Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1900-10-25
THE STATE TICKET.
Short Sketch Of the Men and
Women Who Will Lead the
Ticket to Victory:

Ticket to Victory:
James II. Robson of Clear Creek
county, presidential elector on the
Democratic ticket, has lived in Clear
| Creek county since he was seven years
old. He has been actively associated
with the mining industry of the county
for long term Of years, and at
present is superintendent Of the Peli-
can Dives and Seven-Thrty mines,
near Idaho Springs. He was Governor
| Thomas alternate to the Kansas City
| convention, and was also mentioned in
connection with the gubernatOrial NOM
nation He is married and lives with
| his wife and son, aged ten years, at
Idaho Springs.
Charles ]. Hughes, Jr., one of the
Democratic presidential electors, is an
attorney. He has been engaged on one
side or other of all the great legal suits
which have been argued in the state
for years, and even beyond its borders.
Mr.. Hughes has not been very active in
politics, but he has been a consistent
| follower and advocate Of the Bryan
| Democracy.
Thomas NJ. Patterson, Populist nomi-
nee for presidential eletor, is the edi-
| tor: and proprietor of the Rocky Noun
| tain News. He was the nominee of his
party in 1896 for electOr also, and was
| chairman of the National PopIlist con-
. vention at Sioux Falls last June. Mr..
| Patterson is the senior member Of the
law firm Of Patterson, Richardson d
| Hawkins.
Benjamin H. Eaton, presidential cleo
tor for the Silver Republican ticket,
was governor of Colorado in 1SS5-Sl,
and has been a conspicuous figure i'll
| the state since pioneer days. He resides
| on one of the finest ranches in the
| state, in Weld county, and is known all
| over the state for his great dignity and
| his interest in all that affects the best
| interests of the state. Ex-Governor Eat
on was delegate to the recent Silver
Republican convention.
| James l.. Orman, the Fusion and
| Democratic nominee for governor, has
| live in Colorado since 1869. lie re-
| sided in Denver for short time and
| then went to Pueblo, of which city he
| has been a citizen since. He is mem
! Der of the firm of Orman x Crook, rail-
road contractors. who have Dullt
many of the railroads of the state. Mr..
! Orman is also engaged in stock raising,
and in the real estate business. lie
| lives in a pretty residence at Pueblo
with his wife and son.
| d. c.. Coates, nominee for lieutenant
governor, has been in Colorado 1or
twenty years, and looks to Pueblo as
his home. He is president of the State
Federation of Labor and is recognized
as one of the conservative leaders OF
Organized labor in the west. lie was
elected secretary of the State Fedora
ton in 1896, reelected in 1897, and
| since 1898 has been president, having
been elected unanimously on both oc-
casions. Mr.. Coates is part owner ana
editor and manager of the Pueblo Cour-
Ter. the official organ of the labor
unions of this state. He is thirty
wears old. is married and has one child.
Judge K. W. Steele, Silver Repubh-
can nominee for the Supreme Court, is
a Denver boy. having resided here all
his life. He has held the office of dis
uict attorney, and for the past TWO
wears has served as Judge of the Coun-
! " Court. He is held in high esteem as
an able jurist, and personally IS one OF
the most popular men in Denver.
d. A. Mills. nominated by the Popu-
lists for secretary of state, served as
senator in the Ninth and Tenth Gener-
al Assemblies from Eagle county. lie
has also acted rs chairman of the Pop
Mist state central committee during
the past three years. and has devoted
much time and energy to the upbuild-
ing of the party in the state. He Is ac-
lively engaged in mining, having prop
| ersy in Eagle and other counties OF the
state.
DIR. J. \. Chipley, nominee for treas
urer is register of the land office. Be
fore he was elected to that position he
Dracticed as dentist in Pueblo, which
| is his home.
G. G, Post. candidate for attorney
general is a pioneer Of Colorado lie
has lived thirty-seven years in Clear
CreeL, county. where he has enjoyed an
extensive practice as q lawyer lie
served as county attorney, and resides
| at Georgetown.
Mrs, Helen L. GrenfeN nominee for
superintendent of public instruction, is
we'll known as the incumbent OF that
office during the past two years. MIS-.
| Grenfell is a resident of Gilpln county,
and has established high reputation
as an educator. Her administration is
Endorsed by the leading teachers OF the
state.
Frank Kendrick of Lake, Populist
nominee for regent of the university,
is a miner and student. He is deep
thinker on economies, of which he has
made a special study. and is fluent
talker. He has lived in Leadville for
twelve years.
w, II. Bryant, Democratic nominee
for regent. is a member Of the law hrm
of Thomas, Bryant & Lee. and is
known all over the state in this con-
nection as Harry" Bryant.
CONGRESSMAN John F. Shafroth, re-
nominated in the First district will
serve in the next Congress for his third
form He succeeded LATE Pence in
! 1894 and was reelected in 1886 and
1898 on the fusion state ticket. lie
has made a brilliant record in Congress
and has won national repute for MS
consistent fidelity to the principles OF
free coinage and the other political
doctrines to which the silver forces OF
| the nation have subscribed. Mr.. Shat
roth is a member of the law firm OF
Rogers & Sbafroth and resides at Den
yer, He is an accomplished orator and
an aggressive campaigner.
Congressman John G. Bell was elect,
cd in the Second district in 1897 and
has served since in Congress. Prior to
his election to Congress he was judge
Of the Seventh judicial district. Mr.:
Bell is the owner of one Of the largest
and most successful orchards in the
| state in Montrose county, which Is his
home. He has acted as the leader OF
the Populist delegation in Congress for
the past three years and is one Of the
most popular men in the national Leg
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