The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-12-18
COLORADO.
Attorney General Sampson Talks
on the Progress Of the State.

Giob~-Democrai.
Mr.. A. j. Sampson. Attorney Gen.
eral Of Colorado, arrived with his tam
ily Yesterday from New York. and pu,
up ut the Lindell Hotel. Mr.. Samp-
..,n has bsen To New York On legal
business, and has been absent from
his home for three weeks.
In conversation with q reporter Of
this paper, he said 4: IL have received
xithin the last day or two a letter
from the Private Secretary Of the
Governor, in which he gives some par
liculsrs obtained to the assessments
aud from COLLECTION Of statistics only
just complied. and which were not
pleted when | left Denver. These
figures show that We have half q mil.
lion Of sheep. $4,000 horses. over half
a million cattle. aud 100000 acres
If land entered subject to taxation
There are thousands Of acres of land
settled upon and improved. which. no,
being surveyed by the Government
are not subject to taxation. The pro.
duct OF gold and silver for the las,
year was nearly So, 900. 900, and that
If the coming year will reach one
fifth more than that. at fair estimate.
The population is put down As ap
preaching 2OO. 900, including the
immigrants who came in last
summer and fall. Politics are pretty
quiet. with the exception OF the
interest taken in the Belford- Patter
son contest. find that many people
in the East have misaprehension a:
to this case. The facts are these
Congress. in the Enabling Act. pro
vided that We might elect our frs
Congressman in October. At thai
time Congress did not bear in milo
that We had adopted a Constitution
which would create . vacancy in tn,
Territorial Delegate, and give us :
member Of Congress for long and &
short term, because there was M pro
vision made for a canvass Of any votes
on Congressman in November ut all
but there was in October. We nc
cepsed the act in the same light tina,
Congress intendedit. Judge j. b
Belford was nominated BY the Re
publitans, and Hon. Thos. NJ. Pat
Ierson by the Democrats. Eaci
partv nominated its candidate for botl
the long and short terms. The cleo
ton was held in October. and Before
was elected. Then Patterson goI
tickets To be voted ON in November
at the time when members Of Congre,
we're elected in many other States. n,
proclamation was issued, no law had
-.ver been passed. providing for =
.anvass Of votes in November-hencs
40 canvass was made. The election
xas held. however, and out Of a vot
ing population of nearly 80. 600 onl,
about ), 900 votes were cast. 1t is up
IN this election that The present con
test is being made. We are afraid
that the State will be burdened with
the expense Of another election. wher
there i not the least reason or juStics
in one. There a large number N
Democrats, who. while they will
not vote for Patterson, vet vii
vote for q new election. Tht
Republicans Of Colorado are moi
altogether satisfied with the Presi
dents policy, but We hope and believe
that all will come out right in thu
end, as such q party can not be killed
by the policy Of one government.
Mr.. Sampson then went on to tall
Of general Colorado subjects. HI
gave most enthusiastic account Of thu
prosperity and growth Of the "Cen
tennial State"