The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-26
THE SUNS ANSWER.
Tho Case Of Mr.. Won Gohren,

Our mud-Sllnging neighbOr. The
Tribune, starting out at the very
outset of the present campaign with
the threat that it proposed making a
bitter, personal fight against the
candidates of the republican party,
has done itself proud, and sustained
its record, by the attack in its last
issue upon Hon. Charles Davis, cam
didate for the office of county clerk
and recorder. The sun will endeayor
to review the mares nest article of
our neighbor. 1t seems that Mr.. Ed
Won Gohren, well but not favorably
remembered by many of our people,
succeeded in getting relief bill
passed by the last assembly for his
benefit, for the sum of $1,000. Ev-
that gentleman to secure the passage
of the measure. Day after day, with
tears and booze alternately oozing
from his big frame, he importuned
everyone he ever met or knew to
assist him, borrowing from time to
time small sums of money from who
ever he could, under the plea that
he was practically destitute, and
would return the amounts when he
collected his claim from the state,
which it is unnecessary to state tC
his many victims in this vicinity he
failed to do.
Many there were who, knowing his
true character and doubling his right
to the relief sought. nevertheless
lent hand, more out of pity for his
wife. who is held in the highest
esteem by all who know her, than
out of any regard for Won Gohren
himself, who, if the word of Former
Warden Hoyt can be accepted, was
discharged from his position at the
penitentiary for drunkenness and
neglect of duty.
"The bill was championed in the
lower branch of the assembly by Mr..
Davis, and helped along by MIR. Wat
son. brother law of the applicant.
In the senate Mr.. Clayton took
charge of the measure and pushed ii
TO a successful issue, all without
any expense to Mr.. Won Gohreh OF
any kind 1t was the plan OF the
friends of the measure to try and ge'
tbe funds. when available, paid ovel
TO Mrs. Won Gohren, they we'll know
inp the route the same would traVel
Should ''Von'' succeed in getting
hold of the award, but their plans
miSc,rried. 1t developed that owing
to some technicality not necessary te
d;scuss there was delay in the pay
ment of the award, and everyone IN
,be state house will recall the fact
+bot week after week Mr.. Won Gohrefl
made himself an unmitigated nul'
s,rce to everyone with particle OF
;,suence with the state officials,
urpinp begging. pleading and crying
for help to get this money pald over
to him. :,
After months of delay, 1t woulo
o,r from his own statement that
he met Mr.. Davis, to whose hi''oiS
omo.s he was in a great measure IN
debted for the passage OF 'he DILL
and poured forth:. :.his woes concerning
the non-payment by the state ollceiS
of his bill, urging Mr.. Davis TO he'l
him, and Offering as an induce"en.
.,o s,,m of $500 if Mr.. Davis woulo
drop his business, coal mining i'e"'
Iongmont, come to Denver ana de-
vote his best efforts toward securing
Mr. Won Gohren the money M'
n,vis thereupon took charge OF 'h'
a+t.r and, to make long stor'
short, succeeded, with the he'p o.
,n,,v others, in getting Won Gohrel
o,,ov The records show thai
t,o auditor issued the warrant u
Won Gohren, and that he hlmSe'