Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-28
sepuellcANs 70 rHE FRONT.

the state ticket, but sure rinch II
they only take advantage of the oppor
tunities presented. In the first place
there has been nothing but Democrat
ic blunder ever since fusionism be
came hxed quantity, and now 'ha
fusionism is about dead the same Dem
oorats and ersiwhilc Popnlists are II
The Saddle and are going TO continn'
to rule the party This mach Is set
tied. We do not have to take Repnh
licans To prove that state and COUNT
governments have been corrupt ns on
Democratic friends are furnishing th'
ammunition and the fight is really be
coming interesting. What. with thu
Denver News wnRing war on the Dem
pcratic commissioners OF Arapaho'
county. showing that the officials have
robbed the county blind In regard tf
printing. aud the esteemed Post sho"
ing up rottcunesp of The worst Kind Ia
the same connection In state affairs
all of which is baciied up by Charley
Thomas ls il any wonder voters ar.
disgus,ed and have determined 10 put
an end TO II by selecting the best men
and going ahead oa business lines. la
PLATA county undoubtedly ls fair
sample Of the expcusl v~ness Of fusion
Wo are nov on y warrant basis aud II
Bradley was 10 continue TO run things
another year or two we'd all have 10
move oai or have oHf property conts'
Gated II " no wonder under these
conditions. that Republicans are seek
ing place on the state ticket, The
fact that some half dozen men hre apr
ioue in head the ticket while Bumer
ons good oltlzons r. willing To be
uns gt3ad cltizens are willing to be-.
Of the way the outlook s regarded
OF uonrsc The nominee Of greatest
Importance II that of governor The
party should exercise the uimoH; care
as ihc executive virtually controls ieg
islailpn and with tho appointing pre-
rpgniive. iH power for good ot bad
The hnmintr shpuld he n man tied TO
no faction. one who is not mixed mp
IN scandal pf any character and who
has not mixed with The Arapahoo
county aQuabhlcs ln any shape of man.
ntr The Herald believes Il voices the
sentiments 81 nine out Of ten hcpubli
cans Ia saying The head ot the ticket
should come from some county outside
nf Denver not thni Afnpahoe has not
some good material but " viii he nnrd
Ia nnnylncr yutrrs that Denver man
10 not iisd &C. some interest. either cor
porntc ur political that viii wprh
detrimental to th@ party The outside
La
fact grvefni good men have been pro.
posed. ans one ~ whom would prove
acceptable True there are fnvoriies
according "a locality and acquaintance
Since The withdrawal of Frank G
Goudy this southwest section has real
~ no one whom il ~ tied 10 So far.
the wfiior haf not ronVerHad with the
lion percy s. Rider ns "a accepting
the nomination II rendered II he viii
agree 10 enter the rnee thoro IL bnr lif
lie doubt Of our people being for him
10 a man as no one stands better in
The San Juan than Mi RIDER aud he
would be nn honor To the party nnd to
this section la particular Thus
shnulA Mr. Rider become an aEplrant
or abide tho decision % the conNcn.
ton should his name be presented
and acted fnyoHhly upon. Ia Plata
and all adjoining coBuiice viii to tot
him. shauid Nj Rider decline to en-
Ter the race ihrn our people from
what The Herald has bcop able To az
certain wiil look to the Hon James
Peabody of CnHon city. "a gentleman
who ais ever, requirement IN cunnoc
lion with the gnbcfuatorinl aiiice In
SAYING this. II is no disparaEemcnt tn
other aHplfantH bat simply a matter
of preference for the time nf Ropuhll
cans who win work ius, ne zoaionsly
tor Dr Grpns. ] NJ downing, Mr
Brown. of any other mHn who may be
solicited while on this subject II Isl
only ncrrfaar, "a state 10 know MIR
Peabody H. SO admire his qualities and
the fact that the prople of Fremont
county and Canon city continue to-
heap honorR apuu him ana point to-
him as nodol citizen who is always
trying 60 advance the iut,rcftH of his
home community ana that his nomino
tion means carrying thar entire Soc
iion hy hiK maioritics is sufficient to
cause dclepatee to the convention 60
give the matter careful consideration
Az before stated however n MIR Rider
will accept the nomination If rendered
to him Ia PLAZA and the San Juan
section VIII be fot him.
For other places ON the state ticket
there are numerous applicants and the
convention VIII so apportion the nom
lnees geographically ns 10 give salts
faction.
For congrossman-at-iarre. there ~
no longer any question oi the nonina
ton OF the Hon Franklin E hrooko
OF Colorado Springs, the Hon james
McCreery of Greeley having with
drawn from the race Mi Brooks IL
IN every way qualified TO represent the
great and growing state Of Colorado
In the halls cot congress. and " ho is
selected The Herald has no doubt as
TO his election.
While on the outside a week or 50
ago the only person mentioned with
any seriousncss IN connection with the
nomination Tor congress in the SIC.
nnd district was the Hon. H. NJ, Hoeg
az 'pllurthg WIN unudg such splen.