The Fremont County record., 1881-09-17
COLORADO'S CAPITAL
The Capital Convention at Canon
City.
Harmony. Good Feeling and Wis
dom Shown at the Meeting.

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dom Shown at the Meeting.
Sanders hall was thrown open to
the delegates on Tuesday and the
most enthusiastic and earnest meet
ing of the season was the result.
The convention met at o'clock p.
m. when o. G. Stanley, Esq, chair
man of the Canon City executive
committee, called the meeting TO or
der and stated its object. Mr.. ID. G.
Peabody, of this city. was placed in
nomination for temporary chairman,
but declined and nominated Hon.
John w. Jenkins, of Summit county
for the place, who was elected. Mr..
Geo. II. Holt, of Gunnison county,
was elected temporary secretary.
A committee of one from each of
the six following counties, was ap-
pointed on credentials, as follows !:
VIM. NJ. Clark, of Lake; c. n. Coe,
of Summit; j. T. Blake, of Chaffee |;
D. G. Peabody, of Fremont; o. H.
Violet, of Gunnison, and B. F. Mont
gomery, of Custer. While the
committee on credentials was out
Col. E. H. Sawyer, of this city was
called upon to make speech. In re-
sponse he began an address which
bid fair to be of great interest, but
before he had got far he was inter-
rupted by the return of the commit
tee with their report. He gave way
ties represented entitled to the fol-
lowing number of votes:
Lake, "a; Gunnison, 8; Custer, 8 ;
Cba N.a Eron,nnt and Summit
5. In all So.
Col. Sawyer then continued and
presented the question under discus
sion, the permanent location of the
capital of Colorado, in strong and
pleasing manner.
The temporary organization was
made permanent and Mr.. D. G. Pea
body moved that g committee of three
be appointed to draft q resolution of
sympathy fcr President Garfield and
his family. The chair appointed the
following gentlemen as such commit
tee: D. G. Peabody, h. G. Dill and
w. A. Caswell.
Col. B. F. Montgomery in . speech
of = few moments. said that he be-
| lieved this convention had best re-
solve itself into one of preliminary
action. Thought that the convention
would act wisely in appointing a com
mittee TO fix upon course for future
| action as "what was everybody
business was uoboay,s busincsa-
Mr.. Violet took issue with Col
Montgomery, believing that the OBJ.
ject of the convention should be &C
complished now. The miners in the
mountains had got the idea that, as
Denver was the present capital, il
should remain there and that idea
could not be overcome until a compe-
titive point was presented to them.
Tho time was short and the sooner
they understood there was another
candidate in the field the better. He
believed this convention should set
tie that question at once.
Mr.. d. G.. Peabody believed that
this convention should settle the
matter now.
At this point Mr.. E. D. Parsons, of
Pueblo. appeared as delegate from
that county, holding the proxies of
mitted to the deliberations of the
convention. His admission with the
proxies gave the convention total
of sixty-one votes.
Mr.. Dill said he hoped the conven-
ton would cast its vote for Leadville,
and believed that some place in the
Arkansas valley should be selected.
The delegation from Lake would
stand by any place the convention
might select, therefore TO bring the
matter more prominently before the
delegates he moved a resolution be
adopted which in substance read,
'sthat the capital should be located
somewhere in the Arkansas valley"
Mr.. Parsons, of Pueblo, wanted the
convention to adjourn to meet about
the first of October.
Mr.. Violet opposed Mr.. Dill's reso-
luton on the ground that it excluded
all towns not in the Arkansas valley.
Mr.. Hanna, of Lake, Mr.. j. 7,
Blake, of Chaffee, Col. Montgomery,
of Custer and Mr.. August Rische, OF
Lake, at this point ali addressed the
convention in speeches, pointed in
argument and sharp in wit.
Mr.. j. T. Blake offered an amend
ment to the resolution that it read
"somewhere south of the divide"
Tho roll being called by counties
upon the amendment il was ssst by .
vote of 81 to 2s.
Tho vote then recurring upon the
original resolution il was carried by
" for TO IL against.
The time for nominating candidates
! for the capital in the Arkansas valley
having arrived, Mr.. Violet, of Gunni.
son, In few well chosen words, placed
before the convention the aAme OF
Salida (South Arkansas, as It is best
known here). Mr.. Mallory, Of Lake,
nominated Leadville In an arguments
alive, strong aud somewhat lengthy
speech.
The convention here adjourned un.
I'll z p. m.
Upon reconvening Mr.. Din made q
short speech In which no stated that
he believed the convention would do
we'll to adjourn uutil the first Tues
day In October 90 that all the coun-
ties invited In tho frat call might BE-
fully informed Of the importanco oi
sending complete representation.
Mr.. Parsons, Of Pueblo, placed in
nomination = district OF country
within . radius Of two miles from
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