The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-17
RECEIVES 4 ALMosT AS MANY
VOTES AS m BITTER CON
TEST TWO YEARS AGO.
ADMINISTRATION WINS
All Along the Line--City Council viii
Be Unanimous for Public I'm.
proyements and Other
Things.

1Nt Aph4G ihttitSAiHS ltdt I'd, ~ II
/, Haylarger who had entered the race
! against Mayor Parsons Mt the elev
/ enth hour, seemed TO be very mucl
In earnest, and protested to feel con
fident of election. He circulated
; among the voters with much industry
, and considering that every voter had
10 write his name on the ticket III
order To vote for him al ALL h. re-
lceived very hattering vote
Mr. Hayharger got into n bit OF
trouble in the Sixth ward. 1t seems
that voer complained 10 Mr. Hay
barger that Capt VIM =. Greaney.
who was one of the election judges in
TINT ward had in some way prevented
\ bin Eon1 voting for him (Haybar-
serl The latter demonstrated with
Capt. Greauey using sharp language
denonncing the act as fraud, :
Don't you accuse me of fraud." ex-
claimed Capt Greaney. More words
followed and the Captain slapped
Haybarger. who called for help Ser
geant Cowel interfered else il is
likely Haybarger would have received
severe punishment.
The interest of the day was In the
contest for the treasureship for
which there were six candidates in
the field. AS had been announced in
The Bulletin Of Sunday, there was
understood % he concentration OF
effort in behalf of Thos. f. Mahonay
son of ex Chief Of Police Patrick Ma
honey This became apparent early
In The day but II was generally under
stood that the race was between Mr.
Morris and Mr. Mahoney. although
there were many misgivings up 60 the
last hour as to what strength the
negro candidate would develop. Mr.
Mahoney's large vote shows how
effective the Organization was in his
behalf.
Next in interest were the aldermanic
contests in the Fourth and Sixth
wards. II appears that strong adj
herants OF the administration had ex
eited themselves in both these wards
50 defeat the present rncumhents
Alderman Simon for personal rea-
sons. and Alderman Fuller because, |
in part, he had not been in harmony |
with the administration at various |
times Some fear was entertained |
that because of this contest between |
the white people. the negro candidate |
in the Fourth ward would be elected |
but his seems to have been ground |
less. for the contest was entirely be- |
tween Alderman Simon and John A.
Bourgeois. Money was spent freely |
and it was stated that toward evening |
voters we're paid 81 each.
In the Sixth ward Ex-Alderman /
Kelly was the administration caldi
date ana the contest was between |
him and Alderman Fuller from start |
to finish The negro candidate had
withdrawn from the race in favor OF
the former as announced in Sundays
Charley Powers. it Is sail |
VAS in the field to draw some of the
aegrO votes from Alderman Fuller
and thus help the administration can
iidate But he race was in doubt
nearly all day and many believed
Fuller would win His defeat. by 40
votes was a surprise TO many. When
he result was announced Alderman
Fuller said to Alderman Snyder, who
had been against him. TN be here
With YOU year from now" IAN
light. said Snyder "Ill be here too
Notes Of the Day.
In the Third ward something of a
contest was had between Alderman
ThistlewOod and F. Z Thurman but
he former proved an easy winner.
being much The better campaigner.
In the First ward Edward Maiey
spent a little while in the morning
bat soon retired finding The field fully
occupied by the friends Of Alderman
5cullin.
Alderman Geo Koehler received
very vote that was pollel in the sec
md ward and a number that were
Tot cast for any other candidate
Two years ago Mayor Parsons re-
'eived even 1000 votes ont Of 3.7l9
rotes polled. He lacked only lG5
roies Of receiving the same number
Yesterday. with no contest to speak
II 20 bring out The vote.
There wa the usual difficulty get
ing the returns Everybody knew all
ibout it in general but it required a
or Of skirmlshlag to get the details
The Fourth ward judges and clerks
vent 10 bed early and the fun returns
p: that ward could no, be obtained.
The vote for city clerk and city at
orney is missing but b-th these Off
,ials ran good race.
There - sliftlc question that the
s1uucii will boz practically unanimous
aT public improvements.
4 curious vote was offered for Hay-
Darger in the First ward 7 was
small hank 90 hay and around which
vas tied slip Of paper bearing the