Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-09-21
Republieaa County c..vea,,ou.

q. II. Hall. chairman Of tho CO unity
Central Committee called tho convet.
tion to order and the call OF the conycu.
ton. as publishci, wus read. Henry
BFiukmAn OF La JuntM was then elected
temporary chairman Of the convention
and L. J. Smith temporary secretary.
A COMMITTEES of thee wRs appointed
on credentials. W. +. Tarbox. +. II.
Wciland aud Il. q. Dalton. Adjourned
TO l:3O p. m. - :
A. iaO convention was called to order
and report OF commiitee on credentials
WIS read showing delegates from cvcry
precinct except Nos. o. 10. /? and la
The temporary organization was made
permanent.
| Committees vcre appointed ~ follows:
Re:clations-W. n. Randall. o. q. Hes
and VIM. Green.
Order OF Business-R. q. Dalton.
Geo. Phillips aud w. F. Tarbox.
Tho report OF the Com. on Order Of
Business was adopted ~ read, ~ follows:
lst: Nomination Of county treasurer.
2nd: County clerk.
3rd: Sheriff.
9Th: County commissioner.
9th: Assessor.
9th. Supt. Rublic Instruction.
eth: Coroner.
Sth: County surveyor.
We also recommend the election OF
chairman of county Central Committee
by the convention.
report Of the Com. OH Resolutions
was then read and adopted as read, us
follows:
We, the Silver Republican party Of
Otero county in convention assembled,
hereby re-atlirm our fidelity to the cause
Of free silver at the ratio OF l6 10 / us
declared by us in convention in 1897.
We further indorse the vigorous war
policy OF the present administration and
declare TINT We are republicans on all
questions except that OF the silver ques.
ton alone.
We congratulate the people OF Otero
county Oh the pledges Of economy made
by us in convention in 1897, being faith.
fully carried out. and that thereby many
Thousand dollars has been saved to the
county by Republican and Silver Repub.
lican county officials elected two years
ago. We further congratulate ourselves
on the fact that the present udm,nistra.
ton ofcounty affairs has been the most
efficient ms well M saving aud .conomi.
cal administration TINT Otero county has
ever had.
We pledge ourselves to the further
ecnoomy OF county affairs every way III
the future as III the pHst, and to keep
down as far as possible the expenses and
taxes OF the county.
w. N. Randall nominated Chas. A.,
Beerbohm for county treasurer. The
ballot showed that Mr.. Beerbohm re-
ceived q votes and was declared the
choice Of the convention.
The following were nominated by nc.
clamation: q. H. Winchell for County
Clerk, Geo. Barr for Sheriff, F. NJ. Wei
land for Commissioner for District No. B,
Henry Adsmond for Assessor, Wm.
Green for Coroner, Frank Lewis for Sur.
veyor. The nomination for Supt. OF
Schools WAS passed.
0. G.. Hess, X. g. Dalton and W. N.
Randall were appointed to fill vacancies.
Members Of the Central Committee
were selected as follows:
Precincinct Mol, John J. Brown;
2: NJ. u. Weaver; 3. L. j. Smith, 4. o.
u. Crawford; s. Milton Badger; e
Z. 3: Q: Bailess; 8. b. F..Gleasman;
y: w. E.. Andrews; 10. G.. w. Win.
chester; II. w. F. Tarbox; IL. j. ID.
Renick; 13. -; ii. Fred johnson
with Il. G. Dalton chairman.
The county Central Committee was
empowered to fill vacancies on said
com. Henry Brinkman, Chairman.
E. j. Smith. Secretary.