The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-11

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convention Of this congressional district
which met At Anna, Union county. In.
, Ihursdny 3i inst, was not an ordinar
body Of men and tho work il dad will
have no doubt work nm important ora !,
tho political history Of Lower Etyp,
have, therefore, concluded that a DC,
sketch OF us session aud the gentlemen
| who were prominent Ia its doiiberation,
viii not be unintorestinc 90 tho public.
IN TuB MORNING., EAHLY
| tho delegates began g. srrive, and by 10
oel lck the hotels of this little town Nero
fal to overlooking.
FIRST MOVEMENTS.
lts0on became apparent that Hon VIM
Joshua Allen had moro ac,iva fyI.nds nn
tho ground than either Of tho o,bsr cs,J
dates, and that his ri. Is wer, dotornnir "a
to nominate him. lie bad protested a do.
sire to not he candidate. bp. tbo.e
who knew him best beloved no was wear.
ing the fo&'a skin, ana would attemn, Tho
game MIR. seymour 40 successfully blaved
az Sew YORK In ls7f-ihat, whiie sevin,,
30, no Yves, anxious 10 consent. ana
would a. tbs proper moment
rhE FRO tTIeA no AuIIyr
lea by the Cairo delegation, and sonevb,.
d'seolFngo1 hy'to suceess TINT soennpd 90
h"7d Waited Upon h.. Aliens intrigrss
Dat ala not surrender. Tho trouble yiti,
!he aHti-Ailcn men was their irablli.y g.
uhi'o upon any candidate. Aleyardor
county would have pressed
HON. JOHN ~. Oh RLY,
ult The delegates from Aleysrdsr s,o.
ta-cEisinct taat Oaeriv's nomination was
lhposs o.e-iLst DO would not 10. Tho
i"las.l county La'ays'i %. iu which 10,
n i Casey, and Col L z Wa.li.s ~.
hostile 20 C5es.y because Obotiv 80
lh"el par. ia The sLc7ms. house mso,;r,,
ANI had voted 90 ptlfl-; culdrel elilIren
IN t. 1ir rlsat 10 attend tho publ. s,Lo,Is.
lA' Union county delegation dsorsro}
Oueriy was no democrat the psrI~I.t
county delegation, headed tv d,prLp1
b'ah- John " ,'heanon, denounced Or.
4 q "1cha-hoI-.ng niger man. a,Jtb
W lli.mson county delegation +, -
Alien had brother and bro,bar 80 I..A
peo'n'7 furious whenever Oberl,,'s 80"
was Meht'oheI. This deleys,io1 o.-I
tho title Of 'Al!eR'a Thugs Gss Of Ss ,I1
sIIer Il2 convention was over, IN a
u W en frenzy wandered about tho
streets Win revolver in his hand throat.
lning ~ kill Oberly 'on sight
HON. N. r. CASEY
hoped that no might be enabled IN ,ecai,o
the nomination, but 10 soon sscs,,si.,I
that his hopes could no. be gra,i6sJ 49,
he quietly fell into Mr.. Allen csray., 80 -,
moss-covorei politicians.
Hon u,,euorn,.
believed for scue time that tho anti-Allep
hoH ~ouIi "nncantrste upon him. tu, he
"a a. %adAn = gayo up ia despsi- Mr. /
W asa onrn had !a5ored Gssiduously 10 on.
A'n the nomination. He had mos, IN Ips.
t'ous!y cultivated tho farmer olefnsn,
Lt "itnout success Defeated, he VIM,
'!'A Gary into tho train OF Aliens Ta,
CinsrE. re-
COL. l.. r. TONNES.
= 10 had been voted for by Union c,,,...
'.yu Out mAniuIiy against Allen, and
lo1oo-ei IN preventing Union county
.emGn. gun
became evident that Mr. HGrtzol ,,os
DO only msH tbst vss likely 10 yaIi,
lough strength 70 defeat Mr.. AIIrn sy
10 Alexander county delegation -
uicd 10 press bin. Mr sham, ~
funken leader Of the RandoIub co,r 49, ,
'iegation-h Hur,zsls own 49, /
'A-aItsmpssd t. Withdraw Hat e
ON tho convention, but Mr. Tbn..
.ison Of Alexander protested Ia 7
ID Judge Bross, Of the same count. :
Yea that no person should withdraw "
TO NOMINATE Il
e. no votes were Necessary. On tho o.
ri bai!o. Allen Ind Is and HartzeI oe d.
.es' Union voted for Har,zel ana CO
len On the call Of tho roll an 81, of
rlh ballot, Union county yotor = ra or
en and for Hartzel. thus giyi.,. M
en- INC requisite number Of votes be-, io
ore the resul! was announced sornsto5,, LEI
hdrew Allen without autbority or5 th
en- made speeoh IN which bo ssid W
If hls friends did not want him IN Ia ~
no did not wish the month"; W
l. Ahen iFiends kept insisting ina, ia
must not be withdrawn, and that tbs ne
At Of tho ballot should DO announced tn,
ne TINS wfangling was going on The pr,
oh county Allen men became Union mo-
nty liart2ol men, and Union countv wi
nged lie vote and cast II solid for Hart. int
rms settled the contest, and eavo up
Tel the Incarnation. arg
THE RESULT. chi
created with applause ,'and wh,lo uu'
lnli'e was waiting upon Mr. Hs,,,oI MI
MORN MN Of his luck, resoln,ion tioi
req ny Mr. Hugh Andrews og TTn;on slo'
t,urh'ng the opposition SpringGoiJ ted
iorHl' was adopted with only one dis que
lHg voice. WV u'S- guc
Mr., HAET2EL WAS r-ryn clue
was introduced % tho co,vo,,i. abb,
was was received with hearty snnI.noa. smc
-'I not mako worry croditabl6 snaScb day
va yHK2n by sGrprise, and no was So Gan
'Ta'ael that be forgot not n ns,,,i, Owe
speech T. abound m slanry rbrssas with
uAaiSnihei illusions 20 his opponeD, upoE
OTHER SPEECHES. char
Iso Allen alec made chqrao,ori,,io tate,
u' IN which Do struck harder bIows ~
]5n' VIM. M'Morrison. and Hon So otheI
hal, then Gt Hon Tsoso ~ "H' % beinl
fo returned to his aDt,-ro.,. '..'chts' in tn
'fkel 'Doyou want your cbiIJ.I' and
with negro children h tho nnbiin w
u Can you submit 20 bave onn thu'i
Ih4bo the negro you social cousIg ton
part Of his speech was in tho go go adopt
! spoeche', when his text was, "a Aft
ant your daughter - marry a mo- warm
II :, YOU 40 not, then vote tho dem. some
9 Nohetn N'"I- and 81
ownes also made short snooob one o
zen ne promised 10 sumner, uI.,n' from
u contributed TO Aliens dofo", "Ober
'identlv pleased ""u know
ALLESs STRENGTH. rascal.
-, ~, who know Mr.. Allen, And L,ou not ga,
VIC b" ia entitled 10 tho npLIio ~
70 may DO FurnriscJ a. 'o"- .--------