The Cairo bulletin., 1905-05-02
MAYOR REPLIES, "GENTLEMEN
MART EGAN Is my MAN.
Ultimatum of "Old Guard Falls Flat=-SOme
More About The Star Chamber Cau-
Gus of Sunday and the
"Trysting Place"

glad to know that he will place the
good of the city above petty politics
Would there were more like him.
Tonight Tells the Tale.
In the meantime "tempus Is fugit-
ing. Tonight is only twelve hours
away. It will tell the tale. The new
council holds its first meeting The
mayor win present his slate and then
ven see what we will see The may
9r will stand pat He said last Light
that he was going to give every man
"a square deal" and treat all alike.
He hopes there will be no factions,
no friction of any sort. He says he
proposes to devote his whole time to
the interests of the city, and he hopes
that a spirit of Cancellation and rea-
| on will rule over all deliberations.
That Sunday Meeting.
"One more word and all is spoken
That Sunday caucus-where was il
held? That's the question And here
by The Bulletin makes an apology Il
Attorney Reed Green. 1t was not hell
n his office. He was not in town. HI
was down on the farm at Metropolis
and he had his office key with him
He knew Of no such meeting, neye
heard it limited at. and had he, h
would have discouraged it, because
no said yesterday. while he oppoge
Mayor Parsons election, now that h
had been elected he thought it was th
r luty of all good G tizens to rally to hi
, support and work for the interests {
J The city. Furthermore. Mart Egan wa
his personal and political friend an
he could have no motive for fightin
. aim. Therefore, the meeting was NJ
:. held in Mr.. Green's office. The Bull
= tin is glad to make this correction, al
4 it does SO cheerfully The Bulletin
glad to know that Mr. Green frowi
+, upon the impair otic movement launc
j "a under the banner Of alleged hs
. ncny which can only result in ere;
j ing discord and unpleasant feelln
! in the city council
4 The Trystins Place.
II Hence we must look elsewhere (
II he trysting place of this Benevole
n and Patriotic Association Of Harmon
e ties. After a complete and somewt
ar exhaustive investigation yesterd
ID afternoon The Bulletin succeeded,
If believes. in ferreting out the Rum
us mede OF these disinterested public S
- wants 1t was in the office OF
II store of Alderman Eddie Werner
ad Indications and testimony point to Il
ID place. II is possible that it mi,
.re have been held in room up sta
&" But that it was held somewhere in
opera house block is hardly to
ad questioned But II doesn't matt
to Whether It was held in Mr.. Verne
for office, in room up stairs or in IN
a Wigs Cabbage Patch" cuts no ic
to hot morning like this! The main,
to REPUTABLE and culpable fact Is tina
1af was heidi
ow So mote II be.
his Still another word. Please al
old The Bulletin to observe that the
old pie of Cairo have had to depend S
the ly upon The Bulletin to expose
,nt attest attack on the Greater Ca
hat movement by men who profee sed
AN, be it's trends. When this pc
nto startled the citizens Of the city yes
the lay morning with the story Of
,rst meeting Of the "old guard" one of
| II afternoon papers, after going Just
dis. enough to find that the meeting
said not held in Hon. Reed Green's OF
,out came out and announced that
whole story In The Bulletin was ~
out foundation" If II had exhibited
nor slighte.t bit Of journalistic hustle
the could have learned that six hours
der. fore II went TO press the imm
hey subcommittee OF three waited
nos. Mayor Parsons and offered their
ecial gestiC ns" For the other afternoo
Ioce per the whole story was too HI
But handle" and It fell back on Its
trim ling weekend plate servicel
yor's All Of which goes TO show I'll
|. He you want to get tho news of Ceirt
4 for viii have TO subscribe for The
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