The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-22
ALEXANDER GO. DEMO-
GRATIS IN CONVENTION
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cratic party, he feared. had fallen IN

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the party to be done by few men
Gilbert ANA Howley and Greea ana
Lewis He hoped 10 see new blool
assert itself and take ~ active inter
est in the party organization and
work He was glad 10 sec that there
was no jealousy and no cllques IN the
party that the back hone of the or
\ ganization vas sound and stiff, which
gave promise of life and success in
the coming elmpagn
The committee On delegates to the
natoTll convention then reported the
following names:
state A. S, Fraser, VIM Magner,
j r. &. Powers Jos, Steagala
/ Congressional Henry Rolwing. Al
bert Lewis, A. J. Reese, Jno Grimes,
Henry Hasenjaeger, W. F. Gibson, s,
I FL Yates, VIM Susanka, NJ. J. HCwley
Senatorial NJ. Duggln. Il. Jones,
Louis Zanone, b McManus, Jr, T. B.
Price, Hunter Bird H. H. Wallace,
Stephen Potter, r. A. Hatcher
NJ. ]. nowley said, in as much as
the sentiment Of the convention was
largely in favor of Hon. j r Williams
for president the convention should
send men to the state convention who
would vote for Mr.. Williams. and he
moved that the name Of Angus Leek
be substituted for that of los. Steagl-
Ia
On roll call the motion was carried
BY vote of 5lla to 1872 the mega
tive votes being { in the First ward
/ in the Second. four in the Fourth
and 3ia in the Fifth Hon. NJ + Gil
bert offered the following resolution
which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolved-By the Democracy Of
Alexander county in convention as
sembled, that we most heartily en-
dorse the recent doings OF our fellow
citizen, the Hon. j R. Williams, in
congress and do hold him in high cs-
TEEN and as a Democrat of true Jeffer.
gonian principle, worthy Of emulation
and our delegates to the state c0nyen-
ton are hereby instructed to use all
honorable means to advocate his nom
nation to the highest office in the
Gift Of the American people"
Mr. H. F. Potter spoke in protest
to this resolution He said 1t would
be mistake to tie Alexander coun
ty delegations in this way, that Con
gresham Williams had not received
Instructions in a single county in the
state, whereas. VIM Randolph Hearst
had received the instruction Of large
majority Of the Democratic delegates
so far chosen Congressman Williams
had made strenuous efforts to get liz
structions but had failed everywhere;
he was not In earnest in his candacy
himself. and had not been thought Of
as candidate for president anywhere
outside of llinoise.
Mr.. Angus I.eek said the statement
that Congressman Williams had not
received the instructions Of any cOun-
~ in the state was an error. but If
IL were true il was high time that he
received some instructions. GAP
plausel No man could claim to be a
truer Democrat and none had done
more for the success OF the party at
all times. In whatever field or capaci |
ty he was called upon, and he could !
not understand how any man claiming
to be a Democrat could protest against |
giving such a Democrat the compli !
ment of an endorsement II was not
at all unreasonable to declare for Mr.. |
Williams for president Other states |
had instructed for their favorite sons !
and none was more worthy of the sup
port Of Illinois and of Alexander coun
~ than Congressman Williams. Nor
were his chances for nomination SO
hopeless as some seemed to think. |
ior il was not always the man who
went into convention with a large
following who carried off the prize, |
as was Illustrated in the Republican
at Springfield, which seem !
ed likely to nominate some one for
governor who had not hitherto been
at all in the race.
The resolution was carried by n |
vote Of GO to 7, the Z nays" being |
from the First Cairo precinct.
On notion Of Hon. Reed Green. the
state delegation was instructed to
vote as a unit on all questions in
volving the resolution just adopted.
On motion Of b. McManus. Jr. the
delegates to the congressional con
ventiun were left unrestricted.
A motion was made that the dele
gates to the senatorial convention be
instructed to vote for Walter b. VIII
liams for member Of the legislature. |
II. F. Potter moved to substitute
the name Of Hugh Mason for that of
Walter Williams.
The substitute was lost by a vote
Of % to a., the yeas being s in the
First Cairo, 5 in the Second. . In the
Fourth and in the Seventh
The original motion was carried an.
auimgCaly.
A motion that the senatorial dele
gatien vote az a unit under these in
structiohs was carried.
A motion that the delegates 70 the
state convention he instructed to vote
for Albert Watson for attorney gen
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