The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1916-09-08
THE MOLLY CH1EFTAIN

of the other counties associated with US
in legislative matters.
In the democratic legislative assembly
at Lamar on the 9TH of ADJUST . Bscs
county mas. NJ. Konkei of the Sprint
field Hessld-was siven the PRIVILEGE Of
makiat the race in the primaries for rep.
resentstive for the counties of Prowers
aud Baca; but Bacs county realizes that
except by the help Of Prowers she asver
will be able TO have Q representation on
the ticket for the law.mskint branch Of
the state government.
Ii 10 for this reason that the democrats
of Baea county now come to the demo.
Gratis of Prowers county in an appeal to
their sense of equity and fair play.
We believe that 10 the interest of the
friendship between the two eountiss. and
in consideration Of the loyal and unselfish
support Invariably vouchsafed to .
Prowers county man for the place, Bsea
county should this year be siven the
representative.
On the 9Th of ADJUST the democrats OF
county Of Bscs in convention assembled
unanimously endorsed the nomination OF
Mr.. Konkel, and pledged their hearty
and united support in an effort to secure
his election, but as before stated, il lies
with the democrats OF Prowers county to
say % to whether the request of their
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A reminiscent sketch of the Baca
county candidate for nomination honors
would here be appropriate, and 10 really
due the democrats of Prowers county,
that they may know something of the
man they are asksd by their brothers in
Baca county to support.
s. M. Konkel, the present editor of the
Springfield Herald, and the said candidate
for nomination was the first settler in
what 10 now Bsca county, having located
here 10 the early spring Of 1886. in what
10 now known as the old Boston country.
On the 9th of March OF the next year
1887, Mr.. Konkel started the first
Newspaper (The Western World) in
southeastern Colorado of the railroad, at
at old Boston, then the LARGEST and most
famous Of the new towns in this territory.
When the county seat fight at Boston
was lost and the settlement in the county
went down, Mr.. Konkel went into the
newspaper work elsewhere, returning
again to good old Bacs county thirteen
years aeo-before there was . thought
that new settlement would again pour
into the county and over the west.
Thus the nominee's interests are
closely identified with the Prowers. Baca
legislative district anb the state of Colo.
RADIO. and having given special attention
to and made special study Of economic
conditions here prevailing, he 10 emf.
nently fitted - representative of these
counties.
For all these reasons the democratic of
Baca county join in q request to the dem
ocrats Of Prowers to lraciously assist in
the nomi nation Of their candidate for rep.
resentative, Leaving the whole matter to
their good judgment and sense of pro-
priety, at the same time assuring them
that Baca county will not FORGET to be
grateful in the years to come as they have
been loyal to the party's legislative nom.
inees and Prowers county in the years
zone by.
Will the democrats of Prowers county
in the primaries eraciously give the rep.
resentative this year to the democ rats OF
Baca county?
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