The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-04-12

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would be In order.
= -hr. Pope moved that committee Of 70
2 De appointed. whose duty 1t would he to re
b pori the names of number Of persons fror
among whom candidate should be selected
Mr. focum moved to amend the motto
d Mr. Pope by adding that the commi,,e
NAN CONSIST OF TWO persons from each ward
Inc motion rs amended was adopted.
/. Col. wood moved that the vote taken Of
the proposition TO appoint q committee b.
reconsidered and that an informal vote TO
candidates for mayor he had. He though
the convention was as capable OF selecting
man that would suit them, rs well as any te,
men could do 30 for them. Col Wood with
drew his motion to reconsider.
The chair then appointed the folowips
gentlemen as such committee:
First ward-G. ID. Williamson and Pau
G.. Schulz.
Second ward-R. II. Cunningham an ~
). Cox.
Third ward-J. b Phillis and John
Gladney.
Fourth ward-P. Ii. Pope and G. II. Gree.
ley.
Fifth ward-T. w. Halliday and W. H
Morris.
Inc committee retired to the sherids OF.
ice, and after an absence OF half an hour
returned and reported the; following Der.
sons candidates for mayor:
Col. 5. Stats Taylor, Col. John Wood. T.
W. Halliday and John Q. Harman.
Col. kearden moved that the committee
NC authorized TO select candidates Tor
mayor aud aldermen. Lost,
On motion Of Mr.. McIIale the report wa.
recommilted.
Inc committee retired second time.
COL WOOD moved that Judge Allen be re.
ques,ed 10 come forward and address the
meeting The judge did not come.
The committee returned and renortsa IT
w. Webb, Harmon, W. Rittenhouse and
Linsden.
MT. Mathuss moved 10 receive.
Delore motion to receive the report
could be made, Col. Wood took the floor ana
announced that he could not under auy cir.
cumstinces permit his name to be used ss
candidate for mayor.
Mr. John II. Robinson stated that ,be v,.
authorized to say on behalf O, In, T,,,"s
LAT ne would not accept the nomination. |
anu .nat IL nominated he would certainly
decline.
MI L. w. Halliday declined the no,nina.
ton, as h, would not have time to attend IN
Tue duties Imposed upon him by the Office.
Col Rearden moved that the committee
Do instructed to report candidate for
mayor, ana the names Of two person, from
esch ward as candidates for aldermen. Mo.
ton lost.
A motion was then made that the com. !
mlttee be authorized to recommend two
persons from each ward for aldermen. Car.
red.
The committee retired a second time and |
after an absence OF another half hour. re.
turned and reported II. Watson Webb. John
z Harmon, Wood Rite nhouso and John
VI. Lansden as candidates for mayor.
Mr.. Mathuss moved that the report be re-.
'eived and the committee discharged, Los,
Capt. g. ID. Williamson moved to adj.
ourn. Motion withdrawn.
Mr. Yocum moved IN ro
Give the report Of the committee. Carried
Mr.. Webb declined TO b come a ca pdidats
Or mayor. lie was a candidate for CITY
ltorney. aposltion that he desired, because
G needed 1t. lie hoped the convention 1
'ould not insist on his becoming a candl. r
ate for mayor. b
Dir. w ii. Morris moved that the name NJ y
oil. John Wood he added TO the report 4,
Mr. Pope said that Col. Wood bav;n.
ithdrawn his bections TO being a c,ndi.
'te, the convention was at liberty to place '"
IN IN nomination II they wished to and p'
owed that he be nominated. M
HE question whether Col. Wood he tho eff
ndididate was then put and carried by a ca
rye majority, only small fraction of tbos. al,
esent voting mo"
Col Wood was then called out, and I,
" well put rem ark, accepted the nomin,. 'o
N. lie said that II elected he would do W
IN his power TO administer the laws "a h. ~
md them on the book; that II obnoxious Gle
Us wer, adopted the people must force to
counci! 10 repeal them. IL would not be his at
y 10 say what was or was not good-le fac
M only administer the laws as he iound bas
IN.
liter thanking the convention for tho f''
Ior conferred upon him, the NEE ting all. III"
rned. pre-
he committee recommended the follow. tina,
gentlemen for aldermen from the seyera, Prs
DIS. II should be remembered that Tho the
sons were not nominsted-simply recon. will
ided
irst ward-Cspt Phillips, J. T. Renn,s s
'eond ward-wood Rittenhouse, Her. Wv
Meyers, 'an
iird ward--F. korsmeyer, j. Q. Hsrmap, ato'
'urth ward-C. +. Nellis, N. J. McGsu. purI
small
nh ward--W. II. Morris, J. ii. Robinson We
lung Ens'ey, tho man arrested for shoot. any
It 40 engineer on the Cairo and Viz. nug
e.rsilTosd' some time ago, was ysstsr. b |
Itad N thA olreuif oQurf and aonnii,>A | .