The evening times., 1900-10-10
CONDITIONS IN COLORADO.
The State for Bryan FBd Defeat /
Sight for woscott.

Sight for wo4cott.
1t is said that the political news VIII ch
comes from Colorado to party headGuar-
tiers in Washington indicates that al
though the county and State conventions
have been held by the various political
parties in the Centennial State. the tick
cts nominated and the line CT battle gen
orally laid out. the local conditions still
remain somewhat mixed. It is said
all sides that there is no doubt that the
electoral vote of the State will be cast
fer Bryan and Stevenson.
The Senatorial contest is apparently a
pre-eminent factor in the local campaign.
Senator Wolcott at the head of the Nc
Kinley Republicans, is making the fight
of his life. with the odds considerably
against him. His only chances for re-
election are: First. he is this year the
only possible Republican candidate for
the position of United States Senator.
while on the Dem DC r6 tic-SiiverN Republi-
can-Popuiist side there are several can
didates. including Governor Thomas the
Hon. T. Nj. Patterson, Ex-Governor Alva
Adams. and possibly others. with no one
OF the much, if any, in the lead sec
ond, he may capture members CT the Leg
1sIature after election Senator Wolc0tt
has developed disastrous faculty cf ex-
asperating opponents and antagcn eng
others. who might Otherwise be neutral
or quiescent His personal unpcpGIarity
is the common rallying ground CT tha
heterogeneous forces opposing him. Pub
lie opinion is fairly expressed in the fol-
lowing utterances OF a we'll known D n
Yer man who was e Parublican until
1886:
Senator Wolee.tt is supremely impu-
dent when he asks the people cf C-lJra-
do TO send him back 20 the Senate He
lTE1 g..
when the battle bega. deserted to the
enemy. selling his bi.riright for a mess
Of pottage. When he --oclaimed from
the Senate that to repel me Siiver-pur-
chase law would destroy Colcrado, as
Carthage of old was destroyed and that
the State might as we'll be plowed up
and sown with salt, he warned the capi-
tai of the world to avoid u.s. and cen
tributed far more to cur trouble than did
Governor Naite's bloody bride speech
His excuse for deserting silver is that
the silver cause became hopeless. One of
the leaders of the Revolution, while still
believing tbs cause was right, abznd-Eei
it because he thought il was hopeless
His name was Benedict ArEe ID
The Republicans nominated a good tick
et IN the State. and also IL Arapah0e
county, which latter is practically Den
yer.s Many citizens, however, will not
vote for this otherwise excel ent ticket,
so far as legislative candidates are con-
cerned, solely on the ground that such
candidates are practically pledged to the
reelection Of Mr.. Wclcott. 1t is said to
be a fact that every Colorado Republican
delegate who walked out OF the Repub-
liean National ConH ention at ST. Louis in
1886. when Senator Teller publicly re-
nounced the Repubh IAN party, and who
thereby became more Or less eminent in
the Colorado Silver Repa blican ranks, is
now in the ranks of the local Mckinley
Wolcott Republican party. They are.
however. people who are either in office
or who want office Others who believe
the Republicans are right in everything
but silver have Joined the Mckinley Re
publlcans rather than become practically
absorbed by the Democrats. Against this
class may be set large number of for
mer Republicans who believe that the
party has ceased 10 represent the people
and has become the oppressive agent of
trusts and corporations
These have Joined the Democrats and
Populists in nominating a creditable Flu
sion State ticket.
Within the last few weeks number Of
prominent Republicans from other States
have been making Republican speeches in
Colorado, among them Governor Roose-
yeit. Senator Lodge, and Senator Fair
banks. The best information obIainable
at this time points unquestionably TO a
majority for Bryan in Colorado.