The silver star., 1900-11-02
TO The
VOTERS OF
THE 9th JU-
DICIAL DIST

1 regret that certain slanderous
false and malicious statements made
by Dave Day, recently. In his person.
al organ, the Durango Democrat, com.
pei attention and refutation by me
Ii fs true that Dave Days reputation
for truthfulness is not such that his
statements carry much weight, and
his well known malicious and vindic.
tive nature and disposition Is such
that 1t may seem superfiuous to give
any serious attention to his utter.
ances.but there may be some who are
not acquainted with him nor with
matters about which he speaks. and
l therefore take this means to ac.
quaint those with the facts and let
them know the truth. 1 first give in
full statement from the Democratic
Central Committee of this district:
TO THE DEMOCRATS OF THE
SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT:
DAVE DAY, THE EDITOR OF THE
DURANGO DEMOCRAT, is FIGHT.
ING JUDGE RussELL's RE.ELEc.
TioN TO THE JUDoEsHiP OF
THIS DISTRICT. WE WISH TO As.
SURE YOU THAT DAYS FIGHT
ON JUDGE RUSSELL Is PROMPT.
Ed FROM PERSONAL GROUNDS.
AND ls ENTIRELY UNWARRANr r.
Ed. IF Mr.. DAY CANNOT DICTATE
ALL THE NOMINATIONS He rs
THEN READY TO FIGHT THE
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES WHO or.
POSE HIS DicTATIoN, AND THIS
is HIS RECORD IN THE PAST,
AND THIS POLICY OF DAVE DAY
AND HIS PAPER HAS INJURED
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN THE
PAST, 10 iNJURlNo IT NOW, AND
iF NOT eroPPED WILL ENTIRELY
DISRUPT THE PARTY IN THIS
SECTION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
AZ THE JUDICIAL CENTRAL
COMMITTEE Or THIS DISTRICT
We APPEAL TO ALL DEMOCRATS
TO Paw NO ATTENTION TO DAVE
DAY. PAPER AND HIS PERSONAL
OTTeRANcgs, AZ HE CANNOT
TRUThFullN SAY ANYTHING
AGAINST JUDGE RUssELL's re.
CORD As A JUDGE, AND FOR A
veRlflcATIoN OF THIS STATE.
MENT WE GALL YOUR ATTEN.
TON TO the uTTERANcGs OF
DAv's PAPER PRIOR AND UP TO
the TIME DAY BECAME ANGER.
Ed At JUDGE RUSSELL.
THE TROUBLE WITH DAY
grows OUT OF THE FACT THAT
HE FOUND IN JUDGE RUSSELL A
MAN he COULD NOT RUN, NOR
DICTATE TO.
(Sisned) DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE OF THE SIXTH JU.
DlCIAL DISTRICT.
Days paper makes the assertion
that was dictatorial in the matter
of nominations Of the Judicial ticket,
and this statement IL absolutely false.
The facts are. that Day, not only in
the matter OF the judicial ticket. but
IN all the other conventions, tried to
dictate who should and who should
not be the nominees, ard II you en-.
tertaIn any doubt about this, I refer
You to the members OF the various
democratic conventions held In La
Plata county this fall. With refer.
once to the Judicial ticket. Day. loud.
ly. positively and dehantly asserted
often that Spickard should be fused
on the Democratic ticket. and that.
tOo. without any regard as to whether
the Democrats were accorded the
candidate for Judge. and at one time.
or perhaps twice. replied TO him
that would see that Spickard did
not 70 on the Democratic ticket. and
this was street talk between Day and
myself.
was never near the fusion commit.
tcea. but % to their acts and d0ings
the following statement from the
Democratic portion Of the fusion
committee will show:
Statement Of Russsil's Fuslen Com.
mittoo.
Durango, Colo, Oct. 9. 1900.
To the Public:
In the issue OF the Morning Demo
crat Of October 9, an editorial charges
the failure Of fusion between the Dem.
0cratic. Populist and Silver Republl.
ran parties TO the action Of the Dem.
ocrats In refusing to accept . Silver
Republican for district attorney. In
Justice to ourselves and the candi. /
liatss on our ticket for district Judge
and district attorney. We desire 70
make the following statement Of
Iacts:
Flrst-Ths Democratic Fusion Com
nlttes never refused TO accept . Bll'
ver Rspublican for district attorney.
Neither the committee ~ whole, nor /
NY member oe it, ever made the