Gilpin observer., 1902-10-02
WOLCOTT VS..
TELLER.
THAT IS THE DECISION OF THE
REPUBLICANS OF GIL
PIN COUNTY.
County Convention Votes Down
an Anti-Wolcott Resolution

County Convention Votes Down
an Anti-Wolcott Resolution
The Nominations: :.
The Republican county convention
met at the city hall in this city Tuesday
afternoon, and it came very close to re-
solving into meeting endorsing Wolcott
and by their actions have placed the
question squarely before the people of
| this county, and from now on the battle
is Wolcott or Teller. Senator Newell
was the dominating spirit of the con-
vention, and it wds purely Newell love
! feast.
The convention was called to order by
Geo. w. Schneider, and the delegates
present, OF whom there We're about 35.
were addressed by Mr.. Brooks, candi-
dat for congressman at large, for about
10 minutes, but he was received with
but little enthusiasm, and his speech re-
ceived but little applause. He was fol-
lowed by Messrs Newton and Holmberg
The convention then proceeded to the
nomination of candidate for repre-
sentative. Murray of Black Hawk nom
mated j. A. Richmond, w. G. Fullerton
nominated Henry Richards and Thos.
Bate nominated w. P. Retallack. The
delegates were then in a quandry to
know which one to support, and for
their enlightenment Senator Newell then
informed them that it was their duty to
nominate Mr.. Richmond, which was
done by acclamation after short in
formal ballot had been taken to allow
a complimentary vote for the other two
candidates.
For county commissioner Of the third
commissioners district, Thorvald Crook,
the present commissioner, was the un-
animous choice and was nominated by
acclamation.
The nominees for the several districts
for justices and constables were then
made as follows: A. Bowden, justice 1st
district; Thos. Hooper justice I'd dis
trict; Peter Peterson, justice Sd district;
w. Williams. constable I'd district; A.
NJ. Willard constable Sd district.
Then came the trouble, John r. Nor
opinion and good many other Repub-
licans that il Wolcott could be eiimi-
mated from the campaign in this county
that the Republicans had q very good
show to elect their candidates but il he
was not there was very little chance, and
for that reason he offered the following
resolution: s
REsoLvsp, That our candidate for
representative 60 uninstructed and pn-
tfammeied N to . ch0ice Tor b. 8. Sen
ator except that he he instructed to vote
for and use all honorable means for the
electi on Of a good staunch Republican
who ha Zot heretofore represented
Colorad y in the U. 8. Senate.
But what storm it raised, W. G.
Fullerton, Isaac Williams, Senator Ne
well and many others Immediately arose
and protested against such an insult to
Mr.. Wolcott, whom they spoke Of as the
ablest and finest man in the Republican
party, and as Mr.. Williams placed it he
said that he was in favor OF an amend
ment to that resolution instructinR the
representative to vote for Mr.. Wolcott,
as he was certainly entitled to it at the
hands OF the Republican party OF Colo
RADIO. The delegates had got warmed
up by this time and at every mention of
Wolcott's name they cheere1 and showed
that Wolcott was still the choice of the
Republicans Of Gilpin county, and if
they had only dared to, the amendment
would have carried il brought to VOTE
But on the advice of Mr.. Hitchcock the
convention decided ito lay the resolution
on the table, destroy the paper on which
it was written and all reference to it be
stricken from the secretary's notes." for,
as Mr.. Hitchcock said it might cause a
good deal OF trouble il it got to the out
side.
The convention then selected Edwin
Mitchell as chairman of the county Gen.
tral committy upon the suggestion OF
Mr.. Newell, who in turn selected a
county central committees: