The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-20
MASS MEETING
At COURT HOUSE
THURSDAY NIGHT
Call for Assembling of Advocates Of
Comm ssion Form to Con-
slider Proposition.
SECOND PETITION is OUT
Asking Judge Wall to Rescind Order
Calling for Erection Taes-
day, March 4.
SECOND PETITION is OUT

In accordance with the action
taken at the meeting Tuesday even
ing in reference to the special ee-
| tion in connection with the applica-
| tion of the Commission Form OF
| Government to Cairo. petitions were
circulated throughout the city yes
terday as follows,
These petitions we're freely signed,
but in some instances signers OF tina
first petition asking for the election.
refused to withdraw their names.
saying that they stood pat ON the
FIRST action they had taken in the
matter
Cairo. H.. February 20. 1913.
To the Honorable W. A. Wall. act
ing judge OF the county court
Of the county OF Alexander,
state OF Illinois.
Whereas the attorneys Of this
| city seem to be unanimous in thei.
belief that there is a reasonab
doubt that legal election OF Of.
| fficers can be held on the third
Tuesday In April next II the Com
mission Form of Municipal Govern
ment Is adopted on March a. 1913,
the date now set for said election.
because there is moi time to proper
fly bold the Primary Election rss
quired by said lau. and for other
reasons. and
Therefore, we. the undersigned.
signers Of said original petition
! twhile still being firm believers lii
a Commission Form OF Municipal
lGovernment for Cairo. illinois.l de.
sire TO withdraw our names from
said original petition and thereby
withdraw said petition for tha
adoption OF the Commission Form
of Munieipali Government in Cairo,
ILL.,. now on file in your office, be-
lieving that II Is for the best inter
t9NS W NHN Why VI Suiib, H., iOE
the reasons above given that saiG
election be hot held on March 4.
1913
Not one of the advocates OF tho
Commission Form of Government.
and they outnumber five to one
those who oppose the measure, has
expressed any doubt as to the out
, come OF the G ection ordered for
March and this has not been the
reason assigned for the desire 10
/ have Judge Wall vaeate HIS order
for the election
1t has been repeatedly stated In
three open meetings by the advocates
and the attorneys. called upon to
express opinions, that the only rea-
son was that there were technical
| points involved ON account OF not
being able TO hold the primaries.
since Judge Wall refused to grant
the prayer OF the petitioners asking
that the day for holding the cleo
tion be set for February is, which
would have given time 20 ho,d the
primaries provided for in the Ac-.
The advocates in counselling con
servatism by a withdrawal OF the
petition, said that the administra-
tion, which consists of all the oppo-
sitlon there is to the measure. would
no doubt plunge the city into lti.
cation with endless lawsuits to de-
feat the Will of the people no matter
how Overwhelming the majority.
purely 10 subsegve thir own Sc fish
ends
This plunging the city into liti-
CATION would endanger the sale OF
the bond issue upon advantageous
terms, perhaps with no sale at alt.
The advocates admitted that the
opposition was unserupulous, adroit
and designing. hence it was due TO
every patriotic citizen to submit to
this domination for at least two
more years, when the Commission
Form could again be brought up with
no legal entanglements to prevent q
final consummation and the gang.
listers brushed of the face OF Cairo
for al time to come.
During the day s6o post cards as-
dressed to friends OF the Commission
Form of Municipal Government
were mailed.
1 These cards ask the recipients. to
attend mass meeting at the court
Ehouse this evening at s O'Clock az.
/ which will be considered the propo-
i sition.