Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-09-07

TO Mr.. Maloney. he is In favor Of f'i'-
ion. while Mr.. Maloney demands II
straight Democratic ticket.
"FusionIs,s In general have arrnye'i
themselves OH 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 n IL
certainty. Even II Mr.. Maioney puts
a straight Democratic ticket In the
field. there Will be fusion orr
Thomas ticket under the name OF D'-
mocracy. -
''rhe Popullsts are being brought In
by Andy woodside. who was appoint
ell to the Boarl OF Public Works as II
Popuiist. although he Is Democrat.
1.-The Silver Republicans are brough;
to the registration office by Charles
Burpce Of the Fire and Police Board.
Richard Kett. state boiler inspector.
and Robert McAliister. deputy state
boiler Inspector. An three OF thes.
men are said to bc Silver Republicans.
Mr.. kett will 20 ns delegate TO the
Democratic county and state conv.n.
tions, II he secures enough votes nj the
primaries. All these men are drawing
salaries from the public treasures for
working for the Thomas faction.
ELMER Z. Sommcrs, police clerk.
who has carried school elections In
Denver for years. IL for Governor
Thomas. and ns Governor Thomas Is
threatened with defeat In his own pre-.
cinct In district @. Mr.. Sommcrs In.
been obliged to change his residence
He has been moved Into the governor.
precinct in order to carry this prccinc,
at NIL hnxaar,is and send the chief cS.
ecu,ive TO the convention"
! In one sense this IL Denver and
Arapa hoe county matter exclusively; but
In another sense II Is n matter Of vital
Interest TO all parts Of the state. The
governor OF Colorado ought 10 be gov
crnor Of the whole state. The state Is
large enough. and has troubles enough.
TO demand his time and attention. II.
by reason Of his participation In the
city and county politics here. his nitcn.
lion Is diverted from the affairs Of
state. md II his time Is spent mainly In
working city and county politics. the
whole state is the sufferer. II the gov.
crnor'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 mex;
Legislature. then the state at large
suffers.
The general political si'unti ton. not.
withs;anding the faction fights In the
Democratic party. seems to he clearing
up considerably. The Republicans are
united and enthusiastic. MIR. Charles
Hnrtzcll has been chosen for chair.
man Of the county committee OF Arap-
ahoc county. and has announced his In.
;cntion OF probing the registration
frauds. by which the Democrats have
put upon their voting list large mum.
bcrs Of names OF persons who do not
live here, or do not exist. with the idea
Of voting them at the November elcc-
ton. The state committee has engaged
rooms temporarily at the Brown Palace
hotel. nnd secretary Brisbane may In
found Mt his desk every day. Reports
from all over the state are highly en-
cournginE. 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 dcvoting his efforts
to what he calls anti.impcrialism. Is
making votes for the Republican par
ty every day. One OF the amusing
results Of this reversal OF form on tn,
part OF the peerless leader has been
the necessity II has imposed upon the
Hon. Thomas Patterson to reverse
himself, and I'LL the Rocky Mountain
News with editorials which are an OK
act contradiction of the editorials
which were printed In the News only
two years ago. One expects tn" News
to be fickle: but when 1t comes to such
an absolute turn-about ms this. II weak
ems whatever influence that sheet may