The Elbert County tribune., 1905-01-19
STATE ASSEMBLY MAKING HISTORY


edly the champion gum chewer Of the
boundless West
Brother "BiIIee."
He is especially keen in keeping
abreast with the ''goings on" in both
houses. Recently the interests OF his
brother Alva, the Supreme Court ap-
pointments, the unseating of Demo
cratic senators, not to mention his own
chances for removal on charges OF
fraud, have served to keep him in an
intensely active mental and physical
state. The increase in his metal pres
sure has been clearly indicated, not
alone my his physical activity. but by
an astonishing increase in the rapidity
with which he has masticated his
gum. The more exciting things become
the faster he chews, until 1t is said
that senators just arriving in the cham
Der Immediately glance at "Billee's''
jaws to get an idea of how things are
going, much as an the engineer con-
suits the steam gauge to see what
pressure he has. Senator Adams be-
lieves in arbitrary and decisive action
to gain party advantage, and was one
of the prime movers in the unseating
of Dick and Mcdonald two years ago.
In the present crisis in the aifairs OF
his party at the capitol he does not
agree with the moderate course SO lar
adopted by his brother Alva. 1t is said
that he believes some of the Demo
cratic contentious should be backed up
with the militia, a position that has
been taken by Senator Patterson from
the start, according to the gossips who
claim to be on the inside.
General Bell.
One thing that has been especially
annoying to the militant Democracy
is the retention of General Bell. Ava
Adams when candidate is said to
have stated repeatedly from the ros-
trum that when he entered the state
house by one door, General Bell would
20 out by another But Bell is still
there, and declares that he will hold
the fort until April 1st, when he claims
his term expires. Events move rapidly
and there is no telling what may oc-
cur in this case before this gets into
print. but whatever is done by Mr..
Adams to remove Bell, it will undoubt-
edly have to take the form of force,
for the general does not take kindly to
diplomatic oyertures
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Democrats are hopelessly in the mi
nority in the Assembly, "Billee" Adams
is one of the most resourceful and sue
cessful manipulators of events IN both
houses, and as Senator Barela put IT,
"Billee has plenty of friends, even
even among his enemies"
After the Smoke Cleared Away.
Notwithstanding the constant yelp-
ing of the News and Times and the
Democratic leaders about the constitu-
tionality of everything the majority
has done, the Assembly has gone ahead
making history, and has remained well
within the limits of the constitution.
Senator Patterson of Denver and Edi-
tor Stevens of Pueblo have been do
ing their utmost to make their readers
believe that the Republic was tottering
ION her throan," because the Republi-
can majority refused to turn the man
agement of affairs over to the Demo-
cratic minority. But still the Republic
stands and obstinately refuses to tot
ter.
Goddard and Bailey.
The selection of the two supreme
judges by Governor Peabody has CIV
en- general approval. In fact. no one
objected to their appointment except
the politicians who wished to reward
some lawyer politician for his services
by giving him place on the supreme
bench. Governor Peabody's selections
are eminently satisfactory. Judge
Goddard was formerly a member OF
this court as Democrat, but like
thousands of others, he came over to
the Republican party because he
could not stand for some of the reyolu-
tionary policies of the Democratic
leaders. He is in no sense a politi.
clan, but learned and eminent lawyer
and jurist. Judge Bailey is a Republi.
can, but not an active politician. He
is conservative, levelheaded lawyer
a prominent and useful citizen with nc
charges that these men are corpora
ton men and that they were put on
the bench as the result of a deal. He
would have made the same charge II
the two judges had been selected from
H.. t..rol,ra- N nr,l.ctlas- Ii r.-n dana L..