, 1874-07-25
!COEORADO.
An Exciting War Between:
Territorial Officials.
Mval Factions Claiming tho Same
Offices.
a Split Certain in ,;the Republican
Party.
Possibility of tho Lltlo-Rock 'RaS' Gelng
Initiated at DanSor.
Statements on Both Sides Of tho
Chse.
~Bummer.Trayel Throughout tho
Territory.
Threatened Litigation Over tho 'Irriga.
ton Question,
Feasibility of tho. Little'Ra'k: :R'Uf Being
.,Imltatcd, at DAnyOr.
Statements, on Both Sides Of tho
Cnse.
"gummer.Trayel Throughout tho
Territory.
Threatened Litigation Over tho .Irriga'
:.ion Question,

The peoplo OF Colorado Aayo boom greatly per-
tarbod, during tho past ai1 months, by
AN. uNnE1ENT1Na f1a11r
between. tho, two factions Of the Republican
party, tho one boing lod by Gen. McCook, tho
proaent Governor, and the othor by Sam Elbert.
tho Ex-Governor. During the recent session OF
tho Territorial Legislature, tho latter mado sone
; very unpopular nominations, or at least such
nominations hs diBploascd the powers that be at
at Washington aud on tho 9Th day OF January,
information was received hero that tile Presldont
hid aunt to tho seuato tho nar'os Of MoHars.
NcCook, Jeukcns and searight, to .aupersodo
. Measrs. Eibcrt, Hall, sud Lessig, who hold ro-
spootisoty tho ufaeas Of Governor. Secretary. md
g.: Surveyor Goueral Close upon these. .other nora-
nations woro made, that displaced prominent
.oiAcials;zt many points throughout tho Terri
!. tory, and notably among theBo were tho Reg-
.-iatora and Rocoyoru OF tho 'soveral Land-
Oflces. Those who had been displaced from
position naturally folt very Boro at the treatment
they had received, and taoy immediately coul-
moncod warfare upon their sucoHsaors. In this
contest, In which thors wers numerous crimiua-
hons and rccriminAtions, much was developed ito
astonish and astound tho people. It Tha co,s-
cluAiyely shown tint, for mauy years past, there
Ind bcen an
.ExTENDEDBYsTEM OF LsND'sTEAI1Sa,
by roason OF falao 'eutries and perjury; and that
both tho Government and private indivlduala had
suffered greatly tLoreby. Mon, who sproviouu1y
hsd bcenahov Eeproach had brought homo to
thom the 1llegal appropriation of wilo1c town
nitcB; also, that they, by a syatenlatio
aarieB of frauds, Ind caused actual
aettlers to ,be dsposaossed Of their, home-
stoads and Other real property. It
is but quite recently that ms many as 100 inaict
menIs naVe' 'ooon ieuuu III .Ao Anuo 'uo'c'a, o's-
trict Of Colorado against parties for "Jand-
grabbing and these will all be triod at the next
torn Of Court; wlich.is shortly to bo hold at
1uo''o' an'ons .nose .uuietea "'e ao.no n1el
who until rccently held important oilcos oi
trust.
Among others Who ucrs quits prominent in
a,noai," ,ha oro.t corr,ntion .co,,rccte1 With
sApoouS .uo stoa' ao'tup'o, ~. w.
WIS lhnd-blehesa WAS ten. Mctook7 apo tAoae
whom ho exposed sought to kill his nomination
In the Senate by preferrins charges againat him,
to the eirect that lss had swindlod tho Govern
.,t .1-..,.t ...tnt 1,,..> .a.t.t, .,;,1 H.
' '"A - w. '"t" so'''.' "AsA ~ 1A
peen nade pY aono OF hib 1reaa8 sevefAt yeaTs
! ago. when ho WAS Governor. Several delegations
oecded to Washington to boar teptimouy Agaiust
:. him. Among tho numhor was Coy. Elhert, WHO
remained at the National. Capital about live
months. During this tiuc
A1&FE1X CONTEST EHSuED.
McOook's nomination was referred back
10 tho Committee on Territories, aud
thorough and searching Investigations
wers made +. az to Lis connection With
the Indian contracts. HIS adyorsarits
failed to prove anything against him anu, but
fow days before tile adjournment. Of Congress,
. tic Banate confirmed, him, though by very
c!oso voto. The nova lof the confirmation was
recclvod At every point throughout the Iarritory
with great neutrality-suspicious. Of joy.
Tho most invoterate foe that Gov. McCook
:. had to encounter during tho pondouoy OF his
nomination wus DelagAto Ghanee. This gontle-
man lett no stouo uuturned which tended to
/ bring about defeat. Mr. Cl3nfree over, wont 10
far ss to say that, ii McCooE was contir4uod, lie
wona Immediately resigu his aoat az Delegate
= in Congress; but, thus lat, ho Ina neglected to
do 80, and has lust much casta in aonsoquanco
thereof, many Of his friends asserting that ho
charitable to presumo TINT lo made tho asser-
4ioa amid the hoat Of political excitement; but,
be this as 1t may. he still wolds considerable in-
duouce, aud will contribute toward making tho
coming campaign, which is just about to opou,
quito wal1n
THE REPUBLICAN, rnRss
Of tho Territory is about avonly divided betvoon
the McCook and Chaffeo factions, al tho two
The Republican Territorlal Convention, to nom
iuate dologate for Congress- nosss in this CITY
on tho 9Th OF August next, and each facliun will
struggle most vohomently for is control. Thut
LllGlG Will bG q Dull Auu LWu 4h0{iuDllCAh canQl-
dates In the fold, there can be but little q,1os-
ton. Tho Ghaffoo faction intoud to introduce
resolutions dcuounciug President Grant, for tho
reappo,ntuont OF Gen. AlcCook ay Governor, and
for the sending .of others hero whom thpir Or
gaus now universally stigmatlxo as 'carpet-
baggora" and "poliiical adyenturers." The
McCook men, according 10 tho tone of their
Journals will praise tha Administration for lia-
tenlng to ths Yoico OF the people oil tho Tori
tory, and. In response tloroto, removing the
corrupt men who 80 long have dlagraesd tho Re
publican party. and injured tho bsst interests OF
Colorado through their rapaoity.
THE pEA0oRATs
ere quietly enjoying this bitter fight, and each
day Heo1ns to add to lts intensity. rlero Is not
tho ronlotest probability OF = compromise be-
tween the two factions II their leaders are to be
believed. Tho Convention OF the Democracy
will bo held at Colorado Springs on tho 23d OF
tho proaont MONTH, aud It 1a highly probsola
mat tno1r Ghhosaate VIII 70 e!eetou ~ large
majority. Tho election takes plaza early In
Roptemper, and the campaign NIL be the warm
est over known III mo hlstpry OF GoloTauo:
During the past low days, quite conilics OF
authority haa at1son ~ 70 VINO sha'l e1ofelsos