The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-09
COUNTY POLITICS
ARE WARMING UP
MORE THAN USUAL ACTIVITY
AMONG ASPlRANTS IN RE
PUBLICAN PARTY.
DEMOCRATS LYING LOW
Party Asprants Equal Chance
With Voters-Some Sug-
gestions.

geShtOnS'
! There is expected to be a lively
scramble for the offices next fall in
this county 1t bcin- presidential
year Republicans expect OF have "A
sure thing" in the case OF every
office in the county and there is al.
READY much talk as to who the nomi,
nees ought to be. The Weekly Star
gives an interesting story on the sub
ject, as follows:
Quite hit of local political talk
was heard around the court house at
this term Of court, and some of the
candidates who believe that early
bird catches the worm" have already
consented TO run il their friends in.
sist tf.,t they enter the race. Some
have gone further and in a quiet way
have announced that they are run
ring
There are five county offices to be
/ filed at the November election three
OF which are now held by Democrats
and two by republicans They are cir,
cult clerk states attorney, coroner,
county commissioner and surveyor.
The first three are held by Democrats,
and it is reported that the present in,
Cumbents will not try to succeed
themselves. They are Lee B. Davis,
| circuit clerk; Alexander Wilson.
states attorney, and Or. James Nc
Manus. coroner. The two offices
held by Republicans are county com.
missioner and surveyor, the present
incumbents being Mayor George Par
sons of Cairo. and II. G. Weiman OF
Thebes respectively.
Nominations for county Offices will
be made at the primary election Sat
urday, August s, al which time every
voter will have an opportunity to cast
his vote for the man OF his choice, and
this is probably the reason so many
have been mentioned as probable can
didates. And for this reason. too, the
Republicans feel more confident of
electing their entire ticket than they
AtFE Ibl o'Itilt LiAilt past L mere Ntu
| he no discord or sulking after can.
didate has been nominated by the
people.
For Circuit Clerk.
Among the Republicans mentioned
for the office of circuit clerk are
County Jailer Edw. Abernathie, ex-
Sheriff James Roche, Captain John
F. Rector, ALI Brown. Heisy Wood
ward. Frank Spencer, Benz Jones and
John T. Brown. John T. Watkins aud
Deputy County Clerk John Sammons
are avowed candidates. Capt w p
but thinks seriously OF becoming a !
The only Democrat mentioned as a |
probable candidate Is Deputy Circuit |
Clery Foster.
For States Attorney
Attorney Miles Stafford Gilbert and
City Attorney Frank NJ Moore are
the only Republicans mentioned as
probable candidates for states at, |
torney and Attorney NJ. j. O'Shea |
and Attorney Hunter Bird are men
toned as possibilities one the Demo-
cratic ticket.
For Coroner.
There appears to be an unusually !
large number of good Republicans
willing to accept the office of coroner, |
among them being mentioned Or.
Henry Davis, DR. E. L. Gordon. DR. F.
NJ. Harrell, Dr. McRayen of Mcclure,
DR.. Dickerson, colored, and Louis
Finnie colOred
No Democrat has been mentioned
as candidate for the office excepting
DR. James McManus. and he probably
will not stand for reelection.
For County Commissioner.
Mayor George Parsons will prob
ably decline to again serve as coun-
~ commissioner, and the only Re.
publican mentioned as his successor
is c. G. Miller of Thebes. The north
ern part OF the county has felt that
il was entitled to representation on
IN, county board. and Mr. Mller's
friends may press his claims so
strongly that he will he the nominee.
For Surveyor.
The present county surveyor, III. G.. II
Weiman Of Thebes. is the only man i
mentioned in connection with this
office, and there seems no good rea-
son why he should not be reelected
If he is willing TO make the race.