La Junta tribune., 1908-10-17
POLITICAL poreovsa,

win Mr.. Bryan provide 4 guarantee
clause with his ante-election promis-
y:
The music OF the telegraph instru-
mcnt on election night LIS deinocra.
cy.s annual eiegy OF grief
II. l.. Lubers. Of LAS Animas. has
been nominated by he democrats Of
Bent aud Kiowa counties for repre-
sentative.
II looks very much as though Louis
Sick.nberger would receive the
largest vote ever cast tcfore for any
candidate for sheriff liz otero couD-
ty.-M Manzanoia Sun.
The democrats have nominated J.
M. Teters and b. J. Foxworthy for
Justices Of the peace In justice pre-
cinct No. s, and John Wells and r.
NJ Carlisle for constabies.
Although he lost out In the race
for coroner. Uncle Billy Green finally
ated by the republicans OF Rocky
Ford for justice OF the peace.
Chairman Vivian, OF the republican
State Central Committee. has named
Il G. Dalton. of this city. as mem
Der of the executive committee to
assis, him during the remainder OF
the campaign.
Mr.. Taft calls attention to the fact
that, Notwithstanding Mr.. Bryan's
doleful prophecy OF eight years ago.
We are still celebrating the Fourth
of July. And We will continue to OBJ
serve periodical political obsequies
over Mr. Bryan as long as he per-
sists ia being a candidate
The socialists polled nearly half
million votes In the last presidential
election and Mr. Cleveland has pro-
phesied that they would poll over one
million votes in the coming presi-
Dental election. In 1904 the soci-
alists polled $50 votes in Otero coun.
ty. and two years later Z64 votes
nearly double. 1t Is a vote that
will have to be reckoned with in
close county like Otero.
The Lamar Sparks has new
scheme for making votes for Bryan.
which ought to prove winner. 1t
closes an obituary notice with the
melancholy citation Of fact that the
deceased was life long democrat
and had an earnest desire TO see w.
J. Bryan president Of the United
him as It is, for without a doubt he
would have experienced another keen
disappointment In life had he lived
until November.
s. II. White. democratic candidate
for supreme Judge. Is having. trouble
At home. The Pueblo O1tainf
charges him with having filed sixteen
complaints against Arthur Tabb. col
ored. eight OF which charged him
with forgery and eight with uttering
assignments OF wages aggregatinE
$3.50. The fees for the district
sttorney In the sixteen cases aggreg.
ated sum Of ss7s.5o. when cos,
for one case OF 1880 would have
brought the same results.
In 1906. the republican candidate
for congress. had a majority OF los
votes over his democratic opponent
ty over Bnchtel. for governor. was
l22. Potter. democrat. was elected
sheriff by majority OF 24o. while
Mrs. Money. republican candidate for
jority OF 457. Now II you can fig
ure out where either democrats or
republicans In Otero county have a
cinch you are entitled to all the cake
in the bakery.
In its account OF the Shafroth
meeting in La Junta the Star-Jour.
the following. amid scenes of de-
lirious enthusiasm before an audience
of more than 1000 people that was
responsive TO their every word John
f. Shafroth. candidate for governor,
and James NJ. Brinson. of Cripple
Creek. last Friday night opened the
campaign of the Democratic party in
Otero county" AS the full limit of
the seating capacity Of the La Junta
Theatre Is only 7S2, 1t is presumed
that the Star-Journal reporter went
out so many times between acts that
IN his s'delirium he saw things In
uiplicate before the meeting was
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