Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-21
Colorado Legislature Likely
to Be Republican.
TO UNSEAT DEMOCRATS
WOLCOTT LEADING CANDIDATE
FOR SENATORIAL NOMINATION.
Thomas F. Walsh Urged by His
Friends to Enter the Race, but
He Has Steadily Declined.

The situation in the legislature OF Colo,
rado has again brought forward the talk Of
Mr.. Thomas F. Walsh as a candidate for
the senatorship of that state to succeed
Senator Teller
1t is well known that before the recent
election a delegation of Colorado republi.
cans came to this city for the express pur.
pose of enlisting Mr.. Walsh as a candi-
date for the senatorship. At that time Mr..
Walsh declined to consider the matter. He
told his friends that he could discover no
reason why he should desire to enter the
Senate with the attendant annoyances A
full discussion of the matter did not affect
his first Judgment. His friends then told
him that they were confident that his cam
didacy would strengthen the situation and
add to the prospects of the republicans
carrying the legislature. There were many
enmities to the candidacy of Wolcott and
the republicans were very much divided
by factionai considerations Under those
circumstances it was supposed that Mr..
Walsh, having a wide circle of personal
friends, would tend to harmonize the war
ring factions
Democrats to Be Unseated.
The election in Colorado has resulted In a
democratic majority in the legislature on
joint ballot of about ten. But the house 10
republican and proposes to act on a num-
Der of cases of contested elections in Dem
ver in many wards of which the most
fragrant fraud is charged. 1t is quite ded-
nitely believed that enough democrats in
the house viii be unSeated and their places
given to republicans so that there will be q
republican majority on joint ballot. As this
result is regarded by many republicans as
practically assured, the factional difficult
ties in the republican ranks make certain
a most bitter campaign before the legisa-
ture selects successor to Senator Teller.
Senator Wolcott is the most prominent
candidate but that very fact has given him
great opposition A fight has been waged
against him for many years, and his polit.
zeal enemies are now losing no chance to
make sure that he will be defeated. He
was given rousing reception in Denver
Tuesday evening, and enormous crowds
turned out on that occasion. Those who
know the situation very thoroughly say the
demonstration could have been obtained for
others beside Mr.. Wolcott. and that 1t is
not really significant of anything except the
ease with which such things are done
Prominent Names Mentioned.
There are several other men prominent
in Colorado affairs whose names will come
before the legislature if that body turns
out to be republican on joint ballot after
contested cases are decided but no one of
them is SO influential as to be counted q
sure winner. As the case now stands, it
looks like Wolcott against the field, with
a possible deadlock. 1T is this very cond-
ton that has brought the name of Mr.,
Walsh to the front again. His friends be-
lieve that if he would allow them to go
ahead and declare his candidacy they would
be able to secunre his election. OF course,
there would be fight in 1t and the out
come, in the opinion of impartial observers,
would be uncertain, as the senatorship IN
Colorado Is a very much coveted prize
But to these suggestions Mr. Walsh has
shown the same Indifference. 1t is UNDER
stood that in a recent conversation with
some friends he said that even were he as
sured of election by the legislature he could
see no reason why he should change his
mind as made up long ago-ih fact, several
years ago. He told them that his plans for
the future did not include any political am
btion that he found himself very content
ed and happy in his home circle and with
the privacy he now enjoys, and that he had
seen enough Of the trials of senators to
not allow him to take similar troubles on
himself. AS is well known, Mr.. Walsh has
a very wide circle of friends in the Senate
and he fully realized the obligations that
accompany public life
may be made to Mr.. Walsh in relation to
what his friends are ready to do for him
in the Senate, it is understood that he pro-
poses standing the ground he has occu-
pied, which is an avoidance of all active
participation in politics as a candidate fog
any Office.