New Mexico Post office Reads Mixed Notes
Fragmentary OCR from a New Mexico post office shows garbled text about a second class matter and possible catcher notes. No clear names dates places or outcomes emerge from the damaged snippet.
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Newspaper
Alamogordo News
Location
Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR from a New Mexico post office shows garbled text about a second class matter and possible catcher notes. No clear names dates places or outcomes emerge from the damaged snippet.
The News announces L. Simms of Three Rivers as a Republican candidate for Grove county school superintendent, subject to party action. M. P. Coakley is announced as a candidate for county assessor of Otero county, subject to Republican will.
A Texas preacher told his congregation that an ounce of shut your mouth is worth ten pounds of explanation, urging restraint in speech.
The passage urges Republicans to vote for capable men and only for the best candidates. It frames citizenship as tied to moral voting and upholds selecting "good men" as essential for the party and nation.
The county Democratic chairman praised friend Thomas Baynton for always voting the Democratic ticket straight, a compliment that underscores the era’s civic rhetoric. Observers note the era’s fixers may misread the political medicine offered to loyal voters.
In San Miguel county Mr. Andrews was defeated by about seven hundred votes while a local ticket member won by about two thousand. The text notes Andrews lost other Republican counties and carried some only narrowly, with growing dissatisfaction since 1902 and a criticising year ahead.
A note explains the paper will not print poems but may publish pieces from poets in special cases. The item presents a poem praising Alamogordo as a beautiful, healthy, peaceful city with shaded walks, green Alameda, fountains, swans, and distant white sands, attributed to W. UW. Woodweil.
A call urges every Republican in Intero County to vote in today’s primaries using honorable means to back Judge Manns bid for delegate to Congress. Supporters promise a fair open contest and believe Manns is the logical choice for the honor in their county.
The piece argues the party should resist backing a grafting crook and cites Larazolo as cleaner than Andrews. It notes Republicans and Democrats agree Larazolo is preferable, and many local Republicans support Judge Mann, with a preference for Larazolo over Andrews in this congressional race.
The piece notes Republicans must back a strong candidate to beat Sheriff Denny this fall. Guthrie Smith, Democratic superintendent nominee, is ambitious, educated at Columbia, and seen as capable yet with a railroading background. Max Pierce proposed three hopefuls, all unanimously nominated.
Jacob Chavez NM Insurance Superintendent warns residents to avoid unlicensed insurers. Fire insurers licensed in NM hold a $10,000 state deposit to cover losses. state funds pay insureds if a licensed company balks. Only a few fraternal and old line life companies licensed. no livestock insurers yet. The department’s annual license list is obtainable from Chavez in Santa Fe. Claude Brubaker suffers serious but non fatal injury after a wagon incident near a butcher shop. Mr Hunt, famed Sacramento copper king, returns from a sixty day Eastern trip visiting St Paul Canada and New York.
Notice for a Republican county convention at Alamogordo courthouse on August 5 2008 at 10 a m to elect five delegates to the territorial convention in Santa Fe and for nominators of legislative members. Precinct primaries set for August 1 after 2 p m with proxy rules and precinct by precinct delegate details supplied.
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