Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-08-30
POLITICS
FOR THE
PEOPLE
Last Saturdays Meetings
Made the Diet Official
For Both Parties.

From henceforth the people of the county and
of the state will be dieted politics through the
columns of the press and by the people who talk on
platform and on the curb stones. The fact that the
election is one in which state officials to be
elected will make the campaign so general in its
character that local issues will be or less
shadowed.
In the county there is but one commissioner and
a representative to elect The commissioner will
be selected from this end of the county because
Commissioner Coppards term expires in this dis
trict. 1t is understood that Mr. Coppard is battling
against mutiny in his own ranks. This fact has
upset all former plans for harmony with the Demo-
Gratis and there is some reason for the belief that
the fight will be permanent one and that it cam
not be healed by the salve of the peace maker.
Commissioner Coppard has a strong following
and at the present time it would seem that his op-
ponents in the party in the minority but they
represent so strong faction of the party that their
strength would become absolute necessity in the
election.
For representative Barney OConnell will un-
doubtedly be nominated to succeed himself but his
nomination is by equivalent to an cleo
ton The mining of the county not
pleased with the legislation delivered by the last
general assembly. Mr.. O'Connell party to
theHnanufacture of this Legislation and he will be
asked to explain several Legislative propositions
before the campaign closes.
Clear Creek county is the home of hundreds of
voters who formerly owed their allegiance to Great
Britain. As matter of fact this element repre-
sents balance of power in the county On the
5, ,casion : - 'eath of the lamented Queen Vic
toria resoh AoI -i.l u the 1et - re
anondoing with the -lea-.ss ~ Vi water daheir
hour of sorrow and bereavement. Its introduction
was representative of the kindly of part of the
people of this nation 1t was in keeping with
custom dictated by the sweeter sentiment that rules
the world. One bit of grief makes all of one
kin. When the great President Mckinley re-
moved by the bullet of assassin our friends in
England held memorial services in honor of his
memory.
Mr. OConnel1 was the only man in the legisla-
tive body of Colorado who opposed the resolution.
He was the only representative of the law making
body of one of the great states of great nation
who defed the better customs of humanity and
fused to extend the hand of sympathy to people
bowed in grief because thsir beloved sovereign had
been taken from them.
Should MIR. O'Connell receive the nomination
he will not be fortunate in the matter of election
So far as the fight in the ranks of Democracy on
the question of the commissionership is concerned
it is unfortunate. Each commissioner has, accord
ing to statements been performing the feat of the
Pharisee for the past year. In other words each
one has been smoteing himself upon the breast and
thanking God that he is not like the other commits
sioners. In this view the people have sympathzed
largely with all three of them
The campaign is practically During
its tenure the Republicans should to it that the
people are made familiar with all the affairs of the
fusionists in both county and state Their acts are
the of public servants and the publicis entitled
to become familiar with every act of omission or
commission.
Last Saturday night the Democrats held their
caucusses and elected delegates to the state
ton Saturday morning the Republican county
central committee held meeting and apportioned
the delegates to the county convention to be held
in this city next Saturday as follows:
Precinct Delegates. Precinct. Delegates
Silver Plume 10. Lamartine 2