The Sentinel=record., 1912-08-04
TOM BLEDSOE FOR SHERIFF OF COUNTY
MAKES FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT AFTER CONSULTATION WITH
 HIS FRIENDS.
Issues Platform Which Takes Posi. tive Views on Many Questions of
 Importance Before People.

rom Bledsoe makes a formal an- nouncement for the office of sheriff oi Garland county this morning, as the republican nominee, but standing on a platform of local policies which he and his friends believe will touch a responsive chord among the major fly of the voters of the county. re- gardless of party affiliation
 MT. Bledsoe made the race for county assessor two years ago as the republican nominee against huoe Giliam. who at that time was proha- bly the most popular politician in the county. and Mir. Bledsoe boiled about 1 600 votes in that election, which he points to at this time as a genuine test of his personal and political fol- lowing in the county.
 The platform upon which Mir Bled- soc stands is set forth in the fol- lowing:
 Add to this vote the votes of all the patriotic citizens who desire to save Garland county from disgrace and from the return to the political conditions of 1906. will certainly elect Tom Bledsoe, who is clean. honest aHd capable and h. act of his will ever cause any one to blush with shame.
 MT. Bledsoe stands for election upon the following platform, which every citizen can and should support who does not want Bob Williams for sheriff and a return tos the intolera- ble conditions of the past
 tnQnufiae-I will anpofuf m r,,ap who drinks. l will appoint only enough deputies to transact the busi ness of the office No man will be deputlzed just for the purpose of car rying gun.
 Sunday Saloons-f will use every power of the office to close and keep closed Sunday saloons and will treat all alike.
 Slot Machines No slot machines shall operate while l am sheriff.
 Moving Picture Shows-The run ming of moving picture or other shows and charging admission on Sundays, except for purely charitable purposes, is against the law and is not allowed in any city in this state These shows are open six afternoons and nights
 
 have Sunday for rest and recreation as well as others. Every person who desires may see these shows with practically no inconvenience.
 "Baseball-Sunday baseball, with )r without admission charge, ts against the law, but Sunday ball Is played on every pasture lot around Hot Springs and in many places in every township in the county I will not make fish of one and fowl of an- other, but will treat them all alike.
 Gambling I am oD- posed to gambling in any form, and if it were in the power. of one man to absolutely close all gambling. l would close it; bat l fully realize, as does every other man who is familiar with local conditions, that one man work ing alone and unaided cannot close gambling If other county and dis trict officers will make an honest ef- fort to close all gambling, I will give them every assistance in my power as sheriff I will faithfully and hon. estly without favor, serve all papers or burning orders given to me by any court.
 General Conditions-Many dens of vice and iniquity exist in and about Hot Springs which are a disgrace to it's citizens and are the breeding places of 75 per cent of the crimes committed. These places will have my immediate attenuon. I will close 1 them up and keep them that way
 If elected your sheriff I promise the cleanest. most unbiased admin | istartion you have ever had. No man nor set of men shall dictate to me how to run the sheriffs office and there will be no special privileges for anybody. More than that l cannot promise and be able to make good