Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-28
PoLiTIcAL-NArIoNAL
STATE AND COUNTY

The pOlitlcai campaign is virtually
on. The standard bearers of the two
great parties have been selected, plat
form adopted, and all that remains are
a few prelimlnaries. such as Official
notifications and letters OF acceptance.
when the real work will commence
In many states nominations for gov
ernor and other state officers have
been made, while most OF the congress
sional candidates are in the field. BY
August 18th about every state
will have It's ticket before the voters
In Colorado the law prohibits the hold
ing of conventions for the nomination
of state officials sooner than 60 days
prior to election. The Republicans
have set September IA as the time of
naming a ticket Thus the real cam
palgn In this state will not be inaug-
urated much before the 2Oth of Sep
tember, nearly two months hence. At
the same time. the issues are prac-
tlcally settled. The Republican party
will go before the people on the rec
ord OF the past eighteen months. At
this time ii is practically settled who
will head the ticket and the balance of
the ticket.
II the convention were to be held TO-
morrow there would not be dissent
ing vote against the denomination of
James H. Peabody, No one can tell
for certainty what two months Will
bring about. Peabody might die or
some other unforeseen agency remove
him from the list of available men.
But there Is nothing In the political
horizon at this time that savors of any
one outside of Peabody, With the
we know along what lines the cam
paign will be conducted, and the Her
aid is confident that the policy inaug-
urated-that of law and order-will
he endorsed at the polls by large ma
jority. This law and order policy does
not mean hardship on the laboring
man. but rather his freedom and pro-
lection. 1t does not mean reduction
in wages or increasing hours of toll.
But 1t does mean that men like Meyer
and other officials of the Western Fed
Grafton of miners cannot run this com
monwealth and disturb the peace and
happiness of the people whenever the
mood strikes them, the turmoil of the
past year having been brought about
without reasonable excuse of any kind.
and the success of the ticket on No
vember means that the real friends
OF those who toll are in power. With
this view of the situation the cam
paign issues are pretty well settled so
far as Colorado is concerned
As to who will make up the rest OF
the ticket, there may be some differ
ence OF opinion regarding two or
three of the positions, but several are
as practically settled as the nomlna-
tion of Peabody. In the first place.
the southwest will be a unit for the
retention of Hon. N. c. Miller in the
attorney generals office, and our ad-
Vices are that this contention will not
be contested by county in the state,
1t, being the universal opinion that the
attorney generals office has been con
Quoted In n thoroughly able and com
prehensive manner the first time In
many years. The attorney-generalshi
has been considered as sinecure-a
sop to some aspiring individual who
could not make living as a practic-
ing attorney It has been n great re-
lief to the people to have the legal ar
fairs of the state in such able hands.
Therefore there appears no reason to
believe there will be even an attempt
by anyone to secure the nomination
over Mr.. Miller.
There will be no change in the sec
retary of states office. The present
Mr.. Cowie, has given the
office an able and clean administration
and as such deserves the second term,
having made the run and stood the |
blunt of battle two years ago when
there was little hope of success. Thus |
We have three of the present state Of
Iicers who are sure winners, buth at
he nominating convention and at the |
polls.
ne ldW 'i'do
nrer or the auditor succeeding them
selves This knocks out any aspira
lions Messrs. Newton and Holmburg |
might have, but in regard to the latter
he has aspirations, that of stepping |
from the auditors office to the treas |
ireship. Just what opposition Mr. |
Holmburg is encountering we are not |
able to state, but having made a good
record in the auditors Office. Mr. |
has many friends who will
strive to land him the nomination for |
treasurer, and 1t looks at this time as
though success will crown their eff
'orts.
But no matter II Mr.. Holmburg Sc |
cures the nomination of treasurer or
not. 1t leaves the position OF auditor |
open to a new man. With the bright |
outlook for success, naturally several |
ire after the plum, but there is one
Individual a long distance in the lead |
It this time, and eevrything points to
Ills nomination, Mark G. Woodruff,
'egister OF the state land board. In
lis present position. Mr.. Woodruff is
making a record OF which any one |
night well be proud. From loosely |
nm branch of the state government |