The Lamar register., 1900-09-05

MalOney In MS nSH'-ior 'he game Is
played both ways and there are many
departments in which the officials of
city and county are made to work for
the Maloney faction while being paid
by the people. These three officials
said that their designations We're ready
whenever they were demanded. but
that they would support Mr.. Maloney.
Sheriff Robert J. Jones is abso-
lutely the only official of prominence
who has refused to use his office to aid
one side or the other in this fight He
is using his personal influence for Mr..
Maloney. While few Of his deputies
have taken up Mr.. Maloncy's cause,
the number is smaller than II was n
week ago. 1t is said the reason for this
Is that while he is personally friendly
to Mr.. Maloncy, he is in favor of fus-
ion, while Mr.. Maloncy demands Il
straight Democratic ticket.
"Fusionsts in general have arrayed
themselves on The governors side.
These Populists and Silver
Republicans-arc all willing to go on
record when challenged as committed
TO support the Democratic ticket as II
certainty. Even If Mr.. Maloncy puts
n straight Democratic ticket in the
field, there will be n fusion OFF
Thomas ticket under the name of De
mocracy.
"rhe POpulists are being brought in
by Andy Woodside. who was appoint
ed to the Board of Public Works as IL
Populist, although he is Il Democrat.
THE Silver Republicans are brought
TO the registration office by Charles
Burpee of the Fire and Police BOard.
Richard Kctt. state boiler inspector,
and Robert McAllistcr. deputy state
boiler inspector. All three of these
men are said to he silver Republicans.
Mr.. Kett will 90 as delegate to the
Democratic county and state convcn-
tons, 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 f. Sommcrs, police clerk.
who has carried school elections in
Denver for years, is for Governor
Thomas. and as Governor Thomas is
threatened with defeat in his own pre-
cinct in district c. Mr.. Sommcrs has
been obliged to change his residence.
He has been moved into the governors
precinct in order to carry this precinct
at all hazaards and send the chief ex
prutivn IN tbu convention -
In one sense this is Denver AMI
Arapahoe county mattcrcXclusively: but
in another sense 1t is matter of vital
interest to all parts of the state. The
governor of Colorado ought TO be gov
ernor of 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 nttcn-
tiOn 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. If the gov
ernors efforts are devoted primarily
and principally, not TO making ns good
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 fights in the
Democratic party, seems to be clearing
up considerably The Republicans are
united and enthusiastic. Mr.. Charles
HartZcll has been chosen for chair
man of the county committee of Arap-
ahoe county, and has announced his i'll
tcntion 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 elec-
ton. The state committee has engaged
rooms temporarily at the Brown Palace
hotel. and secretary Brisbane may he
found at his desk every day. Reports
from all over the state are highly en-
couraging. There is n landslide on,
and it is coming TO the Republicans,
and shrewd observers predict that il is
going to be big enough to carry the
state. The complete change of front
by Mr.. Bryan. dropping the silver is
,.,,., and Inyptipu his efforts