Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-16
SKE EFCH OF
OUR NEXT
GOVERNOR

ROCKY MOUNTAIN FtNs tp' h"'
years, gives a resume OF the life and
public career OF James II. Peabody,
the Republican nominee for governor.
Leaving out the prelude, we repub'
lish the following portion OF the re-
view which caves a splendid idea OF
the kind OF man that Is TO be our
next governor
when James Peabody was IL
years old the three brothers who
were then at home. enlisted In the
union army. leaving the bruDt OF the
farm work to fall on his splendid
shoulders. He did his best, going 10
school. and studying between times,
and when he was 10 years old he was
able to teach school himself He did
this for three years, earning enough
money to take course IN CONNER
cial college when he was 10 the
home place was sold. and his pa
rents removed to Pueblo. where sew
eral OF their children were already
located. james went to Boston and
while there met Mr.. Jordan OF the
arm OF Peabody Jordan Of Pueblo.
who offered him the place Of book
keeper IN their store.
"The man who was leaving was
bent on studying for the ministry
his name is John E Richards, and
having been ordained he performed
the marriage ceremony for his sue
..essor. and later wandered on Into
the wilderness and was elected gov
erDor Of Montana.
After two years in Pueblo MI Pea
body came to Denver. reaching this
city Just Rs he attained his majority
and he went into store of which I
do not know the name. and ! should
call II The Mayor Manufacturing com
psuy, for n, that time there were two
other gentlemen employed there. who
like MIR Peabody. are now mayors,
Mayor Wright of Denver. and Mayor
Crane of Cripple Creek In 1875 Mr.
Peabody went To Canon city. whore
he entered the employ of James Me
Cleiiand, on. OF the noteworthy char
acters among IN. makers OF Colorado
In 1873 he married Miss Frances Clcl
land, and became partner In the
business. which was cotlnued under
the Arm name Of Clelland a Peabody
In lssb things were In u bad way
for the Republicans In Canon. Tn.
Democrats had control of the officc Of
county clerk and recorder FOR
eighteen years and were pop
uiarly supposed TO have a ninety nine
year lease on the place. when Mi
Peabody was nominated for the ONCE.
What was more astonishing. he was
triumphantly elected. and reelected
In 1851 During his second term some
of the business men of Canon organ
izcd the First National bank. eiocting
Mir Peabody vice president In 1899
ON the death Of the president. he was
elected to that once. a position he
siill holds,
Once In politics II is hard TO get
out Men have been known TO sell all
their goods and remove To remote
section, where the other party was In
power. on purpose 10 be able to puf-
sue their own peaceful avocations
without getting involved In the tnfs
mou OF political life. and It was all In
vain. II Is possible to keep out of
politics. but having once gotten in
there is no escape. Forever after one
scents the battle from nfar. and gets
into Il with more or less cagerness for
the fray. Mr. Peabody has served
his to~nspeoplc on the school board.
M alderman. ms city treasurer, and IL
now In his second year ps mayor of
Canon.
He was one Of the organizers OF
~ al
secretary until the enterprise WAS sold
10 the city. He also helped 10 or
ganiyo the FIRST electric light company
and was It's FIRST president He has
been president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce for some time, and also
presides over the deliberations Of the
directors Of the Canon city Social
club. social organization.
Thus l, is to be seen that where
he is best known he has been most
honored. Canon City has tested Mr.
Peabody In almost every capacity In
which man can be tried. and has
apparently always fel, Inclined TO ssy,
We'll done. good and faithful ser
want" with n disposition to make him
ruler OF larger things, This is the
nrst time he has ever been given n
state nomination.
Mr.. Peabody IL known AS "a good
mixer''-a man well acquainted with
men. and popular In their assemblies.
certainly his record as Mason i'm
plies as much.
In Mr.. Byers' valuable history. he
Snys:
mir. Peabody is thirty-third de
gree Mason. holding the title Of hon
,orable inspector general, the highest
honor obtainable in the order. In two
wears he rose through the various of
bfices TO that of master In 1884 he
Iwas elected grand master OF Masons
tn Colorado, thereby becoming the
youngest grand master OF any Ameri'
ran lodge. In 1885 he was chosen
chairman of the committee of foreign
OF the Knights TEN
plar of Colorado; was elected grand
In 1888. and enjoys the
distinction OF having conferred more
1egrees In ancient craft Masonry
Than any living Mason"
MIR. Byers then quotes from an art
lie by Mr.. Il. T. Alling in the Voice OF
Masonry: