The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-21

ycafs by the poor, mostly ignorant,
cOOrei voters, or even a little
shrewducs-, would have told them that this
must stop sooner or later; that the negro
must be recognized as something more than
| mere political machine, to be "pollshGd'
and "grcasei'' for campaign, to be used
in the manufacture of white Republican
Office holders, aud then to be set aside
again, neglected and allowed to rust and 60
forum until the next campaign rolls around
again. The white Republicans might have
expected rebellion and an open war
against them with cham" or no cham as
the issue. The colored Republicans are not
to be blamed for rebellng and fair-minded
persons would not blame them; but, in
their efforts to rise 10 the full dignity
Of American citizens, they should be
guided by honor and honesty; they
| should not resort to such dlshOnorsblc
measures as they did in some of the pre
cincts in this city. Advantages gained N
such manner are not permanent. There are
various ways in which the colored citizen
| can achieve political advancement, and 1t is
| not necessary that he should resort TO fraud
in order to do so. If the Republican party
will not give him fair chance, but seeks
to continue the political servitude in which
it has for 50 long held him, then there
might certainly be found way by which
to gain the end sought without any resort
to fraud, if not within the party, why, then
out of it,
-TheCommlttee appointed by the Thorn
as Republicans, at the Second ward pri-
mary Saturday. met Monday aud prepared
protest against the proceedings of the
Damron Republicans. The committee is
composed Of five prominent citizens. The
report makes two important allegations,
sustained by afiidavlts which, if properly
brought before the county convention, and
considered by it, may result in admitting
the Thomas instead of the Damron dele
| gates. In its protest the committee asserts
that the committee who issued the creden-
tials to the Damron delegates was not legal
ly elected, but usurped the Craftsmanship
position, and the authority attaching there
to, and that therefore the credentials issued
by said chairman, are not valid. The man
ner IN which this was done is said to have
been as follows The meeting was called
to order by colored gentleman. Mr., Har-
RS Schultz nominated A. Comings as chair
man; pending this motion, Green Phelps
nominated Mr. G. N. Hughes as chairman;
this was objected TO- because there was a
motion already before the house, nominal
ing A. C0mngs; Phelps then changed his
motion to an amendment, which was re-
jected by Mr.. Schultz, and which was fol.
lowed by an amendment to the amendment,
made by Mr.. Woodward, nominating Mr.
Wood Rittenhousc, as chairman. The
amendment to the amendment was voted
down, twenty-five negroes and one white
man voting no, and twenty-one white men
voting yea. The amendment, nominating
Mr. Hughes was lost, by about the same
vote The motion proper, it is said, was
never put, and Mr.. Hughes took the chair,
without being elected thereto. This 49, of
course, all denied by the Damron party,
and it may be that counter atfidav,ts
will be presented to the convention, or the
, committee on credentials 1t is further set
forth in the protest, that the meeting was
arbitrarily adjourned by the chairman with
out n motion to adjourn. This is also pos.
itively denied by the Damrom men, from
the chairman down. From the First ward
ailidavlts will be presented, signed by sew.
cral OF the most prominent business men in
, the city, declaring that the Thomas sid,
was in the majority, from the beginning tc
, the end of the meeting, and that the Dam.
ron delegates were declared elected in
!, spite of that majority. Also that the doors
of the meeting place were locked, and thai
several Thomas men who sought entranc,
I, were thus excluded.
4 |
FUNERAL NOTICE.
y Died. AT A 80 yesterday morning, Jun,
Z Goth, of cholera infantum little Herman
II son Of Harris and Hormine Schulze, agec
Il eleven months and six days.
Funeral will start from Eighth and
Lcvee, at 2 o'clock p. m. today (Wednes