The Lamar register., 1901-10-16
Y. COLORADO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1901.
MEETS BY PROXY


called it was discovered that Captain
Heaton had obtained Judge Novels
consent to make the race, and the
captain was on motion seconded by
Il. g. Novels made the nominee by
acclamation.
AS the editor of the Sparks hts
been very emphatic in his declara
tions that there must be no third
termers in the democratic ranks, the
Judge took occasion when the office
of sheriff was called to show the
aforesaid editor just who was running
the show. He had Frank Tate nom.
mated for third term by acclama-
ton. Frank was called upon to show
himself, but he is not running for
coroner and did not care to be coz
nected any more than necessary with
funeral, SO had vanished in the di
rection of the nearest soda fountain.
The office of assessor being next on
the list Judge Novels placed the
name of James Baird before the con-
vention, and stated that his qualifi-
cations were that the people had de-
feated him for the office two years
before and he had failed to carry his
own precinct at the primaries. Mr..
Baird was Immediately nominated by
acclamation.
The only contest of the day took
place over the commissioner The
Sparks had stated positively that
the nominee must come from Holly,
80 Judge Novels seconded the nomi
nation of :. L. Mendenhall, of Ora
NADIA, and he led from the start, and
after the Goebellites got through
monkeying with the ballots he was
nominated by vote of "a to IA.
JEFF Smith, of Holly, was the man
who had the temerity to run against
the judges candidate, but he won't
do so any more.
The name of f. +. Irwin was
mentioned for surveyor and as Judge
Novels promptly seconded the nom
ination it went through with the
usual clock work precision.
When the nomination for coroner
was reached Judge Novels made his
thirty third speech and placed b. II.
Hodge in nomination. OF course it
was unanimously done.
And now the judges much adver
tlsed fight could no longer be delay
ed, and the chairman managed to
make himself known long enough to
announce that nominations for super
intendent were in order. The judge,
of course, Immediately had the floor
and announced that he saw man in
the audience who would like to make
a nomination for that office, and
asked the permission of the chair.
The chair referred the matter to the
convention, which on motion of the
Judge kindly consented to allow the
innovation. There was awkward
pause during which stage whispers
were heard from the delegates such
as "Trot out your man." "Cut looF
your speech" The Judge then arose
and said, SIS Mr.. Ikelman here?" A
delegate promptly responded that he
got dlsgusted and left on the noon
train. The judge then took the floor
out in the open where all could get
a good look at him, and delivered
the speech he had prepared for Mr..
Ikelman. 1t was a rousing effort,
indeed we could not help thinking it
was Just such speech as We have
often heard the judge deliver in
court for a $50 fee. He started out
by announcing that his greatest in
terest is III the schools, land all who
have seen one of those contracts he
made this spring with the school
districts admit thi' is the exact truth)
and then he declared that we ought
to have woman as superintendent
notwithstanding the work he did
two years ago to prevent a women
from being elected to the office }