The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-02-29
WILL HOLD
PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARIES
TAFT AND TEDDY HAVE EQUAL
SHOW FOR FREMONT COUNTY
DELEGATION.
Republican County Convention Called
For Saturday, March s3rd-Pri-
maries for March 18th.

Republican central committee OF FREE
mont county was held at the office of
DIR. r. T. Holmes at O'Clock last Sat
urday afternoon for the purpose Of
discussing various matters OF party
interest The meeting was well at
tended considering the somewhat un-
favorable character of the weather il
was presided over by ". W. Cafky Il
Florence. chairman Of the organiza-.
ton. with D. y. Cooper OF Canon City
acting as secretary.
The committee called the county
convention to select delegates to the
first state convention to meet in Can
on City Saturday. March 2srd.
1t set the primaries for March 18th
1t decided to hold primary election
for choice OF presidential candidate
and pledged the county convention TO
abide by the choice of the people.
Plans for the forthcoming political
campaign were considered and the be-
lief generally expressed that the Re-
pubilcans had an excellent chance 81
winning at the battle of the ballots
next fall The party In this county Is
in splendid condition, and. being unit
ed upon all matters of policy and ad
ministration. Il Is believed will cast an
unusually heavy vote for its national.
state and county n5sninees. Tkere Is
less of dissention and strife In the Re
publican ranks in this county now
than at almost any time In its history
and the result at the November cleo
tsons promises to be highly eratify-
ing.
Al Saturdays meeting OF the central
committee 1t was unanimously voted
to hold preferential primary In fhis
county on Tuesday. March ls. to ie-
termIne the party choice for presi-
Dental candidate: the delegates TO the
state convention at Colorado Springs
from this county to be instructed to
vote in accordance with the verdlc,
registered at TIE primary. The pri-
maries will be held at the various
poning places Of the county and an
opportunity afforded to every Republi-
can voter to express his choice upon
the question OF presidential nominee
for his party. A preferential primary
has never before been held in this
county and its outcome will be
watched with a great deal Of public
interest BY means of such n primary
the party choice for president can be
easily and accurately ascertained.
At the precinct primaries 70 be held
on March Is viii also be selected the
delegates TO the county convention to
be held In TIE district court room sat-
urday afternoon. March 2s. which WI
in turn elect delegates to the Repuhls-
can state convention to be held at
Colorado Springs on March %. The
state convention. which will select
delegates to the Republican national
convention in Chicago on June is, viii
be composed OF se2 delegates. of which
the city and county OF Denver will
have las; Ei Paso county SO and Pa-
eblo county AZ Fremont county will
have twenty-four delegates In the
state convention.
The presidential candidate receiving
the largest number OF votes at the
preferential, primary in this county
win be the one ahe delegates from this
county VIII support In the state con-
vention. All those who expect to vote
the Republican tickct next FAN win
have an opportunity at the primary o;
registering their choice OF a party can
didate for president OF the United
States. II you have a faverite Tor the
Job make your uesire IN the matter
known At TIE primary