The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-16
THE PEOPLES TICKET.
CuIsI's Meeting RUd I.ancaster,s
Ticket.
The Meeting to Nominate "People's Ticket
and its Work,

1t is generally understood by the citi-
| Zens Of Cairo that meeting was held at
kleb's hall on Wednesday evening, and
| that ticket for city officers to be voted
for at the April election, was put in NOM
| inatiOn. The call for the meeting, how
ever, was not general, and only a few,
perhaps not more than twenty-five per-
sons received ''invitations" TO be present
The "invitations" were printed on Peter
CuhPs type writing machine. and read as
follows:
CAIRO. Ill, March.ls. 1877.
DEAR SIR: You are respectfully re.
quested to attend a meeting Of property
owners, TO be held on Wednesday even
ing, March IA, at s o'clock, at the Mystic
krew rOOms-kleb's Hall-Commer-
cial avenue, between IL and IL streets,
for the purpose OF considering the FEAST
bility OF nominating peoples ticket for
the coming city election.
Respectfully, &. f. NELLIs,
&. o. PArIER,
CuAs. LANCASTER,
PETER CUHL.
No one about the BULLETIN establish
ment received an invitation to be present
at the meeting, but wishing to keep our
readers posted on all matters of interest
to then, our reporter decided to make
an effort to get into the meeting with the
view of laying its proceedings before the
public, and going to the door OF the house
was, to his surprise, admitted without
question.
On entering the room he found about O
dozen persons present, among them +.
NJ. Ward, Charlie Lancaster, Billy vii.
liams, b. F. Blake, John Major, Harmon
Able, Peter Cuhl. j. B. Phillis and several
others. The crowd was seated about the
stove, and to all appearances had no par
ticular object in view. A little later Her
man Meyer came in, and few minutes
after Capt. J. NJ. Phillips. John Antrim
and r. W. Miller, put in an appearance /;
and they were followed by others until
the assembly numbered all told about
twenty-five persons. For half an hour
nothing was done, and as it was appar-
ent the crowd would. if anything, grow
smaller instead Of larger, it was decided
to organize the meeting and proceed to
business. Herman Meyer nominated
Peter Cuhl for chairman, and Mr.. Cuhl
was unanimously" elected.
CUnLs REMARKS
Mr. Cubl fonl- tho fonr ap6 roturpad
thanks for the preference the meeting
had shown him. He said he supposed
those present understood the object of
the meeting; it had been called to NOM
mate Peoples ticket for city officers.
The people didn' turn out much, though.
IL Jack Winter was the best man
for mayor he ought to be
reelected; he (CuhD had pros
pered in Cairo for eleven years, and il
license to sell whisky ought to be put
down to one cent, why, put it down, and
ii 1t ought to be put up to one thousand
dollars, why, put it up. The people of
Cairo ought to lay aside prejudice. and
all pull together and try to build up a
| city. He was in favor of united action.
Mr.. Cuhl addressed the meeting at con-
siderable length, urging upon the null
titude the necessity for nominating a
good ticket, and took his seat amid APP
| plause.
On motion of Charlie Lancaster, Il. f.
Blake was chosen secretary, and then tor
| several minutes there was dead silence.
WANTS TO "THRow UP.'
Mr.. Cuhl--(leaving his seat and going
into the crowd)-I think you had better
select some one else to serve as president
Of this meeting. l don't understand the
| business.
| Herman Meyer-Go back and take
your seat. Wen get through somehow.
Mr.. Cuhl returned and resumed his
seat; and then again deathlike stiffness
pervaded the room for rs much as two
minutes The awful silence was finally
broken by Herman Meyer. who moved
Tint the meeting proceed to nominate
candidates. The motion was not put bat
it was all the same with the meeting.
| LANCASTER GETS IN HIS WORK.
Charlie Lancaster nominated Col
John Wood for mayor. After q pause
of two or three minutes, and no other
names being suggested, several persons
called for the question"
A wire poce vote was taken, but .the
chair was unable to decide whether the
nomination had been carried or, lost, and
a "diyision" was called for. A rising
vote was then taken and resulted nine il
favor of Col. Wood and FIVE against
him. Col. Wood was declared the nomi
nee for mayor.
John Clancy nominated Jack White
for reelection.
A voice--You are too late with that
You ought to have come while ago.
Clancy-All right.
John Antrim said he thought the bes
way was to put various persons in nom
nation, and then let the claims OF tn
nominees be discussed.
X. w. Miller moved to adjourn. Tn
. motion was seconded.
The chair declined to entertain the mt
ton. Mr.. Cuhl said the S4n said la
, was free country, and shouted Amer
can eagle, and all that kind Of stuff. an
we might Is well carry the meetin