Show THE republican COUNTY OU NTy convention the republican county convention held beld in monroe friday if it would he be reported by the society editor would be called a splendid success in every respect and it if the political editor takes hold of 0 the thing he Is IB at a low losa to characterize the contention in any other words it certainly was a splendid an outstanding success and was that surely in every three things especially made it to so outstanding first tho the herft wonderful harmony among the Aele eg gatea atea oi of whom nearly all vere there BO 8 that only the small email precincts of 0 C 0 T e and joseph were without a representation reome the high quality of bandl candidates selected to make the raco race tor for election tho unequalled unequal led hospitality pita lity of the pearle of monroe made the convention so plew pleas table la i a social way also four nominations nomination were ere the main feature of the order of business one lor a state representative one tor for a county commissioner tor for the four year term one tor for a commissioner for the two year term and one for county attorney the candidates selected tor for these positions are C W hawley of central for representative abe hansen of richfield tor for tour year term commissioner joeeph F peterson of redmond tor for two year term commiss commissioner loner and ferd erickson erichson of monroe tor for county attorney without tear fear of successful contradiction it can be stated that these candidates represent the best material available out of the thor hughly good and fit men who were dorthy worthy aspirants or could be made such inch mr hawley is one of the most prominent stock men and farmers of the county who is well known for his honesty integrity and sound judgment that will make him influential in the lower house of our state legislature abe hansen and joseph F peterson are both members of the county board at the present time and are both tried and true they are well acquainted with the needs of the county and have some very good accomplishments in county government to their credit tho the people aro are looking upon them with perfect confidence and in their hands hanas the county affairs will ie be well taken care ot of mr erickson the candidate tor for county attorney Is a new man but one that comes to the position he Is aspiring for equipped with the best legal and general education and with qualities that leave no doubt they will it elected make him the proper man for the position in the case of the county commissioners it may be said also that both candidates until the last moment were reluctant to accept the nomination but were prevailed upon by the people deollo to make the race again so it is clearly a case of positions seeking the men instead of men wanting the positions and this makes it so much the better with such candidates in the held field it looks like in this years elections the history of four years ago will repeat itself when a leader of the democratic party asked about the election results declared it a complete republican victory from isbell down to harding |