The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-13
THE SENATORIAL MIDDLE.
Che Senatorial Committee's Ca,, ror
a New Senatorial Distrsct
Convention,
In Accordance With Which Chairman Hslli.
day Issues His Call For New
County Convention.


County Convention.
The following communications explain
themselves:
CAIRO, Ill.,, Sept. :. 1876.
TO the Democracy OF the Fiftieth senate.
rial District
Your senatorial committee held meeting
at Anna on the evening OF September 9Th,
l',6, TO consider the petitions Tor a new
convention. As is well known to you. a
considerable dissatisfaction exists with re.
gard to the action OF the J0nesboro conycn.
ton. II this dissatisfaction was confined to
few individuals only, we should have dis.
regarded it, but the petitions have been
signed by sufficient number OF Democrats
TO demand, ia our judgment, some action
on our part to restore harmony 70 the par.
ty. We h We acted singly with An eye to
the good OF the par y, and the plan upon
which we have decided, we believe to be
one which every Democrat in the district
should heartily endor.e as a fair so,ution of
all d iiicuties, and one W hich should restore
unity of action to the party.
There being q vacancy on the ticket,
caused by the withdrawal of Mr.. Oberly as
candidate for representative, u majority of
your committee decided to call a new con-
vention TO I'LL the vacancy, recomme uding
to the committee of the several counti-s,
through their chairman, that such action
be taken wi h regard to the nominaion Of
a ticket as they believe to be i'm accord WITH
the wishes Of Il majority Of the Dem lcracy.
II it shall be determined by the convention
that the best interests OF the parry demand
a n, W ticket. then let the convention nom-
mate one but if on the other hand. it shall
be decl that the interests Of the party
will BE- best subserved by the ticket re n a in.
ing 10 ii is, then let the convention refuse to
tax any action with regard to the present
nominees. We have accordingly notified
each chairman Of the several county cen.
trail committees TO CAL conventions in their
respective counties to nominate delegates
to the general convention name q to be held
at the court house In Jonesboro, on the 18th
day of September, 1876, at 2 O. clock p. m.
The above was signed by Messrs. w.
II. Morris of Cairo, and W. A. Lemma, of
Jackson county, two Of the three men,
bers of the committee.
MORRIS TO HALLIDAY.
In accordance with the above, Mr.
Morris. chairman of the senatorial COM
mittee. addressed the following to 4. w.
Halliday, chairman Of the Alexander
county Democratic committee
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. 8, 1876.
Thomas w. Halliday, Chm Dem. Central
Com. of Alexander Co., Cairo, H.:
Dear Sir AT meeting Of the senatorial
committee OF this, the Flftieth senatorial
district, held at Anna, H., on the 9Th inst,
it was determined by a majority of said
committee, to cali convention to meet at
Jonesboro, ILL.,, on Monday, Sept. Is, 1876,
at O'Clock p. NJ. d, for the purpose of nom.
mating candidate to fill the vacancy caused
by the declination of Hon. John II. Oberly
as candidate for the lower house OF the
Thirtieth general assembly of the state OF
Illinois and it being made apparent tn the
committee at the meeting held as aforesaid
that considerable disatfection exists
throughout the district, on account of the
nomination made by the senatorial and
| representative convention held at Jone sboro
| in said district on the Sd day, Of August
| last, the central committee OF your county,
through you, are therefore requested TO
meet at some time and place, as you, chair.
man, of said committee may designate, for
the purpose OF calling convention OF the
Democracy of your county to appoint del
egates to the convention to be held at
Jonesboro As aforesaid. and to take such ac-
ton Us in your judgment will secure bar.
mony and eubservc the best interests OF
the Democracy OF your county and the
district.
W. II. MORRIS,
Chm. Fiftieth Senatorial District Com.
NEW DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
In compliance with the above a meet.
ing OF the Alexander county Democratic
central committee was held OH Monday
evening last, at which the chairman, Mr..
Halliday, was authorized to issue the fol-
lowing call
CAIRO, Ills, Sept, IL, 1876.
A convention OF the Democratic voters
OF Alexander county will be held at the
court house i'm Cairo, on Saturday next,
September 10th inst, at one o'clock,
pm, tor the purpose of selecting nine
delegates to the convention to meet at
Jonesboro, on the 18th inst, in accord
ance with the call OF the Flftieth senatorial
district committee.
By order OF the Alexander County
Democratic Central Committee.
THos. w. HALLIDAY, Chairman.