The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-03-06
DEMAND
RIGHT TO NAME
Own CANDIDATES
Effort 70 Rehabilitate Parsons md
Greaney Declared to Be
Treachssy. LII
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10 SMASH PRIVATE sIA1rs
No Thirteenth Hour lspsntassss
Candidates Must Have Eapoas
ed comsission Form
SMASH PRIVATE sIA1n

Four canuiualeS I0r m&yoF &44
sixteen for commissioners, were s1y-
gested yesterday afternpon - \
meeting between Resd 0}~sn. T, IN
Galligan. II. 8. AntEtm JohA y.
Greaney and c. G. Miller. HfVm
this number II is suggested that the
people select ten--two for mayor
and eight for commissioners at the
primary election.
The meeting was held at the re-
quest of Frank Spencer and A. COM
ings for the purpose of bringing ont
a slate 80 that the voters would have
some guide in their selection OF pri-
mary candidates. The three eom-
mercial organizations. the Antomo-
bile club and the First Bank and
Trust company were represented at
the meeting, but the matter was NOT
taken up as the official business OF
either and in suggesting candidates
the men present merely expressed
their persona Vows &s
The prospects were suggested I'm
the. following order For Mayor
Chas. Feuchter, M. j. Howley. Geo.
Parsons and H. H. Halliday. For
Icommissionsrs--Dan Kelly, Samuel
White. o. r. Hurd. w. p. Greaney,
w II. Wood. w. J. Johnston. w r.
June. p. y Langan, ] r. Peterson,
A. L. Sanderson, g &, Terrell. H q.
steinel Chas. Cunningham. Ellis
Cox and j. S. Aisthorpe
None of the men named have in
dicated they would accept the nomi-
nation, but the eoneensus OF opinion.
at the meeting seemed to be that ar
least ten candidates could be OBJ
tanned from this number.
When news OF the meeting at the
Commercial ub rooms yesterday
became known upon the streets and
generally nolsed about the city.
great resentment fol owed and the
lighting spirit evidenced during the
| battle for supremacy in Wrestling
he reins of government from the op-
position, was raised again to fear-
nj height.
Men declared that they would not
tountenance any initial or final pro-
seedings in which the voters at large
.ould not have voice.
The naming OF candidates must ba
! matter to be discussed in the open
and decided by the voters.
Fearful were the denunciations
heaped upon w, P. Greaney and
Mayor Parsons. Under no clrcum-
| stances would the voters permit
either man to hold Office under the
Commission Form of Municipal Gov
ernment. Both had betrayed and
Knocked the peop G and thirteenth
hour repentances would not be en-
| tertained.
| The people OF Cairo had fought
for the principles embodied in the
Commission Form OF Municipal Gov
ernment---the people had won \
glorious victory and those principles
wherein the voters were guaranteed
voice at all times should not be
denied them in any instance.
They had no quarrel. wanted har-
mony at almost any. price. except, az
the sacrifice OF principle. but they
declared in no uncertain tones that
they would have none OF ticket
composed of men who opposed the
cause.
| Many of the names suggested at
this meeting have frequently been
fused in connection with mayor and
commissioners and would no doubt
be very favoraby received II they
lwere placed in nomination at o
mass meeting in which the people
had say. but never would they
tolerate any more private confer
ences where candidates were named
as in the past
Il Every one expressed indignation
, at the thought OF placing In oiftct
iany man who was not positively
known to. have been In full SYM
pathy with the Commission Form.
and branded as traitors the mea
who sanctioned such thing.
Il Many private states were suggeue-
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