La Junta tribune., 1912-03-30
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Roossvsit Republicans Win Great Vie
tory and Hand AaK Of Il Back
Again.

II was plainly apparent at the re-
publican county convention held in
the Princess Theater In this city
last Monday that Roosevelt's admir-
ers in Otero county are u bunch OF
amateurs. and what they don't know
about the confidence game, known in
standpat circles as practical poll
ties would make small Carnegie
library.
After winning a victory aud secur-
ing absolute control OF the conven.
ton by a bare majority, they had a
very severe attack of weakened po-
litical generosity. something that has
never been known to occur In pro
fessionai circles" and handed one
half the victory back to the great
defeated-as peace offering for
party harmony. They failed to ap-
preciate the fact that in practical
politics. as well AZ hades. 1t is nee
essary to fight the devil with fire.
The professional in politics is al
ways out to win, and he Is not par
ticular about the methods or the
size OF the majority. just SO he lands
on top. II the Taft bunch had won
by bare majority Of one. the Roose-
Welt contingent would not have had a
a look in-not even whiff. The ad-
mirers OF the strenuous one were al
together too liberal. One gray whis-
kercd delegate. who said that he had
been attending political conventions
for forty years. remarked that he
never saw such a weakened bunch
In the whole course of his life. He
was so full OF disgust tha, he came
near exploding. The amateurs may
learn In time. but 1t is evident there
Is so much To learn that the soon
er they acquire primer In politics.
and start In to be dilisent students.
the better off they will be.
The fireworks opened At the Prin-
cess Theater about II o'clock with
every precinct IN the county reDee-
Asaas~A. sxs>pt Ttmpas and Nine Mile
oh. no. Nine Mile was Represented
by homegrown la Junta proxies from
that republican stronghold-reEularly
signed. sealed and delivered by the
postofflce route. The convention WAS
called to order by DIR. 4. l.. Stubbs.
chairman of the republican county
central committee. and the test vote
to capture the organization came up
on the vote for temporary chairman.
r. {. Glenn nominated q. Il. Win.
chell for temporary chairman on be-
half OF the TAN contingent. and Dr.
L. p. Barbour was the choice Of the
Roosevelt contingent. When the vote
was announced II showed that Win
cheli had II votes and Dr. Barbour
76 H. ". Minor here made viEor.
Gus protest and wanted n re-check Of
the count While the re-checking WAS
In progress. II was discovered that
NuC Nuou uNu " Nut WV VN
cinct had cast the vote Of his pre-
cinct on the vote for chairman with
out consulting the one other lone
delegate from that precinct. On the
recount one-haif Of the five votes
was given to Winchell and one.half
TO Barbour. resulting In the election
Of Barbour. the yot. being Barbour
7sh. Wincheii 7&h. G. A. Beerbohm
was elected secretary and J. u. Grit.
fin assistant secretary. The var
ious COMMITTEES on order Of busi.
meas. resolutions. etc. were then sp.
pointed and the convention adjourned
until +: o'clock.
Il was on 4 motion to adopt the
resolutions. every plank In which had
. Roosevelt brand. that the pro.
Ercssives' lost out. County Chair.
man Stubbs made n motion to amend
by striking out the paragraph cn.
dorsinx and instrucsing the delera.
tion to Colorado Springs for Roosc.
welt. He wanted TO do this In the
interest Of party harmony and the
good OF the cause later on. The hnr.
mony bunk appealed TO n coed many
and from the flood Of motions and
counter motions. moves 10 amend
and lay on the table. the convention
finally wound up without any plat.
form NJ all.
Il was finally decided to appoint
COMMITTEES consisting of one from
each precinct to select nineteen dele.
gates each to the state and congress.
sionai conventions held In Colorado
Springs last wedne.d When the
committee made its report II recon.
msnded that ten of the delegates 10
the state cDnvntion bc instructed for
Roosevelt and nine for Taft. and to
The coagresstonai convention nine for