The Meeker herald., 1890-09-13
POLITICAL POINTERS.

Local politics haze been very quiet up
10 within this last week, but since she
Republican primaries un Monday fresh
ingredients have been thrown into tho
political caliron and that vessel now
SINNERS nicely.
There are only three county officers t0
bs -eJmmissiOners from the
First and Second Districts tBangrly
and Merkerl, aud Coroner, 50 far
candidates for these positions arc not
numerous. On the Democratic side
John sitillngtOn, Of Thurman creek,
Joe Luxen Of Range.y, and ". II.
Decker OF Douglas creek. are the men
most prominently mentioned in con
nee,ion with the nomination from the
FirSt district. They aTr all heavy tax
payers and men Of standing in their
respective communities, aud any one
OF them will be acceptable TO tho people
and the Democracy OF the county.
In the Second district. the old reliable
Democratic war horse. Uncle Jim Me.
iiation. can have the nomination II h.
will only accep, ii.
On the Republican side the fight
seemed TO center on the election Of dele
gates Ia the State convention. anh at tie
primaries Monday aud li- convention
Yesterday tho selection Of State ticket
makers evoked more interest than the
selection OF the county ticket,
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We read of ihr Gang aud anti Gang
element, In Republican state politics,
but IL renamed for tile local REpubli.
cans 10 coin a brace OF new political
Arpell-,ions at their primaries on Mon.
day, There We're two opposing tickets
In III. il-li, clIgmpionci respectively by
the silly" cToai ani ihrlr Op,
ppn-uis, the ''anil san, WHEN the
polls opened ihc ''sIiiirs' were con,
liicni OF victory, bat after tie smoke Of
ba,.i. had CLEARED away ii WIS found
that they had been Tuuiri-"hoTsc. ioot
and dragUon.' In fact the "siifiics'
emerged from u. contest badly used
up. The "an,ic,' got there With Nil
four feet.
Tho Rio nlsurp county delegation
TO tic Democratic State convention
should b- Instructed 10 work for Ava
Adams ior Governor. With thu cX.
ccplinn of j. u. Grant hc made one Of
the beS, executives Colorado ever had.
They say harmony bubblci all over
In the Republican convention yesterday.
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Alf. Speaker Ediy was unanimously
nominated hy the i.ogti county Rcpub.
llcan convention.
The decent c!cncn, OF the part,
have u; last got their eyes open, AID In.
tend no loag-r 10 recognize anything
done by the iirecn". ".lirishIuc-Iampins.
Long -ii.aTion.Msft.n combine. This
is an of year. - i.cadyillc Herald
Democrat.
The Denver Republican wants a iigh,
tn Il linish between the Gang and anti
Gan:-ihc two winEs OF the T.. o. l.. Ia
Colorado.
The Garfield Republicans have .n.
iorsai j. II. f,s!cr for State Treasurer
and placed II. II, kamm, the leading
merchant oi Glcuwooi, Ia nomination
for County Commissioner.
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"a Judas i.carloi. " "a scif.cuayic;cl
criminal" are among the cpithcts mp.
piled 10y Republican Congressman Ken.
ncdy ;n Senator Quay In his speech the
other day. Aud all because Quay. Us
chairman Of tie National Republican
committee. and with tic interests OF his
party In view. had insisted on cunsisn-
ing the Infamous force bill to the tomb
OF the Capuirts. OF course. II Quay
hal advocated that bill, hc would not
have been Judas nor u srlf.Convicted
criminal In the estimation Of Congress.
man kcnncdy.-Aspcn Mail.
So FAR as We are Informed the farmer
of America has never yet been sue
cess III politics. 10 bs u success III
farming is all that one man can expect
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The Republican majority in Vermont
was cut down 1900 in the late election
In tha, State. This shows that Speaker
Reed and the Harrison administration
have not been complete success In the
eyes of the Vermont Republicans.
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The politicians OF Llrim,r county.
says special to the Denver Republican,
are as busy these days as the devil in
gale of wind. 1t is said that the Demo
Gratis and Farmers Alliance have made
n combination, by which they intend
putting forth their united strength in
the endcavor TO return Senator Ballard
to the State Senate. The Alliance
promises their support to Ballard with
the understanding that the balance of
the ticket be left TO them.