The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1881-10-08
THE CAPITAL CONVENTION
The Field Left Open to all compe-
titors.

The adjourned capital convention,
which fist met in Canon City on
September 18th, reconyened at Blake's
New Hall In this city on Tuesday
last at o'clock p. m. Mr.. d. G.
Peabody called the convention to
order and read telegram from Hon.
John w. iJenk ms, of Summit county,
the chairman of the former meeting,
stating that he could not be present.
Col. b. f. Montgomery, of Custer
county was therefore elected tempo
rary chairman. In the absence of
tie former secretary, Geo. II. Holt,
of Gunnison. Mr.. B. w. Steele, of
Colorado Springs, was chosen tempo
rary secretary. The convention then
proceeded to business by appointing
the following committee on creden-
tials, one from each county repre-
sented: 7. S. Wells, of Lake; G. P.
Robinson, of Gunnison w. C. Ferril,
Of Custer; w. F. Townsend, of Pue-
bio; W. E. Robertson, of Chaffee
D. G. Peabody, of Fremont; Ira Mu-
lock, OF. Park; f. T. Alling, of
Ouray, and l.. Il. Sherman, of El
Paso. A committee of permanent
organization was appointed as fol-
lows: ED. Parsons. of Pueblo: j.
r. Blake, of Chaffee Z. r. Alling, OF
ouray; O. G. Stanley of Fremont.
and A. d. Scarl. of Lake. The con-
yention then took a recess until s
O'Clock to await the arrival of more
delegates from Pueblo,
AT five the convention was again
called to order and the committee oil
credentials reported the following
counties entitled to representation :
Lake with two delegates present en-
titled to "a votes; Gunnison, one
delegate entitled to nine votes; Gus
ter. four delegates present entitled 10
eight votes: !: Pueblo. eieht-full dele
cation: ChafTee. three delegates en-
titled to seven votes. Fremont. five
full delegation: Park. proxies to T.
II. Mintcr. entitled to four votes :
Ouray. one delegate entitled to three
votes. UDon motion gentleman
present from J,cadv;lle was added to
The Lake county deleoa,iop.
The gentlemen from f. Paso refus-
cd to take mart in the convention for
the reason that thew were simply
lockers ON and were not prescnt as
that county. Colorado
Snrings was already i'm the field as "a
candidate and they did not wish to
comnromisc that civ or Tho conven.
tion bv'takipo mart in its delibera.
lions.
Mr. Geo n Richmond of pneh,o
moved that the report of the commit
toe he amended so TINT no county be
.oasan,.d h. ro ha,, ,,,, ros;.
,opi pioA! he'" W ieei-
dent OF ahother county, refering 10
two cases of that kind in the couycn-
ton. This question was discussed at
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The report was then adopted.
The committee on permanent or
oanjzation made the following re-
ror.. CO n p;ohnonJ orpno,,,o
~ n,i, D,o'
cnairihan q. l. blake' Oh ohailee,
vice-president and G. p. Robinson, OF
Gunnison, secretary, Mr.. Richmond
decl;u;uo tho cho;rmopsb;, tho Mann
sT ~ 80 m la sn,,, W. 49,
oi T. ~ arso"s, Vi ieoio' was SUI
stituted and the report adopted.
The convention adjourned until Z
n. m.
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WHEREAS, A large number OF
,e,,rasen,ed o"n % in ,h;s n' ou,;nn uau mr. H.. hu
proxy or otherwise and
WHEREAS. 1t is our belief that the
permanent seat of government will
no, ,;un Y. Nv Mouoh.. ~ ,me hPproacn,n e,ec-
Resoired. That IL is tIe sense of