La Junta tribune., 1899-09-20

1emOcen&1o parry WWD0ot tueaT oocOosaaV
neat. support and ai1 the YrliptDns. ve believe
would nsvss have cosceived tho tAea OF re-
bsihng AgaiBa their bensfacsors- All hosos.
Ill glory 70 our soidicsA God blcss them We
know that our nas viii never troll when In
hands xsesdssd and nervcd by patriotism and
love Of country. with pride do we mention
The valor and heroic deeds OF our own Colo
RADIO boys in tbs Philippines. and with pride
can Colombo refute the assertion Of three
years ago. and proudly proclaim that we arc
still part OF this glorious nation snd are reap
Ing tho benefits Of the prosperity promised by
the republican party In the last presidential
campaign. We Invite TO aaiiaie with US all
good citizens who recognize the GOOD and
prosperous times Of today ~ against the days
OF Coxeyism. business failures. and deprectsr
ttou OF all property values under democratic
administration from is0s s6 1877. Lat no back
ward step be taken. Let US keep up and move
on until once more Colorado can again take
her place In the republican ranks, and ie9isia-
tion for our state institutions, industries and
enterprises receiye attention and considerA-
tion. and fusion. with its prfze light Law. shaii
be eliminated from our statutes. and cover
nor Who In . public address. prcdicts that
Christianity IL on the wanc. be releented To
political oblivion. We recognize no faction.
no clique. no one man power We believe no
man in Colorado Ia greater than the Rrpuoli
can party and that we denounce the action of
any per.on who attempts TO sacrifice and sell
out his party for ssifish gain or political favor.
We stand for our party and its principles. and
not as tho tools of any assumed dictator or
self appointesi leader. Be IL further
Resolved II hat We recognize and appreciate
the cfsciency and rigid economy ofth present
republican county officials and earnestly COM
mend their course to the thou ghtfI consid-
Grafton OF the taIpAying voters OF otero
county.
The convention then proceeded
to nominate candidates for the
the various county Offices. There
was such evidence OF harmony and
good feeling and such unanimous
expression of appreciation OF the
faithful and efficient service rem
dered by the present repub-
lican incumbents in the various
county Offices that they were
one and all nominated by ac-
clamation and declared the duly
elected nominees of the convention,
as follows: For clerk and record
er, G. II. Winchell; for treasurer,
c. A. Bcerbohm; for sheriff. Geo.
Barr; for assessor, II. w. Ads
mond; for surveyor. +. I. Lewis;
for commissioner. third district, +.
NJ. Weiland; for coroner, William
Green.
Aspirants for the Office Of super
intendent OF schools appeared to
be very scarce and that position on
the ticket was consequently left
vacant. Chairman Kellogg APP
pointed the following committee
to fill vacancies: NJ. T.. Farwell
George Hammond and c. w. Viii
liams.
There has never been political
convention held in Oterc county
the proceedings OF which were at
tended with less friction than that
OF the republican convention at
Rocky Ford on Monday. The
delegates were unanimous in en-
dorsing the present incumbents,
and but one name was mentioned
as a candidate for each Office. This
fact speaks volumes OF the estima-
ton in which the present incum-
bents are held by the members of
the republican party, and we believe
their economical administration
OF the affairs OF the county will re-
ceive the endorsement of a suffi-
ciently large number Of the voters
of Otero county to insure their
triumphant election.
The simon pure silver republi-
cans of Otero county met in con-
vention at Rocky Ford Monday,
and nominated q ticket indepen-
IDENTIFY Of their administration
brethren. There were about thirty
FIVE delegates present, and the
present republican incumbents in
the various county Offices were
nominated in their entirety.
The convention was called to
order by G. NJ. Hall, who, it is al
legged, had contract with the
democrats to deliver the silver re-
publicans into the hands of the
democrats in consideration Of the
fusion nomination for county clerk.