The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-04
COUNTY CoMMIssIoNERsHIP.

1t seems certain that there will be
a lively contest in this city and coun,
ty during the next several weeks,
over the county commissionership. 1t
will be largely factional fight in the
Republican ranks, with the Repub1i-
can orgination on the one side for
DIR. Cause. and the "insurgent' ele,
ment led by Sheriff Davis, on the
other. In behalf Of A. II. Sans and
it may be that these FACTIONS win find
themselves. at the end of the fight,
in the state of the two dogs that
fought over bone while a third
sneaked up and carried off the prize
Spice Yates. the Democrat, may win.
The fight was precipitated by Sans
in filing his nomination papers as an
Independent candidate, Immediately
after his defeat in the county conyen-
ton Saturday. His claim to consid-
Grafton is based ostcnsibly and main
ly upon the fact that he received the
primary nomination some months
ago. hut If there is no other basis
for his claim Mr. Sans has not much
to stand upon His endorsement at
the primary was the result of condi.
tons that had no bearing uuon his
personal qualifications or popularity,
and did not to any extent in1i-
cate the peoples preference as be,
tween the men, He carried Cairo BY a
small majority, against Peter Saup,
end it would be rank folly to presume
that the Republicans of Cairo pre-
ferred Sans to tfup on personal
grounds, in view OF the high standing
among them Of Mr. Saup and his ac-
mow1edged fitness for the office he
sought. The reason, and the only
reason, that influenced the Republi-
cans Of Cairo to vote as they did was
that Cairo had alr~ady two members
of the county board, ana they wished
to recognize the right OF the country
precincts to be represented in that
body, There can be little doubt that
Mr. Sans would not Ehave come any
where near getting 'fhe primary nomi-
nation had the race been between
him and some clean, substantial citi-
zen of the county outside of Cairo.
But be this as it may, the all-im-
portant fact now Is that the primary
law has been declared null and void
by the highest authority in the state,
hnt 4 n1op tin,, \
it and annnls the primary nomination
OF Mr.. Sans. In law, therefore Mr..
Sans as no standing whatever before
the people, as a candidate for COM
missioner: and II he had any stand.
ing as a matter Of equity, he has for
feited 1t and obliterated every vestige
OF it, by coming into the convention
Saturday and through his delegates
contending for nomination there.
In doing this he acknowledged that
he was not candidate by virtue of
the primary election, and bowed sub.
missively to the decision of the su.
preme court of the state. His action
afterwards in filing his papers as an
independent candidate-papers which
had been prepared in advance of the
convention and In anticipation of his
defeat In the convention-was d
further acknowledgement by him and
his friends that he could claim NJ
standing whatever as the Republican
party nominee on account of his en-
dorsement at the primary election.
As to Or. Cause, the regular nomi
nee Of the party. little need be sal,
at present. He is man of GOO
standing In the county and his recor,
4 AS commissioner has been clean an,