Cañon City record., 1900-10-11

of the various parties to the fusion
deal are now over, and the result is
something that everybody except Gov
ernor Thomas seems to be ashamed of.
The county ticket nominated here by
the fusion parties has already, by
common consent, been dubbed the
yellow dog ticket"-in reference to
the old aphorism that a Democrat votes
his party ticket even when yellow
dog is one of the nominees. The tick
ct is sc bad that even the Post openly
bolts on the ground that no respectable
citizen of Denver can endorse such
nominations as have been made.
The worst part of it is the somina-
tons for the district bench; and
great many good citizens who usually
take little interest in politics are SO
scandalized by the character of the
Democratic judicial nominations that
they will work hard to defeat it, and
this work will count of course against
the whole Democratic ticket. Repub-
licans can safely ask of all independ-
Cit NitiLC-iS mat tsiIt iAtic ioi PaAtA-
san politics, to compare the personnel
of the two county tickets, and vote as
their consciences dictate.
Arapahoe county, IL not safely Re
publican, is far on the way to become
so. With full registration, a free
vote and an honest count, there is now
little doubt that the Republican ticket
will carry the county. The danger of
not having free vote and an honest
| count is thoroughly recognized by the
Republican managers. The way in
which the vS-ous and criminal ele-
ment of the city were rounded up by
the police at the recent Democratic pri-
maries, has made it clear that all the
city officials of the various boards con-
trolled by Governor Thomas will do
whatever is possible to carry the elec
ton by vicious and fraudulent means.
To meet this danger committee OF
safety has been organized under the
leadership of ex-Mayor I. S. McMur-
ray, man of great courage and ex-
ecutive ability. Members of this COM
mittee will be present at all the poll
ing places, and will see to it that all
honest voters get an opportunity to
cast their ballots, and that repeaters
are not allowed, nor fraudulent votes
| permitted to be cast.
The great meeting held last week in
Coliseum ball,.at which Senator Lodge
was the principal speaker, will be fol-
lowed tomorrow night by a series of
meetings, at which Governor Roosevelt
will be the main attraction. He will
| speak at the Broadway, at Coliseum
hall and at an open air meeting dur
| ing the evening. So many thousands
We're turned away who wished to hear
| Senator Lodge but could not get into
the hall that 1t is thought that three
meetings at least will be necessary to
accommodate those who wish to hear
| the vice-presidential candidate.
There are some who, looking at the
tremendous majority for Bryan four
years ago, say that 1t is impossible
| that such vote can be overcome in
such short time. An examination of
the figures shows that it is entirely pos
| sible, IL not probable, without taking
into consideration the expansion en-
| thusiasm, that Colorado's vote will
show majority for the Republican
| nominees. -Four years ago the state
gave ,153 votes for Bryan,
and 26,2T1 votes for McKinley-a fu-
sion plurality of 1874, $50; in 1898 there
were cast for the Republican candi-
date for governor 51,O51 votes and for
the fusion candidate 93,972 votes-a fu-
sion plurality of 1921. The percent
age of Republican increase from 1896
to 1898 was 94 $40 per cent; fur
ther increase of AZ 1-10 per cent. in
the Republican vote over that of 1898
would give the Republicans majori-
ty in the state. Furthermore, between
1896 and 1893 the fusion votes showed
loss of AZ 7-10 per cent, loss of
only little more than one-half as
many from 1898 to 1900 would lose the
state to the fusionists.
OF course calculations based on per-
centages like this are not altogether
trustworthy, as is evidenced from the
calculations of the Democratic arith-
metic men based on the votes in Ver-
mont and Maine. In this state, how
ever, 1t is within the observation of ev-
cry voter that some of his acdualnt-
auce who voted for Bryan In 1896 will
vote for Mckinley this year. 1t is
also within the observation of every
Republican voter that the change has
been progressing faster within the last
two years than during the previous two
years. Under these conditions 1t
seems altogether probable, and GER
tainly not at all impossible, that the
Republicans should gain the small per.
centage necessary to carry the state.
Now that the conventions are all
over, the regular work of the campaign
/, Is progressing apace. State headquar-
tiers for the Republicans have been es-
! 4. ltliShp1 nj tho aprnxvp JDaIara bntaI