The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-04-06
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TON.

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noon Chairman c. w. Hughes, of the
County Republican Central Committee,
called the County Republican Convention
to order, at the Court House, in this city.
Immediately after Mr.. Hughes had fin
ished reading the call of the Central Com
mittee, Magistrate Jennings nominated
Capt. N. B.Thistlewood for temporary Chair
man, which nomination was unanimously
confirmed.
Mr.. VIM. Lippitt nominated Judge j. ].
Bird for Secretary. Unanimously carried.
GOn motion Of A. Cominga, the Chair APP
pointed delegate from each precinct rep
resented in the convention, to act as COM
mitee on credentials.
The roll call proved that the precincts of
Clear Creek, Lake Miligsn, East Cape
Girardeau and Dog Tooth, were not repre-.
sented.
While the Committee on Credentials was
out, remarks were made by Capt. Thistle
wood and Magistrate Comings, urging upon
the convention the necessity of sending
delegates who will vote for the best men
the party has. The latter took occasion
also to denounce trlckery, ETC., and to ex-
press his contempt for the Cairo Gazette
| and its utterances concerning himself. Mr..
Scott was present, but maintained dlgni-
| fed silence.
The Committee on Credentials then re-
ported through Mr. Candee, that all the
precincts In the city and county, excepting
the four mentioned above, were properly
represented by delegates present whose
names appeared in the credentials. Pend
| ing this report, the credentials tor the dele
CATION from Lake Mlligsn were handed in {;
and the convention received the report of
the committee first and then admitted the
Lake Miligan delegation by vote of the
convention.
Mr.. Patier moved that chair appoint one
delegate from each precinct to report to
the convention a list of delegates for the
State Convention. Carried.
This committee reported the names Of
]. A. NJ. Gibbs, Warren Wins, ]. J. Bird,
and n B. Thistlewood, with A. H. Ireland,
G. o. Patier, Geo. Robinson and II. H.
Candee as alternates IN the order in which
they are named
The report has unanimously adopted al d
upon motion of Mr. Patier the state dele
CATION was instructed to do all in their
power to have the Illinois delegation to the
National Convention instructed for Jno. A.
Logan for President. As an amendment TO
his motion Mr. Pater accepted resolu-
ton offered by Judge Bro, OVERLOOKING
with ";affy' about Logan.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Wins, in
structed the State delegation 10 secure the
selection of Judge Bird as delegate to the
Chicago Convention, from this end of the
State. Carried.
A resolution by Capt. Nellls, that the
delegates to the State Convention be also
instructed to use all honorable means to
secure the nomination of Judge R. w.
Mccartney for Attorney-Ge of the
State, was tabled on motion of Mr.. Patier
who believed that 1t would not be we'll to
hamper the State delegation too much
with instructions.
A resolution was offered by A. Comings,
declaring that the convention favored Capt.
Thomas for Congress because of his good
work for his district in the past and be-
cause be was the strongest man. in view of
which facts it would be unwise to expert
ment with others lust to satisfy the hen.
orable ambition of other asprants."
Mr.. Pater moved that the chair appoint
a committee of three to confer with Chair.
man c. n. Hughes of the Central Commit.
tee, with view to having the call for
second primaries and second County
Convention rescinded by the committee,
in order that the present convention might
appoint delegates to the Congressional and
Senatorial Convention also but the chair
man had mysteriously slipped away, SO
that conference could be had, and the
motion was not put.
The convention then adjourned.
Mr.. Chas. F.. Watson, 406 W. Fayette
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