The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-09-14
Ghe Bulletim.
THE SENATORIAL MIDDLE.
The senatorial COmsnittee's CaIJ For
A New Senatorial District
convention.
In Accordance With Which Chairman Halli-
day Issues His Call For New
County Convention.

The following communications explain
| themselves:
CAIRO, H., sept. Z, 1876.
10 the Democracy of the Fiftieth Senate.
rial District
Your senatorial committee held meeting
at Anna on the evening Of September 9Th,
1s,G, TO consider the petitions for a new
convention. Asis well known 10 YOU,
considerable dissatisfaction exists with re-
gard 10 the action Of the Jonesboro conven-
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, in our judgment, some action
on our part to restore harmony TO the par
ty. We have 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 endore as fair solution of
all difficulties, and one which should restore
unity Of action to the party.
There being a vacancy On the ticket,
caused by the withdrawal Of Mr.. Oberly a.
candidate for representative. majority of
Your committee decided to call a new con.
vention 10 I'LL the vacancy, recommending
to the committee of the several counties.
through their chairman, that such action
be taken wi h regard to the nomination Of
aticket as they believe to be in accord with
the wishes OF a majority OF the Democracy.
II it shall be determined by the convention
that the best interests OF the party demand
q new ticket. then let the convention NOM
mate one but if on the other hand, it shall
be declared that the interests Of the party
Will be best subseryed by the ticket rel ain
ing a. il is. then let the convention refuse to
take any action with regard to the present
nominees. We have accordingly notified
each chairman of the several county cen.
trial committees 10 call conventions in their
re .peciiye counties to nominate delegates
TO the general convention named.to be held
at the court house IN Jonesboro, on the 18th
day OF September, 1876, at o clock p. IN.
The above was signed by Messrs. W.
II. Morris of Cairo, and w. A. Iemma, of
Jackson county, two of the three mem
WTS 81 tue committee.
MORRIS TO HALLIDAY.
Ia accordance with the above, Mr..
Morris. chairman Of the senatorial COM
mittee, addressed the following to Il. w.
Halliday, chairman Of the Alexander
county Democratic committee:
CAIRO, H., Sept. ., 1876.
I'M A.
Com. OF Alexander Co., Cairo, H.:
Dear Sir AT meeting of the senatorial
committee OF this, the FIftieth senatorial
district, held at Anna, ILL.,, on the 9TH inst,
it was determined by majority OF said
committee, Ia cal' a convention TO meet ut
Joneshoro H., on Monday, sept. Is, 1876.
al o clock p. IN. for the purpose OF nom.
mating acandidate To ill the vacancy caused
by the declination of Hon. John II Oberly
a. candidate for the lower house Of the
Thrtieth general assembly OF the state Of
Illinois and il being made apparent to the
committee at the meeting held rs aforesaid,
that considerable disafiectiOn 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
lirSt, 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 a. aforesaid, and to take such ae-
ton as in your judgment will secure har-
mony and subserye the best Interests oi
the Democracy OF your county and III"
district.
W. II. MORRIS,
Chm. Fiftieth Senatorial District Com.
NEW DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
In compliance with the above 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, ii 1876.
A convention of the Democratic voters
| OF Alexander county will be held at the
court house in Cairo, on Saturday next,
September 10th inst, at one O'Clock.
p.m., 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 Fitieth senatorial
district committee.
BY order OF the Alexander County
| Democratic Central Committee.
| THos. w. HALLIDAY, Chairman.