The indicator., 1904-01-09
POLITICAL
SNAP SHOTS
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event ever occurred IN Pueblo, an
surely NO harm could come from feast
ing on diet Of French soup, gogs,
liver pie and plate scenery
This is an era of new things. any
how, and IL might be the means
getting the republican machine ~
OF the rut.
If there are quarrellng tactic ..
within the ranks this love fe.i,
might have good Influence tuws
smoothing down some fulfilled feeliI .,
aud place everybody on basis d
equality 80 far az being aspiring c;.n
dldates is concerned.
The INDICATOR heartily endorr
the holding Of Lincoln day banqu Il
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1t never rains but 1t Dours, pol |,
lcally, over at the court house. VT z.
one office holder says he thinks U
running again they all say in chor e,
We have just as good right to rul
again as he has," and the VIII II
bunch confrOnts the party with dr
mand tnat 1t Is not 30 easy to size
track.
IL is said that one of them made /;
motion to the effect that none of tn,
hodovers run again, but the motiJi
met with no sec md.
Well, about the only objection oa'
hears to the office holders about IT,,
court house is that they seem j.
have a tenure of office, but it is d.
lars to doughnuts that the SAN.
crowd will all be candidates in t.,
next republican convention.
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A man from a rural section of B :
semer wants to know If Mayor Brow
tavors street paving for this smol
and political section of the city.
Really, We must ask to be excus ID
at this time. Ask US something ca
Ask ms, for instance. if Alderman ]
Will Johnson is in favor of sire Z.
paving for Bessemer.
There is said to be a new demo
cratic weekly newspaper in the tislc
and that it aspires to the post oI
nonor of being made the organ" o
that party.
Winch naturally prompts one =
make the query, What's the matt
with the SLar-JOurnal?"
Has anyoody ever accused tn.
strenuous evening luminary Of bel {.
republican paper?
Our friend John Lockin of the ST. \
day Opinion either has the nightma e,
or deep, dark secret that he woo'r
dlvnlge. He calls it "rhe Club" a.,
IS vigorously welding hi. polite :.
club to club the cub of CLUB"
He AYERS that THE Club" is a -.
cret political organization within t.
ranks of the republican party and i
has repeatedly published what plr-
ports to BIZ the solemn obligati VI
taken by the members of this oat q
bound organization with all the tri j.
mings.
The object is said to be the per.
petuation of gang of grafters" i'll
office, and the alleged oath forcit y
reminds one of the ghost of A P. a =
ism.
III INDICATOR freely confesses th ~
it is in ignorance of such clique d
1t respectfully asks Editor Lockin 81,
put US next. Out with the seer, t.
John, and don't ke' p US in susper E.
any longer.
Seriously. if there is such an orgs !
lzatlon the rank and file of the par Y
has right to know 1t for its o,,s
protection. aod If it is all only pha J.
tom joke i is about time to say so
Let US know the worst about tin,
club and cease dealing in inuendp dpes.
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Next fall will witness half doz .,
elections all in one. 1t will be t..
greatest political bate ever seen IN
Pueblo county.
On the ballot which will necessar
be as large as a newspaper, nomine
will be voted for from the preside
Of the United States down to pl
clnct constable.
Political red fire will illuminate the
land and will even penetrate the 81.
BILE darkness of Salt Cr. ek apl
Mexico" and every mans vote v ii
be jewel eagerly sought after by
the cOntending parties.
The steel works and smelters will
be overlooked and the politicians " Il
change the motto of tht city from
Watch Our Smoke" to Watch C II
Red Fire"
The latest prospective candid,
for the county clerkshiU is ex-Aldrr.
man E. E. B=nnett, but as the pr s
ent incumbent. W. T Fairfax, a
Paul Wilson are avnwed candidat ;,
Bessemer's man may he held back Il
the spring campaign, when he wo,i
be available for some city off
Bessemer, by the way, is not goin..
to be 80 backward in the future abe 1t
political plumming time. There II Z,
be many men of many minds in ms y
hings. but in this case there will %
many men of one mind.
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Sheriff j. L, Beaman Is being urc
bv his friends to stand for rc-el
tion, and o 7. Curtis and Thon =,
Crowe are reported Is looking f..
ward to shrievaIty nomination the :
selves. The democrats have not a.
yet sprung any likely candidate.