Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-05
AN ANONYMOUS SHEET.

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The methods which have character.
lied the majority of the republican
central committee are well illustrated
in the publication of an anonymous
shecs which was issued on the Of
election and scattered over tho city
under cover III darkness. II was in
tended 10 put this In the hands Of the
voters Of the city al such d late hour
that The falsehoods and misrepresent.
ations contained therein could mol be
contradlcted A copy OF II vas Sc.
cured. however, BY those at whom It
was especially directed at f.30 last
nkght and in ample time to have Is.
sued a reply the same evening
and pisced II before the voters be.
fore they went TO the polls this morn
Ing. But the sheet was deemed nm.
worthy of any such notice, and the
common sense and judgment Of the
citizens OF Las Vegas wereyetied upon
TO give IL scanty consideration. As an
anonymous publication II Ia not worthy
III any notice whatever from 4 re.
spectacle newspaper; but III view Of
the fact that Il attempts 10 attack The
Optic with false statements and iii the
public we'll know from what group of
men II emanated. WIZ will devote sone
space 10 X.
II Ii claimed III b. ISSUED by the
Republican Party This Ii d most as
tonishing assumption The republican
party held III primaries and eonyen-
ton, nominated ~ candidates and
elected IT'S central committee; these
men who issued this sheet have no
more right TO call themselves the RE
publican Parry" than they have 70
call Themselves the Holy Trinity.
The sheet states that the city taxes
have been raised by Mayor Goodall's
administration. This statement we
are assured by the best OF authority
Is entirely false, The county taxes
have been raised slightly during The
past two years. but the city taxes
mot one fraction Of q mill.
The sheet c~ontradlcts the statement
of thu financial condition 81 the city
al published BY The Optic. The fig
nrea published BY iii had been appr1y
III and signed by the finance commit
tec of the city council.
The sheet states that Mr.. Davis
refused 70 compromise with MI. Clark
on i candidate FOR mayor. Ii does not
state that the ground o. this fall.
ure 70 compromise was Mr.. Clark's
refusal 10 agree that any candidate
chosen should be ratified BY the PEG
pie In convention.
The sheet states that three of the
democratic candidates. Messrs Qulg.
ley. Brefelt and Larrimore. who were
nominated by wards On the republican
ticket signed a statement refusing to
run on that ticket and gave II TO The
Optic for publication and that The
Optic suppressed a. This statement
is absolutely false.
Mr.. Quiglcy brought In a statement
on Thursday afternoon too late for
publication, saying he was not a can.
didate for any office and would accept
no office Mt any time.
The statement was read al tho re.
publican convention that evening and
the ward which had nominated Mr..
Qnigley put another nan IN his place
who was ratified By the convention,
Mr. Brcfeld came into the office
Thursday afternoon and asked that
the fact of his nomination BY Ward
. be omitted from the account Of the
proceedings 81 Wednesday night, He
was told that the account was already
set up and In the paper and that Il
could not he changed. Moreover. he
was told that the newspaper had no
right To alter the account OF the pro
~ceedings as they actually t%ransplred
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