La Junta tribune., 1910-09-24

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= For Coroner, =
= 3. n. savage, Of swink. =
= For Commissioners, Third District, =
= w. L. siekenbsrssr. Of Wsitzsr. =
= For commissioner,eirst District, =
John N. Lamb, Of La Junta. =
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An old time republican county con.
vention was held at Rocky Ford last
Saturday. The delegates were all
smiles and sunshine. and confidence
was emblazoned on the countenances
of them all. Every delegate had the
opportunity to speak his little piece
II he had one and to name anybody
for any office. The principal diff
Guilty WAS that there were more of.
fices than there were candidates, and
except In three instances all OF the
candidates were nominated by accla.
nation. One orator truly declared
that during Cleveiands adm instr
don there were dozeas Of candidates
for every Office and evsryDo9y vented
Job. but that during these plpins
times Of republican prosperity every
one was too busy with their own af
fairs to think Of running for office
and would not have one At any price
The convention was called to order
At II o'clock In the Grand Opera
House At Rocky Ford by Ralph p.
Collins. who has officiated ss county
chairman during the past four years
and the call WAS read by the secre,
tary. 4. ". Haskins. after which c.
A. Beerbohm presented the name OF
G. II. Wincheil for temporary chair.
man. MIR. Wlnchell was elected by
acclsmstion. and made good In a po,
sition which he declared he had
never attempted before. He usually
does In whatever field Of endeavor he
tackles. Mr.. Haskins was elected to
Officiate ~ secretary, and he later
delegated the honor OF assistant sec
retary to Fire Chief Bill Porter. After
the naming Of committees. one from
each precinct. on credentials. perma
nent organization. resolutions. and to
select delegates to the state and con
gresslonal conventions the assent lag,
adjourned until ?:3O O'Clock.
Al the afternoon session the ere
deDtials committee reported no con
tests and the program for the per
manent organization. which was sub
seQuently carried out.
The report Of the committee on res
olutions. as unanimously adopted. .wei,
as follow;
We call the attention Of the voter,
TO the fact. that. although the last
republican administration left many
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars In
the state treasury. the present demo
cratic administration has succeeded
ss usual. In spending not only the
regular revenue Of the state. but also
In cxhsusting the said surplus. and
that II their policy Il continued
the educational and penal institu
tions Of the state will soon be- with
out the necessary funds To carry or
their work.
We condemn the action Of the dem
ocrauc governor In calling an extra
session Of the legislature ~ tn,
opening Of = campaign for the cvi
dent purpose of helping rc.nominat,
himself. and 70 assist the dsmocrati,
ticket. The costs and expenses oi
the extra session are really beinp
paid out Of the public treasury n,
part of the democratic campaign fund
W the extra session was necessary I,
should have been called when tn,
regular session ad3ourned fifteet
months ago. and - soon ~ the gov
srnor fDund that The democratic ma
5oftty h The lsgisiasurs had gon,
back On tAs platform.