Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-09-30
Suycr Republican ConventIon.


county convention mot Mt La Junfn'
Sept. 2sth. Temporary officers were
named as follows: o. G. Hess. chair.
man; E. j. Smith. secretary.
II. NJ. Fosdick, Jr., @. W. Fenlason
and D. G. Hess were appointed a com'
mittee on resolutions.
A committee OF six including the tenn
porary chairman was appointed to con-
for with the Mckinley wing as to the OF.
ficers to be nominated. COMMITTEES q
follows: o. g. Hess, E. j. Smith. y. U
Graham, W. NJ. Dunbar, Is. r. dIeas'
man and F. NJ. Weiland.
Adjourned 10 l:3O p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Temporary organization made perma'
nent.
Ordinary rules OF convention adopted.
The report OF the committee on creden'
The following report Of the committee
on resolutions was adopted:
We, the Silver Republicans ot Ote.o
county, in convention assembled. &c
again reiterate our unshaken faith IN the
principles OF the free and unlimited com,
age OF silver and gold at the ratio OF 10
champion, the Hon., Henry NJ. Teller
and we again pledge ourselves to use our
utmost endaavors in all honorable ways
to promote and establish the principles
OF bimetallism.
We are in favor Of a protective tar1ti
for the protection Of American labor and
American industries, ns against cheap
labor and shoddy manufacture OF the old
world and we believe in the restriction
OF immigration as better means OF
protecting the laboring men already III
the United States.
We denounce the system OF Democrat
and Populist Office holders in the county
in employing deputies at great public OK.
pense to discharge the duties incumbent
upon the officers themselve, while these
officers draw their full SALARY and devote
their time and attention to their own pri-
vate business 10 the neglect OF their ON
cial duties, thereby imposing y double
burden upon the taxpayers OF the county
and large expense for useless deputies.
And we pledge the county officers
elected on the Silver Republican ticket
to perform all the duties Of the respect
i've offices without any further expense
to the county aud without the aid OF dep.
uties or assistants excepting at such
times as the services OF such deputies arc
absolutely necessary. -.
We further pledge the Silver Repnbli.
can party of the county to the strictcst
economy in all county affaiis and to an
omen and Just administration OF tho same.
We heartily endorse the actions OF
Hon. Geo. W. Swink in his efforts in tho
state legislature in behalf OF irrigation. !.
Ordered that the convention proceed
to nomination Of candidates by secret
ballot when there is more than one can
didate.
The following nominations were made
by acclamation:
r. G. Dalton for treasurer.
W. N. Randall for county commits
sioner.
O. ". Fenlason for superintendent of
schools.
DR.. II. g. Sigman for coroner.
The dove and scroll on which is writ
ten 16 to l was selected as the emblem OF
the party.
Tho committee to confer with the Nc
Kinley wing reported as follows: The
Mckinley Republicans to have clerk.
sheriff, assessor and surveyor. The Sill
yer Republicans to have treasurer, COM
missioner, superintendent Of schools and
coroner.
Tho following nominees OF the McKin-
ley Republican convention wers declared
the nominee ss OF this convention: q. H.
Winchell clerk; Geo. Barr, sheriff; H. W.
Adsmond, assessor; Frank Lewis, sur
veyor.
Precinct committeeman were selected:
l. F. NJ. Weiland.
5. E. ]. Smith.
4. A. G. Conner.
5. Chas. Boxwell.
6. E. 8. Brown.
Z. w. H. Dunbar.
8. N. @. Fisher.
9. Jas. Hireen.
IL. james Trainer.
IL. J. R. Wells.
13. John Doughitt.
IA. Fred johnson.
The chairman was authorized to fill
vacancies in No. aud 10.
II. 8. Beall was named judicial central
committeeman.
The following delegates were selected
to the 10th judicial district conventions:
R. @. Maltby, U. G. Hess, H. E. Elling-
wood, @. w. Fenlsson, W. N. Randall,
H. NJ. Fosdick, w. H. Dunbar, E. @.
Graham, they to select their own proxies.
The county central committee was au-
thorized to fill any vacancies which may
occur in the ticket.
o. g. HESS, Chmn.
E. J. SMITH, Secy.
Administration Republican Convention.
The administration wing OF the Repub-
llcan party met at La Junta Sept. Oath.
Geo. Maxwell was chosen chairman
and F. b. Van Gundy, Sec. ..s
The revolutions adopted reaffirm alle-
glance to Republican principles, endorse
protection, the platform OF the late state
convention, and Judge Hayt's nomina-
tion; also pledge an honest, economical
and efficient administration OF county
affairs.
The following nominations were made:
G.. II. Winchell for clerk.
Geo. Barr for Sheriff $50.
Henry W. Adsmond for Assessor.
Frank Il. Lewis for Surveyor.
The nominees Of the silver Republican
party were announced and endorsed
unanimously.
The American eagle was chosen as the
party emblem.
"A. B. Webster can now sympathize
with President Mckinley whose lawn
at Canton was tramped out OF existence
during the last campaign. Last Friday
evening sixty young and healthy .Ep-
worth Leaguers enjoyed n social in Mr..
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