Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-09-04
NO UNION TICKET.
SOcorO County Looks on the Plan
With DiSfaVOr.
CHANGES IN TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.

Special Correspondence.
Socorro, N. M, Sept. S.-No more
union tickets for Socorro county. The
scheme is dead. dead, dead.
Candidates for sheriff of the county
are plenty and still coming, but when
the smoke of battle has cleared away,
DR.. Blackington. the present worthy
sheriff, who wants no union ticket in
his, viii lie found to the front.
These who figured that the Hon.
Abram Abeyta is not a power in the
county Will change their mind
Hen. M. Contreras, county commits
sioner from La Tcya, is here looking
after the welfare OF, the democratic
party of the county. He wants no un-
ion in his.
For several days we have heard of
a union ticket for county officers at the
coming election that was simply going
to make a clean sweep of things. Late
yesterday afternoon, at the Office of A.
Sedillo, of this city, gathering of the
promoters Of the scheme, principally
office seekers who are anything for
Office, met to name this aggregation of
'today, however, that the well arranged
plans of this union of hearts which
throb only for the dear people about
election time, was completely torn
asunder by the timely arrival of
staunch party leaders who insisted on
nominations in open convention in a
regular way, much to the discomfort of
some of the promoters.
James Wickham, for several years
in charge of the Postal Telegraph of
flee in this city, leaves tonight with
his parents for Boise City, Idaho. The
Postal loses a good man and Socorro a
bright young man.
Rafael Luna, who has had charge OF
the San Antonio Office for the Postal
Telegraph company, takes the place of
James Wickham in this city.
DIR. Cruickshank, of San Marcial, was
here yesterday to attend the union
fiasco.N
Miss Birdie Allen. daughter of Land
lord Allen. of Magdalena, passed
through here today accompanied by
Mrs. Allen, the mother of Mr.. Allen
whom he has not seen for years.
Mrs. Richardson, of this city, who
has been sick for some time, is report
ed very low.
Thomas Hudson, an old time and
popular resident of this city. is around
again after several days Of sickness.
w. II. Spackman, the big merchant
of San Acacia, this county, was in
town today and reports everything in
his town as prosperous.
John Bowman, the engineer on the
Magdalena branch. leaves with his
family for Mineral Wells, Texas, today
for his wife's health, where he will
remain for two months. Engineer JEFF
Roberts, of San Marcial, will hold
down his place while gone.
F. II. Gordam, OF the Two Brothers
Mining company, is in town today and
reports things as moving nicely there,
The School of Mines opens on next
Monday with Professor Keyes at the
helm, and with fiattering prospects for
the term.
Landlord Yunker, of the Windsor
hotel, will soon complete a new brick
opposite the hotel, for a carriage re-
pository and blacksmith shop.
Capt. NJ Cooney left today for his
extensive sheep ranches in the west
part of the county.
Captain Matthews has organized a
military company of small boys, which
he will have fully equipped and drilled
which he expects TO take TO the Albu-
querque fair as one OF the features Of
the big parade.