The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-03-16
REPRESENTATIVE AUDIENCE
GREETED HIM AT CAIRO Or
ETA HOUSE LAST NIGHT.
SAYS 'BARkIS IS W|Luh'
When Hon. J. J. Russell Expresses
Hope That He May be Presl.
dent--Speaks OF Worlds
Progress.

Hon Champ Clark, the SPEAKER OF
the house of representatives. iectured
at Cairo opera house List night to a
tlarge audience, composed OF c.l:zens
of Cairo and surrounding country
| from the three states. I.e arrived in
| the city early In the day and, was
entertained by Mayor Parsons at the
Magnolias.
The meteing was presided over by
! Congressman Russell OF Charleston,
Mo-, who was introduced by Con-
gressman Thistlewood OF Cairo; and
there were score of leading citizens
on the stage. On the stage, besides
the guest of the evening, and Con-
gressm3n Russell and Thistlewood
were Samuel D. Hurst, OF JonesDoro.
chairman Of the Democratic senator
, ill committee: VIM d. Lyerle, states
fattorney Of Union county: Hon ]. }.
Corbett Of Wickliffe; Hon. L. D.
Whitnel Of East st. Louis; III r.
Easterday of Mound City; Hon Hugh
A. Mason of Mound City; Hon. AS
Ney Sessions OF Anna; M g. IIile-
man. mayor Of Jonesbosos Edgar A.
Davie Of Anna: Hon. L. B. Owen OF
Arlington, KY; Hon. NJ. +. Gilbert,
Mrs, Fanny p Hacker, Mayor Parsons
Prof, Clendencn and George B. Wal
ker, of Cairo.
1t was the pleasure of Congress
/ man NJ II. Thistlewood to present to
1.-The audience Congressman j. J.X
Russell OF Charleston, Mo, as chair
man Of the evening He was proud
Of his colleagues, the two iistin-
guished gentlemen from Missouri,
and pleased to say that one Of them
tne Hon Champ Clark, was to be the
2ext speaker OF the horse Of rerre-
,cntatiyes. Congressman Russell was
,ne of the best workers in the horso.
He was loyal to Missouri, He had
to be sighted" as the i:,ssout; rs
say, before he put his stamp OF APP
proval upon any measure before the
house. Concluding, Capt. Thistle
wood introduced Congressman Rus
) sell.
Congressman Russell in his intro
ductory remarks said This seems
to be Missouri day In Cairo. Capt.
Thistlewood called me Judge Russell.
don't know why, | have never been
a judge unless it was at horse race.
nave been greatly honorei by being
selected to introduce my esteemed
colleague, the next speaker Of the
horse, Hon. Champ Clark II has
been said that Cairo had two congress
men, Capt. Thistlewood and myself
Ny people give me res, every two
years, in which respect Capt. Thistle
wood has an advantage OF me.
Cairo and Charleston beaeye IN re-
/ ciprocity. We send you some OF our
best people, doctors, lawyers and mer-
chants; we send you our wheat, our
corn, our produce, and all the year
round we buy your goods, both wes
and dry. Your boys marry our girls,
and our boys marry your girls, and
from recent observations judge nat
the end is not yet
When went to the Missouri legis-
lature preceded Mr., Clark. That
was nearly quarter of century ago.
When he became member he and
were the best Of personal friends and
was elected speaker. He preceded
me to congress and now the tables
have turned; now he will ba speaker
of the horsc. am not authorized
| 10 place him In nomination ror presi.
dent Of the United States, but | will
| not be surprised to see him holding
that position
Congressman Clark said after be
| Ing introduced to the audience. re-
ferrng to the remark of Mr. Russell
on the presidential possibility as ap.
Piled to himself. said in his iulmita.
BILE way: AS far as the presidency
lis concerned, "Barkis is willin'" MIR.
| Russell had said that Cairo has two
congressman. himself and Capt. This
tlewood. will add that as long as
am In congress Cairo will have an
other strong friend. for the hospltaolc
manner In which have been re.
ceived mere will not forget.
In his lecture Mr. CLARK recited tho
rapid growth of the great republic