Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-11-14
The Election Aftermath.


denced by the county papers,
most of the editors expressing an
opinion regarding it aud the fol-
lowing is what they had TO say:
Sargent Leader: Nov that
the county division campaign has
been waged we suggest that all
take the American view of the
matter and grant to each other
the right to think and work for
what be thinks best. We can't
always have our way in public
matters, nor is it decisive of the
right or wrong of an issue that
one side or the other is defeated.
Some of the things we most
enjoy and prize today, were
acquired through centuries of de-
feat. What is gained by discus
sion in open fair contest of facts
is more apt to be right than where
opinions are imposed. There is
always a magnanimity among
those who fight with people who
submit public issues to public dis
cussion, and it is the highest
attainment of good citizenship to
"scrap" for opinions sake, and
then submit to friendly spirit
to the will of the majority until
the logic of truth prevails"
Comstock News: 1.-THE regu-
lar annual election was held in
Comstock on schedule time last
Tuesday. The day was a fine
one and heavy vote was cast
131-which probably represented
about 90 per cent of the voters of
the precinct. Everything was
quiet and very little discussion
INDUCED in. Little interest was
manifested in candidates and
about all the surplus talk expend-
ed was over the question of
county division, which seemed to
be the paramount issue on hand.
We talked with some who seemed
to have timidity and diffidence
the way they intended voting.
Now, we voted the straight re-
publican ticket nd against
county division. and have our
reasons for so doing. Now, many
think to keep closed mouth is
all right. Perhaps it is, how
ever, we once knew a man in
Chicago who lost fortune by
keeping a closed mouth, so that's
the way it goes-difference of
opinion.
Oconto Register: Everything
went along peaceably and quiet
on election day. Kennedy with
1862 showed Richardson with his
1882 that the only thing that a
man can marry is woman. Van
Antwerp with 2849 turned Lamb
with his 1882 out to greeuer pas
ture where he can find better
Ian b-quarters."
Merna Postal Card: 1.-THE full
republican ticket was elected with
the exception of Edward Foley
for supervisor from this district
who was elected by an over
whelming majority over the re-
publican candidate. Didn't Mr..
Morrow make Cole GO some, re-
CARELESS of the fact that whoever
had the printing of the ballots
left the title cdr" off the front
end of the doctors name"
| [Yes. Cole did go some-receiv-
ed almost the biggest majority of
anyone on the ticket. Maybe
those $500 postal cards the CDR"
sent out to voters had something
to do with Coles "going some"
and then some. ]-EDIToR.
Ansley Chronicle: ELECTION
passed off quietly and from pres
ent indications the vote through
out the county will be a record
breaker. The campaign through
out was a clean one. In the
county the republicans get every
thing with the exception of the
board of supervisors. County di-
vision was defeated by something
like 1900 votes. However, as
will be seen by these figures, the
divisionists have made big gains.
They should not be disheartened
by the result of last Tuesday, but
should start the foundation at
once for waging a more agrees
sive campaign next year. Lack
of organization on the part of
the divisionists is responsible to
great extent for their defeat.
In many communities no work
had been done at all, and the