The Meeker herald., 1914-10-10
DEMoCRATICE CANDIDATES
County
County
CLERK AND REcoRpER

CLERK AND RECORDER
Our political opponents, the Rspub-
licans, did courteous act whom they
refrained from putting up . csndi-
date against Claude Wilson. The
fact that Claude was unbeatable
detracts nothing from the courtesy.
Claude Wilson has made very cap
able and accommodating county ofii-
cial. He is worthy of all the honor
that can be conferred on him.
SHERIFF
Bob Lyon has made about the best
sheriff this county ever had. He's
had but one term. He 10 entitled to
another.
TREASURER
Fred A. Carstens, Democratic can
didate for treasurer, came to Rio
Blanco county when . boy he has
resided here over twenty years; has
a good farm on the mesa, which he
is getting into q good state Of cultt-
walton. Mr.. Carstens possesses .
good education, and he 10 one of the
finest mathematician in the county.
He is in every way we'll qualified to
fill the t:easurer's office. You will
make no mistake in supporting him.
ASSESSOR
r. Hartke took charge Of the as-
sessor's Office as the new full cash
valuation law went into effect; the
state tax commission, which seems
to be supreme in the matter of taxa
tion, ordered him to dig up every
thing in the way Of property-tangi-
BILE and intangible-and tax 1t at full
cash value; Hartke made his assess
ment according to law, and got a
good and equitable valuation. But
this did not satisfy the state tax
commissioners; they raised the
valuation in this county ffty-nine
per cent, and the state supreme court
sustained the outrageous raise. As
THE HERALD pointed out at the
time, Assessor Hartke was not re-
sponsible for your taxes being high
last year. The state tax commission
was. M. Hartke has performed the
duties Of his Office impartially, well
and honestly; he has equslized the
burden Of taxation; he has earned
endorsement at the hands of the tax.
payers, on November 8; see that he
gets 1t.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
For thts- very important once
the Democratic primary selected :
worthy and capable woman in the
person of Mrs. Charity A. Smith.
Mrs. Smith was formerly teacher
In the Meeker schools and is In every
way we'll qualified to fill the position
to which she aspires.
SURVEYOR
There Is nothing to 1t but to again
elect Dan Moog to the county sur
veyor's office. With the roads and
bridges program mapped out by the
state in view, q competent man ID
needed in this office.
CORONER
About the only thing in the coro-
ner's office Is empty honor; but 1t Ia
an important office just the same.
Vote for Will Thomas.
| COMMISSIONER
After q spirited contest, Ed J. Will
son was the primary choice Of the
Democratic voters for commissioner
| for the first district. Mr., Wilson is
q pioneer in Rio Blanco county, hav-
ing resided on Piceance and at White
River for over twenty-five years. AS
a ranch and cattleman he has been
q success. Ed Wilson Is q public
spirited citizen, and has always been
ready to the limit of his means to
help along every enterprise having
for its object the development of Rio
Blanco county. When it was pro-
posed to test out the Rangely oil
fields, he was one of the first to put
up his money for that enterprise, and
is now one Of the heaviest investors
in the Union Oil company. He is
now doing a like service in the
movement under way for the de-
velopment Of the oil and gas belt at
White River. As q capable, pro-
gressive citizen Ed Wilson Is worthy
of and entitled to the support of tax
payers on election day.
Even the RepubIicans admit that