The Raymer enterprise., 1912-09-05
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1912.
Primary Election

The primary election takes place
next Tuesday. 1t Is the first election
under the new law enacted by the last
legislature.
We have always felt like urging ev.
cry citizen to 20 to the polls and cast
4 ballot.
Indifference to such duty makes
officials feel that they may be dishon-
est without fear of detection.
We confess that we shall 80 to the
primary election without much infor-
nation to enable US to cast an intelli.
gent vote. 1t is inevitable that in a
new country, like this. and in large
county. like Weld, and far removed
from the county officials, as We are in
this section, none Of US are possessed
Of the information about affairs and
the acquaintance with candidates need.
cd to make wise selection Of candi-
dates for Office.
Reading the county papers does not
help much, for the Greeley Republican
takes no part in the primary campaign,
reserving its energies for the general
election; while some of the other pa
pers are so liberal and impartial in
their criticism Of all republican candi.
dates. that we strongly suspect that in
the eyes Of these papers all members
Of other parties than their own are
criminals.
Mr.. Chas. Scott in company with the
Enterprise editor represented the Ray.
iner precinct in the republican county
assembly. We sat near the delegates
from Buckingham and Keota in the MS.
sembly and advised and worked with
them in selecting the candidates bellev-
cd to be for the common good of both
precincts.
We listened to rumors and endeavor-
cd to support only men whose honesty
was unquestioned and Of proven ability
With these motives for our action. it
may interest our readers to know for
their delegates voted.
w. Il. Patterson for treasurer and S.
j. McAfee for sheriff were unopposed
In the assembly and we deem worthy OF
this mark Of confidence shown in them,
AS these two officials together with
Judge Bradtield and prosecuting attoy.
hey Carlson had much to do with un-
earthing the graft and sending the
offenders to the pcntentiary.
For representative. U. E. Madden Of
Mum is candidate for a second term,
his first has been satisfactory so far
ms We know. and he received our vote.
The county is entitled to two repre-
Sentatives. the other two candidates
are Thomas A. Nixon of Greeley and
x. NJ. Hathorn Of Eaton. Our votes
were cast for Mr.. Nixon, but so far as
we know Mr.. Hathorn is good man.
II was n guess on our part. We had
seen Nixon bit not the other candi-
date.
We did not meet all of the candi-
dates for county judge. and we feel
that in that respect. at least. that the
delegates from this precinct acted with
fairly good understanding of the
merits and ability of the candidate.
and we should like TO see their iudg-
fncnt endorsed by the voters of this
precinct. We voted for Thomas c.
Smith OF Windsor.
For commissioner from this district
our vote was cast for b. A. wilkin Of
Ault. G. S. Adams of Grover is also
candidate. The lattcr's name was not
presented until the eleventh hour. The
people OF Grover are urging Mr.. Adams
as most likely to look after the inter.
csts Of this section. Mr.. Adams is an
old resident. was county treasurer fora