The Cairo bulletin., 1914-08-28
To Hear Roger C. Sullivan, Candi-
date for Democratic Nomna'
ton U. S. Senate.
BIGGEST ONE CANDIDATE
MEETING EVER ATTEMPTED
The Coliseum is the Largest Assem-
bly, Hall in the State of
Illinois.

Palgn for the Democratic nomina-
ton for United States senator. Ii
was a week of the same arduous la
bor that characterized the great
down state tour of. Mr.. Sullivan.
Two meetings a night have been
held thus far, and will be continued
until every one of Chicago's thirty
FIVE wards have been covered. The
meetings have been large ones. The
opening one in the Thirteenth ward,
a stones throw from the Sullivan
home, was tremendous. The big hall
was packed to its utmost capacity,
and there were fully twice as many
people outside as We're able to get
seats or standing room inside. There
have been the same conditions at a
number of subsequent meetings,
notably in South Chicago, where
hundreds of laboring men who had
to go to work at o'clock in the
morning nevertheless waited until
10 o'clock at night for Mr. Sullivan
to appear.
In addition to the ward meeting
number Of large neighborhood
gatherings have been planned,
Ahicn will be attended by voters OF
;eyeral wards. And the arrange
,nents have been completed for the
,upreme meeting Of all. to be held
il the Coliseum Saturday night,
which is for the Democrats Of the
whole of Chicago.
As the Coliseum is The greatest
all in the state, the place the last
hree Republican aud Progressive
national conventions have been
,eld the idea of having 1t filed Il
lear a candidate for a nomination
or United States senator seems
ather ambitious. but from the de-
nand for tickets and the interes
hus far shown the Indications are
hat it will be packed 0nd running
Wer. The requests for tickets have
come from all parts OF the state, as
we'll as from every voting precinct
n Chicago.
A noteworthy fact in the Sullivan
ampaign is the manner In which
he candidate endures the hare
train to which he Is subjected Ht
as given, since he began his cam
.aign, extraordinary proof of his
plendid physical condition and o.
lis capacity for hard, enduring
work. Notwithstanding all the
ieors of his three-months' tril
trough the counties outside OF
ook for which time he was actively
ngaged in campaigning from four
cen to eighteen hours day, he en-
cred his Cook county campaign
With the freshness and vigor of on
i'm nothing OF the faded anC
yearied expression and attitude thai
night naturally have been expected
# one who had gone through so
reat an undertaking as his canvass
# every county In the state. He
;ept every one of the engagements
made for him in a trip that wa
learly 1900 miles lons--.it was
much longer II the travel by raj,
hould be included--and he has
lept every engagement that has
cen made for him here, although
do so it is frequently necessary
or him to be out very late. But
whether he gets home at midnight
" later, he is always ct his office
he next morning very early, and
ie is in better health and condition
ow than he was when lie started
n campaigning.
In his speeches to the people OF
lhicago he is following the same
ines OF argument thal he did down
tate He makes no special plea
or votes as a Chicagoan, but on
he contrary claims that he is
candidate as citizen of Illinois,
and not as a Chicagoan.
81 come to you as citizen of
illinois seeking the Democratic
nomination for United States sene-
tor" he told the audience he ad
dressed last night. Il have spent
more than three months travelling
through the l02 counties of the
state announcing my candidacy and
frankly seeking the support of the
Democrats of the entire state. /
lave -canyassed the state from the
most remote TO the nearer counties.
| have visited its cities, its towns,
its villages. and its farms. / have
talked with and to the people of
every part of the state.
Il come to the people OF Chicago In
the same guise that / went to the