Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-03
THE TWIN iNcUBi
OF THE DEMOCRACY
Nepotism and the Adams-orman Com
bine is too Much for Party
Already Weighted With
Other Troubles.

Nepotism and determination to
give Pueblo county the lions share
of state patronage is aiding very ma
terially in breaking up the Democrat
| ic organization in the state, according
\ to leading members of the party.
Intense dissatisfaction has resulted
in many sections over the shortsight-
ed selfshness displayed by prominent
members Of the present administration
| in placing their relatives and neigh
bors In Office to the exclusion of the
party workers.
Three of the elective officials of the
state. besides the governor, have been
guilty OF gross nepotism.
Attorney General Post has his son,
George Post, In his Office drawing
salary of $1,000 year.
Auditor Crouter Deputy Auditor
Daniels and clerks of the supreme
court are all closely related. The
auditor gets s2.5oO year. the dep
uty $1,000. and the clerk Of the SUI
preme court $1,000 This represents
n total of $500 year. divided be
tween members Of one family.
| Secretary Of State Mills hns a num-
Der of relatives OF Legislators and of
people holding public Office elsewhere
vt work in his department drawing
salaries OF 800 to $3.50 a month. Most
of them are young girls, who do not
need the money but they have pull.
| But the combine of the Adams-O
man families and their friends and
ueighbors from Pueblo beats anything
past or present. This is what will
hurt the party more than anything
else and particularly hurt Alva Ad-
| .,,-- ~ - ----I---. ses~ .ia na,,a.a-ohiu
Alva Adams. Senator William H. Ad-
ans and President Frank H. Adams
of the fire and police board are broth
ers.
| Recently Frank Adams was told
that unless the twin incubi. nepotism
and Pueblo county, were lifted off the
state house the Democratic party
would lose the next election. To
this Mr.. Adams is said to have re-
| piled: We don't care a continental
about these complaints from Arapa-
hoe and other counties. Alva Adams
was elected governor once without
| Arapahoe county and Democratic
| governor and Democratic United
| States senator can be elected two
| years hence without the aid of the
| county"
The Orman-AdamsP Pueblo machine
| In Denver will be further added to
soon by the appointment OF Elijah
| Meadows. a relative of the governor
| to place under the fire and police
board.
Two other Puebloans. Mr.. Long and
Mr. Lee. are being urged by the gov.
ernor for engineer and secretary re-
spectively of the board of public
works.
Fred Nye. Alva Adams brother.in-
law. has been furnished n place as
! mctalliferons mine inspector under
the state at salary of 81 800 a year
He held the same position under Gov
ernor Adams. A sister-in-law of Sen
ator W. II. Adams held one of the best
paying clerkships in the last senate.
David How, superintendent of in.
'urance, is from Conejos county and
ls a shadow of Senator Billy Adams
Below is partial list of Pueblo
county's patronage, most of which
was dealt out at the instance of the
Orman-Adams combine;
James b. orman. governor
David Coates. lieutenant governor
i. y. Chipley state treasurer.
: II. Martin, warden OF peniten-
iary.
+. Bradley Orman. chief game war
len first district
Harry Dunbaugh, clerk to adjutant
general.
Miss Birdie Adams, clerk to adju-
tant general,
c. l.. Stonaker, secretary board of
charities
w b. orman, chief clerk insurance
department.
DIR, Hubert Work. member state
board OF health.
c. II. Wells. member state board of
pharmacy.
William Stetson. deputy state OIL
inspector.
h. w Corwin, member normal
school board.
Frank Mirick, superintendent In
dustrial school. Golden.
II. Il. Bell. member Industrial cshool
board
Charles Landis. member Industrial
school board
Mrs. Norton. clerk secretary OF
state.
William Linn, Waterman capitol
building.
Superintendent OF Irrigation Chew,
Arkansas valley district
Mrs. Lowe, clerk state land board.