The Cairo bulletin., 1914-08-10
Saws Candidate Nomination for Sen
ator Takes to Campaigning Like
q Duck to Water.
WILL HAVE COVERED IN
AUTO TOUR 5000 MILES
And Will Have Greeted Personally
More Than $4,000 Citizens
- of Illinois.

charge of the arran gements tor hoS-
er c. sullivan's automobile tour OIL
Illinois. declares that he is the G'oSt
abused and hardest worked NAH IN
the state.
"When the idea was first broaehed
that Roger c. sUllisan should make
tour taking in every county
rf Illinois. his campaign manshe's
announced it with fear and trcH1-
ling lest he should blow Np' after a
week or two of the entirely ne" e<-
npriepceg. and return to his Michigan
| avenue office to coCd1ct tie earn
,ai,n hv means Of a push button and
y telenhcne. A schedule for TWO
weeks in 'Egyrt' was given out an"
the rhfcaeo friends Of tie senatorial
candidate advised the trip managers
to nurse h'm-he's not used 20 this
thing
"rNursc him. That has gotten TO
he the Joke Of the campaign Roger
Sullivan takes to campaigning IN me
connttv districts like npck to
water. and the people take to MN
| like an ola hen to her brood q
chicks. They take him by the hand
| call him Roger and declare ever
lasting friendship. He enjoys 1t M
mcnsclv. out every morning at SIX
o'clock for an early breakfast 50 as
To start IN the auto promptly At
seven. he visits ten or dozen towns
aav shaking hands with the peo-
rlc. exchanging pleasant 9reetaSs
Win them and asking them for thei'
s,rnort never getting tired or OH
O; humor. Then at night al ta'
hotel when delegations call on nun
hc nevcr shows WEAKNESS nor irr!ta
t:on. but insists On having a ION:
ieit with his friends. He has take1
9 the district leaders IN RELAYS, send'h
+ho,, home exhausted every wee
, and himself coming up fresh an
y. bright to meet every engagement
Roger sulligan's happy tacul'
Of impressing himself upon the pee
r,e is a delight to all his friends q
cent me. If he was poor can
- paigner, lay work would be easy,
:. it il. 7 have no friends. The partl
that so with sullivan abuse me II
making lie trips 30 hare, and :
democrats In the counties abuse
~ " eor not giving him more time in Tia
=, counties
y Even the one thing which
" most encouraging to the Democr'
Of lllinois-the wtpi1g out OF Z
:" t,onal dinerenccs--adds to
troubles and causes me TO wonder
= The climate Of Battle CREEK y
~ ,rroo with me. In .nsny count
where the factions wero tofme
- Sullivan and anti-Sullivan, now D.
:" s,do.f are for sullivan, end there
~ ,,,ahy as to who shall receive
" entertain tie candidate. THIS flYa
: naturally brought to hcadduarI
and many times walking on egg
u an easy task compared to the SUI
use 20 arc called upon 10 execute.
will Party leaders CORE in and
Sat .,,,r nconlc are clamoring to see
80, ua must spend three d
:, o,r co,mt@, II gave e.
and aa,nt,. tbc timo 1t is demanding,
her >,....a,ta. ,1oction would he over
rom =. e,i.bsI els t3ur. Dos
the ,..,.,tio,s Galore are coming in
.,,,to,ou,+ saldiefq reun'
.r,,-cr ni.ntcs and celebration
1olis. :, ,fnas u-e declined thrtoer
ancs- ,.t,,ttone For IrIv ith. and
and .,,r.o davs thinking there was a
Peter -. whom the fourteenth
'gtoN .,oor and saved tho day Poop
,ho counties already visited are
i. demanding return visits and
ounds vim not be denied. The only