The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-23
JUDGE MULKEY FOR THE SUPREME
BENCH.


BENCH.
The East st. Louis Herald was a stead
fast supporter of Judge Mulkcy from the
start. Itrecogized the Judges superior
qualifications for the Supreme Bench, and
is jubilant over his Nomination. feeling
that is shared by two thirds of all the voters
of the First district, The Herald says:
Last Thursday, pursuant to call the Dem
ocratic Convention met at Mt, Vernon to
nominate a candidate for Supreme Judg-
ship. This was done in view of the fact
that E. B. Green was the only Republican
candidate, and he came out only after
three or four Democrats had announced
themselves. The Republicans were trying
hard to profit by the numerous Democratic
candidates out for the Office, but the Con.
vention OF last Thursday put such damp
er on their actions that they will hardly
try such game again. Our Republican
friends can all cry mo politics." ''no poll
tics in our judicial election, but their ma
neuvering in this circuit by saying that they
ought to have at least one representative
on the bench is sufficiently conclusive to
show that they desire as much as anybody
else to control affairs?
While thus commenting we desire it
strictly underst God that We were not in ia.
vor of any convention, but the above cir
cumstances forced 1t upon the party. Mr..
Mulkey was out as the first candidate and
was recognized as the man. Others as we
have said before, then announced themselves
The pocecding OF last Thursday was not SC
much aparty measure as to choose the fit.
test and most learned among those who pre-
sentcd themselves before the public. A
disappointed time the convention was call
ed; Hon. S. S. Marshall, OF Hamilton. wa
selected chairman and P. V. Field, of Pop
and L. NJ. Kane, Jr. of st, Clair, sccreta
ries. After some routine business tn
names OF Hon. j. II. Mulkey and II.
Buxton were presented as candidates 70
nomination. Judge J. NJ. Pollock, of NJ,
Vernon, who was also an aspirant for Judi
cial nomination, withdrew his name
was supposed for long time that Judg
Tanners name would also be proposed, bu
no. On first ballot Judge Null
key received AZ votes out of tn
81 delegates present, Washington county
three not being represented in the CONVEX
ton. Judge Buxton received only /!
Thirty-three votes being required to secul
the nomination, and Mulkey having re
ceived far more than necessary, motto
was made to make his nomination unani
nous, which was carried. Judge Tanner
friends explain his not coming into the con
vention by attributing it to the fact that HI
came out so late and had little or no time t.
canvass among the delegates and secure til
nomination; accordingly he kept out of tn
convention. The Judges idea may be al
right. He may pull through. We under
stand he's good lawyer and would max
a good Supreme Judge, but If there was t
be convention at all, then all the candi
dates should have entered appearance.
After the nomination Judge Mulkey We
called upon and addressed the conventio
in his usual happy style, thanking them q
for the mark of distinction and respet
shown him, Judge Mulkey's nominatio
is now equivalent to an election. BY turl
ING out on election day and voting ft
Judge Mulkey the people of this distri,
will have performed one of the grande
duties that ever citizens have been Gale
upon to perform.