The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
JEFF FARR OF guERFbN0 CO.

Physically, mentally, political
| ly, jefferson Il. larr OF Huerfano
county is one OF the big men of
the state OF Colorado. Look at
him squarely or at any angle,
from below, from above or be-
hind, at close range or at Il dis
tance with Il pairof strong bi-
noculars and Jeff Farr of Wal
senburg looks big He is Il big
man in southern Colorado who
has been doing big thugs. He
will keep on doing big things
and being Il republican.
Las Animas county points with
pride to its record, the banner
Republican countyof the state,
but how about Huerfano? Can
any one remember when Huer-
fano county failed TO land in the
republican column when the votes
were counted! Can any one re
member when Jefferson b. was
anything else than bic, smiling,
good natured, hard working Re
publican? We trow not.
The name Of Jeff F'arr has been
linked with Republican victory
for more than fifteen years.
| When the state was Democratic
as it is now. Huerfano county,
thanks to the indefatigible eff
forts of Jeff Farr kept on being
\ Republican county. And Jeff
Farr is the acknowledged leader
I of the Republican party in Huer-
fano county-a man of parts, as
the time-honored biographer is
in the habit of saying.
jefferson B. Farr is sheriff of
Huerfano county. He has been
sheriff term after term since
about 1898. Some of that time
he has been Republican county
chairman. Some of the time he
has been state committeeman,
but he has always been active
and loyal in the ranks, a stand
ard bearer of the G. o. p. His
unceasing efforts and fidelity
have kept HuerfaDo county in the
Republican column where it be-
longs.
Aside from being sheriff Jeff
Farr has never sought political
preferment in the state. Time
and again his name has been sug-
gested as state chairman but he
always declined the honor. Time
and again his friends have boost
ed him as candidate on the
state ticket, but he has always
refused to have his name present
ed to the convention. For the
first time, after serving the Re
jnublican party faithfully and
well for two decades, Farr seeks
the first recognition he has ever
aSpired to. He wants to go as a
delegate from this district to the
national Republican convention
to be held at Chicago next June
Aside from his political activi
ty Farr has been a factor in the
np-building of Huerfano county
and the southern part of the
state. He has varied business
interests. He is director of the
First National bank Of Walsen-
burg, stakeholder in numerous
mercantile concerns and a stock
man.
He has been identified with a
number of large and successful
irrigation projects which have
materially aided in the develop
ment of the community.
Certainly if this district of the
state is to name one of the dele
gates from Colorado to the ma
tional convention, no man is more
entitled to the honor than Jeff
erSon b. F'arr of Huerfano Co
A man who has never failed to
deliver the goods for the party.
who has a wide acquaintance and
a large following and who has
always been a Republican, is the
kind of man that would honor
the party and this state at the
convention that nominates a ma
tional standard d bearer for 1912.
Chronicle News.
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