Abilene weekly reflector., 1912-10-31

1 / = tHAMNNv MAN AAfo NON9hn tD8ASApAWA
IN Abilene. About 80 OF them came
in on the last day. The books
closed at 10 O'Clock last night and
IL is now everlastingIy too late for
voters who are not properly regis
tered. The voting strength OF Abi-
Ilene is divided among the wards In
the following proportions: First
2ss, second s65, third 2s4, fourth
ssO.
Enterprise Push: @. @. Huff
man OF Abilene. candidate for sher-
iff on the Republican ticket was
visitor at our office Monday. MIR.
Huffman Is an old timer in this
county, having located here when a
boy in 1872. He has been stock
buyer all these years. With seven
in the race he was nominated by
big majority. He carried his own
ward by 81, Abilene by 65 and ev-
cry farming precinct in the county
with the exception OF two. Mr..
Huffman and his friends feel that
he will be elected by a good ma
jority on the 5th OF next month.
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This is what @. w. Peterson's
home paper, the Enterprise Push,
says of him: Few people stop to
think Of the responsibility incurred
in the office of county commissioner.
1t Is also one of the poorest paid
positions In the county. We are
indeed fortunate In having man
SO well qualified to fill this position
who is willing to shoulder the re-
sponsibility and who has past
record proving his fitness for this
position as G. w. Peterson. When
you go to the polls a week from
next Tuesday cast you vote for the
man who has been tried and prov
en- true"
The court house was well filled
last night at the meeting to hear
Japper. Rees and McNeal. p. w. n
Heath presided and the speakers 9
discussed all sorts of politics. Ar r
hur Capper gave his platform and ?
pledged himself against the inherit I
ance tax, for the repeal OF the
county assessor law and declared G
hat IL elected he would give a busi- q
less administration. Congressman
2ees discussed the conditions in .
ongress and said the Democratic r
domination by the chairman OF the
Ways and means committee is worse g
han Cannonism ever was! He ex- el
lalned his votes on the tariff sched-
les and declared that he is and 2
lways was a protectionist. II be- a
Ieve in the principles OF the Re-
ublican party" he said, "and that p
will lead the nation In the future 81
$ in the past" He said the voter n
hould vote as his conscience die
ties on the national ticket. Tom
[cNeal closed with a strong plea N
,r Roosevelt and Stubbs, inter-
,ersed with stories ~
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Clay county has a Taft organiza-
on with over 600 members and 1t III
making a red hot fight for the u
ational ticket and its supporters. OF
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The Taft Republican league of y
lckinson county has 500 members $
I'd they will be at the polls on "
ection day P. H. Halleck is coun- ar
president and indications are for ie'
me surprises when the votes come ne
as the League means business. y
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Wednesday was candidate date for an
arlton. There were fourteen i'm lol
wn at once, all coming from abb
ne that morning and staying for
nner. Dad Keso, as township
made arrangements IN
r the opera house, as the large
owd (of candidates Of coursel
'uld be handled to a better ad-
.ntage there, than on the street %.
rner. He showed them the prin- M
pal sights Of the city and at noon col
ok them to the hotel for dinner,
le candidates said Dad was an ex- IN
llent chaperon and that they great rel
appreciated his services. But Col
hat gets us Is how could Dad be acl
Ith bunch OF progressives for OF
70 hours without telling them ou
here they were wrong, and what
thought of them. an