La Junta tribune., 1910-09-24

peal or SO weaken 1t as to make It
Of no force or effect. and pledge our.
selves 10 assist In strengthening the
said law so as to make 1t more ef-
) fective and useful, to the end that
} the people themselves may decide
) whether or not saloons shall exist In
) their respective counties.
We favor the enactment OF q di.
rect primary law without the conven-
ton feature and what is known as
the "headless ballot law"
We favor an amendment to our
state constitution providing for the
recall at any time. by a direct vote
OF the people. OF any unfaithful OF.
ftcer or any representative law maker
who fails to fulfill the instructions
or pledges upon which he was elect.
ed.
We favor an amendment to the
constitution providing for the election
Of United States senators by direct
vote Of the people.
We favor an anti-pass law that
means it, and will be enforced upon
all
The republicans Of Otero county In
convention assembled. hereby reaf-
firm their allegiance to the principles
Of the republican party as enunciated
by Lincoln, Mckinley, Roosevelt and
TAFT; and call attention to the fact.
that the republican party has stood
sponsor for. and secured the enact.
ment OF. all great reforms and con.
structNe legislation that has been
enacted during the last fifty years.
We heartily endorse the admins.
tratton OF President Taft and call at.
tentton TO the fact that he has Sc
cured the fulfillment Of nearly all
uf u platform pledges OF 1908 and
has secured In less than two years
the enactment Of more new. progress.
sive and constructive legislation than
has any other president In our his.
: tory In the same length OF time. We
believe that all loyal republicans
should assist him In his further ef.
forts In causing the enactment Of
wise laws covering all OF the 1908
: platform pledges.
We also heartily approve the action
OF the present administration In the
creation OF = tariff commission whose
duties shall be to ascertain the actual
costs of manufactured products In
foreign countries Ms compared with
the cost Of like production In this
country In order that the tariff may
be so adjusted as TO do perfect jus.
tlca between the manufacturer and
the consumer and American Ia or.
The selection OF two members Of
the state central committee then
came up for consideration. -Four can.
: ddates were nominated, the two
highest being the selection OF the
convention. and the vote being as
follows: X. G. Dalton. i50. W. h.
Goblin. ltl: X. p. Collins, II; Paul
NJ. North. 20.
Chairman Winchcll then announced
that nominations for the office OF
representative to the eighteenth gen.
eral assembly would be In order. O.
= e. Hess presented the name OF IL.
N. Fosdick. OF Fowler. and j. w.
Edgar the name OF J. NJ. Shaulis. OF
= Rocky Ford. The vote resulted as
l follows: Fosdick. l20: Shaulis. 60.
There were loud cries for "Fosdick. g
q and Speech and Mr.. Fosdick gra.
y clousiy complied. Mr. Fosdick said
J. that the republicans always won In
otcro county when they named "a
0 strong ticket. and he congratulated
4 the convention upon the strong tick.
y ct they had named thus far. He said
l. II was sure u win II the convention
i kept up the lick Il started out with.
Alcx Yant. Of Rocky Ford. for shcr.
III. H. 3. Anderson. OF La Junta. for
J. county clerk: J. r. Brewer. Of Man.
a xanola. for county treasurer: =, u.
. Bollcs. Of Rocky Ford. for Supcrin.
!. tcndcut Of schools: Albert y. Bcymcr,
. Of llocky Ford. for surveyor; Dr. s.
c H. Savage. Of Swtnk. for coroner,
{ and John N. Lamb. Of la Junta. for
( county commissioner from the frs,
\ district. were all nominated by nc.
clamatt0n.
I For tho office Of county assessor
. J. ]. Brown. Of Fowler. the prcscn,
a chief deputy In the assessors office,
Z. and J. W. Phenicie. Of Rocky Ford,
J. were noninated. the former receiving
. i3l votes aAl the latter ~.
For eoanlssioaer from the third
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