The Lamar register., 1916-08-09
ORATOR WOODEN ARRIVES
New Luminary Waddles Into Vie"
Athwart the Democratic Horizon

house, which was filed to Overlooking
with the republican host on Wednes-
day, looked like it was years ahead
of the country on Saturday when the
few ofiiceholders and friends held the
democratic county assembly there. The
absolute faith which the democratic
ofiiceholders have that our president
means just the opposite Of what he
speaks was proven by their prominent
part in the work of the convention
just following the presidents second
warning to them to stay out. Regis
ter Beavers was chairman and Post
masters Adkins and Baldwin, promin-
ent in all the work and ON the various
delegations to other conventions. II
was very noticeable that Postmaster
Traxler, who has always been an ex-
pert reader of political horizons, kept
his name out Of the proceedings.
The convention was called to order
by Postmaster Adkins Of Holly and
Register Beavers Of Lamar WAS made
chairman and County Attorney Alfred
Todd secretary. With Postmasters
Baldwin and Adkins on the floor as
sisted by so many lesser officials the
work was too smooth to be interest
ing. II was discovered that they had
one more officeholdcr than they were
allowed delegates 20 the state conven-
ton so they had to elect one alternate
to accommodate the extra road over
seer.
The only real entertaining feature
occurred when nominations for county
treasurer were called, but as the pro
cocdings had been 30 tame all repre-
sentatives Of the Register but the
snake editor had left, 30 you will have
TO take it as he handed it In:
"But harkl the cry was Wooden. and
up the central aisle, the portly form Of
the big brain storm strided in poten-
tial style. He smiled on Adkins and
Baldwin, a smile serene and mild, he
eyed Bob Christy as a sire might eye
a Maynard child; and fhwning on
the chairman as II foe he saw. in
accents hoarse and ominous he thus
the law: If In this house
I have friend hope that he will
stand. as firm and long as horseradish
is strong to save our officeholding
band. In this dire strife we fight for
life, for office and for pelf; il Wood
row Wilson fails 10 land our post
masters are on the shelf. care not
for myself at ALL trust that's un-
derstood-but for Woodrow and you
weep copious tears Of
blood; and when | think how he sits
within the White House there, like a
terra Gotta statue Of house-husbandly
care; how he writes ten thousand
notes to Europe's bottled up kings.
and while so true to Carranza and
you, attacks all other things, l keenly
feel that we should spiel, and assess
each ofIiceholder, to make this fight
for free whisky and sailors rights.
and our noble letter molder.'
This was received with so much
enthusiasm that when the office Of as
SCISSOR was reached and it was found
that no patriot cared to tackle the
job Of running against A. J. Davy
there was an unanimous demand for
Wooden to make the race. He asked
the delegate next to him what an as
SCISSOR did and was informed he dis
a great deal Of work with his head
and hands. Mr.. Wooden then aross
and said his hands were soft and his
head weak but he was stronger than
in the mouth and whit
there was nothing doing with regard
to the assessors Office and he didn't
care to make any hints, still II they
wanted good representative he
might show them where they could
find the right man.
This closed the interesting part Of
the program and the convention after
selecting delegates to the various
placed the following lis
Of candidates in nomination for the
primary election:
County Judge, Henry C. Rogers.
Clerk, Mrs. ]. Ray Gould.
Treasurer, r. L. Christy.
Sheriff, E. A. Herwig.
Superintendent Of Schools, Mrs.