Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
.REPUD|ATES
AsHBAUGH
Judge Lindsey viii Not Stand For The
Guggenheim Candidate.
USES uMDsErs NAME WITHOUT PERMISSION

Judge Ben B. Lindsey and Harry
Lubers addressed quite a good sized
gathering at the opera house Saturday
afternoon on campaign issues from an
independent view point. The audience
that greeted the speakers was a very re-
sponsive one.
Having to leave on the afternoon train
for Idaho Springs the time of the speak.
ers was very limited. Mr.. Lubers made
an address Of about twenty minutee in
length and then Judge Lindsey, who has
won inter. national fame in his juvenile
work, was introduced. Before beginning
his speech pertaining to state politics,
Judge Lindsey spoke OF the manner in
which the machine politicians of several
OF the counties sailing under Guggen-
helm colors we're filing tickets under his
name without his consent and that he
objected to politicians and Office seekers
allied to Guggenheim using his name to
assist in the election Of their ticket. "In
this county" said the judge, ''your Dem.
ocratic nominees are using my name.
This 1 do not object to because l am
well acquainted with several of the car-
didates and know them to be good men,
men whom no man should be displeased
with having on his ticket. 1 am par
ticularly satisfied with the Democratic
candidates for representative throughout
the state using my pame as know
that should the next assembly be Demo
cratic Simon Guggenheim will not be
the United States senator chosen from
Colorado, as will be the case should the
Republicans succeed in having a major
ity OF state senators and representatives"
The distinguished Judge Of the juvenile
court still talking about Republicans Of
the Vivian Guggenheim order using his
name said, "In this district you have a
man on the judicial ticket who is run.
ming under the Lindsey name. I want
to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that
this man is using my name without my
consent, approval or sanction. His can
didacy on my ticket was never agreeable
to me and is not now. This 1 want clear.
ly understood"
The reputation was singing rebuke
to Mr.. Ashbaugh, the Republican can.
date for district judge, who had with all
the secrecy possible, secured one hun.
dred signers. and not all these bonafide
voters, to petition enabling him to file
under the Lindsey ticket. This was done
two or three weeks ago and the right ol
Ashbaugh to file his petition was con
tested before Secretary OF State Cowie
Judge Lindsey when the contest wa!
being heard, in fact as soon as he wal
notified Of Ashbaugh's actions, protested
most vigorously to the candidate filinl
under his name. The Republican sec
retary Of state, notwithstanding Lind
seys objection, permitted Ashbaugh t.
use the Lindsey name. So, while th,
reputation must have been painful
Mr.. Ashbaugh is in no position to com
plain as he brought about the "turr
down" on himself through his persistenc,
in filing on the Lindsey ticket.
As soon as the Judge finished with Mr.
Ashbaugh he took up the state politica
situation and exposed condition exist
ing in both the Democratic and Repub
lican parties in Denver that opened th,
eyes OF his audience. He said they wer,
both rotten to the core and needed fumi
cation badly. The Judge stated that Il
was upon the urgent requests Of Srierdl
throughout the state that he was max
ing the race for governor on an indepen
dent ticket. He not only said he had nc
corporation or boss strings attached t,
him, but the manner in which he flayet
the bosses left no doubt in the minds o
his hearers that should he be elected
governor he would not be under the con
troll OF the corporations.
Judge Lindsey is a forceful campaign
talker. He held his audience in clos
attention throughout his speech, an,
when he had concluded everyone presen
regretted that his talk was cut shor
owing to the necessity Of his leaving OIL
the afternoon train. Just as he finishe,
the judge offered emphatic assuranc,
that should the people elect him cover
nor he would remain In the executive
chair II the capitol building was shot ou
from under him.
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