The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-06-04
ALBRIGHT AND LEMMA.
A COMMUNICATION FROM THE FORMER, N
WHICH NE DEPENDS MS RECORD II
PLAIN TERMS.

COMMUNICATION FROM TIE FORMER, IN
WHICH HE DEPENDS MS RECORD IN
PLAIN TERMS.
CAIRO, June Sd, 1880.
Editor Of Bdllctis
Upon arriving in your city this evening
on business, was informed that one Wi.
liam A. Lemma (yugary called Judge
Lemma-he having never held higher
Judicial position than that Of justice Of the
peace had published an article in which he
uses my name in very uncomplmeutary
manner.
have since seen the article, and in ius.
tice 10 myself, propose to answer few Of
the most fragrant sentiments which it con
talns. o
He selects an article signed jackson"
and proceeds to attribute its authorship to
me, and while never saw the paper con
tanning the article signed jackson" uni,
the evening yet for the purpose Of this
! answer, | will assume the authorship Of
| that communication. |. So far as the private
grievance between Nj. Lemma and myself is
| concerned, the public have nothing 10 do
with it. II is time that an action was com.
menced against me in the supreme court
based upon au affidavit sworn to by said
Lemma, and only have to say about that
ii Mr.. Lemma had sworn nothing but the
truth that not maliciously concealed mate.
/ rial facts, said action would never have
been entertained for a moment.
When Mr.. Lemma says that even coun.
'eed bolt in our conyen,ion--he does not
tell the truth
so far as the proposition to. not oppose
Mr.. Lemma tor the senate, II he would
withdraw proceedings against me is cou.
cerned, don't know what friend" Of
mine may have said to him, but do know
that never authorized anything Of the
kind, and don't believe that any Of my
friends did
II Mr. Lemmas PRIVATE reasons" for
defeating as gooi a mau as Judge Crawford
for il WAS through the treachery Of Just
such pretended Democrats az Lemma that
he was deteatei) is satisfactory to the Dem
ocracy of the district then let them reward
his treason to tn. party by nominating him
| did say 10 Judge Harker, before the
Democracy talked Of making nominations
for judge, that felt kindly toward him,
but when Lemma says that told Judge
Harker or anybody else that intended to
defeat Judge Crawford il could, or that /
rejoiced over his defeat, he tells false
hood. And now to Mr. Lemma He de-
MES having frequently bolted Democratic
nominations. | want him to tell the peo-
pie if he did not support Samuel Mchaelis
the Republican nominee for treasurer in
Jackson county, when William Bradley
was the Democratic nominee. Did you
not, as late as two years ago, support jno.
W, Toler, the Radical nominee for sheriff
against our present sheriff, W. c. Ethcrtonl
Did you not as proxy delegate to the
judicial convention at this place last June
bolt instructions OF our county for James
NJ Gregg and vote for Mr.. Washburne'
and did not Hon. j. b. Mayham of our
county curse you TO your face for so doing
Does not your ''private reason for OPP
pOsinu judge Crawford consist in the fact
that he did not while Judge act to suit
you while presiding in case duplicating
you in accepting bribe as justice OF the
peace When you shall have answered
these questions have some afidavits that
| desire to call your ate ntion to.
f. f. ALBRIGHT.