The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-15
His Campaign Managers Say
They Have Al Counties.
ORGANIZING IN EGYPT
EXPECT TO INVADE CONGRESS.
MAN WILLIAMS DIS.
TRiCT.


is spreading rapidly in the state, and
its managers feel sure of carrying the
been organizing clubs in many parts
of The state and claim that in forty
seven counties not including Cook, fif
ty-four WIN. Randolph Hearst clubs, ~
have been formed, with an aggregate
membership, in round numbers. of Z.
900 active hustling Democratic work
erS. The smallest of these clubs
has fortynine members and the
largest PSI The average. therefore, is
about 1875.
No movement of the kind, one Of
the managers is quoted as saying
by the Chicago Tribune ever made
such a growth in SO short time
Prior to the middle of December we
had made little or no effort to do any
thing out side of Chicago"
Under the leadership and direction
of Mr. f. Dunlap, with DR.. Walter
Watson as his chief assistant, the
work has been carried on diligently
for the last three weeks and with
the result that they are now beginning
TO invade the more densely populated
districts and larger towns. Jerseyyille
has a club OF 225 members. and Mount
Morris one of 237 The organizers
have just gone into Peoria, with In,
structions to establish a club in every
ward OF the city and every town of the
county
Lining Them Up in EGYPT"
Egypt is being organized and the
boomers now at work in that section
are sending in glowing reports of their
success.
Nearly all the leaders and practic-
ally all the Democrats papers in
southern Illinois" says O'Shaughnes-
sy. one Of the organizers, are for
Hearst This is particularly the con.
dition in the Twentieth, Twenty. first,
Twenty-third, and Twenty fifth con.
gressional districts. Congressman
Kinney, OF the Twentieth and Con.
gresham Crowley. of the Twenty
third districts are supporting our can.
didate. Congressman Caldwell Is
against him. but We have formed
strong clubs in every county of his
district
Three of the Chicago congressman
Martin Emerich, George Foster and
William Mahoney have declared in fay.
or Of Hearst We expect to carry all
but two Of the Chicago wards. The
First and Eighteenth probably will go
against u.s. In sixteen of the wards
the opposition is SO small that it
amounts to nothing and will not try
TO contests us
ln the Thirteenth. Twenty-third.
Twent-sixth. Thirty-fourth. and Thirty.
fifth wards the officers of the regular
Democratic organizations are officers
of the Hearst league. Careyyille has
become Hearst stronghold This in.
cludes the Fifth, Fwentyninth. Thir-
tieth and Thrty-first wards, and lieu
tenants Tom Ryan, president Of the
Watita league; John Downey Thomas
Qnigley. and former State Senator N.
J. Butler-are in the band wagon, and,
their chief will take seat with them
when he returns home.
THE north side presents a similar
situation. Under the general direction
of Robert f. Burke. the Twenty-lrst
ward, will be looked after by II. X.
Eagle Ernest Hummel and Harry
Hildreth are out in favor Of Hearst,
and they will line up their frineds."
Going into Williams District.
The mayors faction and the Hop
kins-Gahan combination have declared
in favor Of Congressman Williams.
but the Hearst managers declared that
they have organized every county
bordering on, Mr.. Williams district,
the Twenty-fourth. and announced that