The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-15

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OF the new congressional central commit
tee, and the following gentlemen were
named to compose that committee, Alex.
ander, &. N. Hughes; Jackson, w. S. Rog-
ers; Johnson, W.R. Wiley; Massac, j. D.
Young; Perry, G. r. Richards; Pope, b.
Travilion; Pulaski, r. NJ. Johnson Ran
dolph, &. j. Childs; Union, T. II. Phillips;
williamson j. w. Hartwell
For members at large, Judge J. ]. Bird,
W. T. Scott, w. r. s. Wheatcy and Mr..
McFee, were nominated.
Judge Bird rose to decline, but was not
recognized by the chair, and the gentlemen
who placed the judge in nomination with.
drew the nomination. The viva voce vote
take upon the name of Mr.. McFee was an.
nounced afrmatively, but that taken
upon the name of Hon. W. T. Scott
was clearly in the negative and was so an.
nounced by the chair But roll call of
the counties was asked for 10 decide be-
tween Mr.. Wheatley aud Mr.. Scott with the
following result which shows that the gen
tlemen not having the courage to vote as
they did before:
Scott: Alexander, lG; Jackson, %; john
son, s div; Perry, 1S; Pulaski, 5 (div);
Williamson, 19--total, IS. Wheatley:
Johnson,7 div; Msssac, -; Pope, IS;
Pulaski (div.); Randolph, 81; Union, II
total, SO. Before the vote was announced,
Massac county changed tour of its votes
over to Scott, and Perry, two Of hers to
Wheatlcy, making SCOTS majority eight
instead Of six.
r A motion was then made that the roll of
counties be called, and that each county
as its name is called present lis candidate
for congress, if it has any to present, and
the following was the result Jackson,
Geo. w. Smith; johnson, c. n. Damron /;
Perry, T. 7. Fountain; Pope, J. r. Thomas
Williamson, Judge Young.
Alexander seconded the nomination Of
Damron; Randolph and Massac, that of
Captain Thomas, and Perry that of its own
candidate.
A motion to adjourn after the first ballot
was lost, and balloting then began. The
first ballot gave Thomas, 60; Damron, 81 /;
Young, 81; Smith, %; Fountain, 1S After
the sixth ballot the convention adjourned
to meet again after supper. This ballot
stood Just us the first aud as all interme-
date ballots had stood, excepting that three
Of the Pulaski delegates had forsaken
Young and gone for Thomas, giving the
latter seventy-one votes.
After eight o'clock the convention re-
convened and after some motions of minor
importance had been disposed of balloting
was again begun. During the seventh and
eighth ballots there was much dely, some
of the delegations Withdrawing for con-
sultation. No material changes were
made during these ballots. The
ninth ballot was the last and resulted
in the election of Hon. John r.
Thomas, the vote standing eighty seven for
him and the rest being scattered among the
other candidates After numerous changes
the vote was announced as follows; Thomas,
So; Fountain, Is; Dimron, 3. The en-
thusiasm was intense at the announcement
Of this vote. Hats, canes and handker-
chiefs and hands were waved
in the air, and repeated cheers
rose from nearly the entire audience as
from one throat, the ladies present taking
n conspicuous part in the manifestations Of
Joy. Upon motion Of Mr.. Burgess the
nomination was then made UNANIMOUS, and
thus were right and The BULLETIN vindi-
Gated.