The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-01

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wool shaksr' Of great ability,
When Johnson county was called
Congressman Chapman spoke from
the stage presenting the name OF
Judge Vickers, with fifteen years eX-
pcrience on the bench and In every
way worthy 10 succeed such dis.
tinguished judicial lights as Judges
, Breeze. Mulkey and Baker
Congressman Rodenberg presented
the name of Judge Thomas, in behalf
of ST. Clair county. He said that GO per
cent Of the business Of the supreme
court in this end of the state, origi-
mated IN S Clair county; thai Judge
Thomas had been for thirty years a
leader Of the bar in his county; that
ne had bcen a soldier bearing the
sears Of many battles and was in the
prime OF vigorous manhood.
The ballotlng was then begun and
was continued with few changes until
the 10Th ballot was reached, when the
chair announced that the opera house
management expected the convention
to adjourn at O'Clock and that some
action would be necessary by the con
veution to meet this expectation
| Jackson county moved that the con
veRtion take recess tin o'clock
this morning Cries of "Noi" met this
motion and Judge Wall, of Pulaski.
oflerey an amendment that after two
more ballots the convention adjourn
till $3.50 this morning unless some
place of meeting could be found to
hold a night session.
The court house was suggested for
a night session and Judge Butler, in |
reply 70 the statement that it was too |
small stated that it would hold five |
o. six hundred people.
st. Clair county moved that the con
yention adjourn after two more bal
lots. to meet in the court house at s
p m
Hon Walter H. Wood said the court
house could be made to do but the
committee Of arrangements would pre-
fer that the convention adjourn till
this morning for ITS own greater con
yenience and for the credit of Cairo.
A member from White county OBJ
iected to remaining over night say
ing we all have families to care for
and mules 10 feed
The vote OH the motion to adjourn
I'LL s p, m. was carried ON roll call by
a vote of 291 to 70
Before the roll call could begin
again Prof Snyder of the committee
If arrangements came upon The stage
ana begged the privilege Of few
words He said he hoped the conven
ton would reconsider its motion to
adjourn; that the inner rail at the
court house would hold but very few
delegates. that The benches were mar |
row and uncomfortable and sloped
upward. that there was no arrange
ments made for the convention.
So well did Prof Snyder plead that
a motion by a delegate from Clinton
county. to reconsider the vote was car
ried almost unanimously
This adjournment proposition came
M just after a half-hour recess during I
which it was hoped that some agree
mont would be reached, and that the
next ballot would show some decided
changes bur the last two ballots
agreed upon in the motion 10 adjourn
showed no material change, eXcept !
that Washington county cast ii' tx
votes for Thoma. iusjead of scatter !
Ing them as it had done mp 10 the 18th
ballot At the conclusion of the 18Th .
ballot the chair declared the conyen !
ion ADJOURNED to meet at O'Clock 1
this morning in the opera house. The
last ballot tthe 1Sth) was the same 9
exactly as the 18th and 10Th had been !
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