Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-10-25
Cattle Growers Blacklist.

HE Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association
i which is composed of the leading stockmen of al
parts of the state. has issued the address givel
below simply another evidence the ncapacity
stupidity of the late fusion Legislature. AS well may
expect grapes of thorns, figs of hises good law
rom body composed of such men those whom hi
committee unsparingly condemns. 1t is evident ha
he farmers and stock least will vote solid
or the Republican ticket this fall
y The address is as follows:
To the Members of the Association:
While it is firmly established policy of this asso
citation to take no hand In party ponucs ana One
members of this organization being represented in
all political parties therefore allegiance to all or
none yet as organization formed for the pur
pose of securing needed legislation the failure OF the
officials elected by votes to recognize our just de-
mands has been decided by the delegates sent by you
to annual conventions to be sufficient reason to
viduas regardless the political party whose
ticket and under whose banner they are asking our
votes. In establishing this principle it is well under
stood that acting stockmen in business
way and not in political sense. The live stock IN
terests of this state important enough to demand
recognition at the hands of lawmakers and state
officers long only ask what is reasonable and
just. When any official fit for political reasons
to refuse that recognition to which entitled
then it is duty for business reasons to refuse him
the sanction of votes at the polls We do this not
in spirit of revenge but simple act OF justice TO
ourselves and to secure if possible that recognition
which just due from the lawmakers of the state
For the first time since organization has asked
legislation at the hand of the state there is to be an
election of state and legislative officers Your execu
tive committee has carefully examined the state
tickets of all the parties that have placed nominations
in the field, and find that with one exception none
of those members of the Legislature who opposed the
demands of the stockmen during the regular session.
have succeeded in securing nominations. The one ex-
cept1on is j. g. Schwegert OF custer county, "no as
member of the last Legislature persisenty opposed
the passage of the bills presented by the live stock in
terests and who, athough ne dld nnay vote LOT one
of the bills at the special session. did so under protest
declaring that the bill, if it became law, would be
unconstitutional. Mr.. Schweigert is now asking for
votes of the Democratic members of this association
for the Office of attorney general Should he be elected
and the railroad companies see mt TO test the const
tonality of the railroad law, in the face of his pub
lcally expressed opinion that the law is unconstitu
tonal, we hardly see how he could be in position to
successfully defend that law. Stockmen cannot afford
to give Mr. Schwegert their votes for business reasons
which are apparent
Your committee has been unable to all of the
county tickets that have been nominated but desires
to call the attention of the stockmen of the state to
following list of members of the last Legislature
who the honest and just demands of the stock
men, and If they have succeeded in securing nomna-
the hands of any party, is believed that the
stock interests should withhold their votes from all
such:
c. NJ Hammond of Montrose and Delta counties.
Harry Hart, Andrew Park and William c. Ponchon
of Pueblo county.
Frank Madden of Weld county
James Lyttle of Routt and Rio Baneo counties.
Daniel w. Fall of Grand and Summit counties.
]. G. Schwegert of Custer county.
A. H. Davis of Fremont and Chafee counties.
John N Eaches of Kit Carson and Cheyenne
Fred S. Bolsinger of Gilpin county
John F. Bradley, Peter German. Max Norris
Evangeline Hearth, Barclay P Smith, j. N Lorbor and
Wilbur F. Cannon of Arapahoe county.
Cornelius Cunningham of Lake county
Charles T. Rawait of Gunnison couEtF
Celestino Garcia of Conejos county.
John Kennedy of Ouray county.
Bernard ]. O'Connen of Clear Greek county.
Thomas M. Raney of Lake county.
Lewis S. Riley of Conejos and Archuleta counties.
Jose E. Sanchez of Costilla county.
Charles s. Sprague of Ell Paso and Teller counties
William H. Adams of Conejos county.
Thomas Anuear of Ouray and San Juan counties.
Casimiro Barela of Las Anmas county.
George V. Copp of La Plata and Mo1tezuma
ties.
Francis F. Graves of Cheyenne. Lincsn, Kit Car
son and Elbert counties
of
]. w. Smith of Lake county
A T. Stewart of Pueblo county.
L. A. Tanquary of Pueblo and Huerfano counties
Leander R. West of Jefferson county.
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COLORADO CATTLE AND HORSE GHOWERS' AS
SOCIATION, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, w. L.
GRUBB, President.
FRED P. JOHNSON Secretary.
Denver, Colo, Oct. 10, 1902.