The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-31
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL COM
MITTEE.
MEETING AT THE ST. CHARLES HOTEL YES
TERDAY.

TERDAY.
A meeting of the Democratic Contra
Committee Of this congressional district wa
held yesterday at the St. Charles hotel il
this city.
Judge Green called the committee to or
der and said, among other things, that, il
his opinion, the committee should be per
manently organized and 90 to work in thi
campaign vigorously and without delay
He thought the necessities of the campaign
demanded an aggressive fight. He an
nounced his willingness to receive nomina
tons for chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Moreand, seconded by Mr.. Mayhem
moved that Judge Green be elected perma
nent chairman of the committee.
Judge Green said there were seycra
reasons why he would not like to accept the
position. One reason was that it would bC
difficult to arrange his business so as tc
give that time to the campaign that would
be necessary to conduct the canvass that
will be required to secure success.
Mr.. Linegar said that in organizing the
committee man should be selected willing
to take responsibilities. A timid man will
not do. And another thing, the headquar-
tiers of the committee should be at Cairo.
More counties can be reached from this
place than from any other place in the dis
trict. He therefore, urged that, notwith-
standing Judge Green's declination, in his
opinion the Judge ought to be pressed into
the service.
Mr. Mayhem was very much disposed to
insist with Mr.. Linegar that no one could
be selected in every respect better fitted for
the Craftsmanship than Judge Green. His
location, ability and acquaintanship in the
district make him the proper man for the
head of the committee. He therefore as
the seconder of the motion asked that the
question be put upon the election of Judge
Green.
Judge Green said he had very candidly
mentioned the objections he had to accept
ing the position; and he would add that
Mr.. Goddard. the member of the committee
from Williamson, was OF the opinion that
the chairman should not be selected from
Cairo, and the Judge believed the commit
tee should be unit on this question.
He would suggest that it might be wise to
select some man outside of the committee.
Mr.. Connolly, proxy of Mr.. Goddard
said it was Mr.. Goddard's opinion that the
chairman should be selected outside of
Cairo; but he was sure Mr.. Goddard would
have no objection to Judge Green if he
should be made chairman. The motion
was then put by Mr.. Moreland and it
was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Field, Of Pope, moved that Mr. II. +.
Potter, of Pulaski. be elected secretary.
The motion was carried by unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Hartman was of the opinion that the
first step necessary to be taken was to raise
the means to carry on the campaign, and he
that the ways and means should
be taken into consideration.
After this general discussion ensued in
which Messrs. Oberly, Barr Sloan, Fields
Courtney, Mayhem, Shoemaker, Boyt and
others took part.
On motion, IL was resolved that the
chairman of each county central committee,
with two other Democrats from each coun-
ty, to be appointed by the chairman, be
appointed county finance committees for
the district.
The chair appointed the following com.
mittees under the above resolutions
Pope-P. V. Field, w. p. Sloan and
Mason c. Bird.
Massac-James E. Roberts, S. S. Shoe
maker and James II. Craig.
Pulaski-James Y. Clemson, w. d. Por-
ter and III. G. Carter.
Alexander-Thos. w. Halliday, W. NJ.
Williams and Herman Meyers.
Union-Phil II. Kroh, John Buck and
Jesse Ware.
Jackson--Gco. W. Andrews, Geo. w.
Hill and Thos. E. North.
Perry-John Boyd, Jos. Murphy and Jo-
,eph Solomon.
Randolph-John r. Shannon, Bev. Wilt
shire and John T. Mcbride.
Wllliamson-J. F. Hall, Al. Benson and
W. s. Washburn.
Johnson--W. A. Spann, Caesar COIN and
J. p Howell.
Mr. Potter moved that the member of the
congressional district committee from each
county be requested to forward to the sccre-
AIRY of the bommittec list of the members
II the county committee of this county, with
he post office addresses of each member.
jarried.
On motion Of Mr.. Morcland, the secretary
vas instructed to compile the vote by coun-
les for Hayes and Tilden, Stewart and
,uliom Unrtzell and Wiley.