Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-09
Durangoites Bound
For Big Convention
(From Mondays Daily.)

contingent in Denver during the week.
George West left Saturday morning
for Denver to avoid the big rush OF
Sunday.
Judge ]. l.. Russell occupied day
coach destined for Denver Sunday
morning.
Joe Rachofsky was among those
leaving Sunday morning to take In the
big show.
g. w. Letter and c. p. voorhees, of
Pennington were other New Mexicans
Denver bound yesterday morning.
And Jake Wilson was among the
Bryan boomers. Going to enjoy a
short vacation.
Jim German, the Democrat wheel
horse Of the county, was among the
departing ones.
Il. c. Cramer of the bottling works
went along to see what a big conven-
ton looks like.
"Uncie Billy White Of Mancos came
over Saturday evening en- route to
Denver to see Bryan nominated.
r. J. Chambers and Rubin Heflin
OF Flora Vista bobbed up sereneiy
yesterday morning and left for Den
yer.
Undersheriff Bob Dale landed I'm
Denver Monday morning. Took Sun
days train to preserve order among
his brethren.
C. ]. Harrison and W. G. Martin OF
Cortez went with the crowd" to Den
yer yesterday morning. Queer taste
some people havei
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Bell and
granddaughter, Clara. passed through
yesterday morning on their way to
Denver and the convention.
Pullman Accommodations could not
be provided for half those wanting
them. Must have been sleepy crowd
that landed In Denver this morning.
Aldermen John Casey and N. Il.
Nelson were Denver bound Sunday
morning. Mayor Spaer will undoubt-
edly look after the Democratic Off
cials.
s. w. Pingrey went out on today's
eastern to take look at man
named Bryan" he said. Didn't men
tion where and when. Will probably
return the last OF the week.
District Attorney James A Pulliam
was among the crowd going up to
see Billy" yesterday. Mrs. Pulliam
went with him to see that the pick
pockets didn't loot him.
Reese McCloskey. wife and family
were eastbound yesterday morning.
Guess whore Reese was goingf Mrs.
McCloskey will probably go on from
Denver to her home In Connecticut.
Judge r. 8. Clements left this morn
Ing for Denver to attend the Demo
cratic convention. How's that for a
dyed-in-the-wool Republican? Mr..
Clements WAS unattended and unchap.
eroned. He should!
Dick Hendricks of Cedar Hill, Fill
Green of Bloomfield and Hank Hull OF
Jewett, were New Mexicans Denver
bound yesterday morning. Democrats
not all dead down there yet. Queer,
amt It!
Richard McCloud went to Denver
yesterday on a business trip. His
business was pleasure-went to see
"the greatest man of the age-Wil
liam jennings Bryan" That's quo
tation II you please. We're no Demo
crat.
The train for Denver was composed
Of three cars to start with but when
men, women and children were pack
ed In like sardines another car was
added and then every seat was occu.
pied by one or more. The total num-
ber of passengers run over $50.
Tom Tulley said Goodbye" to us
yesterday as he leaped lightfooted on
the train in hot haste. He looked
mighty glad to say 1t too! Whittier
away SO fast. Thomas; does consci.
ence trouble thee? THE wicked flee
when no man pursueth!"
George West. Jr.. went to Denver
yesterday. He seemed to be a sort
Of travelling companion to Fred Joy
but didn't look quite SO nervous. Poll
ticking isn't SO strenuous as girling-
maybe. It's politics George is inter.
ested in-chip OF the lod block!
Fred Joy OF the Colorado Telephone
company left for the Denven conven.
tion yesterday morning-so he says.
They" say. and of course they
know. that he's not politicking this
time. Has more important business.
Ii Is even whispered around that
when he returns twill not be alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bailey and Mrs.
Reeves and children came In from
Aztec Saturday. Mrs. Reeves, who
is Mrs. Bailey's mother and has been
visiting her daughter for few weeks,
returned Sunday to her home at Can.
ON City. Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey went
on to the D. Gin Denver. you know
B. B. Calvin OF Silvsrton was around
between trains giving the glad hand
10 the unfortunates who were not
Denver bound yesterday morning. DIR.
Fox. g. d. Cunnineham and Editor