The Cairo bulletin., 1907-06-22
NEXT YEAR OR
NEVER" IS CRY
OF CENTRAL|A
DELEGATION FROM THAT CITY
TO MAKE BITTER FIGHT
FOR 1908 MEET
BElLEvILLE IN FACE
With Many Convincing Arguments
Contest to Be Decided This
Mornine-Pan Changes
il Bylaws

Who will get the Hustlers ii 1908
+ That is what all he tuss o. yesterday
} was abct. TO create an enthusiast
!. for their respective towns brass bands
from Harrisburg, Belleville ana Cen
tralia paraded the strets. climbed III
on the hotel balconies, serenaded the
; brewing establishments and all othel
: places from which influence night
flow
The rooters especially from Belle
vile and Cen ralia--the latter l.005
strong-made themselves heard in be
half of their towns and left the i'm
preston that both towns were sure
winners But only one town will ge'
the prize In all Of the noise and fuss,
there Is really but Little thar creates
the tell tale vote which decides the
fate Of the contesting places. In 4
conscientious and entirely impartial
eff1rt to ascertain last evening, which
town would be favored with the most
votes this morning one was impressed
w tn the strength which Belleylle
showed at that time.
BelleviiIe Sits Up Nights.
But Belleville sits up nights and
discusses plans for weeks ahead
plays the campaign like a politician
would play his game, organizes and
sends out circular letters and all that
sort of thing while its opponents are
mapping. Belleylle as a preliminary
step, mailed two sets of circular le--
| ters to members of the Hrstlers organ.
ization weeks ago setting forth the
beauty and picElresqueness Of the
Icity and the loxable disposition of All
Belleyillc
These things count. They create an
Impression while there is time TO
think There is no time to think al q
HustIers meeting-after IL gets into
ifull sway. For this reason II for no
ther reason, Belleyille's preliminary
letter writing campaign was nearly
enough in itself to put a competitor
in on the pass track for a year any
way
Then too, Mayor Kerns telegraphed
his lieutenants yesterday afternoon
that he would be back in Cairo al
$50 O'Clock and stay till after the
business meeting. With him came
Hon. ]. Nick Perrin, political ex
pert who can out-talk a woman's sew
ng circle and the two OF them are go
ing to deliver addresses this morning
That's something else in favor of
Belleyille.
A year ago, at Olney. Beleville was
third in the contest. Cairo was first
and Vandalia second. This. by pre-.
cedent established, would have given
Vandalia the meet in 1908 If her citi-
zens wanted IT, But Vandalia packed
up and got out of the contest never
to re-enter and BelleviIle was left in
second place which by right of prece-
dent would entitle her 10 the next
years meet.
This argument is used at every
crook and t1rn by the Belleville dele
cation and with telling effect.
centralia Not Out Yet.
But there is an undercurrent favor
able to Centralia-not a tsrong current
as vet. but one that little manipula-
ting would turn into something worth
having. Centralia is to have one speak |
er. r. F. Noleman, prominent young
attorney who will present her claims.
Mayor C. f. Lender of centralia, is
also in town. but he is moi an orator
md confines his talents TO roofing, |
which he does admirably.
.Centralia began to feel yesterday af' |
,erncon as If Cairo had thrown her
lown. 1--WE helped Cairo get the |
meet up at Olney.' said an influential
citizen. And It looks like Cairo
oveht to help us out now
II is pretty certain that Cairo Is not
gong TO be ungrateful to Centratlia.
The head Of the delegation say that
his contest contest will cost Centralia |
nd her citizens 81 500. He was ap-
.arently speaking with authority when
ne said: "Ceniraha wants the meet
ing next year: not year after next
We have put up considerable sum
to get the meet and we are not going
"a do il over again another tine.
IN ch was muchas 10 say Centralia
could not feel warranted tn enter
ing future contests.
He explained that certain members
bad told him that Cen ralia would be
IN line for 1903. but said here. We
are not after 1909. We are after 1908.
viii Change BY Laws.
At the business meeting Of The Cairo
at the opera house this morn
ng an important amendment TO sec
ion 5 OF the BY laws win be introduo-
ID and adopted beyond any question.