Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-15
now proposed to drive 600-foot tun-
mel which will cut several OF these at
a good depth
CHAOS aEIeNs.
Denver. Oct. 0.

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Denver, Oct. 9, 1906.
Chaos continues to reign in the
Democratic ranks. The bitterness en-
gendered by the forceable ejectment
of Charles Thomas, Charles j. Hughes,
Robert Speer and the regular Demo
cratic Denver delegation from the
Democratic convention by Boss Pat
terson, is growing in intensity. A
number of prominent Democratic To-
cal leaders In Denver are openly wag-
ing war on the Democratic ticket
Boss Patterson Is being paid back in
his own coin. He Is learning that he
Is not the only Democrat who can
bolt when he cannot have his own
way Further confusion has been
added to the already complicated
Democratic situation by the forced
withdrawal ofthe regular Democratic
candidates from the Lindsey ticket
This was brought about by tho force-
full will of the Boss supported by Alva
Adams, The Democratic candidates
realized that they had a hard row to
hoe. BY going on the Lindsey ticket
in addition to their own ticket, they
felt that they had some show to win,
and when they were forced off by Sen
ator Patterson they were very much
disturbed and did not hesitate to ex-
press their condemnation of his boss
ship.
The Democratic situation in Denver
could not possibly be worse for that
party The organization is hopelessly
| split, the candidates are sick, sore and
tired of the juggling that has been go
ing on between the leaders, half of
| whom are not on speaking terms with
| the other half Another feature that
| has contributed to dishearten the rank
and file, is the attempt to run an anti
corporation campaign with the bank
| president who is also an officer of sew
eral trusts, at the head of the ticket,
in the person of Alva Adams, and a
| corporation attorney, in the person OF
Milton Smith, managing the state
campaign.
To any leader possessing a fraction
| of the egotism of Senator Patterson,
the situation would appear positively
| ludicrous, but Senator Patterson has
no sense of humor and would not
know a joke If he fell over it in the
| road.
/ This condition of decentralization is
in striking contrast with the harmony
and enthusiasm in the Republican
ranks as reported by the local state
leaders and the speakers who are
campaigning for the Republican ticket
The chairman, John F. Vivian, OF
the Republican state central commit.
tee, organized for vigorous and ag-
| gressive campaign and set the machin-
cry at work Immediately after the
convention. The result is the state is
well covered with speakers and the
press bureau Is actively engaged in
the campaign as the result of these
efforts is found in the heavy registra-
tion in the larger towns and cities
which closed on Monday. the Sth inst.
The Republican organizations in
Pueblo and Colorado Springs report
80 per cent of the Republican vote
registered and in Denver it reached
So per cent. This is regarded as ex-
traordinary as this is an off year, that
is. no presidential election pending.
Speaking of the present outlook.
State Chairman Vivian says:
ut looks now as though Mr.. Adams
would be very fortunate II he car
ried ten counties in the state. Den
yer county will give the Republican
ticket at least 5000 plurality, and the
probabilities are that 1t will be over
10000. We are sure to hold every
Republican county and to gain some
Democratic counties, but this hopeful
outlook should not encourage any Re
publican to neglect his duty to the
party at this time We have a splen-
did ticket. a progressive, up-to-date
platform and every Republican in the
state should work for party success
until the polls close. The bigger the
majority the better 1t will be for the
man who works, for there will be
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