The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-10-31
THE TICKET TO ELECT.

lty Ol A'ONtulpci !; ;iO4 tNO Wei }5OO,
and sufficient reasons, the first of
which is, that the ticket in itself
is the best that has been placed be-
fore the voters, and the second,
and of no less consequence, is, that
it is representative OF the best
interests of the whole community,
upholding a policy thathas brought
stability and prosperity to every
part of the country
The convention that selected the
ticket was the only one in this
campaign that had a sufficient
number Of voters in It's party to
| permit it Of holding primaries, thus
giving the voters full authority in
the premises; the Democratic, Pop
ulist and Silver Republican gath
erings were not conventions in
lei6her the legal or actual sense.
They were caucuses of bosses or
leaders or so-called leaders. The
Republican convention was large,
representative and thoroughly in
dependent, and the personnel of
the ticket that was named, after
keen but friendly contest, is beyoad
reproach. It is such a ticket as
can well be supported by the
citizens of the county who place
I the good of the community above
narrow ofice-seeking partisanship.
Those who have served hecoun-
ty well in the last two years were
not forgotten by the convention.
Treasurer Whipp was re-nomi-
mated by unanimous consent. His
conduct OF The treasurer's Office has
been eminently satisfactory to all
and the only opposition TO him has
been from the professional Demo-
cratic politicians who have not had
many pickings in that direction.
Miss Mary E. Williams, county
superintendent of schools, was re-
nominated on the grounds that one
good term deserves another. She
was nominated without regard to
politics; her great capability and
previous excellent conduct of her
Office gave her the nomination.
The new candidates are well
known citizens who have extensive
interests in the community, bust
ness people, qualified in every
manner for the offices to which
they will be elected. Unlike several
of their Democratic opponents,
they are not chronic Office seekers,
ready to sacrifice every principle in
their greed for Office. They are
men who command admiration for
their sterling qualities as citizens
and highminded department. In
making their campaign they have
not resorted to lavish expenditure
of money and the free use of liquor.
The people are anxious to have
Gunnison county go forward in
prosperity, adding to its own
wealth and the prosperity of the
state, free from all doubt, and safe
in the knowledge that its county
administration will tolerate no
backward step in respect for life
and property To this end the Re
publican ticket should be elected.
1t is composed of men and women
who are not troubled with egotism
nor depraved tastes and who can
rise above political prejudices for
the welfare of the community.
The Republicans in their selec-
tons were not hide-bound nor do
minated 10y bossism by few
chronic political leeches, but be-
lieved that the choice of good can
didates was the first necessity to
success. Everything points to the
triumph of this ticket. Vote it
straight and you Will have done
your part toward ousting Demo-
cratic gang from the county court
house which has, by its political
intrigues and dogged determine
ton to dominate, sacrificed the in
terests of the people in many cases
by catering to obnoxious aud un-