Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-01-21
STATE ASSEMBLY MAKING HISTORY


ediy the champion gum chewer OF the
boundless West.
Brother @Biilee."
He IS especially keen in keeping
abreast with the "goings on" in both
houses. Recently the interests Of his
brother Aiya. the Supreme Court ap-
pointrnents, 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 rapidsty
with which he has mast!cated his
gum. The more exciting things become
the faster he cheNs. until 1t is said
that senators just arriving In The cham
ber Immediately glance al ~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
iieyes 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 affairs oil
his party at the capitol he does no;
agree with the moderate course SO far
adopted by his brother Ava IL 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 stat, according to the gosaips 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. Alva
Adams when L candidate is said te
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 suu
there. and declares that he viii hold
the fort until April LIST. when he claims
his term expires Events move rapidly
and there is no telling shat may oc-
cur in this case before this gets Into
print. but whatever Is done by Mr..
Adams to remove Bell. It will undoubt-
.dly have to take the form Of force.
for the general does not take kindly to
diplomatic oysrtares
Notwithstanding the fac, that the
Democrats are hopeiessly In the mi
nority in the Assembly. "Billee" Adams
Is one Of the most resouresful and sue
cessfui manipulators Of events In both
houses, and as Senator Barela put II,
..Bnlee has plenty Of friends. even
even among mis- enemies
After the Smoke Cleared Away.
Notwithstanding the constant yelp-
ing OF the News and Times and the
Democratic leaders about the eonstitu-
t,onaIity 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 Ed
tor Stevens Of Pueblo have been do
ing their utmost TO make their readers
believe that the Republic VAS tottering
on her throan.~ because the Repu5ll
can majority refused TO tnrn the man
agcment OF affairs over to the Demo
cratic minority. But SIN the Republic
stands and obstinately refuses to tot
ter.
Goddard and Barley.
The selection OF the two supreme
Judges by Governor Peabody has Civ
IN general approval In fact. no one
objected TO their appointment except
the politicians who wished 10 reward
some lawyer politician for his services
by swing him place on the supreme
bench. Governor Peabody's selections
are eminently satisfactory. Judge
Goddard was formerly q 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 reyoiu-
tionary policies Of the Democratic
leaders. He Is in no sense a politi-
clan. but learned and eminent lawyer
and iurist. Judge Bailey is a Republi-
can, but not an active politician lie
IS a conservative. ievel-hsadea lawyer.
a prominent and useful citizen with no
axe 70 grind. OF course. Mr.. Patterson
charges that these men are corpora
tion men and that they were put on
would have made the same charge IL
the two judges had been selected from
the twelve apostles. II il was done by