The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-09-21

confidential advisers. If Col. Roberts is
right, Captain Thomas may well feel at his
ease, and sleep from now till November.
Here is what Col. Roberts says in
recent number of the Pulaski Patriot
There is considerable wild figuring on the
result OF the next election in this congress
sional district. The friends of Captain Muir
ply claim his election by 500 majority,
but where they get their figures from we
are at loss to know. lle can not hope to
carry any county in the district but Union,
and that by greatly reduced majority, as
we are informed that our Captain will get
hundreds of Democratic votes in that
county. The fact is, our captain will get
help, and much help, from every county in
the district. For every Republican vote
lost to Captain Thomas in Johnson county,
he will gain two Democratic; just so in
Perry, Randolph, Jackson and Alexander
counties. Our captain will not lose a Re
publican vote in old Pulaski, "bloody"
Williamson, Massac and Pope counties.
We feel satisfied in asserting that our cap
talns majorities will be; In Pulaski 500 ;
in Johnson 500; in Massac $50; in Pope
700; in Alexander 400; in Jackson 200; in
Perry 800; in Randolph $50; making in all
1000. Taking from this the 1000 major
ity Captain Murphy will get in Union county
will leave our captain ahead to the tune OF
5000 in this district. After careful
investigation of the matter we are
confident that the foregoing figures are
correct, as near as human agency can be
relied upon. Of course, IN order to get this
majority, it will be necessary that we get
out full party vote, and that is what we
propose to do.
On the other hand it nay be said Capk
tain Thomas has not read what all his
supporters have 10 say. We quote few
paragraphs from the Du Quoin Press.
The Press is an independent paper 1t
supported Mr.. Thomas honestly, and to
the best of its ability. 1t gave its reasons
at the time; among all the distinguished
Republican gentlemen named, it belieyed
Mr.. Thomas the ablest, best and most
available.
1t believes so still.
1t is satisfied that with a little good
Judgment, fraternal feeling and fair bust
ness management, he could be elected no
man or party ever had better prospects.
How stands the matter now7
1t is useless to deny or conceal the fact that
those prospects have materially decreased ;
and that they grow DINNER aud DINNER
every day
Men should have been his stay and sup
port shake their heads doubtfully, and
give either cold comfort, or avow them
selves in open rebellion.
AS general thing convention settles
the claims OF a candidate, the defeated
accept as best they may the commanding
voice of the majority.
Not so in this case, for Immediately we
see an anomalous herd, calling themselves
Young Republicans organize, / com
posed of leaders and mem
bers avowedly inimical to Mr.. Thomas
They perfect their consolidation as if for
permanent work.
These are few of the many circum-
stances which conspre to make Mr.. Thorn
as success indeed gloomy.
Why, even IN the DuQuoin primary last
Saturday, the objection WAS urged against
Mr.. Jackson that he was Thomas man
and so violent is the feeling that he was
beaten there, simply for that reason.
On the other hand, the Democrats are com
pact; no dscords mar the harmony of their
movements.
Mr. Murphy and his friends, as many OF
the Republican papers tell us, are con
fident of success, and certainly they have
good reason; of course, the quarres OF their
adversaries give them joy, and promise to
throw q victory into their hands which
they could not otherwise hope to attain.