. Ludington,
Is. =. Hutchinson, ana other prominen,
memberf OF the board Of trade Hon.
Jesse v. Eor,on, late United States dis.
,rict attorney and memtor of congress
c. q. Hammond, organizer Of the Chicago,
Burlington l. Quincy railroad, and after
ward. superintendent Of the Union
Pacific railroad Col. X. VI. Hougb, a
wcll.kncwn ,eadcr, whose voice (sener-
ally for war has been heard in all state
conventions for years and 20 on through
the long list Of three hundred and f'ty
names.