The Cairo bulletin., 1910-09-10
WARNS THE ILLINOIS VOTERS
AGAINST NOMINATING UNDE-
SlRABLES AT PRIMARY.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MEN
Passed Upon With Few Recommends.
tIons or menations--Dan.
ger Of Re-EIecting Alleged
IND HoodIer Browne.

The Legislative Voters Leagre Is
sued its report on downstate candi
dstes for the legislature Thursday
1t lays particular stress on the dan
ger OF the return OF undesirable can
didates to the house and senate be-
cause of "split votes and says that
Lee O'Neil Browne is running
strong" despite the charges under
which he is on trial, because OF this
contingency.
In connection with the previously
issued Cook county list, the report
SHOWS that never before has there
been such widespread popular inter
est in a legislative campaign, and
never before have there been so
many Legislative candidates.
Nearly all the candidates are quot
cd in tne report as saying they hope
to do away with the possibility of a
repitition of the graft scandals of the
last regular session. at the same
time the report says that never in
tho recent history of the state has 1t
been so difficult to predict results
because of the popular upneaval and
large number OF candidates.
Situation Favors ShurtIeff
In the eighth district, the division
of Lake County, votes divided be-
tween David II. Jackson of Lake For
est and c. T. Heydecker of Wauke-
gal, 1t Is pointed out, may give GER
tain assistance to the campaign of
Edward d, Snurtlefr In the forty.
first district, Oliver NJ. Olson and
Rienarl Prendergast, both of Wheat
nm. are billing eaea ether off in an
effort to succeed Guy Bush, also of
DuPage Comfy Lee O'Neil Browne,
despite his personal neglect of his
campaign, incidental to enforced at
tendance in court, is reported to be
helped by the fact that there are to
be two nominations and that five can
didates are IN the field
Former Members in List.
Numerous former members of the
senate and house are out after a
more or less lengthy interval of pri-
yate life. Among these former legis-
lators are Thomas T.. Merritt of Sa.
lem in Senator Holtslaw's district
who served in the house fourteen
years and in the senate eight years;
Holly r. Buckingham of Alto Pass,
born in 1850, VINO served in the thirty
second general assembly; Augustus
G. Hammond of Wyoming, who was in
the house in 1874, and Sylvester Allen
of Bluffs, who was in the house in
1889 and in the senate in 1891.
Former Congressman Fred J. Kern
of Belleville is an aspirant in the
forty-ninth district for the senate
The League issues the following
regarding candidates before the 2eo-
pie in this end of the state:
Forty.Fourth District.
[Counties of Jackson, Monroe, Perry,
Randolph and Washington
WILLIAM STEVENSON (house,
Rep), Ttlden, banker; ending sec
ond term in house; honest and
faithful in attendance; record good;
denomination already indorsei.
DEMPSEY WINTHROP house, Rep)
Pinckneyville, sheriff; a young man
who was a farmer before becoming
an office holder; official record and
personal reputation satisfactory,
but regarded lacking Independence;
no recommendation.
S. w. INQUIRE (house, Rep, Spar
Ia, merchant; born 1854; married;
thirty-fve years in district; repre-
sentative two terms; defeated in
1906 by Stevenson; regarded as
having satisfactory personal reputa-
ton and only fair ability; no recon-
mendation.
Rep), Radon, postmaster and gro
Ger; born 1871; twenty-six years in
district; former mail clerk in st
Louis; township clerk four years;
postmaster eight years; regarded
as having only medium ability; no
recommendation.
JAMES M. ETHERTON (house,
Dem. Carbonate, merchant; end
ing first term in the house with a
record generally fair; deserves re-
nomination
r. M. GILLESPIE. house, Dem)
Lively Grove, farmer; born 1851
married; always lived in district;
supervisor twelve years; has de
clarel himself for initiative, refer
endum and recall personal reputa-
tion good; deserves consideration.
JOHN l.. cox (house. Dem.), Muir
physboro, contractor; born 1866 In
England marriedb six years In