The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-07-25
ROGER SULLIVAN
LAUDS PRESIDENT
WILSON POLICIES
hspirant for U. S. Senate Assails
Presidents Foes at Demo-
liz cratic Picnic.
THOUSANDS OF DEMOCRATS
ATTEND THE BIG PICNIC
Candidate Ignores His Own Enemies
and Centers Attack on the
Calamity Howlers.

The Chicago Herald of recent date
has the following article concern.
iLg Roger c. Sullivan who spoke at
a big Democratic picnic near Chi
rag0 few days ago:
Roger c. Sullivan, candidate fC:
the Democratic nomination for Unit
ed States senator, yesterday assailet:
the foes of President Wilson aud ic-
Lured his own in his first public adj
dress in Cook county.
From 10000 to $1,000 Democrat.
travelled thirty miles frcm Chcago
To Deer Grove park to hear the can
diIate speak at the outdoor demon
str,ttiOn OF the Cook County Democ-
4acy.
Demonstration for Speaker.
Bota before and after the address
Il ere was a demonstration fot the
candidate which lasted for several
minutes and was accompanied by all
the features usually observed in ma
t'onal conventions.
Martin J. Wade, na,ional commit
teeman from Iowa, one of the man
ayers Of President Wilson's cam
paign, vas the only other speakc,'
at the Sullivan demonstration. He
too attacked the enemies of the
President and predicted the speedy
+ arrival Of prosperity which would
excel any the nation has ever seen.
Mr.. Wade gave high praise to Mr..
Sullivan. declaring Illinois must be
proud to put forward at the firss
election neld under the amendment
TO the Constitution which makes the
direct election of senators mandatory
mar who 50 many of its citizens
love so well and have just reason to
he proud OF.
County Officials Present.
Practically all Of the Democratic
county officials, all of the candidates
of the regular organiza tion for coun-
" Office and many of the candidates
who did not ret Give its indorse-
n ent, majority of the judges of
the Superior, Circuit and Munieipal
courts, and delegations from Peoria,
Springfield Lake, VIII. McHenry
and Kane counties were in attend
tho nipptn 4
tlains poured the crowds into the
picnic grounds. to be swelled by the
arrival OF hundreds of Others who
vent in automobiles.
Nearly 100 automobiles joined in
a parade which escorted Mr.. Sullivan
TO the picnic grounds from his head
quarters at the Hotel Sherman, and
downtown traffic was stopped for a
time until the procession got under
way. Scores Of other automobiles
joined in the procession as il
streamed along the dusty roads, and
500 autos were parked at the picnic.
Resemble County Fair.
These bore a resemblance TO the
grounds at a county sair. Nearly
every candidate for important coun.
tv oftica had his own tent on the
grounds, where souvenirs were dis.
tributod to the crowds and whore
cards were signed. The candidates
them7elves were much in evidence.
Nearly everyone On the ground.
wore a badge, of which there were
a score of varieties. Most of tht
county candidates got out emblems
which declared the wearer was fol
sullivan for senator" and for tn.
particular candidate who issued tn,
badge.
None of the county candidate.
were allowed to address tie crowd
The only persons who spoke were d
:. Mcmahon, president of the County
democracy, who introduced Thomas
NJ. Sullivan. drainage trustee, a.
chairman of the picnic committee,
Mr.. Sullivan. who introduced Cuun-
ty Clerk Robert NJ Sweitzer, who in
troduced TIE candidate for senator
and former Judge Wade and tie tw,
~ atUrs Of the day.
Judge Thomas F.. Scully, candi
date for Judge of the County Court
however, got some prominence fol
himself by winning the race fo
judges Of the various courts from
Judge Harry P. Dolan of the Mu
nicipal Court. with Judge John N
o'Connor third.
Mr.. Sullivan in his address did no
mention the names of any of his op
ponents and confined himself prin
cipally to national issues.