Cañon City record., 1898-10-13
Speakers Enthusiastically Cheered by the Thousands Present
Convincing 0ratory Of A. B. Seaman. Henry R. Woleott
and Senator E. @. Wole0tt Prominent Business
and Professional Men of the City
Occupied the Platform.

out notice, deposes man who had been
regularly elected chairman OF the Silver
tsepubiican state central committee. and
hnd been recognized By every. man in his
party. not only those who prefer the
charges against him. huf by the men who
attempted 10 remove him Such an act as
that was never charged against the Re-
publican party in this state. In Its his
tory We have the picture before us of
the senior senator from this state descend
ing toward politics: writing letters recog-
mixing men as cbairmen OF county com
mitteer: going around from town to town
accompanied by another. pleading and
begging with the people In each vicinity
TO reorEanize the Silver Republican party.
We have before us the man who has been
characterized and denounced at one time
and another by almost every citizen in
this state. removing men from ONCE with
out hearing. without the preferment of
charges. and without notice. You can
scarcely pick up n paper that you do not
read that Mr.. Stevenson has deposited
Mr. Somebody I'm Lake county. In Jefrer-
son county. In Pueblo county. and all over
the state Did any one ever see that sort
OF thing In the Republican partyy
IL n charged that the Republican party
Ia USING vast sums OF money for the pur-
pose OF rorrupsing the people. I say to
You. ladies' and gentlemen. that the Re-
publican party OF this stair has not re-
-
peet TO receive one penny OF assistance
from any organization outside OF the
state OF Colorado. and I defy the caiumny
OF TIE men who make these charges. Not
only do defy them. but ssy that IL we
did have these barrels on tap. which they
charge. they would he the first persons
who would be around she barrels with
large anger seeking 10 get out these gold
en dollars OF which they speak
have no desfre TO desrend into per-
sonaiitie<. aud shall not mention names
have only been In the state for II years
but In the time have been here this IL
the hrst time have ever heard Il said
that The gentlemen who are largely In the
control OF the so-casiied fusion ticket were
PATRIOTS.
The Republican party has placed be-
fore the people of this state n ticket COM
poted OF representative citizens whose
regulations are rnsIflied and untarnirhed.
Even the oppcsition has no, dared utter
= word against the character or the
standing of Henry r. woieost. cannot
dneii upon this but do SAY that IL on
the 9Th day OF November. Il can 80 forth
10 this country that Henry r. woieott is
elected xovcrnor. IL will do more TO bring
aooat a better condition of affairs and 10
promote proaperity. than any other thing
thai can happen in a political way at
this time.
In this campaign we call for the as
sistsnce-ay.. more. We plead for aid from
every patriotic citizen of this state. from
every mar who loves hts state and loves
his nation. The time has come when the
state Of Colorado must cense TO be re-
garsscd rs stanalng segregated from the
rest Of the Union There must go forth
the word that Colorado hax again tasen
Its place In tho household Of Republican,
ism know that the enemy seems
strong; I ks'ow that there nre many who
viii doubt the proposition as TO whether
q Republican ticket viii br elected. II
We can but get rid OF that doubt. We
will have certainty.
have heard most OF the gentlemen
leading In tse fusion campaign pronounce
requiem mass upon the Republican
party upon several occasions l have
heard thcm say that. OF coursc, the Re-
publican parfy was good party In Its
tiue. bat It had outlieed its usefulness
following out the Injunction OF saying
nothing but good Of the dead. but notice
that Just about the time these gentle
mcu were announcing the death OF the
Republican party. " came TO the front and
took Its place ms the leading political
party IN the nation.
Ladies' and gentlemen. am 40 fstaiist.
nor do ] rceesss ,hc power OF prophecy;
but say this; There is some divinity
which shapes the ends OF nations as- well
as those OF men. When tho Democratic
party was In power In isse. and n great
strife was upon US. the Republican party.
sprung into cxisfcnce and preserved this
nag. Nearly 20 years Afterwards. when
the Democrats party was again in power.
nnd another national crisis war upon ur.
the Republican party came to the front
again and took the flag In Its hand and set
II beyond the borders OF our sountr-s
There fe something more la this than
mere coincidence; It means that tho great
mass OF men and women who make up the
bone and sincw OF tho great Republican
party are the men and women In this
nation upon whom We must dencnd at all
times whom great national questions are
to he solved.
In this belscf and in this faith. loving
my state. loving this naticn. on behalf
OF the Republican party, I call upon all
good citixcns TO aid IN n cause which will
result In cur uplifting and In our bet
termsnt-
At tho conclusion OF the speech of Mr..
Seaman, DIR. Gregg arose and In few
but appropriate remarks Introduced the
next speaker. Mr.. Henry X. wolcott can
didatc for governor.
A pieaue Of Fasthfa1ness.
The prospective governor made u state
ment In the beginning to the erect that
he had an agreement with hts brother
that tho latter should make all the speech
es for tho family. He said that he wish
ed 10 make few remarks, howsser. at
this time. lie said that tho press OF tho
state had printed arttcles to tho erect that
no had Intentions Of Withdrawing from
the gubcrnstorial race for the purpoee Of
siectinx someone eise. he know not whom.
He said that onc candidate had within
few days withdrawn from the contcsts
that Mr.. Thomas might Withdraw ahould
he 49, 1t, hut that he himself won II the
race 70 stay until the sth Of November.
an1 he iconfdently expected that % that
Day Every man on the Republican tictet
Wo1ld b> elected. He said that whlle thefu
u1(ght ~ m<n IN tA< RepubllcAA party
WAe ce0ia psrSe ~ peopie better thAn