The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-04-19
HON. GEORGE NJ. CHILCOTT'


From the tenor OF your editoria
notice of the appointment of Nj
Chilcott to the United States Ser
ate, l infer that the writer is no
perfectly informed as to the new
senator.
AS democrat [ plead guilty to /
reasonable amount Of prejudic
against all republicans as member!
OF Congress, not as men, out as poll
tlcians whose theories of govern
ment are not, in my opinion, the
best for the people of the United
| States.
! This prejudice does not, l hope,
disqualify me from giving proper
credit to a deserving man, even
though opposed to me in politics
and hence, although of course ]
would have much preferred the ap-
pointment of some good democrat,
IAN impossible event, however
such, for instance, as General b. NJ t..
Hughes, or our old neighbOr, Frank
Tilford, or some other person
equally qualified; still, [ think
| that Governor Pitkin did
well, knowing as he evidently
does, the worth and popularity of
the man, in appointing Mr.. Chilcott,
as he is a man Of respectable ability
and honor, and Withal stands will in
the estimation of the people of his
state, as is evinced by his frequent
election to important trusts by
them. This is proved by your brief,
though Imperfect account Of his
antecedents.
Having known Mr.. ChiIcott per-
sonally for more than a quarter of a
century, l am prepared TO speak as
regards his quality as a man, and to
endorse what the Omaha Herald
has to say of him.
You seem to think that the people
of Colorado would have preferred
Governor Tabor for senator. Per-
haps so, but l doubt it. [ am hope
full that Colorado will not again
send to the Senate any man-be.
cause, and only because, he is a
millionaire.
That your readers may become
better acquainted with the new
senator from Colorado, l hope you
will publish the following, clipped |
from the Omaha Herald, and oblige
yours, III. D. j.
Senator Chilcott, as was recently
stated in the Herald, Wss q former resi-
dent OF this state. His home was in Burt |
County, where he settled as a farmer in
1856, removing from Jefferson County,
Iowa. He is native of Huntingdon
County, PennsylVsnis. where he was
born in 1928. In 1867 he represented
Burt and Cunning Counties in the Legis.
lsturs of the then territory. CoIorado's
new senator was much respected by our
9arly settlers rs a man Of sound intelli-
yence and good character. He visited
Colorado in 1859, returned to Nebraska
n that year ard settled in the Colorado
in 1860, where he has resided
nce. He has been an enterprising citi-
zen of that country for more than twenty
Years.. has acquired a good position and
considerable wealth, but his appoint
nent to the Senate Leems so have been a
nrprise 10 the politicians, for it would
eem that he was the darkest kind Ct
dark horse" in the very warm contest
which followed the resign alton of Senator
Teller.
The Denver Tribune gives the fol-
owing sketch Of the career of theI
lew senator in Colorado:
Mr.. Chilcott started in the spring Of
859 for the famous pixies Peak COun-
ry," arriving at Denver 10 the month of
lay. He engaged in prospecting during
be summer, and in the fall following he
Fas elected from the town of Arapshoe
0 tho constitutional convention, which
net ut Denver, Near the close of the
ear Mr.. Chilcott returned to his family
n Nebraska, where be remained through
he winter, returning TO Colorado The
Iext spring. The summer Of 1860 he
pent upon Cherry Creek, and in Octo-
DER of that year he removed to Southern
colorado, 20 the section now Pueblo
county. Soon afterwsrd he met with
eriOus misfortune. Everything he hSd,
consisting Of wagon, team and other
WAS stolen from him by his
ally acquaintance, who left for parts IN
now. Being left peuniless among stran-
ers in strange land, Mr.. Chilcott
q TO resort to his experience in
q ming for livelihood, and he hired to
sorE by the day for a farmer. he en-
aged in farming during 1861. 90, and in
S63 he located upon farm OF his own.
welve miles east of Pueblo. Then re-
Irning to Nebraska, he brought out his
amily in May, 1868. He served as
member of the territorial Legislature in
be first two sessions of that body. In ;
8G3 he received from President Lincoln (
be appointment of register Of the Uni
ed States land Office for the district OF
Colorado The office was first located 1t
iolden ard subsequently, st Denver
1r. hilcoit held the position nearly tour
ears, until ns WAS IN 1856, electe l.
congress under the state org tniz4tion
zen formed. and which sough. admis-
ON into the Union. Bus Congress =
Ised to receive Colorado SIS q ate
nat Tina, and Mr.. Chico could MT :
AXE his seat. In 1867 be was ele tea
elegste to Congress for the territory Of
ard served the people one
erm. 1t was be who introduced AM 20.
congress to pass bill repeating an &C.
bicn Disseminated against al. the terri
Try west of the west line Of Kansas ~ 4
ast of the east line Of CalitOrnis b.
larging letter postage on al printed
natter between the two boundaries. lie ,
$50 succeeded in getting larger sppro
riations for surveys than were ever b = S
no obtained and wRs instrlmaDtSl IL {