The Glenwood post., 1912-09-28
BULL MOOSERS
name TICKET
First Progressive Convention
Held Iu Garfield County
Places Men in Field
IS NOT COMPLETE YET

With delegates representing the va
rious sections of this county in attend
ance, the first progressive or "buil
moosen convention held in Garfield
county was called to order last Monday
morning by Acting Chairman Joseph
Davis, former mayor of New Castle.
The meeting was held in the assembly
COON of the Albany hotel through the
courtesy of Mine Host Hahn of that
popular hostelry
Many of the New Castle progressives
found it impossible to attend the con-
vention, but sent word they were with
the progressive ticket from top to bot.
ION and wanted to be counted in the
iaaks of the followers of Theodore
Roosevelt
w. C. Fusner and j. NJ. Hutchings
Of this city Were named temporary
made the permanent officers of the
party for this county.
a committee composed OF Editor
Winterbourne of Grand Valley, Fred
lierwIok of Silt and Frank Crawford
of Silt was named on rules and order
of business. Following their repJ:.
and before actual work was startrl
Editor Spear of the Gypsum Recorl
and candidate for the senatorial nomi-
nation for the twenty-first district, ad-
dressed the delegates and explained to
them the work which has been done
in this section by the progressives and
called upon each and every progressive,
whether he be democrat or republican,
to stand fast to the standard and work
for the success Of the party. His re
marks Were greeted by cheers from
the delegates and visitors.
Resolutions were adopted supporting
the national and state platforms of the
party and the delegates pledged fealty
to Roosevelt.
The following county ticket was then
named for the race this year:
Representative, Horace Mann.
County Judge, J. W. Bell.
Treasurer, c. w. Smith.
Clerk and recorder, left vacant to be
filled at Rifle Tuesday and at that
meeting c. c. Canady of this city was
named and a few minutes later was
placed on the regular republican ticket
to fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of Fred Kaiser, who could not
make the race.
Assessor, Harry Cummins.
Sheriff, Fred l.. Herwick of Silt.
County superintendent, Mrs. Susan
V. Harris of Elk creek.
Coroner, c. NJ. Stewart of Glenwood
Surveyor, p b. E. Skiff.
Commissioner Second district, John
Hickman.
Commissioner Third district, c. w.
Alvord of New Castle.
1t will be noted by the above list
that the progressives thought well of
the republican nominees for county
offices and endorsed practically all Of
them. There were two vacancies oa
the regular ticket-clerk and superin-
tendent-and the progressives filled
dorsed and placed on the ticket by the
regulars.
Following the county convention, the
progressives from the Ninth judicial
district met in convention and named
A. l.. Beardsley and Attorney John e.
Ethel as their candidates for the dis
trict' offices. These are the regular
nominees and are thus given the solid
support of the republicans of the dis
trict.
The senatorial convention was next
and j. NJ. Hutchings of this city and
Frank Rivers Of Eagle were named
chairman and secretary. The latter
was made permanent, while the ques
ton of permanent chairman was left to
be filled.
Editor Spear of Gypsum was an
avowed candidate for the office, but
through some hook or crook y. r..Iief
that compromise could be effected,
the nominations were not made and
; were held open pending conferences
with the regulars and other progress
ives. There seemed strong disposi
tion to endorse Frank Sheridan in case
his sentiments on certain questions