Cañon City record., 1898-10-13


Colorado Springs never witnessed >
9randcr political demonstration than that
at the Temple fheater last evening. The
Republican party In Colorado has opened
Its campaign. and u opened with a mag
Dtficent display OF feAity to It's principles
pnd Its candidates upon the part OF fully
s-ooo people
Handsose Decorations
The hall was profuseiy decorated with
the national cclors and finEn- The stage
was scene of rplendor and grandeur An
immense shicid In r~d. white and blue
formed the back OF the tage. Great flags
were drapcd upon the sesncs. Palms and
ferns stood about the corners. The table
So the renter OF the stage wss completely
covered With q great sisE. and behind Il
were some 70 or - Of the most prominent
snen and women OF the city.
4 Few 80 the stage.
A few OF the wclI-known faces which
were there were fhore Of H. MrAliisfer.
sr.. j. r. Humphrey. d. u. Farley. A. L.
Humphrey. q. II. Jenkins. W. ". Wood
W II. Mcintyre. r. y. Nichols. Duncan
Chisholm. I. T. Johnson. Dr. }. II Rob
tnson. ". s. Norris and II. r. wray.
DIR. James y. Grrxs. OF the First Con-
Ercsational church OF this city. was chair
man OF the meeting. He occupied seat
toxzrd the front OF the stage. At his left
sat Mr.. A. II. seaman. chairman OF the
Republican state COMMITTEES. Next 20 him
Wns Henry II. woicptt. candidate for gov
ernor on the Rcppbiiesn ticket. and at
the end OF the line WAS Senator Edward
o. woirott. Mrs. woieosf also was on the
stage. occupying ar1t near nc front,
The appcarncc OF the distinguishes party
upon the stage wps the signal for a
tremendous outburst Of sppiAusc on The
part OF the vast sud5rae<. which did not
die away until they Nd the citizens Who
occupied seats upon ~ stage had been
located. n -.
faces. Every chsis was occupied nct only
In the center of the hpsi<e. but ssr away
nnd hack s-Ssr the galleries. where hun
sireds OF chsirv brought IN from outside
had been placed. BACK at the dcors Al
the ends Of the sisics there were crowds
they stood there -throuxhout The meeting
and Joined Ia tbs frequent and greatly
prolonged oatbursts OF applause
Nesfssg Gated 20 ORDER
shortly after o. clock Dr. GrcEx arose
ard called the meeting 10 order after the
hand. which had hren playing on tho cor
ner. had ceased It's muric. He remarked
that hs wa. romo~hat rnrprisrd when he
was asked 10 take charge Of the racctins.
because he believed hts parfiranship hsd
never been 10 pronounced as 10 warrant
any such honor. He raid that he Was
iuciined 10 scratch hts ticket s',metitnsn.
and had on one or two occasions cnureiy
thrown Il over. bu, since be cast his rrst
vote AZ young man for General Grant.
be had always been = strong Hapnniseaa-
Ifr said he was a Hcpehiicau because he
believed the Rcpahfscan platform was
wont 10 be the sound and sensible one. Sc
regarded HIS party very much a. he re.
xardcd his church. he believed IN sound
character and rhakr thro.>=s q either
a. .kx.L ~ AL
rhaky candidates II either IN that case
must be rhaky. bet congratulated the
meeting upon tho fact that the Rcpuhit-
can party has both sound principles and
round candidates
Mr.. Sec nas's speech.
He then introduced Sir. A. H. Seaman.
chairman OF tho Republican state central
sosnrnitiec. MIR. Seaman ls very large
man OF Ane physical development and
t,I,asinr address, His speech was fnii of
convincing rfatcmcnts brightly put. and 70
given In brief as follows;
Ladies and Gcntiemen: In opening this
campaign on bchaif OF the Republican
party. ii ts rertAiniy appropriate that I.
a. chairman ef tho Republican state ccn-
trai cnfnrnittrc. should briefly express
" hat In our opinion arr the principal is-
ruo- OF the pending political contest In
this stAtc. as well rs the views held by
tho RepubIlcan party thereon ss UNDER
-stcod by ur. and outline az nearly az pos
able the reasons upon which We base our
right 20 ask the support OF tho people for
tho candidates represented BY the COM
mitter.
There are presented to ths people. each
nrkinr endorsement. practically but two
tickets: the Republican and the ro-caiied
Fusion. or thcre. the Republican stands
forth as a shining ntar In an otherwise alb
eoiuteiy black political sHy. " untaint-
cd and unsuiiicd. Ii has about II no dis
agreeable political fungi TO sap away its
HE or dim it's brightness. II asks the suf-
fcraRcr OF tho people because u represents
principle aE opposed 10 rpoiis becaurc II
stands not alone for Colorado. but for tho
rocr has madc history. its record IL mndc
mp OF decds done. and not OF promises un-
fulfilled.
The Fusion ticket II a political freak.
born ~ result Of cohnbitation between
rnpuiists. Democrats and ro-cniied Teller
siivcr Republicans. Therr never was an
animal freak horn 20 disgusting as to en-
able ono TO make proper comparison be
tween tho two. II II not like threc-
hcndcu calf; II has osir head and tho di-
II represents nothing. You can defy any
man 10 vote Il and then come home and
tell his poiitics. He wouldn't know.
We arr told by the 6pposition that silver
Il the paramount issue. That tho Repub-
liran party Ia tho enemy Of river. That
all hopo for FREQ coinage rerta In the Dent-
ocrntic party. with each Of these states
mentr W. Join Issue. &
We beiittlc ourselves whom we advertise
TO tho world that silver II the paramount
ISSUE We hnvc been At this 10 long that
the people Of other stAtes talk Of N -
Z silver atale. meaning thsreby that thu
production Of silver II our principal M
duptry. Thers ayo n1iilkoua Of people In
this country who, u you SAN our agrt.
cultural produutiou W. 1ruater than that
o6 Hlves. wuui1 not belleya ~ ntnteHsnt.
oIlttt r. not thu par1tnount teeue. These
thints which " te the uebuildtpg ef ~