McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-10-25
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ticket "dcsire success, they must rus
tie" Well, now, ask to be allowed
to rustic little in your columns in be-
half of one OF the aforesaid candidates.
| George A. Hunter of InGianola, is a
candidate for the Office of County Treas
arer, aud in my judgment, he has par
amount claims to that Office which
ought not to he ignored by his fellow
citizens. He came here in 1872, one
of the advance guard of civilization.
He took port in the organization of,
and was the first sheriff OF Red Willow
county. At that time the county had
no money whatever, and in the strife
which occurred in the fall of 1873, be-
tween Red Willow and Indianola. he
rendered service as sheriff in various
suits for whose Gusts the county was
liable to the amount of at least one
hundred dollars, which he could have
compelled the county to pay, yet Mr..
Hunter made present Of his services
for the entire term to the people, and
never presented bill for the same to
the county. Now, that was an act
which ought to be remembered What
other sheriff would have done that
During the disastrous years of 1876
and 1877, he was treasurer of the
county. Tax collecting was odious in
these years, and Mr.. Hunter probably
made some enemies in consequence of
the vigorous manner in which he looked
after and collected the taxes of abscond-
ing dclinquents.
He was faithful to his duties, and
tearlessly collected the revenues of the
county and state. At this time the
pay of the Office was so small that it
was disadvantage and an incumbrance
to hold the office. The Office then went
begging for an occupant; and now since
it has become source of profit, the
people ought to bestow it for one term
Oh the man who had the pluck and pa
trio,ism to hold it in the days of the
grasshoppers, when nobody wanted it.
These Facts are not to be denied, and
MI Hunter fitness for the office can
not be denied. But it is now charged
against Linn that he went before the Re-
publican County Convention, and, hay-
ing been defeated ,bolted the convention
This charge is wholly false. Now, let
the facts be submitted to an honest pco-
pie, and let ruth prevail. About two
or three weeks before the primaries
were held, Mr.. Hunter was summoned
to the sick and apparently dying bed
of mother and sister il another state
The sister died, the mother recovered.
Mr.. Hunter, ohey,ng the highest and
hottest impulses of mans nature, and
needless of his personal interests, went
to the bedside of his sick relatives.
While he was absent, the primaries were
held, and MIR. Goodrich secured ma
jority of the delegates.
Mr.. Hunter is of the opinion that if
he had been here, he would have had q
and would have received the
AS it was he expressly
refused to be candidate before the
and gave notice that he
would be an independent candidate.
believe George A. Hunter would have
oeen nominated by the Republican con-
sention, if nc had not been called away
oy the high and solemn duties that
rue man owes to the mother who bore
lim, and because he would not disre-
gard the claims of mothers love, or
sisters friendship, he ought not to be
sacrificed on the altar of these holy du-
les Let the voters Of Red Willow
county consider this matter well, and -.
f they see the claims of Mr. Hunter as
do, let him be made the next Treas
.rcr Of Red Willow county.
Il. II. CRIswELL.