The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-23

oVlcCl ~ INV HlccuuS, nc was unucf the
impression that only delegates to the state
! AMI congressional conventions were to be
appointed aud had therefore not included
delegates to the representative convention.
Mr., Black said that no such convention
had We, been called
After some further discussion, the dele
gate committee again retired to report
names 10 the legislative convention.
During It's absence Col. Wood moved
,hA, the same committee be instructed to
report names for the county central com
mittec,
Mr.. Scott said the presenicommittee had
been appointed to serve four years, and but
;woyoars ofthat service had expired. Col.
Wood in explanation said he did not wish
10 be understood as being DESTROYS of a
change in the committee, but now he was
anxious to know just how long the com
mittee had been appointed for. 1t was his
opinion that the central committee changed
with every county convention.
Mr. Scott said he was member of the
committee, but that made no difference
with him. He felt satisfied, however, that
the committee was appointed 20 serve four
years.
Col, Wood was at the convention which
appointed the present committee, and his
recollection of it enabled him to state en-
phatically that the committee was not APP
pointed for any specific time; that no con-
vention had the right to assume the pre-
rogativc Of It's successor.
Mr.. Aldcn,with the slightest tingc of sar-
casm, alluded to the fact both Messrs.
Hughes and Bird who were absent in the
commttee-roOm) were members of the
County Central committee as at present
constituted, and both of these gentlemen.
being Of modest natures, would perhaps
decline to act in this matter in which both
were concerned, and he would therefore
amend Col Woods motion by moving that
a new committee, consisting of three, be ap-
pointed by the chair, to report the names
of new Central committee.
Col. Wood accepted the amendment.
At this juncturc the committee TO report
delegates to the legislative convention ap-
pearcd, and submitted the following as
Delegates to the legislative convention
". P. Wright, Casper Yost, ). NJ. Orr, W.
T. Scott, John Gladney, l.. L. Davis, c, F,
Ncllis c. 0. Paticr, Chas Lancaster, A. c.
Coleman, P. J. Thistlewood, Geo. w. Short,
and +. c. Walbridse; with the rccommcn-
dation that the chairman be instructed to
fill any vacancy occurring in the list of del
cgates.
Col. Wood moved that the report be re-
ceiyed and the accommodation concurrcd
in. Carried.
The chair appointed Messrs. Wood,
Alden and Taylor committee to select a
county central committee, and subsequent
" added Messrs. Reeve and Hcly.
These gentlemen retired, and Mr. Scott
threw a little bomb into the meeting, by
moving that the convention proceed TO the
nomination Of county oilicers,-shcritf, etc
The chair did not think it advisable 10
put such motion, as it was not under
stood that such action was to be taken by
the convention.
Mr.. Bird made the point Of order that
the convention Was called for specific pur.
poses, and the purpose embraced in Mr.
SCOTS motion was not included in them.
Mr.. Scott insisted that the motion was
in order, audit was the chairman's business
to put it,
The debate on this point was Temporal
rily suspended by the appearance Of the
absent committee, with this report which
was adopted.
New County Central Committee T. 4.
Edmondson, Clear Creek; Solomon IIazlc-
wood IIazeIwood; VIM. Ireland Unity:
Martin Brown, Thcbca; Y. y. Garner, Santa
Fc; John Bishop, Goose Island; VIM. Mad
ison Dog Tooth. North Cairo-John p.
Holy, John Tyler, L, W, Green South Cairo
VT, Scott, ". p. Wright Fred Kors-
meyer. County.at. I4rgg-JoAn j. Bird,
Geo. Fisher.
ltcsaming debate on the subject OF nom
mating county officers, the chair said it
felt Obliged to Mr. Scott for instructiug it
in is duties, However, it would adhere to
It's former ruling and would not put the
motion. The gentleman had his remedy in
an appeal from the dcscioion made.
Coz, Wood wanted to understand Mr..
SCOTS motion.
That gentleman said the call Of the
committee read thus and so, with the adj
dition Of "Othcr business and under that
portion Of the call he made his motion, and