The record-union., 1898-09-16
Meet in Convention at the City of
Denver.
Senator W. 0. Wolcott Bitterly AraIgns
the Followers Of TuWne.
Pays President McKinIey's War
Policy a High Compliment, and
Defends the War Revenue Law
and the Late Bond Issue-Henry
II. Wolcott, a Brother of the
Senator, Nominated for Cow
erDor.

ernor
DENVER. Sept. 15.-The State Con-
Vcntion of the Republican party was
called to order at the Broadway The
ater by State Chairman Hodges at 10
o'clock this morning. United States
Senator Wolcott was elected temporary
| Chairman.
| Senator Wolcott began his speech by
congratulating the convention that il
was not called upon 10 confer with any
other party as to its nominations, and
| that the delegates need not quarrel for
| three days over Il division of the
spoils, like hungry dogs lighting over
a bone.
| Regarding the division of the Silver
| Republican party, he sa.d that po-
| litical tramp named Towne was called
/ here from another State 10 tell Colorado
voters how to conduct their convention
| He asserted that Mr.. Towne had no
authority, as claimed by him, to re-
move a State Chairman, and stated
that the Silver Republican party was
first organized in Colorado and Mr..
Broad was elected State Chairman for
Colorado months before Mr.. Towne was
named as National Chairman.
His arraignment of the Silver Repub-
licans who followed Chairman Towne
was very bitter He was glad, ne said,
that they had forever lett the Rerub-
liCan party.
| Speaking of the Broad convent ion, he
said he hoped this convention would
find some means of cooperation with
l.. Most of it's members, ne said, could
find all the silver they wanted in the
name Republican.
The platform of lhe Silver Republic
cans presided over by senator Teller,
Mr.. Wolcott said, was devoted largely
to vilification of the junior Senator
from Colorado. He wished 90 send them
a message that when they had 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 bimhtaliisf agreement. He pre-
dicted that if the Republican party re-
mains in power the silver question will
ultimately be settled by international
agreement. Colorado, he said, has
great resources, and people should learn
that the policy Of snarling at all who
disagree with them is driving away
the capital needed to develop those re-
sources He referred to the DinSley
tariff law as a great measure for pros
perity.
He paid President McKinley's war
policy a high compliment. He de-
Tended the war revenue bill and the
latest bond issue. Referring to the
losses by disease in the war, he said
there had undoubtedly been serious
1 icto lS,If + ad
suggestion of dishonesty and no re-
fection upon the Republican party.
The committees were appointed and
a recess taken until = p m.
Upon reassembling in the afternoon
Judge George w. Allen of Denver was
made permanent Chairman.
! The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted a platform, which was adopted.
After commencing the administra-
tion of President Mckinley, the plat
form says: THE Republican party is,
| and always has been, a bimetallic
party The Republicans Of Colorado
| are earnestly devoted to the cause OF
bimetallism. 1t has no sympathy with
monometalism, and believes that the
| final imposition of a single standard
upon the people of this country would
work irreparable injury. It's members
believe that the proper place for Re-
publican bimetallSt IS in the ranks of
the party, and not out of it. In the
future, as in the past, Republicans who
represent Colorado at the National
Capital will be found working for tho
restoration of silver.
True bimetalIists are necessarily be-
levers in hard money, gold and sill
yer, as the basis of our national circu-
4 IN
raise money for our war with Spain by
issuing S150.000000 of rredeemable
legal tender notes not backed by dol
lar of gold or silver would. if success
full. have been the most serious blow
that could have been dealt 70 the carse
OF silver 1t was fortunately defeated
by Republican votes.
Belief in the doctrine of protection IS
expressed. and indorsing the record of
Senator Wolcott. The rest of the plat
form is devoted to the discussion OF
local issues
An effort was made by a delegate
from Ell Paso County to introduce
resolution favoring the annexation OF
the Philippine Islands, but a storm OF
protests followed the reading of this
resolution. and there was no second 20
his motion to adopt It.
The following ticket was then paced
in nomination: Governor, Henry B.
Wolcott of Denver; Lieutenant Gov
ernor. Charles f. Noble OF Col6fado
Springs: Secretary of State, W. H.
Brisbane of Leadville; Treasurer, FREQ
O. Roof of Los Animas County; AUDIT
or. George S. Adams of Weld County;
Attorney General, c. G. Goodale or
Prowers County; superintendent OF
Pub,ic instruction, Mrs. Lucy e. Scott
of Denver: Regents of the State UNI
versitv-Harry B. Gamble of Boulder,
Mrs. Jennie Caswell of Grand Junction,
and T, C. Greenlee of Denver Chair
man of Central Committee, A. b. Sea-
mar of Denver.
The convention then adjourned.
| Henry r. Wolcott IS brother oil the
| iunior Senator from Colorado.