The Cairo bulletin., 1912-02-23
dunno CAMPAIGN
OPENED BY TALK
AT court HOUSE
Judge Leaves Train at Junction and
Misses Reception Com
mittee
"A COMEDY OF ERRORS"
Candidate Tells Of Troubles in
Changing Cars Large
Audience Present
A COMEDY OF ERRORS"

Aitor an ARRIVAL, WhlcH ne callcu
tin the nature Of Comedy Of En-
rors," Ill which he left the train az
The Caieo bridge and had to walk TO
q street car, and thus missed the re-
eert'on temmittee, Judge Edward F.
Dunne, formerly Mayor Of Chicago,
opened his campaign for the Demo-
cratic Gubsrnato.sad nomination,
last ni9ht, Hc talked on the initia-
tI,e and re!erendums the extrava-
ganees ol The administration of Gov
eIntr Baneen and other issues.
Judge Dunno. told OF his arrival
with an appreciation Of the comedy
OF the occurrence.
Train Was Late.
He came in on Illinois Central
train No. 3, which was about, feN
hours late. Judge Dunno did not
know he was to change cars at the
Junction and the train started up
the bridge approach.
Seeing, the hg hridge he..rraifzed
Il nusf be over either the Mississippi
or ohio and asked the porter the To-
cation.
We'll, boss, the black -cplied.
that's the Cairo bridge"
Judge nunne quickly picked up
his suit case and coat, jumped off the
train and walked over to the Mound
City road where he caught an inter-
urban car for Cairo.
He was somewhat surprised, when
he arrived at the Halliday, to find
none of the local Democrats were
there to greet him but in q few min
utes Chairman Gilbert. George 81.
Walker, Sheriff A. $. Fraser. f. A.
Burke, NJ. j. liowley and b. McManus
Jr., came in and explained they had
gone to the Junction to meet him.
Several other local Democratic
leaders called on the Judge and were
taken TO his room whore he talked
informally onsthe state situation.
Rides Through Streets.
Late, in. thaafternoen Sheriff A. S.
Fraser took Judge Dunno around the
city In his automobile and the. former
Chicago executive expressed himself
as well pleased.
Judge Dunno left at s O'Clock this
morning for Ashley, where he will
speak after which he will visit other
Southern Illinois points.
At the court house the auditors
6fed the benches of the large room
When Chairman Miles Frederick Gil.
bert of the county and congressional
committees, who presided, intro
dueed Judge Dunno, he was given al
ovation a9t-
Seated inside the court railing
with the speaker OF the evening ant
lChairman Gilbert were: States At
torney Alexander Wilson, former
Senator Reed Green, Attorney NJ. I
Io'shea, Supt Fanny p. Hacker, Geo
EBs3Walker. Attorney Angus Leek, d
McManus, Jr., Sheriff A. S. Fraser
MI. Howley and H. "A, Burke. can.
didate for coroner
| Judge Dunno said in part;
| Governor Deneen," said Judge
lDunne, has opened his campaign
twith the announcement that he pur.
Iposes to expose the jackpot system
of government. 1t is easier to ad-
mire than to condemn his audacity
| He has been forced into reluctant
leleventh-hour admission OF the in.
ltolerable conditions that have exist.
led during the eight years of his ad
ministration as governor and which
were tolerated by his two republican
predecessors.
| Governor Deneen knew that thu
| jackpot was an essential feature ot
legislative organization at Spring.
field. We have his own sworn tes
timony to that effect He said under
oath to the senate committee which
| Investigated the election of Senator
Lorimer that he had known fol
years that iaekpots were raised b,
corrupt leaders Of the general as
Isembly and contributed by numerous
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