The Eddy current., 1898-10-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
ENDORSES ALL THE DEnocRATIc
TICKET EXCEPT TREASURER,
SUPERINTENDENT AND
ASSESSOR.
rIathesop, Pratt and RhelnbOIdt are
Nnnrlnated for These offices.

riathesop, Pratt and RhelnbOldt are
Naa.lnated for These offices.
The republicans Of Eddy county met
In mass convention Monday at two p.
m. In the opera house The mass OF
the republicans was very slim IN mum.
bers but what II lacked In quantity
was supposed 30 be- made up in quail.
~. The first TO arrive was Sir. Lock.
hart, Justice Roberts and Capt. Smith.
followed closely by Col Benson, Col.
Pratt Jno Matheson aud General VIM,
McEwan. Then the rank aud iile con
slsting Of such men as Postmaster l..
q. Fullen, q. G, Starkweathel, a n.
Elliot, &. T.. Dunn, Chas Wright J
+. Rarey. Jim Mcmillan, George Me
liiles, Mr. Anderwerth and son, Julian
Smith and few others, about twenty
In all, were called 10 the front Of the
room by the county chairman, 5. l..
Roberts, who stated that the object OF
the meeting was 20 select county
committee and transact such other
business as might come before the
meeting. and then asked who the
meeting would have for is ohaIrm4n
Wm. McEwan was elected and made
an enthusiastic republican speech aud
was loudly cheered. Then Capt q,
W smith was selected for secretary
and responded with a speech. Col,
benson moved 10 make the temporary
organization the permanent organiza.
tlon and further stated that he did not
come 20 convention, but a love feast,
for where republicans were so few
that they should have love feast
when they met The remarks OF Mr..
Benson pleased his hearers, who at
once made the temporary organization
permanent.
Mr.. Roberts then moved that a com
mite OF resolutions be appointed and
q recess taken, which was lduly done,
After recess the committee brought In
a report, the substance of which was
the old republican talk about the tariff
and plank against silver, denounc-
ing the free coinage Of silver as
heresey. though every republican plat
form up % 1880 held for the so.called
heresy. The committee also advised
endorsing all the democratic county
ticket except treasurer, assessor and
superintendent OF schools This see
tiou brought az quite discussion, the
opposition being led by Col Benson
and Capt Smith. who favored leaving
all blank except the three offices men.
toned The matter was put 20
rising vote, all voting for endorsing
except Capt. smith and Col, Benson,
Quite number OF long speeches we're
made on each side, the import OF all
being that politics should cut no tigure
In county matters but only the best
men should be chosen for office. This
position was so strong by all that
Capt Smith asked Mr.. Pratt II he ever
scratched a republican ticket. Mr..
Pratt replied, III have have for
gotten II, and further stated that he
never breathed breath OF any but re-
publican ar that be knew Of The In.
consistency OF putting out red hot
republican who never that he erecnlleets
Of scratched u republican ticket and
asking people to support him against
such a man as Mr. Welch is so easily
seen that Mr., Weioh viii poll about
four:yotes, 20 one of his opponents,
because, as a man, MIR Welch Is the
peer OF any In the county.
ON motion Mr. Pratt was selected as
chairman OF the county executive com.
mittee for the coming year.
On motion OF Col Benson who made
a line presentation speech the conyen-
tion then nominated John Matheson
Tor treasurer by accamation, following |
II up with Frank Rheinboldt for as
SCISSOR aud A, n. Pratt tor superin
tendput.