The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-06
AFTER THE BATTLE.
LATER REPORTS OF THE PR
MARY MAKES NO CHANGES
IN RESULTS.
Gossip as to the Reasons For the
Successes and Defeats OF FSatur'
days Primary.

did not change the result in the case
of any candidate on the ticket. Fun
returns were given from twelve pre-
cints and partial reurns from TWO, In
Yesterdays paper. and these indicated
with reasonable certainty the result
In the county with respect to every
candidate Returns from several pre-
cincts were brought in yesterday, but
those who brought them knew only
the general results and could not tel
the figures. a failing that Is surpris'
ingly common in the cases OF thosc
connected with election work in TINS
city anu county, which makes II eX-
ceedingly difficult to secure dehniie
returns for publication until AFTER the
official count Is made.
The denomination OF Congressman
Smith seems to be settled, although
dispatches to some of the city papers
of Yesterday seemed to leave IL III
doubt. Friends of Mr.. Page here had
received no word from him and he
had failed to answer kilograms OF
inquiry from The Bulletin. That he
carried Pulaski county was surprise
Ia even his friends, although 1t was
known the controlling element in that
comfy was at least luke-warm with
respect to Congressman Smith Mr.,
Smith claims TO have 80 delegates IN
his inside pocket and he needed only
20 TO be nominated,
The small vote given to Yates in
this city is due in some measure
10 the feeling on the part of his
friends that little or no effort would
be put forth in behalf of Senator Cut
lon. Yates carried the Fifth pre-
cinct by handsome plurality and
would have made a better showing in
some Of the others, but for the fact
stated II is said that the Senator's
friends played 'possum on the eX-
governors friends--that's what the
latter say. They pretended to be do
ing nothing; were interested only in
their local favorites and in Smith;
didn't give care for the L. S. sena-
torship. Yet they put in work for
the "Old Man" al every opportunity,
on the quiet.
Andrew Russell made good race
in this city and will get the instruc-
tons from this county. There was
probably no special effort made to
secure votes for him and the fact that
he carried every precinct in the city
carries with it a guarantee of volun-
tary popular favor which must be
gratifying To his friends.
The vote on state superintendent Of
public instruction was a sort of hit or
miss and whether il will be Bangs,
Blair, Edwards of Kimsey will have
10 be determined by the official count
of all the precincts of the county.
Judge Comings received a very fiat
tering vote in the city, considering
all the circumstances. He got 274
against l00S cast for Judge Dewey;
aud he got these purely and alone on
his own personal merits and good
looks II must not be assumed that
his opponent was without these quail.
ties. but he had In addition To these
what Judge Comings had not-the aid
of a strong party organization. Judge
Comings had little speech which he
made to every voter who approach
ed" him. Said he: II am running for
the office of county judge purely on
my merits and feel that | can give
the people good service have no
money 10 spend and DO not intend
that my friends shall spend any. II
you can vote for me conscientiously
| shall be pleased to have you do so"
The Judge did not have a chance to
make this speech more than about
43S times and he lost that many votes
because those TO whom he made II re.
fused to accept the good old adage
that speech Is silver"
County Clerk Miller had no oppo.
sitiOn and that he received very
nearly the full vote Is every percinc
speaks well for his popularity. But
he missed the thrill Of battle and the
applause that waits on success after
q brilliant struggle such as he would
have made with the right kind Of op-
position.
Fred Nellis is undoubtedly the Re.
publican nominee for assessor and
treasurer. One eanse for Alderman 81.
mons defeat may perhaps be- found
in the words of well known
negro worker. who declared:
We knows We wants medicine
mighty bad when ives sick. but we al.
ms hopes we amt gwiBe to be sick
On DE Older han winters gwine to be
heah in December shos yo're BON and
den ives got 10 hab Cateryille coal"
Al last account Alderman Nellis had
a majority Of 339. with eight precinis
10 hear in detail. five Of which we're
said 10 have given him a majority.
Prof. Snyder had a walk-Over In
the city precinct. carrying every one
by a large majority. excepting the
Second where he received 60 to his
opponents -. The Professor feared
some opposition in the Sixth ward.
which is his home ward. and where he
thought that somebody would Try n
solr his dough because Of something