The daily sentinel., 1906-08-23
THEY ARE THICK.
Republican Candidates for County
Offices Are Bobbing up Every
where.-SiN Want TO
Be Sherin-Some
Contests.

Republican ranks is becoming
thicker than feas. Presuming on
the supposition that a nomination is
equivalent to an election, the candi-
dates become thicker and more per
sistent each day. To handle this
bunch of individuals who are willing
to suffer for their fellows, as holders
of the well paying offices of the coun-
ty. the big five" will have their
hands full. Each candidate has his
friends and each can present. CO.
gent reasons why his claims should
be recognized.
Take for instance the office of sher-
iff of this county. there are now six
active candidates in the field. They
are Messrs. ]. F. Brink, DIR. A. R.
Craig. of the Plateau; Bert Stroud,
of DeBeque; John Cottrell, William
Lynch and f. NJ Hardy, of this city;
J. H. Cheeley. of Rhone.
For the position of clerk and re-
corder. there are only two candi-
dates, so far, who have openly an
nounced their willingness to become
martyrs. They are Jack H. Gallupe
and George r. Caldwell. Mr.. Gal
lupe is deputy county treasurer and
Mr.. Caldwell is deputy county clerk
and recorder. 1t will be seen that
these gentlemen have had taste
of public officialdom and that they do
not rebel against being elected to the
superior office. to which they both
aspire. Frank Leslie and Rube Star
also want the office.
About the prettiest contest will be
that over the nomination for superin-
tendent of public instruction. y. b.
Mcclure has held the Office so long
that he thinks almost that it is his
by right of tenure. Mrs. Breeze does
not think along the same lines as
Mr.. Mcclure and proposes that the
everlasting smile, that never wears
off. on the face of Mr. Mcclure shall
be heightened considerably, before he
can simply walk in and accept the
irony of fate that a woman should
heat Mr.. Mcclure, as 1t was woman.
whom he defeated the first time he
was elected to the Office which he
now fills. Mrs Breeze is making a
hot canvass.
For county treasurer there are
only two candidates up to the present
time, they are the present incumbent.
George J. d. Williams and Frank A.
Beldon. of Fruita, formerly a deputy
under Mr.. Williams 1t is said that
MIR. Beldon is working hard and maxi
ing a whirlwind canvass for the place
He has little show, so far as prefer
ence is concerned of the "big five"
or this city, as they have tacitly
endorsed Mr.. williams candidacy.
Anent the shrievalty nomination it
is said that Dr. Craig partly prom
ised Bert Stroud that he would work |
for his nomination. hut il is said that |
he afterwards told friend he did
not think there was any use for him
to work for Stroud, when it would |
be so easy to pull the persimmon
himself. Frank Brink is an old tim
er and 1t is a question, whether he
has not got pretty strong pull with
the powers that be. They would
like to shut him off, but Frank him
self is too strong a man for any fool
ing with him. A politician will have
to play fair with Brink or therell be
something coming to that gentleman.
Altogether it promises toibe live
ly campaign from the Republican
point of view. There is nothing doing
so far on the Democratic side, they
are quietly watching all sides of the
game and will put up a ticket this
TALL that will attract the attention of
every level headed voter in the county
not hide bound to his own particu-
lar party.
In the Republican ranks there are
some old scores to pay, which will
cost some few of the candidates a
goodly number of votes.
1t is not at all sure that nomina-
tion means an election in this county
this year. There may be a whole lot
of mistakes committed in the state
campaign, which would be costly to
any candidate. 1t is year when the
voters will pick their man and vote
for him, irrespective of party