Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-17
II. JONES

At break Of day, this morning, the union
party Of San Miguel county adjourned
what was ore of the ostlargely attended,
enthusiastic, earnest, representative and
satisfactory political gatherings ever held
in Las Vegas. TIE ticket selected appears
above, to which THE OPTIC gives Its most
hearty endorsement and for the election OF
which this paper will labor honestly and
earnestly ill the evenings issue OF the day
OF election, Tuesday, November 8rd, 1898.
The platform OF the union party does not
declare emphatically for silver, neither
does 1t endorse Hon. H. B. Ferguson for
congress, out OF Difference to the wishes Of
some members Of the convention, but it
speaks out so plainly ard justly on other
matters, and the ticket nominated Is such
an excellent one, that The OPTIC will be
but doing its duty In supporting it.
'Rah for the union party Of San Miguel
county!
POLITICAL PIcK-UPs.
The campaign orator is hoarse,
Yet SUI he loudly hollers,
For should ne shut his mouth, or course,
He'd collar no more dollars
For his doughty dissemination
OF political education.
Henry G.. Coors will put distance Carruth
in the race for county commissioner in this
The populists claim to have a following
of $50 voters in San Miguel county. Per.
haps sc.
Judge E. v. Long and Chris Sellman
each are minus an o%vercoat, as a result Of
night session of the convention.
Do not fail to hear Hon. II. B. Ferguson,
On the issues Of the day, at the Tamme
opera house, this evening. Seats will be
reserved for ladies.
Ex-Mayor James 8. Duncan didn't care
or the nomination for the Legislative coun-
Ill, but he had to listen to the voice Of the
people and accept it, all the same.
Ex-Mayor Edward Henry has been a
republican for fi-ty-six years
he is acting consistently in espous;ng
;he union party's cause in San Miguel
this year.
Ex-Mayor, R. E. T~witchell, (of Santa
Fe), who daddied most OF the planks in the
republican PLATFORM very weak
md Objectionable document, by the way,
a characterize speech at the school
rouse 10 precinct No. 20, last evening.
The secretary OF the union psrty's coun-
y convention was up all night, conse-
uentIy sleeping Late, this mcrning, and
ne platform adopted has been In such de-
land, to-day, by other papers, Spanish
nd English, that The OPTIC goes to press
'ithout it. However, hundreds who will
OF see the enunciation of principles in any
Their paper, will read it in this paper of
Ionday evening.
on In Clayton, Union county, last Mon
ay night, the candidacy Of Hon. I'll.
/. Ferguson fer delegate to congress was
lost heartily endorsed and among the
ominees are: For sheriff, Luciano B..
alleges; assessor, T. e. Mitchell; clerk,
ouuty commissioner, Mike Dewey; repre-
entative, Ollin E. Smith.
A circular has been issued from Terri
orial headquarters to the chairmen OF the
ouuty ueniocra.ic co"mi''ees' urging mat
'herever practicable, just and equitable
scognition be given to the peoples party
nat;ne ~, tha corntua "a Io...4ua
e - uy ~ iesisa
ckets; similar CONCESSIONS, the circula r
should also be given the silver
arty adherents. in order thafau friands of l
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