The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-16
The Bulletin.
THE SENATORIAL MIDDLE.
The Senatorial Committees CRll For
A New senator rial DtstricS
Convention.
In Accordance With which Chairman Halli.
dsv Issues His Call For New
County Convention.

The following communications explain
Themselves
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. !, 1876.
70 the Democracy OF the Fiftieth senate.
rial District
Your senatorial committee held meeting
al Anna GU the evening Of September nth.
1910. to consider the petitions tor q new
conventions. AS is well known TO you, a
considerable dissatisfaction exists with re-
gard IN the action Of the Jonesbero conven-
ton. II this dissatisfaction was confined to
Il lew individuals only, We should have dis
regarded 1t, but the petitions have been
signed by sufiicie Mt number Of Democrats
to demand, in our judgment, some action
on our part to restore harmony to the par
ty. We have acted slngly with An eye to
the good OF the par y, and the pan upon
which we have decided, we believe to be
one which every Democrat in the district
should heartily endor g Is fair so,ution OF
al Il faculties, and one which 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, majority Of
Your committee decided to call q new con-
vention TO I'LL the vacancy, recommending
TO the committee Of the several COUNTIES,
through their chairman, that such action
lie taken wi h regard to the nomination Of
ticket a. they believe to be in accord wit,
the wishes OF majority OF the Dem Dcracy.
II it shall be determi ed by the convention
that the best interests of the party demand
q n, " ticket. then let the convention NOM
mate one but if on the other hand. it shall
be decl ,red that the interests Of the party
will b. best subseryed by the ticket rem ain
ing as il 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 Gen.
trail committees 10 cal conventions in their
re .peciiye countie, TO nominate delegates
to the general onyention nalned,to be held
at the court house In Jones boro, on the 18th
day of September, 1876, at 2 clock y. III.
The above was signed by Messrs. w.
II. Morris Of Cairo, and w. A. Lemma, OF
Jackson county, two Of the three mem
bers OF the committee.
NORRIS 10 HALLIDAY.
In accordance with the above, Mr..
Morris, chairman Of the senatorial com
mittec, addressed the following to 7. w.
Halliday, chairman Of the Alexander
county Democratic committee
CAIRO, ILL.,, Sept. Q, 1876
Thomas W. Halliday, Chm Dem. Central
Com. of Alexander Co., Cairo, H.:
Dear Sir AT meeting Of the senatorial
committee OF this, the Fitch senatorial
| district, held at Anna, H., on the 9Th inst,
| it was determined by majority OF -aid
| committee, to cali a convention TO meet at
| Jonesboro, H., on Monday, sept. ls. 116,
| at > o clock p. m. tor the purpose OF nom.
| mating acsn,lidate to ill the vacancy caused
by the declination of Hon. John II Oberly
| as a candidate for the lower house OF the
| rhirtieth general sembly of the state OF
| Illinois aud it being made apparent To the
| committee at the meeting held as aforesaid,
that considerable disaffectiOn exists
throughout the district, on account OF the
nomination made by the senatorial aud
| rrprese NATIVE cOnN entiOn held al JonesbOro
in said district on the 3d 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
Dem 'crscy of your county to appoint del
| egstes to the convention TO be held at
JoneshOro "a aforesaid, and to take such &C.
ton as in your judgment will secure bar.
mony and subserye the best interests o!
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 on 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 he held ut the
court house in Cairo, on saturday next
September 10Th inst, AT one O'Clock
pm, tor the purpose of selecting nine
delegates to the convention to meet a
Jonesboro, on the 18th inst, in accord
ance with the call OF the Fiftieth senatorial
district committee.
BY order OF the Alexander County
Democratic Central Committee.
THos. W. HALLIDAY, Chairman.