The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-20
THE DAILY BULLETIN SUNDAY MORNING. JUNE % 1880

luuuipinB VI HIS ucdIt, WHICH COulu DC
heard for blocks, sufficiently proclaimed
his feelings.
Judge Green lett the city yesterday to
attend the Democratic national convention
which coavenes in Cincinnati on the 22nd
inst, and we may be permitted to remark
in this connection that the Democratic op-
portunity has come at last. Two blunders
alone can spoil it-an intirm platform and
a weak presidential candidate. The Re-
publicans are in state of riot They are
Ohio-ridden and without much hope Of sue.
cess. Never before was there such utter
decentralization in the Republican ranks.
Garfeld's nomination was due to the fact
that the anti.Grantites did not love him
bat hated Grant. Their only dismal salts
faction for their own chagrin lies in Grants
discontinue. Authur's nomination is
venom to Hayes, Evarts and Sherman, and
too late confession of Conklings power,
In other words every leader has a black
eye, a barked nose and an anxious distrust
of the new Ohio man. Should the Demo.
cratic nominee be man who is without
corresponding ailments-for his negative
virtues-and fairly strong in positive
virtues and abilities, the Democratic vic
tory is already Won
Last Wednesday morning we men;
toned that VIM. r. Hodge and J. ID. Hut
ton. both prominent citizens OF Johnson
county, had quarrelled aud that Hodge,
while attempting to reach Hutton, was
shot through the heart by third person
This was all We could learn at that time
but the below which we last night found in
the Golconda Herald, gives some additional
facts WIN. r. Hodge and J, d. Hutton,
both well to do, respected citizens of john
son county, old acquaintance and neigh
bors, brother Masons as well as brothers in
the Baptist church, became involved in
bitter personal controversy growing out Of
a church trial. Bad blood had existed be-
tween them for some time, and while dis
putting on Tuesday morning young man
named Coopenhaver, nephew Of Hutton,
walked up to where the old men were
standing and shot Hodge through the
heart without word Of warning.
Coopenhaver fled, but was closely followed
by the Sheriff, who lost track of him at
Columbus, seven miles west Of here. He is
easily identified, having but one hand, and
will undoubtly be captured. Coopenhaver
had been in the neighborhood but short
time, and it Is claimed by Hodges friends
that he had been brought there by his
uncle for the express purpose Of commit
ting the murder which he accomplished on
Tuesday morning last.
Alexander county Democrats should
make some effort to gain the member of
the lower house in the Illinois general as
sembly. 1t has little better claim to the
place and, we believe, little better materi-
al to fill it with than either Union or Jack
son counties. 1t is not, as many suppose,
place the possession of which would he
unworthy the effort of our men Of means
and mind. 1t is equal to if not Of
greater importance than the senate,
and requires as able q man to perform its
duties. We have in orr midst several men
who are eminently fitted for the position
who need but make knewn their willing
ness to accept it,in order TO get it. They are
all gentlemen of superior talents, correct
ideas as to the public needs, honest in every
purpose, with spotless regulations and
popularity that would insure election
We have in our minds eye such gentlemen
as Messrs. NJ. +. and W. b. Gilbert,
Jno. NJ. Lansden, Michael Howley, etc.
We do not know that either Of them
would accept the pssition ow-
ing to their own business interests, but we
should feel gratiied if they could be Undue
ed, to sacrifice these in the interest Of
the public. 1t is only necessary to make
the effort in order to gain the prize, since
this senatorial district is largely Democrat
ic.