The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-02-18
BUSINESS MEN
IN SESSION At
THE HALLIDAY
Called to Express Views Relative to
the Adoption Of Commission
Plan in Cairo.
DOUBT As TO LIiiAL STATUS
Advise Withdrawal Of Petition
Nefi Suggests Waiting Attor-
ney Generals Opinion.
DOUBT As TO LIiiAL sTATU

twenty-five or more Of Cairo bus
ineas men placed themselves on
ireeord as fagoring the Commission
Form of Municipal Government at a
meeting held last night at The
Halliday hotel,
The meeting was held at the sug~
gestion of The Eulletin for the pur-
pose Of obtaining am expression Of
views by the representative business
men OF Cairo Thsre was present at
| the meeting only one man who is
known TO oppose the movement, the
others all being for it.
j s. Aisthorpe was selected to act
as chairman Of the meeting and H..
A. Daily OF The Bulletin as seerc-
ltary.
committee OF three was ap-
pointed to confer with the leaders
OF the movement as to the advis-
ability Of Withdrawing the petition
which has been filed in tho county
court 50 that the matter could be
lagain presented two years from
now.
A majority OF those present at the
meeting were OF the opinion that
while the adoption Of the Commits
sion Form would not affect the
legality OF the bond issue, there
might ha d possibility Of its inter-
fe1lng With the sale of the bonds.
\ FFite business men favored tfc
adoption Of the Commission Form at
the earliest possible moment, but
fear was expressed that so many OBJ
stacles would be thrown in the way
of tho movement by the opposition
that Il would be impossible to in
augufate the change this year, even
though it carried
Attorney D. s. Lansden presented
the matter from both view points in
a brief address. He said he doubt
ed that the election could be held
legally OH Tuesday, April Is, if the
question was authorized at the spec
ial election, Tuesday, March 4 He
further said that ii would be neces-
sary 10 issue blank ballot, mas
much as no primaries could be held.
ballot of this sort, he said, would
not, in his opinion, comply with the
election law, He also said that he
believed the other side would take
advantage Of every opportunity Of
fered ON which TO base a legal fight
in opposition.
h. j. Pink, J. II. Galligan, C. G.
Miller, DR.. J. w Dunn and ]. S.
Aisthorpe expressed themselves as
absolutely in favor OF the Commits
sion Form, and also as favoring a
pcstponement OF the election, II
necessary, in order TO avoid delay of
four years.
= w H. Wood said that while he
had not given the matter serious at
tention he did not know of any
| reason why the matter could not be
carried through in regard to the
election of mayor and four commits
soners If the question carried at
the special election Tuesday, March
4th.
G, Y. Neff said that he, as a mem
Der Of committee, appointed at a
lprior nesting, had written to the
attorney general OF the state con
cerning the legal phases Of the case
as II stands, and that he was in
favor Of waiting until an answer
could be obtained before taking fur
thcr action Of any sort.
R,v A. P Garrett was for fight
ing the proposition TO a finish, say
ing that he did not believe there
would be any litigation over the
matter as the new form of govern.
ment would be adopted at the spec
ial election by large majority.
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