The Delta independent., 1922-10-13
AND PARTY WERE
WELL RECEIVED HERE

Tuesday evening with the arrival OF
Benjamin Griffith candidate for gov
ernor, and his party, who are making
five weeks tour OF the state.
A meeting had been arranged for
the evening at the armory, and the
! commodious building was well nIcd
with citizens who were eager to hear
the messages brought by these candi-
| dates.
Seated on the platform were H. E.
Perkins, County Chairman, Benjamin
Griffith. candidate for governor; Carl
S. Milliken, secretary Of state and
candidate for reelection; Robert F.
Rockwell, state senator and candidate
for lieutenant governor; Judge John
Sheafor, candidate for justice of the
supreme court; Thomas L. Blackwell,
representative. and candidate for re-
election; Merle D. Vincent, candidate
for congressman 4th District; Mrs. s.
A. Sylvester. County Vice-Chairman;
Anna Norborg, county treasurer;
Oliver B. Cook, county surveyor; Bert
N Crawford candidate for county
clerk and recorder; Miss Donna
Hartman, candidate for county super
intendent of schools. Watson H. Ste
wart, candidate for county commits
sioner; w. NJ. Duling candidate for
sheriff. and the chairman of the even
ing. W. P. Dale.
Referring to the proposition of VIII
liam E. Sweet to abolish the armories
and convert them into granaries or
grain store houses, Mr.. Rockwell
said: Il know the plan Of the national
government by which it is to cut
down its national army, figuring that
the national guards would take its
place: and part of that plan is that
the state must build armories in
which the men should drill and keep
their equipment. while the federal
government pays the men and takes
care of their armories after they are
built.
"Our opponent for governor, Mr..
Sweet. has gone on record as yau all
know. as being in favor Of eliminat-
ing the armories and turning them
into granaries or store houses.
when the armories have been abol.
ished and the Colorado rangers have
been driven from Colorado. things
are going to be in a very questionable
| situation"
Mr.. Rockwell stated regarding
his candidacy for the lieutenant gov.
| ernorship. that when the senate
meets the lieutenant governor is presi
dent of the senate. II is the duty OF
the lieutenant governor to act in case
OF the inability of the governor to act
and he added that was sure that
should such a catastrophe occur and
Mr. Griffith be temporarily incapaci,
tated. that there would be no inhar'
mony between the two in carrying
on the work.
He closed by adding: 81 am proud
of the fact that as a resident of Delta
county and of the Western slope
have been given place on the ticket
want to ask you to consider very
carefully the type of men which the
Republicans are placing up at this
time for the state and county offices
! thank you"
Carl S. Milliken. Secretary OF
State, was next introduced. who said:
mfr. Chairman. Ladies and Gentle
men: Someone has said that a man
seeking public office and making cam.
paign speeches should remember
three things: He should know enough
to stand up so he can be seen; he
should know enough to speak so he
can be heard. and he should know
enough to shut up so he can be ap
predicted. We have as standard
bearer a man who is straight, and
honest and clean. and fearless. and
who II elected governor (and 7 am
sure he will be) will prove himself
such. I am sure you all want to hear
what Ben Griffith, our next governor
has to say
Judge John Sheafor of Colorado
| Springs was next introduced. He
opened his remarks by paying a glow.
ing tribute to the Western Slope, the
and said the possibilities he had seen
on his present trip exceeded anything
he had ever dreamed of. though he
had made his home in Colorado for
the past 25 years. He thanked the
people who had given him such a cor.
dial welcome and added that he felt
sure that the time is not far distant
when the Western slope will be in
closer touch with eastern markets
through the construction of the Mof.
fat tunnel.
He spoke especially Of the high type
of men and women who grace the Re
publican ticket, naming each individ.
ually.
Merle d. Vincent of Grand Junction.
candidate for Congressman Fourth
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