The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-20

"'0N'' hI' Idul ". OCllnl CHAIRMAN ana
Mr. l1rrls Schultz secretary, and passed
resolutions heartily recommending Mr..
Murphy for the position TO
which he aspircl These reso-
lutions, together w'th long list of
names OF influential Republicans, will be
stronger recommendation from the people
than any OF Mr. Murphys opponents will
be able to produce, but in the light of the
true lnwardness of the whole affair il is not
likely that any accommodation whatever
would give Mr. Murphy the upper hand at
Washington, and the many good Repubi-
cans, and Democrats too, who would prefer
Mr.. Murphy to any of the other aspirants
to the Office are doomed to certain bitter
disappointment
The resignation of Col. Willisis direc.
result of the late dsgraceful fight among
the Republicans in this county. AS stated
in Sundays BULLETIN, the awful discord
in the primaries and in the convention was
nothing more nor less than n fight
between the incumbents of the
post office and revenue office here, and
those who wanted to be. Aud though, at the
conclusion of the convention all prolessed
to be satisfied with the result and with
each other, the faces and actions belied the
words, and, at least in this city aud county,
the feeling of the oflice-seekers against the
Office holders was and is as strong as ever.
II was evident that, the office seekers being
defeated in the convention IN their
efforts to GUST Thomas, and through him
Coils, Willis and McKeaig, some concession
must be made to them in order to appease
them, or Capt. Thomas would not receive
| near the party support in the district
More than this. The time when the leg
slature of Illinois is to receive a number
| of new recruits is near at hand aud the new
| Legislature is to decide who shall be the
next United State senator from this
state. The principal candidates now in the
| field for senator are Gov. Cullom aud Green
b. Raum-each seeking by every influence
| within his reach to have men elected to the
| Illinois general assembly next November
who will favor him for senator. CulIom
uses the county officers and Rlum uses the
| internal revenue officers to accomplish the
| desired result, and wherever either sees
| that his tools are not equal to the task OF
| furthering the boss senatorial chances,
| removals are resorted to if possible. Com
| missioner Raum has become satisfied that
| Col Willis can not carry this district for
such members of the Legislature as will
favor him, Raum, as senator, aud hence the
| cololels removal.
But again: The members of The legisla
| ture who are to be elected next November
are not only to determine who shall be
| David DAVIS successor, but who shall be
| Logan's successor two years hence. There.
fore Logan, if he has any aspirations be-
You'd his present term, is also Interested ID
the selection of the Legislators, and desires
that they shall be favorable TO him. Lo'
ran too sees that the office seekers are about
as strong as the ofiice-hoders and are able
to create enough disturbance to defeat any
man who may be favored by the present in
cumbent of the internal revenue office OF
| this district. He therefore alse sees the
necessity Of removing Captain Willis and
replacing him with man who will be
better able to conciliate the party factions
and effect the election Of the right kind
of men to the Legislature. 1t seems that
| Logan's aspirations DO extend beyond bis
present term, and that he is interested IN
the selection of state Legislators which is
now IN progress here, for he has intertercd
in the party embroglio here in favor OF
the side which has been making the
rumpus. 1t seems therefore, that it was
by an understanding between Logan and
Raum, and also perhaps Thomas, (who,
having obtained the third nomination, is
satisfied, and doesn't care what becomes of
those who labored to get it for HIM, that
Col Willis has been induced to resign in
favor OF man who can appease the dissat'
isfed element. That this new man will not
be Mr.. Murphy is a foregone conclusion, for,
to appoint him would be equal to
retaining Col. Willis and would not at all
satisfy the Damrons, the Paveys, the
Hogans, the Hugheses and the Bartons,
who have been thirsting for the blood of
| the "ollice holders
| But there is more substantial proof that
| Mr.. Murphy will not be the coming man.
1t is true that on Tuesday, Immediately
after it was known that Col. Wil!isAhad re.
signed, Captain Murphy received dis
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