The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-11-06

gree We lose Senator through the Governors
impudent that Ava Adams from the
erm to the long term candidacy Adams would have been
elected had he stuck to his job but the Governor
pointed him to that position and is generally understood
to have demanded that his appontee, gratitude
that appointment should take the hard long
term leaving the short either in the hands of
enemy or occupied by some Democrat of lesser caber
who could be shunted blind siding to make
hole for the senatorial ambitions of William E. Sweet
This selshness cost the Party the only senatorsh they
could possibly retain In spite of all this
ceved the loyal support of the Party Democrats voted
for him in opposition to Kluxer Morley, much as they
would take dose of castor oil They hated him in the
taking but thought the purgatve might do them good
The balance of the State ticket dandy good one with
the exception of Kuxers Sterling Lacy and Grandmot
er Bradford and it butchered political arena
to celebrate Ku Klux holiday
'The blood of the martyrs is the Church"
and from the funeral pyre around which hooded and
masked Ku Klux dance today in celebration VIC
tory will arise the hosts who believe in religious
cal tolerance, that will sweep bigoty and persecution
into oblivion for another hundred years.
In Gunnison county the Kuxers could not beat Pat
Hanon Frank Comstock. c. H. Cowan and J. H. Rob-
also the wreck The between
NJ B. Herrick and Roy Lobdell is still doubt and will
not be settled before the official count The cond
lions obtain between DR. Ferris Mr. Moore for the
state senate The latter straight out Ku Kux fight
j. Schmz defeated for county clerk recorder
by Mr. Hartman and there question that Schmitz
yves his defeat to this unAmercan influence. In
1pinon the county has lost heavily by Mr. Schmitzs de-
feat because he is the best qualified man for the poson
esident today in Gunnison county l. B. Sitter was de-
eated by Ralph Little for Commissioner Both are spen
lid very evenly matched in the public esteem and
WOULD have neck and neck it not been for
he fact that Harry Endner agantly viciously
aded in desperate effort by the Republican bosses to
etan control of the Board They sacrificed one candi
ate in the interests of another attained their desire
BUT they elected honest feel confident that
1bbery rascaty will not flourish under Con,s+oc,
title and Mergelman.
Sprigg Shackleford elected Matt Kochevar
" majority of something three hundred
Other counties in the state suffered the political
arthquake One notable example being defeat of
eatable Tony Monnell in Montrose county Here again.
rreparabe injury done the county by his
At this writing, it appears that Adair Hotchlss was
ected District Attorney
Taking everything into consideration, Gunnison
" fares the Democratic standpoint any
have heard of. We the storm center of fight
eliminate graft and rid ourselves of dishonest officials
ery of them beaten either in the primary
he general The introduction of the Klan
leeaed others who should have been elected But
= Frank Comstock have "watchman the tower"
ho will antagonize graft and extravaganza any and
very department County government His associate
,onnroissoners whom everybody trusts and who
his honest economical govern
rent We have saved from the wreck of she best
herifs the county had and have elected county
Judge of unmpeachable honor
This article would not be complete without a word of
acknowledgement of the unsesh and treless work per-
ormed by the chairman of the Democr County
al Committee the Hon T. j. Thompson. With very lit
'e money at his command he made aigr
I'd whatever lack of crowned his efforts was
his fault attributable inattention neglect
his part. 7. j. has established reputation as a first
ass county chairman who worked like fend for the
of his entire ticket and defeated part only
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