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c11vent ion. ' | |t’ngrateful Garrett. |||| | Lincoln, N. M., Aug. 26,1882. j *■Editor Rio Grande Republican 2 |Two year* ago there was a Con* I vcntion at Lincoln. Mr. Kimball and j So Pat Garrett were the contestants for »u the office of Sheriff before that Con-1 *° vention. Kimball was a strong man 1,n and nearly Kucceedcd in capturing the nomination. To I). M. Kuston, La * Rue, Dowlin, Dolan, nod the men w] whom Mr. Garrett i* to-day oppo*- l|r Ing, he at that time owed hit, nomi.L,| nation. La Hue was Chairman of I m the Convention, Kaston spoke fbtr tfa over an hour, and by great effort! |,j Garrett’* nomination was forced. At- x\{ ter the nomination these men made j ar tho fight for him, and hi* election was j jK effected by a small majority. These j tfc are tho men who sustained him be- c| loro and after the election. ; ’ j One year ago last July I). M. Ka* | ton and J. J. Dolan circulated in Santa | j Fe a subscription paper for Garrett's | ^ benefit, raising $1,150 and paying the same to him in person. In Lis Cru-eea the Garrett fund, raised for his 11 action in killing the Kid. cameL from the men whom to-day he is op- j ( posing. This opposition to Mr. Kns-!n and to the interests of the people j f of Jaw Cruces, is easily explained, j r Mr. Garrett, as is well known, is an j ' illiterate man j the newspaper notori-1 j ety he received from his success in | killing the “Kid” has upset bis brain, , and tlattery from designing men wlmj now seek to use him, has turned his head and clouded his better judg [( ment, just as many another poor man has been cajoled, and fooled, and flattered by scheming politicians in times past.While tw-abiding citizens concede due credit to Mr. Garrett for his action in i •Kid, affair, yet at the same time they arc not willing to endorse t i ea ry and doublo dealing. This, Garrett has been guilty of, and \i is well known that vp lo t few months ago he was loud in hi* professions of f riendship for Easton, and repeatedly urged him to run for tho Council. To-day he is in the hands of Sligh, of the Golden Era, and Do Canoy, Post Trader at Fort .Stanton. All that can bo said of Sligb is, that he temporarily has control of a small paper, and that he has used it to puff, blow and brag, and to malign such men as Governor Sheldon, Gen. Mackenzie, Judge Axtell, and other Gov-
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Las Cruces Rio Grande Republican
Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
Sat, Sep 02, 1882
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