The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-09
For the U. S. Senatorial Office
Ever Made by ANY Candidate
Covered Every County
ALL INDICATIONS POINT
TO COMPLETE TRIUMPH
In The Primaries Today--0pposl'
ton to His Candidacy Has Al
most Entirely Disappeared

chicago, sept. S.--Roger L. Sul-
livan closed his campaign for the
Democratic nomination for United
states Senator here last night by
speaking at three meetings. by all
who have watched political affairs
+, Is declared to have been the most
remarkable campaign ever made by
any candidate for any office in llli-
noig. At the ualtsct Mr. Sullivan
declared 1t was his intention to con-
form to the spirit as well as to the
lr'tor bf the direct primary law,
and that he would appeal directly
to the voters for their support.
To carry out that intention he
began his active campaign on the
nth day OF May, when he started
NpOn tour of all the Congressional
districts of the state. He did go
10 and through them all, meeting
the most extraordinary encourage
ment wherever he stopped, and the
stops are many. He devoted l3
weeks ID the counties outside of
Cook, closing his tour on the l4th
Of August after having travelled
'0,4G6 miles by automobile. He
visited every city in the state, and
hundreds of towns and VILLAGES as
Well lie met and talked with tens
Ct thousands OF people and made
from three to a dozen speeches q
day.
When he had covered the whole
CT the state outside Of Chicago he
began a systematic canvass of this
city, and has given the last four
weeks CT his time to that purpose
He has spoken at leas. cnce in every
ward of the city, and in a number
he has made two and three speeches
lie has had remarkable crowds
wherever he has gone Two demon
STATIONS were especially notable,
the first at the Coliseum--the great
est hall in the state week ago
last Saturday night, which was
preceded by an automobile parade
with 1000 decorated cars in line
and the meeting was attended by
between 5000 and 10000 people.
The second was a meeting at Ar
cadla hall on the North Side. II
was supposed to be only ward
meeting but the great hall was
racked with 10000 people or more
and at least half that number could
not get inside, although they tried
There never has been n primary
meeting like it in Chicago.
The managers Of the Sullivan
campaign are all convinced that he
will achieve 4 triumph in today's
primary The campaign in favor
Of his opponent was virtually
abandoned last week both in Chi
cago and down state. Governor
Dunna unit r,ol-I~~ -~oocho~ N"~t
Friday, and no anti-SulliVan organis
Zation has been altec.eu. A.I u..,, ~
dications. az the Sullivan managers
view the situation, are in favor Of
Sullivan getting an overwhelming
endorsement, thereby assuring him
the support of a united party in the
November election.
At the start of his campaign Mr..
Sullivan declared that he was can
didate upon his own merits and
D. ~arSy record. and that he stood
with President Wilson in favor Of
the constructive program of the adj
ministration. He maintained that
attitude to the end and in his final
speeches last night, said:
This is a time when America
expects every man to do his duty
without thought Of profit or adj
VANTAGE to himself Is the MESA g
President Wilson has sent ont to the
country at large. But 1t might b'
considered as having a special mean
ing to the people of Chicago ant
Illinois. because the Democratic
voters of this state have a specia
duty laid upon them, to be per
formed today.
THAT duty is to go to the poll
and vote for the candidate for tn
nemocratic nomination for Unite
States Senator who can be relic
Npon to give the president the mos
faithful and the most powerful sup
port in the serious days that he tell
YOU are ahead of the nation. Tn
time has come for great things,
the President tells us, and the Who'll
country knows ne Is right. Give