The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-04-08
OUR TICKET.
The Democratic Mass Convention
Last Night.
The Ticket Mountaineering. Smith for
Mayor, StOckneth for Treasurer,
Fitzgerald for Magistrate, smith
for Clerk ana Mclsee for
city Attorney.
A Glorious Convention "A Good
Ticket, and Now for the Contest.
Let ESeSy Democrat Buckle ON His
Armsr for the Conflict

The Democratic convention last nigh I
was success in every sense Of the word.
The attendance was very large, as the
votes taken indicate, and seldom, If ever,
has there assembled in this city so large
a number Of people tor similar pur
pose where such perfecs harmony and
good feeling prevailed throughout the
| proceedings. By eight o'clock the large
court room was crowded, not with boys
| and non-voters, but with Democrat ic
| voters bent upon single purpose, that
of securing the nomination
| of ticket upon whom the Democracy
| of the city could concentrate and elect at
the coming election. Every one seemed
TO appreciate the Importance of the
work to be done, and evinced determin-
alton that no mistake should be made.
CALLED TO ORDER.
| Precisely at o clock, Dir. Linegar took
| the stand and said as chairman OF the
city central committee 1t became his
duty to call the convention to order.
MIR. l.. Ii. Myers nominated Il. w.
Halliday for chairman OF the convention.
MIR. Halliday was elected by unani-
nous vote.
Mr.. John q. Herman was put in nom
iaation Tor secretary, but declined tc
| serve.
MIR. Tom Winter nominated w. +
Schuckers, and the choice was con
firmed.
| READY FOR BUSINESS.
The chair then said the convention
was ready fer business. He hoped al
would do their duty to preserve order
and that good ticket, one upon which a
Democrats could concentrate, would b
nominated.
Mr. John NJ. Hogan offered the fol
lowing resolution:
! Resoired, That all persons participal
ing in the proceedings OF this convention
hereby bind and pledge themselves t
abide by the result and decision OF thi
convention, and use all honorable mean
to secure the election of its nominees.
The resolution was adopted.
SMITH sPEAKs OUT.
Fred 5. Smith said he was there, aDt
vention.
| ANOTHER RESOLUTION.
John =. Hartman offered the following
| Resolved, That this convention now
proceed to tue nomination i'll such man
ner as majority may determine, of can
didates tor the various city officers in the
order following:
lst. Mayor.
%. Treasurer.
Sd. City Attorney.
4th. Police Magistrate.
9TH. City Clerk.
| Reso'red, That the person receiving q
majority of all the votes cast be declared
the nominee tor the Office tor which he Is
candidate before the convention.
Adopted.
BYBALLOT.
Mr.. Linegar moved that nominations
be made by ballot The motion wal
agreed TO.
TELLERs APPOINTED.
On motion of l.. Fl. Myers the chaiI
was authorized to appoint two tellers
The chair appointed Messrs. Myer!
and Dan Gallligan.
On motion OF Mr.. Galligan the teller'
were instructed to receive the ballots
from the hands OF the voter and plac,
them In the hat.
On motion the char appointed NJ. j
, Howley and Capt. w. NJ. Williams
, clerks to assist the tellers.
. SAll preliminaries having teen arrang
ed, the chairman announced
NOMINATIONS FOR MAYOR
in order.
:, l.. Harrell nominated DR.. w. Il
Smith.
n. A. Deyore nominated q. F. Blake
John NJ. Hogan nominated Judge +
Bross.
JUDGE BRoss DECLINES.
Judge Bross rose and said that he ha'
been spoken to in reference to the may
! orally. and he had notified bis friends tn
! he could not accept the position. Hi
. name would probably come up befor
the convention for another position, an
if the convention saw fit to give him tn
nomination he would be thankful; but
: they gave it to another, he pledged hin
self TO do all in his power to secure tn
success oil the ticket.
AND HALLIDAY, LIKEWISE.
l John NJ. Hogan put Mr.. Il. W. Hall
day in nomination for mayor. Mr.. Ha
{ liday said that he would have to declir
to be candidate. He was now men
. ber OF the council and believed he coul
l' serve the people better In his prcsel
a position than as mayor.
e AND IRWIN TOO.
o Hon. A. ii. Irwin was nominated; BIZ
o the chairman stated that he had lett
re I'm his possession from Mr.. Irwin dsciiniI
1t to make the race, and therefore Wit
le drew his name.
D. TIE RESULT.
= Nominations were then declar
y closed, and vote being taken resulted;
O. Dr. W. X. Smith.....................
e. Is. r. Blake. .......,...........,...........
MADE UNANIMOUS.
M On motion of Mr.. Blake tha nom