The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-23

Casey ana llSrti"Il Nh-bbuih'i '''''
and others, who felt that It would los Al
easy thing. But now they sro beginning
to doubt.
DG. CASEY,
I learn. don't want to make tho race Ia"
has other husinoes to look attcri anu cah-
not spare the time, &c.
JuuGs pUyT
of Carbonate, has been u public man ak
his life; u very we'll acquainted in tho
district, but he has ine law practice and
fair reputation, and don't care to rick
either ia the tosurre,tion of bygoucs, in
case he became can lida,o for Congress.
Judge DuiI desire TO DO excused.
uoS. wN BARTzELL,
Of Randolph, although having doubts
about his success before the people, would
be willing 10 make the race, If be did not
fear tina, he would be rejected by the con-
venuon, as he was two years ago.
JUDGE BRoss,
of Cairo, has lost all aspiration in that
direction since he found that the granger
movement did not pan not well.
HON. W II. GREEN
does not care to b9,ome the captain Of
the Democratic hos,s, because no is salts.
fed that a union Of the opposition Is
simply impossible. Green isH msn Of
fine ability, and is ono OF the few Dcmo-
Gratis who can become Disguised.
sUDdE CRAWFORD,
Of Union, the strongest man tho Demo
cracy clsims, will not take the risk. io
has good position, is respected ~ n
Judge and would not swap hi. iudgship
for u seat in Congress.
col. ;. = TAYLOR,
OF Cairo has been recently spoken Of in
connection with the candidacy, but 1t Is
believed that Col. Taylor has no anxiety
in that direction. Az president OF tho
Cairo and ST. Louis Railroad Co., and
trustee of tho Cairo City Property Com
psny, no has about as much as no Cares to
: do. Besides he understands that the OF =
position to him would DO tremendous.
THREE oTHEEs.
There arc three others, and on ono OF
these will deyolve tho .ask Of meeting
Clements in the field. They are Warh-
burn, OF Williamson; Allen, Of Jackson,
| and Obarly, of Alexander. These three
II has been understood, really desire TO
mske the race, notwithstanding the poor
prospect of an election. Although he
will not acknowledge it
uoS. j. u. oBEELY
ia declared to have been buster than the
others. IIo has worked very quietly. For
two years he has cOquetted with Rerubli.
cans, been the quasi-chRmpion OF tenn
persnce, aud hay seed granger lie an
nounced himself n farmer In the last gem
oral assembly. Again and again has he
denounced Bourbonism he has received a
good word here and there from news.
papers all over the district no has be-
come better il not more favorably known,
and has at last sounded tho trumpet for
grand rally of the Democracy. By
what appears TO be u
PgECoECERTED ARRNSGRMEST
the Chicago Times has responded to the
drum-beat, and the chairman of the State
Democratic Central Committee has called
for the Democracy TO gather ia SOLEMN
convo cation. Thus far the machinery put
in motion By Oberly has worked pretty
well but all u! once, | learn, he has grown
faint hearted. But short timO since IL
ia said that be told Gpersoral friend,
although apolitcsl opponent, IN this city,
who % not unknown In the newspaper
world. that he would like TO be candi-
date for Congress, bu. that he could not
afford il; his business demanded his pres.
ence; he had no doubt about tho rcsult,
but he had about given up the idea and
thought he would bring out Col. Taylor,
| who is sworn personal and political
friend. In the meantime he ia whIsting
10 keep up his courage, and may NJ the
last moment change hi. mind and make
the race, solely for the notoriety it would
give him and his paper HIS quiet bu.
bitter Antagonist Ia
HON. W. ]. ALLEN,
who is an old political soldier, and 10
anxious, if possible, 20 win back much
that he lost during the war by bis opGn
opposition TO Its Prosecution. A lien 10
an able man. by far to superior OF nearly
all other Democrats Ia his district. He
Is popular with the people, and would
sweep everything before him If the dis
tEIct were not the homo of hundreds OF
the boys IN blue, and be understands per
iectly vol that al tho Democratic
leader the war would be fought over
from eyory stump in Egypt, and no
droadi such an ordeal. And yet no would
risk 1t rather than that Oberly should be
nominated in Lis stead. Allen would
have the good feeling Of all tho Demo-
cratic grAngers IN Egypt, because no is
popular advocate and, il elected 10 Con-
gress, would be "Out OF their way" In
:oIlectually be Is the strongest msn in the
ranks Of the opposition. Bat the man 10
making TO the front who may win the
nomination from persistoncy, That lie
nos. j II. wAsHBURsE,
OF Williamson. lie has probably the
best record o, any man in tho opposition
ranks, but Is lacking in the elements Of
success before the people. ! learn that
no ana his friends are pressing his claims
that he Is very anxious, and there are
inhmatlonS that no will run independ.
ontly, 1t not nominated. This point
pressed firmly may leave Obsrly and
Allen In the cold, but in such an event
their support would not be worth much.
II 10 easy, therefore, to see that Clements
Will have an easy thing if from no other
cause but lack Of union among tho De-
mocracv, growing out of the intense de.
sire OF SO many men to so to Congress
There Is
no DIVISION
in Republican ranks. There may DO
little squsbblihg over the legislative
"loayes and fishes, in trying to prevent
dead beats and hangers on from foisting
them'elves on the party but in tho Con-
gresslonAl race they stand shoulder 10
shoulder and victory swsits ,hom in
November BALD Rock