The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-08-09

this city yesterday and last night,
giving evidence of more than ordi-
nary yigor and numerical strength.
! The Senatorial District Central com
mittee met in the morning at The
| Halliday, with good attendance Of
leaders from various parts of the dis.
trict: and the county central commit.
tee, with a host of local men and
women of the party met at the court
house Last night to suggest q county
ticket TO be voted for at the primary
election Sept. Is.
The Senatorial Committee.
Chairman Hurst, of Jonesboro pre-.
sided at the meeting of the sena
torial committee and r. McManus,
Jr, was secretary. There were pres
ent besides these G. 0. Hutson of
Benton. Benz Price of Marion (hold
ing prory for Sam II. GoodalD, Henry
Carter of Mound City with proxy for
T. NJ, Ford@, Hon. w. r. Lyerley of
Jonesboro, candidate for congress;
Hon. r. r. Buckingham of Jonesboro,
candidate for the legislature. Hon
K, NJ Hill Of Marion. candidate for
the legislature; Hon. NJ F. Gilbert
Geo. Il. Walker, and Louis Hasen
jaeger of Cairo.
The subject of directing the nomi
nation of one or two candidates for
the legislature in this district was
discussed by several gentlemen pres
ent and it developed that the senti
ment was strongly in favor Of carry
ing out the suggestion of the state
committee, for two candidates The
| following resolution was unanimous
| ~ adopted:
Resolved, That we, the members
Of the Democratic Senatorial commit
tee of the 50th District Of Illinois. do
hereby agree on two candidates to ne
nominated on the Democratic ticket
for members of the general assembly.
in this district, at the primary cleo
ton to be held Sept Is 1910: AMI
that the county clerks of Alexander.
Farnklin, Pulaski, Williamson and
Union counties, as well as the secre.
tary of state be notified of our &C.
ton according to the primary law"
The visiting members of the com
mittee remained over to attend the
meeting of the county central com
mittee at the court house last night,
Full County Ticket.
AT the court house last night there
was large and enthusiastic gather
ing of the faithful. including some
ladies' headed by Mrs Hacker, the
candidate for county superintendent
of schools. Hon Miles Frederick
IGilbert, chairman of the committee,
called the meeting to order, making
a strong little talk in which he ex-
pressed the opinion that the time AMI
circumstances were favorable fur
Democratic success. and hoped for
Democratic unity Mr. Gilbert ev-
Iplained that this meeting was held to
Suggest candidates to baayoted for at
the primaries
Secretary Geo. B. Walker moved
that all Democrats present be invited
to act as members of the committee
for the occasion and take part in the
deliberations. Carried.
| Capt. w. Mr. Williams, one of the
veterans Of Cairo Democracy, spoke
for a full county ticket and moved
that this be the declared sense of the
injecting Carried.
| Hon. Reed Green made a rouslng
talk, declaring that Democrats had
every reason to feel proud of the men
they had elected to office In this
county in years past Every one OF
them had given the people good SER
vice, acquttiEg themselves creditably
and holding the confidence and es-
TEEN Of the people. The party had a
right to 60 before the people on the
records thus made and expect sup.
port for its nominees. He referred
In strong terms of praise to the
Democratic sherffs, circuit clerk,
coroner and states attorney. The office
OF county Judge, he said, had in late
yeas grown to be much more i'm.
portant than it had been and would
require a man possessed OF a good
knowledge OF law. He felt there
s. We're several Democrats among the
lawyers of the city who would fiji
the Office ably. He would suggest
, City Attorney Hunter Bird for this
office, The motion was carried unan
lmously.
u For sheriff, James Meehan suggest
q led Edwin Halliday, saying Mr.. HALL
+ day was Cairo boy. popular and
! capable for the office Carried unanl
:, mously.
y For county clerk Geo. b. Walker
e suggested Norton Renfro and the mo
!, , ton was carried unanimously.
!, For assessor and treasurer DavC
I Mulcahy who is already announced
: was unanimously endorsed
u For county superintendent q
!. schools Force Balm named Mrs. Fan
ME b. Hacer, who was unanimously
l. endorsed
al For county commissioner Ere,