The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-15
PULASKI POLITICS
RISING OF REBELIIOCS
RADICALS.
4 PEOPLES CONVENTION.
NOMINATION OF 4 TICKET

The public affairs OF Pulaski county |
are in u desperately bal condition. The |
couh,y Is ia debt, is poor, and |
10 people are grooming uUdeF the
burden ol heavy taxation. The Rcpub- |
licsn party, which dominates, proposes no
remedy for tho evils complained Of and
has nominated . ticket unsatisfactory to
many members of that political organiza.
ton. a large number of these men, many
of them prominen; in the party, have re-
Boiled, aud yesterday heli convention
to nominate ticket without reference to
the political opinions Of the candidates
best mans ticket.
( The convention met in stokes hall and
/ was very largely attended. 1t was called
/ to order At o'clock, and, on motion OF
Judge HofIner, Mr.. English Desew wss
called to tho chair.
On motion Of Mr. William Harroll, Mr..
l.. r. Cram and John Linegar were elected
secretaries.
On motion OF Mr. NJ. l.. Wstts,a CON-
mit,ee of fifteen was appointed, as follows
and Instructed TO report the names OF cam
didates for the several county offices to be
filled ut the November election.
The committee was constituted by the
appointment of following-named citizens
Mound City.-Messrs. John Trsmpert
, John Linegsr and {. +. felter.
, Junction - Messr.. j. II Grain, Geo
!! Richards and $. Il. Graves.
villa Ridge Mcssrs. A. Pollock, vii
. liam Harrell, A. Hubmer. : o. Lewis an,
0 G. w. Endicott.
t Pulaski.-M. ). Watts. VILLA,
:, Stringer and !. johnson.
Tllin.--Mr. Ed. Short.
The precincts of Caledonia and Graf
a Chain were not reported.
:. Daring the absence Of the commit
10 several gentlemen addressed the conve
ton in brief speeches.
!, Mr.. Minnich, of villa Ridge, Was
favor Of the movement in the interest
county reform.
Judge A. II. Brown made few remAr
explanatory of his course in refusing
:. bea candidate for county :judge befc
81 the regular Republican Convention.
:, Mr.. &. 7. Garner, in his prculiAr We
mr. attacked the county court, composed
NJ Pidgoon, Hoiiner, and Brown, for
al course in issuing bonds TO the Z. N v,
la r., denounced the proposed ctize
,a movement, and declared himself strsi!
.b republican.
Judge pidgcon replisd to Gar
and gave brief but forcible and truth
-, history VI the railroad bond election, '
dicating himself and other members
the court.
Mr.. Garner replied TO Judge Pidg
intimatiug tina. the county court refe
to lad been corrupt. Some mon, he
"hayo grown suddenly rich
'o' Judge Brown in reply said that il
se', Garner intimsted that either Linn
Judge Pidgeon or Judge Hoffnsr,
h., acted dishonesty or corruptly he asse
.ors falsehood, and was malicious slsndt
tho [Applause.
the Mr.. Garner advanced to tho stand
10y the purpose Of replying, and WAS gre
with Misses and cries Of "get out" w
he was struggling for the floor, the c
mit.ee on nomination. was ANNOUNCED
Garner gave away.
,.n Mr.. John LInegsr, chairman Of
committee, thcn advanced to the 5
r,s and said;
tho ~ have the report shall read il
uul Cries of "Rcad it..
,,or. Linegar, reading Your eommittt
men. specially present for county judge
Brown, Applause for county con
:. sioners, James $. Morris, Romeo
,.,n. CANA and J. j. Walker, Applause
,oJ assessor, Elijah Depew, (Applause)
school commissioner, W. NJ. listha
Applause.
On motion of Mr.. q. Minnich, It W
solved that the report De received, An
Rem. .o,,;,.,a, -. ,ha c.rd;5stos a
ercial poo,,,o,. oon,on,io, C.rrisd with
u" applause,
cio II The committee also reported the 10
n the inc resolution, which was unsnim
de AZ adopted
ercial ,v,rr,, ,,h. ...irs or IN, q,
Sit are in such a condition that 1t be-
al pa tho duty and tho necessity of tho
,f the TO take the management of the publ
.,oro fairs in their own hands irrespecti
party bias, therefore .
Resolved, by the people Of p
HLE. county,in convention assembled, tina
and hereafter wa will consider cha
INFORM and qualification only in the select
atom. candidates for the county Offices.
dtting TN mo''oh aoJourne''
n fact
WASrED--A lgood steady Wom
AZ, cook At Brown. hotel, corner ~
..,, .,a w.. N pton avenue. Ar