The Cairo bulletin., 1914-10-26

van tour or the
state | am in po-
sition to make this statement adj
visedly.
In this tour of the state Roger Sulli-
van did not attempt to appeal to the
passions or prejudices of the people.
! He made no effort to gain the advan-
| tage of that subtle influence which inn
| pels persons to follow the crowd" He
met the people in crowds only when
they voluntarily assembled. He sought
to meet the Democratic voters Of llli-
nois one at time, man to man, meet
ing on the level as equal citizens of a
free nation. In all the IA weeks that
| Roger Sullivan travelled through llli-
nois as a candidate for United States
senator can say with absolute truth
| fulness that never was a public meet
ing asked for by the Sullivan manage
ment. The meetings that were held
were entirely voluntary, gotten up
without suggestion from the headquar-
tiers. 1t was Roger Sullivan's purpose
| to get acquainted with the people OF
Illinois and give them an opportunity
to get acquainted with him.
When the idea was first preached
that Roger G. Sullivan should make
tour taking in every county of iii.
nois, his campaign managers an
nounced it with fear and trembling
lest he should blow up" after week
or two of the entirely new expert
ences, and return to his Michigan
avenue office to conduct the campaign
by means of a push button and a tele-
phone. A schedule for two weeks in
Egypt" was given out and the Chi.
cago friends of the senatorial candi-
date advised the trip managers to
nurse him--he's not used to this
thing"
Like Duck TO Water.
"N rse him" That got to be the
joke OF the campaign Roger Sulli-
van axes to campaigning in the coun-
try districts like a duck to water, and
the people take to him like an old
hen to her brood of chicks. They
took him by the hand called him
! Roger" and declared everlasting
| friendship. Out every morning at six
! o'clock for an early breakfast so as
to start in promptly at seven, he
visited ten or a dozen towns day.
shaking hands with the people, ex,
changing pleasant greetings with
! them and asking them for their sup
port, never getting tired or out of
humor Then at night al the hotel
when delegations called on him, he
never showed WEAKNESS nor irritation.
Many Ask More Time.
Roger Sullivan's happy faculty of
| impressiug himself upon the people
is delight TO all his friends, except
me. If he were poor campaigner,
| my work would have been easy. AS
! it Is, ! have no friends. The parties
that went with sullivan abused me
for making the trips so hard and the
Democrats III the counties abused me
for not giving him more time in their
counties
Even the one thing which is most
encouraging to the Democracy of Hi
nois-the wiping cut of factioual diff
ferences-ad troubles IN many
counties where the factions were for
merry sullivan and auJi-Sullivan, both
sides were for Sullivan, ana there was
rivalry as to who should receive
and entertain the candidate
Demand Return Visits
Party leaders came in and said Our
/ people are clamoring TO see Sullean.
He must spend three days in our
( county, If had given every county
the time it was demanding the Noyem-
| Der election would have been over be-
I fore he finished his tour Besides, in
yitations galore came in for chautau-
/ quas, soldiers reunions, church pic
/ mics and celebrations OF all kinds We
declined thirteen Invitations for July
/ 4. and went three days fearing there
was a hoodoo on US. when the fcur-
taeuth came along and saved the dsy.
This campaign trip of Roger Sull-
van Is the most complete and compre-
heusiva appeal directly to the people
ever made by candidate for public
Office He started in on May IL and
visited all the counties in the south
half Of the state except four-John-
son, Pope Massac and Hardin. When
he finished the tour on August II he
visited all the central aud northern
counties and spent IA weeks in his
automobile