, 1874-08-14
COLORADO.
Tho hrrroaching Congressional Elvc-
lion---Tho Faciioncl Fight or
tho Republicans.
A WsrI1 Campaign khcad---6ric; His
tory Of tho Candidates.

Ccoc"Prospocts md Agricultural
Tairs.
Special Correspondence Of The caicdc0 7r'aa"t.
DENVER, Cul., Aug. 7, 1874.
A campaign, and tho warmcat ovor known III
tho political annals of Colorado, h1a just iGlr'y
opened. Contrary to goncral cspoctationo' tho
proceedings Of tho
rEnnlron1AL nErunl1cAw CONVENTION,
which closed yesterday, woro far moro har-
monio1,s tl,a, tho most sanguino bad anticl-
uated. THO frionds OF A1r. Chnfroo, tho prosont
Delegate, woro no groatly in tho minority that
they did not vo1,turo to introduce diacord in tho
Convention, and the frionds of Gov. McCools
virtually had control of tho body. Tho platform,
wlicl, was evidently framed with tho Wow Of
concating tho soru-hoads, is very weak cnla-
nation, containing little else than IN avowal that
tho Republican party Of Colorado atllcrcs 10 tho
doctrines Of tho Republican party OF tho United
States as declared In ite National Conventions,
with very foobIe bIaat at tho Democracy for Its
:cactionary tendencies; and concludes by calling
npon all tile Ropubhcaua Of tho Tnrrltory Ito ig-
1ore personal differences nnd local disagreo-
nents, 80 Oh to secure q unitcd effort for tho
.ucceaa of tho candid didato OF tile Convention, a
resolution subsequently introduced, aotting
forth TINT Colorado, having oxistoa m Com
nionwealth for tho poriod Of fourteen years. is
now nnxious to bcoomo stato being objoeted
to, no vote VIE, taken upon it,-showinS con-
clusiyely, TINT tLo Convention did NOT desire to
commit itself on tie question, which, though
quito popular1n tho Ceutral und Northern por-
llons Of tho Territory. finds much disfagor with
tue aloxican voters iu tho North, as they be1oyo
n alnto Government would causo additional tax-
ation,-a thing to which thoy nro quite ayer6e.
The names of ahout n dozon prominent gon-
tlcmcn wcro presented to the Convention for
Delegate to C0nEross. Throe informal ballots
were taken, md, GU tho first regular ballot,
1upGE II. r. II. DKoMwELn
was choaeuby handsome majority. The nom
i,la,ion wus ,0atic unanimous. IT. :Bromwoll il
upractioipg attorney OF this city and las resided
in Colombo about four; years. Ho llas consider
lnado the hdtlrosa OF wo]como to Gov Ebert
when that gentlemen Succeeded Gov. hfcOook,
last year; but ho Inns nbatained from MI PAR
tsaliship III tho McCook-Chaifoo fight. During
.inon1ber Of tho Upper nouHo, nnd rotcd against
tho confirmation of AIR. Moffut, the present
lerrisoral Ireasuror, on tho ground TINT
charger had boo, presented ngainst him at
Which ho has ynoo becn indicted. a1r, Dron-
we'll demonstrated against the appointment OF
Mr. Molas under tho existing circumstances,
, but to no avail. Within day or two after tho
confirmation OF lii. AIofTnt by tho Territorial
Council, llo having received his appointments
from Gov. EIbort, d dispatch cana from WASH
ingtoh announcing tho removal OF tho latter by
tle President, and tho appointment or Gen.
Though Mr.. 1romwell. in . spirit Of kindness.
sought to prevent Gov. Ebert from committing
what to lim thon scomed 10 bo, md has suce
proven, arcat error. he. incurred tito diapeua,,
pro Of Gov Ebert aud sono Of Ills p9l.tica, p
upon, 1t iy likely that The recent disruption in
tile Republican party OF this Territory would
ncyor have occurred.
rho Convention regarded Mr.. Dromwell na tho
person who would be most Elicly to
HEAL THE D1ssENs1oS5
in tho party, and probably, moro 10 this end
than any other, Ao waa selected, though ho is III
nblo nlan anu haH much oxl,crioneo III Legislative
ma.tors having represented the Seventh Illinois
District in Congreas .ltring 1sB7-'0B. and also
took u conSpicuouA part year later in tho Cop
siitutional Convention OF tho samo State. uo
tb d IGntlbmnn somewhat over 60 yoarB or ago,
opponent. nominated Iens tl,an 4 fortnight ago
by tho Democracy, Ia Thomas NJ. Patterson, who
camo hero from CrawfoldnsiIle, Ind, about two
yoars ago, and Ia now City Attorney.
ho IL quite small Of stature. something " o'ear ~
torn, upon which he runs llas a great deal Of Jef-
lorson ind Jackson talk In 1t, with bid for tho
Granger influence, through weak declaration
aa.nitst monopolies: lhoTa arc not l"ii-dozen
tcraon nsyellA tuat ho will supply the deficiency
by making porEoual appeals TO tue poopls from
tho atutnp. I1is ADVERSARY will follow closely
Rficr lin, and tho campaign th1B gives prolniao
uf being quito lively. There iH now ::
HUT LITTLE ERoBAul1TY
OF q thid cantlilnto belng placed i'll tho field.
Several papera that hnyo hcen tho c5pcc,nl
nlouthpiecep Of Chaifce. Elboit, and aEoi1at, do-
tho Republican Convention, hut yet do not in-
dicato that thoy will advocato u thirl-parlY
movement. They hint that tho election Of tho
Democratic nominee would bo con6onant with
their fcoiugA.' THAT tho contest will be a very
close one, there Gun bo but ltslo doubt. Tie
Republicans, however, havo tho advantage IL,
being woli supplied With newgpapere funds, and
.Bpcakcrs. Tic tl.scord which remains 10 thor
but 1t Inns inspired the Democracy with roucwcd
energy, and, whichever party succeeds, it will
evidently ho by quito email majority. Tho
election will t.Eo plRco OH the 8th Of Scpiemtor
THE AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS
OF tho Territory Wor0 unusually promising this
aeason, until tho advent OF tho grassAoppcrs.
I4cso insects llayo, in some i'stanccn. stripped
1lclds entirely bare, while, in othorA, growing
still here md it Is thought that nearly lnlf of
thiB years. crops will llave been davonrol by
them. Tho loss will 10 quito serious, and eapa-
CHILLY alscouragiug TO newcomers, Rotsith-
standing this, however, tho people throughout
the now Territory nro mining extensive prepara-
tions to, exhibit their bsst productions nt tue
coming Agricultural Fairs, which will be held
next month. The Second Annual Fair of the
Colorado Industrial AHaociation Ii to tuko plnco
hero during tho last week IN September. The
promlums ot1o1cd arc S1b0oO -the uamo aa last
year: but tho display gives promise Of being
somewhat better, cBpce'nl'y regarding 1nlueEnl
specimens and ivo Btool;.
Our municipal authorities hayo recently made
nj TN nh MIR