La Junta tribune., 1899-09-27
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poPulist gaia day IN kocky roso.
Properly speaking tbsse Is no doubt
but that all the delegates to both
conventions believe in the same
doctrine, free trade, free soup. con-
traction and possibly free silver,
The delegates began to arrive early
in the morning and from general
appearances, were jubilant and sp-
peared to believe that they were
going to nominate a ticket which
would be elected this fall. The
democrats met in Odd Fellows hall
at ten o'clock, when William Nc
CaskilI, chairman, called the con-
vention to order and stated that
they had assembled for business
and that the FIRST thing in order
would be the election Of temporary
chairman. A. B. Wallis. Of Rocky
Ford. was elected as such, after
which ]. E. Gauger was elected
temporary secretary. The usual
committees were then elected and
among them fusion committee Of
Ave.
The populist convention went
through the same routine Of busi-
ness with ]. B. Pearce. chairman.
and N. w. Terry secretary. who
also appointed fusion COMMITTEES
OF FIVE. AT this important period
in the democratic convention there
appeared upon the stage Of action
MIR. c. w. Fehlason and L. w.
keil, who stated to the convention
that they had met in the same hall
one week ago as silver republicans
for the purpose Of nominating II
ticket, when 10 and behold, when
they got down to business they
found the convention to be almost
unanimous IN favor OF fusion with
the gold bugs. and as they could
NOT affiliate with that party they
prayed that they be allowed to
confer and affiliate with the fusion
committee. AT this time stall
wart democrat asked il they had
authority from the silver republi-
can party to appear thus and they
replied they had not. but that their
hearts were with this convention,
whereupon their desires were
granted and they were accepted ~
full Redged members Of the fusion
committee and into the confines OF
democracy, after which the con
vention adjourned until o'clock
p. m.
During the noon hour the only
fight visible was in the Office OF
sheriff between Mr.. Kennedy and
Mr.. Potter. The argument against
Mr.. Potter was that whenever he
failed to receive the nomination he
usually voted the republican ticket.
which argument prevailed and Mr..
Potter Withdrew from the race.
At two o'clock the conventions
were called to order aud the tenn
porary organizations were made
permanent and after the reports Of
the several committees, the fusion
committee reported as follows: For
sheriff, A. c. Kennedy, of La
Junta; for commissioner. j. NJ. Nc
Clain, of Manzanola; for county
treasurer, A. H. Cawthron, Of La
Junta; for surveyor. F. b. Wood,
Of La Junta; for county clerk.
William Matthews, Of Rocky Ford;
for assessor, Fred A. Lindsey, OF
La Junta; for superintendent Of
schools. Mary ]. Anderson. of
Rocky Ford; for coroner, George
S. Thompson. Of La Junta. Pre-
cinct committeeman were then
elected as follows: Precinct /. c.
w. Taylor; precinct q. John H.
Aaxey; precinct ;, F. Y. Hauck,
precinct 4, Charles Rocker; pre-
cinct S, ]. E. Gauger; precinct 8,
Frank Wood; precinct ?, w. A. ].
Hale; precinct 8, Pete Cramer,
precinct 9. ]. P. Bradish; precinct
10, F. E. Collins; precinct II,