The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-04-06
Primary Election Of All Parties for
All Offices viii be Held
Tuesday
MANY COUNTY CONTESTS
Republicans Have Fifty-fiye Names
on Ballot and Democrats Fifty,
With One Vacancy

With the high stage OF the river
here but little has been thought Of
the approaching primary election on
next Tuesday, for the nomination OF
state, district and county candidates
on the Democratic, Republican, Pro-
hibition and Socialist tickets
The Republicans have ffty-fve
candidates printed on their ballot
but must write one in for precinct
committeeman for each polling dis
triCt, The Democrats have so can
didates and will have to write in a
candidate for circuit clerk. The
Prohibitionists have fifteen and the
Socialists seventeen names on their
tickets
County Fights Interesting.
Both sides Will contest for county
Offices Alderman Il. A, Burke and
Dr. James NJ McManus are wagina
Lively fight for coroner and support4
ers Of both claim victory, but ad
nit that the result will be close Ed
ward L, Gilbert and A. E. Parker
are contcsting for county commits
sioner and indications are that the
former will be an easy victor
Alexander Wilson will be re-nomi-
mated for states attorney and p. c
Shaver named for county surveyor
without opposition
While no Democrat filed his peti.
tion for circuit clerk members OF
the Democratic organization at
tributed this to the fact that they
We're led to believe Oscar Taylor Of
Mcclure would be in the, race, and
hence no one else was brought out
They declared yesterday the Demo
Gratis would surely have a candidate
and that he will be a "Winncr."
On the Republican ticket the biz
gest fight had been waged for coun-
ty commissioner, the contenders be-
ing DR.. Edwin ]. Cause of Hodges
Park, the incumbent; Mayor B
J. Hodges of Tamms and William b
Scott a negro, nephew of Will
liam II, Scott Of Springfield, Cause
and Hodges have done hard cleo
tioneering and both are confident of
winning.
Watkins Is Strong.
John T. Watkins has been making
a strong fight to defeat Circuit ClerB
Alfred Brown and claims when the
votes are counted he will be the vic.
tor Dr. e, f. Gordon seems to be
the winner over Frederick +. Irvir
of Thebes. Harry Hood has no oppo-
sition for the nomination for states
attorney.
The contests in the districts arc
interesting. Congressman N. b
Thistlewood again has no opposition
for the Republican denomination
Two Democrats are contending fol
the nomination of their party. They
are Representative Robert p Hill
Of Marion and former Representative
Albert H.. Evans of Tamaroa. Evans
was formerly a Republican and for
five years was state president of the
farmers union. o. J. Page of Marion
who Is candidate for the Republi
can nomination for congressman-a
large, will get a large vote in this
district.
j. Porter Nesbit, present incum-
bent Is without opposition, in the
Republican party, for re-nomina.
ton. Mayor Sidney B. Espy, formc'
representative of Benton, and Albert
L. Cline of Marion are opposing foi
the Democratic nomination.
DR.. Woodard Is Winner,
Senator w. Q. Potter of Marion
VIII be re-nominated by the Repub
licans with opposition. DR.. ID. r
Woodard, chairman of the Franklin
county Democratic Central Commit
tee of Benton will easily be the
Democratic nominee for state sena-
tor. His name is last on the list Of
Concluded on Fourth PAGE.