The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-20

| nublicans supposlHS 'Ha' "0J Hau wv
mower in their own hands, called conven-
tion md nominated the Hon. Harvey B.
Hurd as the Republican candidate to fllthe
vacancy. Mr.. Hurd was not held in high es'
TEEN as a lawyer and iurlst, and was de-
feated by the Hon. T. Lyle Dickey. And
we also believe that Judge Scott and Shell
don were nominated by Republican con-
yentions in their respective districts, and
elected by the Republicans the politics OF
the candidates beng the controlling con-
sideration.
Thusit will be seen that the Republicans
were the first to introduce the convention
system into the Supreme judicial elections,
and they have maintained it and used it in
every instance where they had reasonable |
chance of making nomination success
full
The Republicans in the circuits in the
northern and central portions OF the state,
in the circuits where they have clear ma
jorities, ngidly adhere to the convention
system and almost invariably nominate
candidates for the circuit bench. 1t is
only In the doubtful and Democratic dis
tricts and circuits that they attempt TO de-
precate nominating conventions.
| Now let US come littleneare home and
see who, if any one, is responsible for intro
ducing politics into the judicial elections
in this district and circuit When Judge
Breese died q Republican Governor ap-
pointed his successor. Judge Breese had
been Democrat, elected from Demo
cratic district, without nomination, and
twice almost by reclamation. There were
many we'll qualified Democrats in the
| district TO take his place,
but the Governor said NO; the
successor to Breese must be Republican,
, and Judge Baker,of this city, was appointed
/; not because he was better qualified than
= Judge Mulkey and many other Democratic
s lawyers and Judges that we might name IN
n this district, but because Judge Baker was
g q Republican. And then successor had
v to be appointed to take Judge Bakers
r place. The best qualified men IN this cir
Il cult to fill the circuit judgeshlp were on
e the Democratic side, but the Governor said
|. NO; none but a Republican can succeed
e Baker" and o. A. Harkey was chosen, not
on account of his qualifications, but on &C.
count Of his politics.
!. At the Republican congressional conyen-
ion at Carbondale that nominated Mr..
y, Thomas for congress the first political ju-
dicial committee for this circuit was formed
=. to take charge of this judicial campaign
in the intOrost Of the Republican party,
:, The Democratic convention at JonesborC
n that nominated Judge Allen, picked up the
, gauntlet thus thrown down by the Repub-
licans and nominated Democratic judicial
committee. The Republican committee met
in Cairo in secret to consult as to the course
to pursue. Some of the committee were
for a convention others opposed; but it was
currently reported that the understanding
was that matters should be allowed to 20
on as they were, but that means should be
taken to draw off all Republican candidates
but three; and subsequent events have
6 proven this to be correct.
The Democratic committee met and is.
sued call for a convention, that gave q
!. full representation to each county. The
{ convention met in Cairo, and with open
y doors to all,proceedcd to nominate its candi.
@ dates-three as worthy and well qualified
. gentlemen as could be placed upon a Judi.
v cal ticket in Southern Illinois. On the
IS same day the Republican Judicial Com.
o mittee met in Cairo in private caucus, with
l. closed doors, and withdrew all Republican
l. candidates but three, naming the three that
should run; and the three Republicans now
# on the track arc the nominees Of the Re.
l. publican Judicial Committee--a secret con.
It clave, not an open convention.
4. We submit to candid voting population
q. as to which Of the parties have acted the
h. most manly in putting ticket before the
!, people.
+. The Republicans have or will put ticke,
|. in the field in every circuit in the State,
= where they have clear majority or reas.
/. enable hope Of electng their ticket-and
4 yet they complain that the Democrats in
~ this Supreme Judicial district and c;rcui,