The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-24
TO RESTORE HARnoNY IN PARTY.

Republican State committee, is looking
forward to the coming state convention
and to the charter election OF Denver,
of the Republican party working in har-
mony before these events take place.
To this end he has submitted to the
Denver Republicans a proposition that
he feels will settle all differences salts
factorily and ultimately bring harmony
out of factional discord.
81 am certain of one thing said Mr..
Farley, "and that is that the Republican
state convention of Colorado will in
struct its delegates to the National Re
publican convention to cast the vote OF
Colorado for Roosevelt for the nomina-
tion of president.
''ln my opinion there will be no oppo-
sition in the Republican party of Colo
RADIO to Governor Peabody's renomina-
tion. Mr.. Peabody's friends will propose
to the state convention that the delega-
tion to the National convention be in
structed to cast its vote for Governor
Peabody for the second place on the Ma
tional ticket. know there is move on
among Mr.. Peabody's friends TO this end
now
In regard to conditions in the Repub-
lican party in this state, Mr.. Farley,
who has Just returned from Denver,
made the following statement:
1.-The Republican party in Colorado is
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tic. The only trouble is in Denver. The
factional fight, so far as the partys well
fare outside OF Denver is concerned, will
take care of itself
ain Denver the matter has entered in
to the charter. One faction Joined the
Democrats and framed a charter and the
charter was defeated. The other faction
subsequently united with the Democrats
and framed charter which comes up
for adoption on March 20. / am conf
dent that large majority, and might
say nearly all the Republicans of the
state outside of Denver, would like very
much to see this trouble end with the
charter. This can hardly be, unless sep
arate primaries and separate conventions
are held in Denver county, one to nomi-
nate officers to be elected under the new
charter, if it be adopted, and the other
to elect delegates to the Republican Ma
tional convention.
ITO get around the Elections Commits
sion of the Denver charter, which is al
legged to be composed Of two Democrats
and one anti Wolcott Republican, and to
avoid any advantage that one faction
might secure through this commission
over the other faction, have submitted
to the Republicans Of Denver the follow
ing plan;
"Ihat the Wolcotts and the anti VOL
colts agree upon commission of five
wcll-known Republicans from the state
at large, no member of which would be
resident of Denver; that commission to
be chosen as follows: Two members by
the anti Wolcotts, two members by the
Wolcotts and the fifth member by the
other four. 1t to be the aim of both
sides, however, to select the men of the
highest standing who are not active in
l'piiAiiH NiiO hif hOt " Dt
prejudiced either for or against Mr.. Vol
colt or any of the leaders of either fac
ton, but whose integrity and party 10y
atty will be a guarantee of unbiased re-
suits; such men, for instance, as Irving
Howbert and w. S. jackson of this city,
in whom the Republicans of the state
have the utmost confidence.
Before appointment the members of
the commission should be able to answer
as germane: Il am not prejudiced one
way or the other so that / could not give
fair judgment in the matters that might
come before the commission
After the commission is appointed, the
primaries would be held and the com
mission would meet in Denver at the
same time to hear and determine all dis
putes that might arise, judgment of that
commission, by previous agreement, to
be final and to be respected as court
decision. Thus, if all disputes over the
primaries are settled within the party,
there will be no contests TO go before
the charter commission and nothing for
the Democratic majority of that commits
sion to do but to certify the result.
"By such plan, it is evident neither
faction would have the advantage
which ought to be satisfactory to every
fair minded Republican-and complete
harmony would inevitably result in time,
the great bone of contention in the Den
yer fight having been removed.
In regard to the plan he has proposed
to the Denver factions, Mr.. Farley said;
at is problematical whether anything