The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-11-02
MANY FOR FRASER
/ FADING CITIZENS ADDRESS
GREAT MEETING OF VOTERS
AT sWoBoCAS HALL.
President of Cairo Board of Trade
One of Speakers--E. D. Carey
Presides-Green and
Leek Speak.

Z one of the largest gatherings OF
Voters ever held in Cairo, as a ward
political meeting, was that of last
night at swoboda's hall on Twenty
eighth street-a gathering Of Fraser
voters The seating capacity aecorU
ing to the seats supplied was about
ECO. but there was standing room for
several hundred more, and il was
really all taken. The meeting was
largely composed Of working men OF
III classes, but there was a large rep
resentation Of business and not a few
professional men and all We're en-.
lhusiastic supporters Of Mr. Fraser
fcr sheriff as was demonstrated by
the applause Of the speakers.
The meeting was presided over by
f. ID. Carey, manager of the National
Lumber & Woodenware plant. On
taking the chair Mr. Carey twho Is a
Republican, sad he understood that
this meeting was non-partisan called
for the purpose of discussing a mat
ter of mach concern to the city and
county, and he believed that party
tines should be obiterated when in.
terests so vital to all were con-
cerned. All should stand shoulder to
shoulder, regardless of party, H.
said several gentlemen We're on the
list to address the meeting, among
them being H, s. Antrim, president 81
the Cairo Board OF Trade.
MIR. Antrim's Address,
Mr.. Antrim explained that he was
there as a citizen interested in COOL
government, was a business man AMI
rot a speech maker and expressed the
cope that his hearers would make a.
lowance for this. Continuing he said;
When called upon by your com
mittee to make a short talk this even.
ing. felt | was not equal to the oc-
casion, for we are all not orators, for
If we could make the talk like oM
good friend Judge Green we woull
certainly have something to b
.prou Of
Il am pleased to have the oppor
unity of saying few words of our
grand old city, and the political sit
uation at the present time. AS | TN
derstand it, 1t is not a Republican
or Democratic meeting, but ont
where party lines are cast aside, an
each is striving for what we thinl
his the best interests of Cairo. We
have the interests of our city a
heart. and cannot let it 60 back, anl
we must pull together that Cairo
prosper which she is deserving Of.
There have been meetings after
meetings the past few years, tryins
to promote Cairo's interests and in
some cases have been successful, and
brought god results, but in others We
have not, still we must not be dis
couraged but keep on trying. and
believe this meeting tonight is one
step towards the best interests an
advancement of Cairo There is M
reason why our city should not grow
for we have every advantage tina
goes to make a great city, these adj
vantages you are familiar with, anc
il is not necessary TO go into details
Whatever we went after We gen
orally succeeded in getting and thai
was demonstrated last week by hay
ing the bankers of our state Will
JUS. BY having that convention WI
have gained a good point in our favol
for we have risen in the estimation o
outside opinion.
They had a good time and wer'
delighted with our city, and the pro
gress we are making in the way q