The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-12

| ChHulHhte lOr congress anu lor the stale
legislature, assembled at the court house
in this city yesterday afternoon at 2;S0
o'clock
AT the hour above mentioned, Maj. Goo
Fisher, chairman of the county republic
can central committee. mounted the
Judges stand and called tho
CONVENTION TO ORDER.
Some ono in the convention, we could
not tell from what quarter of the house il
proceeded, nominated Capt. John. b.
Phillis for chairman Of the convention.
Capt. Phillis declined to act.
Elder Davis thea nominated Capt j. B.
Thistlewood for chairman.
The motioa was put and Capt. Thistle
wood was declared the chairman by n
unanimous vote.
On taking the chair tho Captain said
Gentlemen of tho convention-This lie
a surprise to mo, and thank you for tho
honor conferred on me.
Lieutenant Chas. f. Nells nominated
| Elder Davis for secretary.
The Elder declined to serve, giving us
a reason that he would probably leave
the convention before il had completed
it's labors At this remark some people
in the house we're unkind enough to hint
that he intended to secedo from the con-
vention if he could not shape i,s action
to sui. his desires
Elder Davis nominated Corporal Cas-
per iost for secretary.
Corporal Yos. declined, but the nomina-
tion being ratified by a unanimous vote
of the convention he consented to serve.
The officers of tho convention having
been selected, Captain Thistlewood an.
. nounced the convention ready for the
transaction of such business as should
come before it,
= Col. Wslbridge moved that q
] committee OF five be appointed to select
delegates to represent the Republican,
of Alexander county in the conventions
, to be held At Mound City on Thursday
a 18th inst.
Capt. phillis--l second tina. motion.
e The chair put the motion, which wa'
Y lost by decided majority.
- MAJ. Fisher-I call for a division.
Col. John Wood-Mr. Chairman, tt,
. decision being once declared by the chair
-, tho call for division is out Of order.
y, The ch Air sustained Col Woods posi-
=, tion.
y Wood asa delegate, "FGHa'talda Col Sa; ! job
-, whether to the congressional or represcr
~ tative convention.
Col. VIM. I. Scot. nominated Col. {
No w. Mckosig
-. Elder Davis nominated Maj. Fishs
~ Maj Fisher, in search of information
r.. asked to be informed which Of the col
lie; ventions be wa. nominated to attend.
Col. McKoAig--I understood Lieu
Nells to say the congressional CONVEX
"a ton.
les Lieut.. Nelhs--I meant to say both cor
Ak vontons. If l did not say both l NEAR
NJ. to.
ch Maj Fisher-Mr Chairman, move
ch appoint seperato delegations 20 each cor
81, vention.
~ Col. Nick eaIg-I second the motion.
" Capt. VIM. WetHel-Mr. Chairman, I'll
whole business Ia out of or Ter.
Maj Fisler-I call for rising vote.
-, The chair ordered that q rising vo,
" should DO taken, and instructed Corpor,
Yos. to count tho noses.
~ Tho vote being taken as ordered, tn
&c motion TO select separate delegations wa
lost two TO one.
Col. Wood-Mr. Chairman, | move {
nominate and elect twelve delegates I
20 the congressional AM representative COT
venticns. Carried.
-. Elder Davis-Mr. Chairman, ! suppos
-, tho nomination Of the two gentleme
q, which took place moment ago is out {
~ order.
=, The attention of the chair being d
-. verted, no reply Was made to Elder ID,
~, Wis in,errogstory.
- The following gentlemen were the
nominated and elected delegates to re
present Alexander county in tho Congress
'sonai and Representative Conventions I
ok be hold at Mound City tomorrow.
We John Wood, g. w. McKeaig,
10. VIM. We,zsl, J. J. Bird,
th J, b, Phnlis, George Fisher,
John T. Ronnic, Harry o'Brysn,
II, John Tyler, Peter Ssup,
K. W. Mlller, John Glsdeny.
~ MAJ, Fishor-Mr. Chairman, / NOV
- we now proceed to nominate twelve me
a., to act as sltornatcs.
The motion was adopted, and the TO
lowing gentlemen chosen;
N, Il. w, Miller, Warren Veins,
as Ohas, f. Nellis, l. W. Bristol,
lie j. Is. Tti,tewood w. Il. Scott,
cd Casper Yost, John McEwen, Sen.
Richard Tyler, - Walbridge,
's, f, f. Davis, Chas. Lane.
Col, WOod-Mr. Chsirman-l NOV
y" the secretary be instructed to prepare tn
"' necessary credentials for the delegates, s
that they may go to the convention
properly equipped.
FOR CLEMENTS.
~ Cant w, yUatzal.--Mr Cha;r,nar