The La Jara chronicle., 1904-10-28
OPENING
PERFORM NANCE.
independent Heroes Start
Out to Save" the Country.
After Gushing Ante-Nomina,
ton Asseverations of 10y
atty to Coneios Ticket.


pany of artists gave their first Co
nejos county performance. enti
tied THE Independent Heroes.
at Woodmen hall last Wednesday
evening. There were about fifty
persons present and fully half oi
this number was composed of the
candidates and their relatives
However, enthusiasm ran high
among the relatives Heroes
Mieir and Irwin had them on the
I brink of tears at a number of times
during their addresses. when re-
lating how gallantly they were
waging war for no other reason
than their great and untiring love
for the people. a love not unlike
that of our forefathers who fought
and bled and died for their coun-
try. Hero Irwin said that for a
number of years he had enjoyed
holding office under this fusion
rule, but that it never occurred to
him as being such a mockery un-
til this fall-when he is out of a
job with winter approaching. Up
to the time Of the adjournment Of
the convention before which he
was candidate and when he
thought he stood chance for the
nomination of superintendent of
schools. his great love for the peo-
pie was supplanted by longing
for the job. After the convention
had adjourned and Erastas Mel
son was named to succeed him,
then the smoultlering fires of his
liberty-loving, patriotic soul were
famed into blaze and have
since been burning with an inten-
sity all but consuming. The same
is true of Hero Well Oiled Mieir.
Up to within a few hours before
the convention he openly boasted
of his intention to work and vote
for Senator Adams, claiming that ii
was better for the Republicans of
Conejos county to have Demo
crat in the stese senate who had
proved his ability to accomplish
things, man who had the brains
to consummate whatever legisla-
ton he undertook, than to have
some vacillating wise-acre Re
publican whose only claim to
craftsmanship is his owlish ex-
preston of face and ravenous ap.
petite for office and notoriety
Dear reader, do you divine the
cause for this startling change OF
front? We do. Mr.. Mieir had
supposed up to this time that he
had the nomination for represent.
ative within his grasp and was
only too glad to defend and es.
pouse the actions of what he now
terms the gang and along with
w. A. Braiden openly posed and
announced himself as gang
man. Seeing that he had reck.
oned without his host, so far as the
nomination for representative was
concerned. he went to Conejos q
day or so before the convention
was held and this is the PROPOSE
tion he made to the gentlemen he
calls the gang:
I'VE come here not as kickers
but with the positive assurance
that your ticket. of whomever com
posed, will receive our hearties
support and we can further GUAR
ANTEE YOU THAT NO 9TH
ER TICKET WILL BE PUT
IN THE FIELD IF YOU WILL
BUT CONCEDE TO Us THE
NAMING OF THE FLOAT
REPRESENTATIVE" The gen
tlemen to whom Hero Mieir thu,
> addressed himself replied that i
was not in their power TO say VIII,
would receive said nomination
, that WAS u matter for the conven
t ton to determine and il was thei
intention 10 abide by the vii
} of that convention whoever thu
, nominee might be. 1t was thel
that Mr. Mieir and his associates
$ realizing that they had asked fo
/. that which could not be givei
them. announced their willing
ness to withdraw their request, bu
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