Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-11-03
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The very excellent ticket so harmoni-
ousIy launched by the Union party
convention yesterday win be found oc
cupying the pest OF honor on THE Or
rios editorial page today. Glance il
over, kind reader, consider The worthy
character Of the men there named, and
then turn your attention to the plat
form upon which these nominees are
asking for your support at the polls on
Tuesday next. That the ticket is al.
ready as good aseIected is today gensr-
ally admitted even by many of the
most partisan Republicans. On every
hand are heard commendstory express
sions for the Work of the convention.
The very inmensity of that gathering.
its zeal and enthusiasm, has had the ef-
feet of making the Union pattgs ticket
doubly sure Of eleetion, and since every
interest of the county, especially the
business interests Of the community,
is ut stake in this contest it Is quite
safe to conclude that the victory now in
sight will be far greater than the most
sanguins friends of good government
had originally caIeulsted.
A. T. Rogers has held. number of
Offices, as the gift of the people Of the
east side. in the school board and in the
city council; but he owed it TO himself
and to the people not to run against
Henry G. Ceors for county commis-
sioner. Mr.. Coors has been SO fo1ily
lied about, by tho Frost Otero out6t,
that every citizen. of the county VINO
respects integrity. condemns malice and
believes in the yindication of virtue,
ought to feel 1t his duty to vote for Mr..
Coors, and THE OPTIC, believes that
fourteen-ifteenths of the people do so
feel and will SO vote. When Mr.. 'Rog-
ers consented to run against Mr.. Coors.
he thereby sanctioned Max Frost's
methods of attack and becomes in
effect their champion. That the result
will be anything but beneficial to Mr..
Rogers does not admit of a doubt
Quite number of Felix Martinez
friends dropped in from the county
precincts today to congratulate him
over the result Of yesterdays conven-
tion. "Quite number" yes, at 10 a.
M, a citizen counted 65 vehicles Of va
rious styles halted in front of Mf.
Martinez office. Each vehicle bl fought
at least four voters and besides
there were score or more on horse
back. During the day not less than 500
people have coEgregated in front Of
that Office shaking hands and gaily dis
cussing the success which awaits the
Union party on Tuesday next.
Ezequiel G. de Baca, candidate for
probate clerk, Is probably the best
equipped Office man in all the coanty.
Several years ago he stood civil scrv-
Ire examination, whishl sasstd wlSh
marked distinction, and was awarded
. pfooo al tuo BofSlumcuJ tbdtl bcTficf.
But both before and since his employ
ment by the government. his experl-
ence as clerk 10 the different county
Offices and in the district court as dep
uty clerk, has given him preparation
for the place to which be has been
named, that can scarcely be equaled
and certainly not surpassed. He will
be the right man in the right place, as
clerk to the county court. e'ws
1t is understood that there will be a
ratification meeting, this evening, of
Union party ticket, in every district in
the county, outsidesef those contained
within the city limits.