The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-22
Hear.t-Harrison Faction Meets in
Chicago and Starts Big
3 Battle
.',n;'g
ENGLISH BOOM IS STARTED
Vienna Man Slated for Gubernation
al Nomination, will llProbably
Begin Campaign Soon ."

AT a general meeting Of the sup
porters of the Hearst Harrison fac
tion of the Democratic party at the
Briggs house in Chicago, last week,
fight against Boss Roger Sullivan
and his supporters was formally
launched. The meeting was led by
Mayor Carter II. Harrison and re-
suited in the appointment OF men
to carry on the fight in Egypt"
George w English Of Vienna prac-
tically was put in the runnig for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor His name was mentioned
several times in connection with
that office and boom is expected
soon.
Miles Frederick Gilbert of Cairo
was placed on the financial commit
tee, which will have charge of rails
ing funds for the prosecution of the
campaign of the Progressive Demo-
,crats. w. s. Cantrell of Benton was
endorsed for reelection to the State
Committee.
| Charles N. Wheeler Of the Chicago
inter -Ocear' in writing of the meet
ing says:
Following the roundup of down
state supporters OF the Hearst-liar-
rison faction of the Democrats at
the Briggs house and a
general broadside of invectives hurl-
ed at Roger Sullivan's domination
of the Jeffersonites, George W, Eng
lish OF Vienna, was practically pnt
into the running as a Democratic
candidate for the nomination for
Governor.
Senator Albert g. Isley of Jasper,
Newton county, also made formal
announcement of his candidacy for
the Democratic nomination for At
torney General.
THE Hearst Harrison people COM
pleted most Of the slate of candi-
dates for state central committee
nNn in the eleven congressional dis
tri cts out in the state. They also
announced that in this fight they
were not seeking to dominate the
primary election or to form combfna-
tons respecting candidates for places
on the state ticket, but were out
solely to shelve National Commit
teeman Sullivan.
Fl. G. II. Forces After Sullivan
"The big fight which is to be
waged from now on with great en-
ergy by the H. & H. forces, will cen
ter entirely around the control Of
the state central committee to be
elected April 8, and incidentally con-
troll of the Illinois delegation to the
national convention,
Sullivan, however, is the man
they are after and all the sinews of
war will be modified throughout
the state with the one aim In view
of wiping the Sullivanites off the
map.
According to the reports made
yesterday there are but two districts
out in the state wherein the Harri-
son people entertain any doubts of
scalping the national committee
mans men. These are the Peoria
and the Sf. Clair county districts.
"A number of red hot speeches
were made yesterday denouncing the
old organization and the Sullivan
leadership. Down with Sullivan
was the slogan shouted from the
platform on which Mayor Harrison
sat as the presiding officer.
"The mayor did not indulge him
self In the ecstacies of speech, but
gave approval to all that was said
and done.
English Announces Candidacy.
THE English candidacy mean
while was the important develop
ment OF the dav. While the Vienna
man was reticent about his plans
his friends stated positively that he
would enter the race at once, and
that he would endeavor to appear as
an independent Democrtg without
entangling alliances OF any sort.
Also Mr., English and his friends,
fit was asserted, will not make a