The Springfield herald., 1918-02-01
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Probably there are not mary
lnd possibly DOT any G the old
'Gmers no3 fns Baca who remem-
her; l."T,oRa copnty.i',
-Ithjnst barely pt'ssible that
most of those dirsctly coqaarned
sbout Mtd copdested With it
would remember Tioga county
only sfter having their attention
called to the events Of those, old
days that left Boston out ID the
cold. and finally resulted IN iss
disintegration and scattermept
To the four winds Of the earth. W
It was down at Trinidad that
most Of the censpiricies OF those
old days were hatched, and It
was there that TioRa county had
it's birth. The democrats then
were the majority party IN old
Las Animss county. and had
been for many years; and three
or four democrats at J rinidad in
all those old days practically con.
stituted the democratic patty Of
the county.
Judge Jennings-lawyer. doc
tor. pollution and orator-'he
weasel OF the east end. and AL
bert Hughes. president Of the
town ccn npany and a good sec
ond to Jennings 10 wire manipu-
lation ami cunningness. arranged
the county.seat matters with the
powers" at Trinidad. under
which arrangement A. hughes
was 70 be sent to the legisla.
ture from the east end; and of
course the election Of Hughes
meant Boston for the cou;ty
seat.
DR.. Brown, always called
doc, +" was the paternsl prcgen
itor Of the name ''TioRa," In
tended as the name TO be ap-
piled to the intended cut. of frem
the east end of Las Animas. Ii.
oga was the name Of the county
in New York he came from, and
for Docs influence with the re-
publicans it was decided to call
the new county Tioga.
Incidents of
The County-Seat Fight
The Incidents wrapped up in
the history of Tio9a county Of
course belonged to the scheme of
making Boston the county seat
of whatever was cut off of the
east end.
Whenthe plan was consumat-
ed to send Hughes to the legisla-
zure, the Western World mildly
opposed his nomination, particu-
larly because of his occasional
relapses from a strict state Of
sobriety, and partly out of fear
Of last-minute treschery.
It was argued though by prac
tically everybody that Hughes
interests in Boston we're 80 great
that no opposing interests could
afford to buy him, and that con
seq uently he would be the
safest man in that respect that
could be sert to Denver.
Ever, body would rather have
had some other safe man. but ev-
erythinv considered. about every
body Thought it nnwise to turn
him down, and reluctantly the
World also joined in support of
Hughes FIR the legislative nom
inati"n.
The Convention at Trinidad.
1t WAS in the usual convention
month when fonr wagon loads Of
plug hated B"stonions. inclusive
Of the Boston band, drove iLto
the town Of Trinidad at the end
nf a thee. days ov. rland t-ip
from Boston, and then took pos
session of the best chuck house
in I, wn, ready for the next days
doings.
On the morning of the conven-
ton the Boston boys marched
dou BILE file to the convention hall.
preceded by The splendid little
band that helped to make Boston
famous, and surmounted by the
plug hats that were intended To
make the boys of the other towns