El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-25
GOOD MEN NAMED
And There Can Be No Ex.
cuss For Any Republican
Refusing to Vote for
Them All.

The FL Paso county republican con-
ticket for the election November g.
The most perfect harmony prevailed
and the reported opposition that was
expected to arrive did not appear.
The delegates assembled slowly and
it was some minutes past the appoint
ed hour before Chairman McCutcheon
raped for order. Those present then
numbered about twenty-five.
A. G. Foster. the secretary. was at
his place.
Chairman McCutcheon opened the
convention with a brief address. say
ing that the convention at it's last
meeting had decided to put out coun-
ty ticket. but had decided to postpone
such action until after the democratic
convention. The purpose of today's
meeting. he said. was to nominate the
ticket
! The main trouble feared" he said
was that candidate could not be found
to run for the various offices. however
after canvassing the situation | found
that the consensus of opinion was in
favor of putting out ticket and that
we could put a ticket of exceptional
, character in the field"
, The chair called on Mr.. Bristow.
4 visitor to the city. father of fourth
assistant postmaster general Bristow.
for an address.
He said: Whenever | go to an cleo
tion | want a full ticket to vote for.
from president down to road overseer
and you ought by all means to put out
a county ticket
The republican party today is just
like the country. 1t is expansive. il
is growing. it is prosperous. 1t has
made this country what it is today. We
have a prestige that we never had
before William Mckinley was placed
at the head of this government" CAP
plausel
On motion of Secretary Foster a
committee of five consisting of Messrs
Foster. Oldhausen. Fink. Logan and
Garcia. was appointed by the chair to
select the candidates whose names will
appear on the ticket.
4 recess of ten minutes was taken
while the committee retired to pre-
pare its report.
At the end of fifteen minutes the
by its chairman. 4. G. Fos-
ter reported as follows:
District clerk. s. C. Castillo.
County judge. J. s. Dodge
Treasurer. Edward Moye.
Assessor. c. Z. Kellogg.
Tax collector. s. j. Gatlin
Sheriff. Fred II. Logan.
Clerk. Robert II. Bishop
Attorney. J. $. Steeley
Surveyor. Irving John.
Commissioner No. l. Chas b. Stevens
Justice of the peace. l.. l.. Merrill
Constable. John Hammond.
Commissioner No. >. j. NJ. Duran.
Justice of peace. Chas Kerber
Constable. Esteban Guerra.
Justice OF peace. No. 1. Maximo
Aranda.
J. A. Smith moved that the report |
# the committee be adopted and the
ommittee discharged. The motion
vas adopted by unanimous vote.
-. y. Smith then arose and said that l
e recognized the fact that his judg- |
nent was not always infallible and he | I
fould not longer continue his opposi-
ion to the republican party putting l
ut ticket. He urged that it was the
uty of every republican to go out q
nd vote for the ticket. 1t was not.
g said. the purpose of the republican C
raise corruption fund and it was c
he duty of every republican to sup
ort the ticket. for said he. lit is
clean cut ticket in every respect and
o republican will have any excuse for S
ot supporting it
The speaker referred to the joint de-
ate held last night and characterized s
ne arguments of the democratic ora p
,rs as weak and childish. saying that s
heir only cry was that we were fight