The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-13


feelings ol genuine pleasure Jhe CAM
paigns and the electicu days Of form
III times. shook his heai Tuesday ana
wondered whay me country Is eoming
20 There was none Q, tho oia-time
excitement during The campaign, suca
as big political gatherings torchligat
professions ard hands playing.
On election day there were no heat
ed arguments and not line slightest
approach 70 a fight Tae usual crowd
OF negroes assembled IN the vicinity
Of the polling places but they were on
derry ana didn't seem inclined TO START
somethn
stilb there were unmistahable cyi.
dencea that something was done. Citi-
zens quietly approached The voting
places, stopped perhaps 10 exchange .
word with an old friend, comrade 81
some former bitterly contested poiiti,
cal battle. and then they quieuy took
their ballots and disappeared in Inc
recess of the mysterious booth Many
remained behind the curtain a long
time, and the longer they remained
The longer grew he faces Of the
judges and cl2rks who realized Chat
they mad an all-night session ia siE4t.
The idea! weather Helped 10 bring out
be voters ban when their duty had
been performed they fastened a"a5
d perform 0tagl duties Even ac can
didates did not seem 20 put in very
much time at the pol. although there
were the usual anxious inquiries ca
the part of the strikers VINO had
matters of vital Importance to com
mmicate 10 this or shat Individual
Who had been So fortunate or unfor
auate as TO have been named by Eis
convention
After all. ne days OF old that are
mourned by so many. were not SO
beautiful ana SO good, a. We thiuL
that they were OF as they are pictured
BIZ some enthusiasts. Distance lends
enchaniment 10 The view Dn5 distance
could not lend much enchantmeat t.
a rough and tumble fght nor was thc
spectacle a particularly edifyns one,
Of the dozens or SO moochers, who re
ceiyed perhaps q dollar a head for
their votes. aud then walked 10 the
ticket window, with The ballot dis
played IN thelr left or right hand IN
order that the purchaser might sec
hae they were delivering the goods.
The buying Of votes Is in vogue the
same as before, but it remains with
he voter whether o. NOT the goods
gre delivered
The election was 30 unusual in
many ways and wns such surprise
10 many that an effort has been made
10 get opinions from candidates-boh
successful and defeated-why the
Democrats elected three candidate
En- ne county ticket while Roosevelt
carried the county by majority o.
over 500 votes and The other candi
Iatcs outside Of The county received
iarge major.'ies.
it has been a diflcnlt matter 10 s.
expressions from tEe candidates AMI
their fr.elds. especially Che Repuoli-
can Iut q few have b4en secure'
and are presented herewith fot me
ucr1sai of Balloon readers:
Circuit Clerks Opinion.
Whea asked 10 what De a.Huat-1
the success az tie three Democratic
candidate On ihe cJuu,y ticket Cir
cuij Clerk Lee p. Davis, vino is one
~ .hs successful candidate. sliI:
To the perfect orgauiza ion of lh'
Democratic party IN the county. aided
by the better class Of the Republicans
vino were disguised with one man
rule and ho supported toe Democrat
ic tickle, as a rebuEe 70 the ring meth
0ds existing here
States Att5rEcy Wiioor.
State Attorney Alexander Wilson
vbo was also n successful candi la.c
said:
The only logical reason 7 can give
for the defeat If the Republican conn
ny candidates D. thai .hey were TOO
confident 81 victory and un6erestl-