La Junta tribune., 1916-08-19
STOCkER FOR CARLSON.
Stocker Withdraws as Candidate for
Governor and Seconds Nomina-
tion of George 4. Carlson.

One of the most thrilling OF the
many interesting features of the re-
cent republican assembly in Denver
was the address OF Allison Stocker.
state treasurer, withdrawing his
name as candidate for governor.
and seconding the nomination Of
Governor George A. Carlson. Stock
er really thought he would have the
support of a majority OF the Denver
county delegation, but through the
coarse work of Angel Archie Steven
son and his gang OF political sateli-
ties 1t was so fixed that no one in
Denver county could go to the state
hand d-picked majority that favored
the nomination OF Nicholson. Angel
Archie has few satellites in Otero
county and they attempted the same
kind OF coarse work at the republi-
can county assembly at Mandanola
II would have been a solid delegation
for Nicholson from this county had
not some OF the gang got cold feet
at the last minute and consented to
an equal division of the Otero coun-
ty delegation-half for Nicholson
and half for Carlson, which comes
about as near representing the true
sentiment of this county as the gang
does of representing the real repub-
licans OF Otero county,
The address of Mr.. Stocker. In
full. Is as follows:
When great principles are at stake.
the personalities and ambitions Of
men sink into insignificance.
In my judgment there exists to-
day a crisis in the nation, a crisis In
the party and a crisis In the state.
demanding our most serious consid-
Grafton.
Four years ago. intrigue. dishoR-
esty. bossisms. invisible government.
reached its culminstion in . party
rent asunder, diahonored. defeated,
With the consequent enthronement
OF democracy which has made the
name American" a by-word through
out the world.
At the Chicago convention In
1912, there was the spirit OF intoler-
ance; at the Chicago convention OF
1916, the spirit OF conciliation. the
feeling that old methods had passed
away never to return and that jus
tice and fair dealing would hence
forth characterize the proceedings
OF republican conventions and that
every republican would get square
deal.
This was the spirit In which Mr.
Hughes was nominated and this was
the spirit In which the result OF that
great convention OF 1916. was ar-
cepted by the greatest American
Theodore Roosevelt.
But alas, how short the memorics
of men'
within two short months OF that
convention. with its bigness OF Wis
ion, with it's patience and considera-
tion. with its conciliatory spirit
with Its hope OF victory through
these things bringing reunited par
~. We are startled by n return to
these methods In this city and else
where, by the same men who ruined
and disrupted the party before, and
who. drunk with their Jingle OF coin.
are threatening the integrity OF the
party with their bipartisan machine.
and II allowed TO continue will un.
doubtedly plunge the party. both
national and state. into the abyss Of
defeat from which II will take many
years TO extricate Il.
Then again. there In another is
sue which is OF the most vital i'm
portance TO every man. woman and
child In the state.
In 1908 the Republican party put
upon the statutes Of this state n local
option law under which. up TO 1914.
30 per cent OF the area OF the state
had become dry-and when IN 1914.
the question Of "Shaii the entire
state be made dry" was submitted.
the republican party did not hest.
tate TO take an advanced step and
carried the ticket TO success under
the banner OF prohibition.
Today We are confronted by an
effort to turn the tide of progress
backward by the initiation OF u bill
TO permit the manufacture OF beer
In this state and thus defeat the will
OF the people ms expressed two years
ago.
Shall the republican party sit Idly
by while the money Of a foreign cor.
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