The Cairo bulletin., 1907-12-10
IN A BAD WAY
ARE The BOSSES
AFRAID or T4E PEOPLE IF THEY
PENNY THEM FREE
cHoIcF,
IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE


: citizen who has been u politics
iu this county Cor some years and L
thoroughly posted WITH respect 20
mast campaigns ana the methods Of
the bosses in the Republican party 4.
dulgal in some "reminiscences aad
comment YESTERDAY having q bearing
anon tho impending contest for con
gresham which afs reepig interest
ing. said he
There are some Indications stra5
expressions, unguarled remarks
which leaa To, tho impression that Chr
managers 81 tho Republican party in
mis- congressional district are plan
ming Ia 20 back to the Old method q
making nomination for congress II
must be admitted that this old metho4
had. its a4vantaros f-~ the bosses
hut will the voters take kindly TO IL
new. after having had few wears
experience With the newer way
THE way things We're worked under
the old method was about as follows;
Little mass conventions were held II
each precinct. attended, as g rule by
from five to twentyhye voters VINO
we're presided over BY the committee
man or one chosen BY him Generally
the proceedings were cut and dried
ana the program went through with a
whoop: delegates We're appointed TO
the county convention aud instruction
to vote for some one designated hy
thc bosses. The county convention
was composed Of the precinct dele,
gates ana nearly always had it's WORK
cut out for it by the bosses Il, ~
turn went through tho motion, adopted
solutions written days before and
approved by the bosses appointed
I delegates to the congressional conven
ltion and directed them how to vote
Tho congressional convention also
had its work prearranged and simply
endorsed the viii Ct the people'-tha
is 70 say the viii Of probably not Z
exceed two hundred voters in eacl
county who tooR part in the primaries
This plan worked first rate and T.
the completa satisfaction Of the boss
las as long as the congressional a.
ptrantg were limited 10 two. or some
. times three. for then little Quie
/ trading could be INDUCED in and tn
! stipful bosses could land their ma
cyorj TIM
~Prt the trouble began when tn
/ voters IN each and every county b.
i gan to grow FESTIVE and talked {
lputtiug up candidate OF their owl
J. one from each county. So that whe
tho congressional convention met y
,. one would have q majority CT a
2 the delcgat-s and there was nc telliH
y where the prize would fall. 10 o.
yiate this and vet have contr-l 81 ii
J. situation the plan Of making nomin
lti1ns was suddenly changed a mi
winter meeting Of the congressint
lcommittee WAS called and IL directC
that primary election be- held ear
lin ihc spring aud that the candida
. whc received The greatest number
votes he declared the nominee wit
or tho intervention of q couvcnho
Al that time the frionds Of the IA
Hon George W. Smith had Tho
forces pretty well organised in ea'
county aGi it was easy for them
=, ralIv v~tes enough 10 out count Jad
~ Young Ct williamson county, wl
- was re gn'r nc cf The six or eig
m. either aspiraut- who care4 e. ma
h. tac race On suce short notice
80. "Ccngres smau smith was popul
az vith the people. there Is nc "a
ssy in that. aud the plan which We.