The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-09-11

week ago. IL is SAID the reason for this
is that while he is personally friendly
to Mr.. Maloney, he is in favor of fus-
ion, while Mr.. Maloney demands a
straight Democratic ticket.
"Fusionists in general have arrayed
themselves on the governors side
These usionists-Populists and Silver
Republicans-are all willing to go on
record when challenged as committed
to support the Democratic ticket as a
certainty. Even if Mr. Maioney puts
straight Democratic ticket in the
field, there will be fusion OFF
Thomas ticket under the name of De
mocracy.
'oThe Populists are being brought in
by Andy Woodside, who was appoint
ed to the Board of Public Works as a
Populist, although he is Democrat
1.-The Silver Republicans are brought
to the registration office by Charles
Burpee of the Fire and Police Board
Richard Kett, state boiler inspector,
and Robert McAllister. deputy state
men are said to be Silver Republicans.
Mr.. Kett will go as delegate to the
Democratic county and state conven-
tions, If he secures enough votes at the
primaries. All these men are drawing
salaries from the public treasures for
working for the Thomas faction.
ELMER E. Sommers, police clerk.
who has carried school elections i'm
Denver for years, is for Governor
Thomas, and as Governor Thomas is
threatened with defeat in his own pre-
cinct in district G, Mr.. Sommers has
been obliged to change his residence
He has been moved into the governors
precinct in order to carry this precinct
at all Hazards and send the chief ok
ecudve to the convention"
In one sense this is n Denver and
Arapahoe county matter exclusively: but
In another sense it is matter of vital
interest to all parts of the state. The
governor of Colorado ought TO be gov
ernor or the whole state. The state is
large enough, and has troubles enough.
TO demand his time and attention. If.
by reason of his participation in the
city and county politics here, his atten-
ton is diverted from the affairs of
state, and If his time is spent mainly in
working city and county politics, the
whole state is the sufferer. II the gov
ernor's efforts are devoted primarily
and principally, not to making as good
n governor as possible, but to setting
up the pins for his possible election to
the United States Senate by the next
Legislature, then the state at large
suffers.
The general political situation, not.
withstanding the faction tights in the
Democratic party, seems to be clearing
up considerably. The Republicans are
united and enthusiastic. Mr.. Charles
Hartzell has been chosen for chair
man Of the county committee of Arap-
ahoe county, and has announced his in
tention of probing the registration
frauds, by which the Democrats have
put upon their voting list large num-
bers of names of persons who do not
live here, or do not exist, with the idea
of voting them at the November cleo
ton. The state committee has engaged
rooms temporarily at the Brown Palace
hotel, and secretary Brisbane may be
found at his desk every day. Reports
from all over the state are highly en-
couraging. There is n landslide on.
and 1t is coming to the Republicans,
and shrewd observers predict that IT is
going to be big enough to carry the
state. The complete change of front
by Mr.. Bryan, dropping the silver is
sue entirely and devoting his efforts
to what he calls anti-imperialism, is
making votes for the Republican par
ty every day. One of the amusing
results of this reversal of form on che
part of the peerless leader has been
the necessity It has imposed upon the
Hon. Thomas Patterson to reverse
himself, and fill the Rocky Mountain
News with editorials which are an ex-
act contradiction of the editorials
which were printed in the News only
two years ago. One expects the News
to be tickle; but when 1t comes to such
an absolute turn-about as this, 1t weak
ems whatever influence that sheet may
have h"1.
Uncle Sans Doctors
When Uncle Sam was sick in 1906