The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-10-22

Chairman q. N. Hughes, of the Re.
publican Central committee of this congress.
sional district, was at Golden Friday to
consult with Captain Thomas as to matters
OF Importance in connection with the cam.
paign, He attended q Republican meeting
while there and heard Captain Thomas
make a speech. He says the meeting was
as large one rs he has yet seen during
tins campaign, about 800 people being
present, and the captains speech was
very good toward the last. lie returned
yesterday and will be in attendance upon
the important meeting Of the county
central committee that is to be held Tues
day night
DR., l.. Dyer has letter in the last
number Of the DuQuoin Tribune which is
about as deliberate and as seating critic.
ism of the words and actions of j. r..
Thomas as could be produced lie con-
cluded his letter as follows: "Do you ask
il will vote for John r. Thomasi Of
course, | will not. | will not vote for a
man who, with his cohorts and subsidized
press, have been pursuing me and those
who sympathize with me all summer long,
with rentless hate, just because we express
ed the opinion, at q proper time aud in a
proper way, that the Republican party
could select as their standard bearer an
ADLER man. II cannot be disguised that
widespread dissatisfaction is felt toward
Mr.. Thomas. He is contessedly a weak
and selt-conceted man He puts on ponp
p0us airs, and assumes chivalrous bear
Ing lily befittinga man OF his small mental
calibrc. Many Of his constituents doubt
less knoy his status at Washington, and
the estimation in which be ia held by his
fellow members of the house of representa-
| tlycs, better than he does blmscl. 1t is
with modification We have TO admit, that
~ native intellect and acquired abilities,
he is the weakest man who has represented
Southern Illinois in congress for the last
% years. He and his special friends have
( as umcd a defiant and naughty air toward
those who fail to recognize and acknowl-
edge in him superior cxcellencies and 81.
perjor qualifications For such spirit
have noreyercnce and shall pay it neither
| homage nor respect
In accordance with the call Of Hon G.
n. Hughes chairman of the county Repub-
llcan central committee, members Of the
committee aud others met at the Office
of Mr.. Hughes, Friday, but Mr. Hughes
being necessarily absent, adjourned to the
office ol States Attorney James NJ, Damon
Friday night. Prominent among tue white
gentlemen present at this night meeting
were Messrs. Damron, Geo. Fisher, L, b.
Walbrlge, VIM. Murphy, II. Wells,
Charles Nellis; and prominent among the
colored gentlemen present were W 7, Scott,
Warren Wins Alex. Booth, Richard Tay-
lor, Sidney Robinson and Mr.. Goodman.
The object Of the meeting was soon made
known. 1t was to consider the ACCESSIBILITY
Of taking party action with reference to
county officers in the impending campaign.
The subject was discussed at considerable
length. Those most in favor Of the pro.
posed movement were Mcssrs. Damron and
Murphy and they were backed up by sew
eral Of the coloIed men present, who, of
course, represented the voting strength of
the party and were doubtless there to see
that "the COLOR is duly recognized in the
ticket, Some (notaby Mr. Damron) were
10 favor OF nominating only candidate for
the county clerNsbjp against Mr. Humm,
but others wanted full ticket and the
question was not finally settled. 4 prop.
ostion to induce Mr., Van Vactor to with.
drawn from the race for the county com.
mlsSOnersbip was also discussed, and
found more unanimous support from those
present. The meeting adjourned, however
without coming TO any final understanding,
after having resolved to meet again next
Tuesday night.
Thomas Jasper the negro would be
murderer, was examined by Magistrate
Comings yesterday afternoon He was
brought down from Jail by Officer McTigue.
He refused to plead guilty or to waive au
examination, The witnesses against him |
were the officer, Mr.. Sol Silver and his |
victim, Mr.. Chris. Lnngtrim. The latter
testified that he came down from the cabin |
to 80 on watch below and found Jasper in
the store room. He told the negro 10 90
out and leave the boat. Prisoner asked |
II he wanted any coal brought on, and be
answered "no" and again requested the |
negro to leave But the negro did not go,
Langtrim told him that there had been
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