The daily sentinel., 1914-07-17
MOOSE SLATE IS
ALMOST MADE UP
ON EVE OF MEET
Little Competition in Races For
County Offices as PrOgs Pre-
pare For Assembly.


On the eve of the biennial serio-
comic drama OF Mesa county Bull
Mooses which is staged at the Y NJ.
C. A. tomorrow afternoon. the set
tings are in place, the costumes are
ready Tor the actors, and. in fact.
the scenario has been so closely ad-
hered to that it may be read before
the curtain rises. Some of the po-
litical Thespians may stumble in
their parts and some Jealous rivals
may horn into the scenes unlimited,
but on the whole the playlet has
been well rehearsed and the pro-
duction should go off without hitch
of consequence.
So much for that figure of speech.
Avery c. Newton. who will be re
membered as one of the useful seven
Republicans in the state assembly,
has been happily converted to Pro-
gressiyeism on the eve OF the cam
paign, and will be the unopposed
nominee for the senatorship. New
ton is a stiff campaiguer and is pop
ular except in the lower valley.
where the Ammons county bruise has
been slow in healing, so that the
Moosers realized that il was far bet
ter to encourage Uncle Avery's de-
sires to enter the fold than to have
to oppose him with a weaker can
didate. For up until almost the day
of his announcement Mr.. Newton
was threatening to run independ-
emily.
If Mrs. w. R. Johnson is not
willing to become candidate for
representative to succeed Newton,
Silmon l.. Smith will be willing to
sacrifice himself and stand bravely
in the breach. There are others,
but in all probability the race in the
assembly will narrow TO these two
candidates.
A stlll hunt on the part of Pro-
gressive leaders TO find man to op-
pose Charley Lumley is still going
on. Lumley is almost certain to
fling his hat in the ring at the as
sembly. but despite his popularity
all over the county the bosses of the
county committee want some one
else to 'fun. John Cottreli has turned
III down. John Heron doesn't want
it, and neither does Dan Griffis. ].
Freeman Cox of the Y. NJ. c. A. was
rendered the designation by o. ID.
Williams and Bob Cassells last night.
but today he informed them that he
would rot run.
BY the time the assembly opens,
however, they will have rustled up
favorite son. and Lumley will have
to fight it out at the primary.
Charley Jones will probably have
no opposition in the assembly for
reelection as county clerk. Charley
has successfully convinced the party
leaders that he is a real honest-to-
John Mooser, whatever his friends
may think.
Charles B. Rich will have no op-
position in the race for treasurer.
The assessorship is going begging.
OF course there will be a nominee to-
morrow, but it may be necessary to
finally fill the place by the vacancy
committee. John Browns announce
ment last night that he will be an in
dependent candidate exploded
bomb in the Moose camp and there is
now no saying who will fill the hole
in the lineup.
A. Lee Hampton may have some
competition this year. Hampton
had to fight his way through a bro
ken field two years ago to reach the
goal posts, and he may have pretty
near as much trouble this year. Two
or three possible nominees are al
ready pruning themselves for the
race.
Ray Yunker will run again for
coroner, but the most far-seeing
prophet won't be able to predict who
the candidate for surveyor will be
until the nomination is made.
Several changes will be made in
the personnel of the county commit
tee. it was confidently predicted to-
day.