The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-18
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Sewall club was formed here, and up to
the present time about sixty have join
ed. The meeting Was interesting. w.
s. Hopewell was chosen president, Otto
E. Cent? secretary. James r. Fiske
treasurer. A collection was taken up
for the silver movement and quite u
good sum was subscribed. At the
meeting, and up to the present, only
one Of the present county officials have
signed the club list. BY the way they
talk on the street they are all for silver.
Oh, yesl in a horn, Office they want,
and if they get it, they won't care for
silver, they will not fail to draw their
salary which will keep them up hard
times or not, The following gentle
men had a few words to say, Hon. W.
S. Hopewell, Hon. Bias Chavez, l.. E.
Mowers, George Richardson, Thomas
Murphy, all i'll favor Of the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver and gold at
the ratio of 16 to l without waiting
the consent Of any nation on earth.
How green we mortais bel
The political pot is boiling, all the
conventions have been called and can
dldates are looming up thicker than
flies in summer time. Even the pops
haYe called a convention and it is said
they will put a full ticket in the field;
but we hope not, as We were expecting
a fuse here Of all silver men to unite
on one ticket, composed of good, honest
silver men who are capable of filling
the different county offices.
F. w. Parker, the lawyers clerk
and chief of the gold-bugs, has pub
licly stated that he is going as a dele
gate to the Mckinley convention at
Las Vegas. OF course he means as a
delegate from Sierra county, and, why
nOtP They sent him before. knowing
full well that he was not a silver man
and never was. But his expectations
will never be realized (even should the
country unfortunately elect Mckinley
president) as there are a few stumbling
blocks in his way.
Politics are hot here, as shown by lit
tie spats that have occurred on our
streets during the past few days.
First instance. Hopewell vs.. Preisser.
Preisser claimed that the pops were no
good and were only in the field to cre-
ate a disturbance and only too ready to
fuse with any party that would fuse
with them. Hopewell claimed that
the republican party tried to fuse with
them last election but could not make
it stick. No blood was split, but lots of
wind was wasted. However, that talk
ing match was between themselves,
and we would have the populists and
others that are interested to know that
Mr.. Preisser is not authorized to speak
for the republican party Of Sierra
county.
Second instance. Murphy VS.. Paige.
This we did not get in full, as we did
not get there in time to hear it all, but
will say, while we do not approve Of
the expressions INDUCED in by Murphy,
we do say that Paige would try the
patience of Job, and we feel that Muir
ply is. rightly entitled to a liberal
amount Of leniency.
The gold ticket is pretty near made
up. Catron, of course, at the head. l.,
W.. Gales or Major Morgans for the
legislature; Kahler, sheriff; TIC. Hall,
clerk Preisser, assessor; Robins, treas
urer, the balance of the sop will be
thrown to the best aid and aides that
can be roped in. Now, all these nam
cd say they are for silver, but will not
sign the club list, and l will say there
is nothing in it to prevent themif they
are for silver, only the clause tive
favor the election Of Bryan and Saw
all,p the rest of the heading is "we will
not vote or support any one for office
who is not in favor of the free and un-
limited coinage of silver" Now l
would ask are they for silverP Every
fair minded man knows they are not.
But, change that heading and say Eve
believei in free silver and Mckinley"
and they will sign it.
The only talk we hear for candi-
dates on the democratic an populist
ticket is, for sheriff, W. s. Sanders. Col.
Parker, Jack Chandler and DIS. Miller,
democratic; w. E. Taylor, W. ID.
Nourse, j. Dalglish and Tom Murphy.