The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-16
WOLCOTT IS BITTER.
Says That the Silver Republicans
Can't w rite Renegade
Over His Grave.

over Ills Grave.
Denver, Sept 16-The state conven-
ton of the Republican party of Colora-
do was called to order at the Broadway
theater by State Chairman J. L. HOdg-
eS.
United States Senator Edward o.
Wolcott was unanimously elected tenn
porary chairman. Senator Wolcott
began his speech by congratulating the
convention that it was not called upon
to confer with any other party as to its
nominations and that the delegates need
not quarrel for three days over a divis
ion of the spoils like hungry dogs
fighting over a bone.''
he said the conventions at Colorado
Springs showed that the price of the
party which had tried to steal the name
and organization of the Republican par
ty under the name of silver Republicans
was two or three places in the state
house.
Referring to the division of the silver
republican party he said that "a po-
l1t1cal tramp named Towne was called
here from another state to tell Colorado
voters how to conduct their conYen-
ton" He asserted that Mr.. Towne
had no authority as claimed by him
and stated that the silver Republican
party was first organized in Colorado
and Mr.. Broad was elected state chair
man. His arraignment of the silver
Republicans who followed Chairman
Towne was very bitter. He was glad,
he said, that they had forever left the
republican party. Speaking of the
Broad convention he said he hoped this
convention would find some means of
| cooperation. Most of its members he
said, could find all the silver they want
ed in the name Republican.
The platform of the silver Republicans
presided over by Senator Teller Mr.. VOL
colt said, was devoted largely to viIifca-
ton OF the junior senator from COlora-
do. He wished to send them the mes
sage that when they dug his political
grave and buried him in it they could
never write renegade over it.
Senator Wolcott devoted some time
to a statement concerning his mission
to Europe in the interests of an inter
national bimetallic agreement. He pre-
dicted that if the Republican party re-
mains in power the silver question will
ultimately be settled by international
agreement. He said, Colorado has
| great resources and the people should
learn that the policy of snarling at all
away the capital needed to develop
| those resources.
He referred to the Dingley tariff law
as a great measure for prosperity. He
paid President McKinley's war policy a
high compliment. He defended the war
revenue law and the latest bond issue.
Referring to the losses by disaster in
/ the war he said there had undoubtedly
| been serious mistakes made but there
! had been no suggestion of dishonesty
! and no reflection upon the Republican
party.
The committee on resolution submit
ted a platform which was adopted
After commencing the administration
| of President Mckinley, the platform
says:
1.-THE Republican party is, and al
! ways has been, bimetallic party. The
| Republicans of Colorado are earnestly
! devoted to the cause of bimetalliSn. 1t
/ has no sympathy with monometallism,
| and believes that the final imposition
/ of a single standard upon the people of
this country would work irreparable
! injury. Its members believe that the
| proper place for a Republican bimetaI-
! list is in the ranks of the party and
not out of it In the future, as in the
/ past, Republicans who represent Colo
| RADIO at the national capital will be
! silver
An effort was made by a delegate
! from Ell Paso county to introduce a res
! Olution favOring the annexation of the
| Philippine islands, but storm of pro-
| tests followed the reading of this res
/ olutiOn and there was no second to his
| motion to adopt it.
| The following ticket was then placed
! in nomination:
| Governor, Henry R. Wolcott, of Den
yer.
! Lieutenant governor, Chas. E. Noble,
! of Colorado Springs.
/ Secretary of state, w. H. Brisbane, OF
| Leadville.
Treasurer, Fred o. Roof. of Las Ami
| mas county.
! Auditor, Geo. S. Adams, of Weld coun-
! ty.
! Attorney general, c. c. GoodaIe, of
/ Powers county.
| Superintendent of public instruction,
Mrs Lucy z. r. Scott of Denver.
! Henry r. Wolcott is a brother of the
] Junior senator from Colorado.