Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-04
The Lindsey Middle


Ben Lindsey is having a large time
with himself, his ticket. the Post
Thieman crowd and the Pattersonlan
Democracy. The committee appoint-
cd by the judge to name a state and
county ticket got busy the other day
and brought in a ticket on which were
found the names of people who had
the stamp of the Denver city hall and
the Posts approval. The committee
emerged from its labors of several
days, Friday morning and announced
that Its work was completed, that the
game was all fixed, and that in a few
minutes the judge himself would an.
nounce the ticket as it had been made
by the committee. These same mem.
bers of the committee gave out that
they mad nothing to say, except that
its works had been completed and that
very satisfactorily. All was ROSY on
That Friday afternoon, and there was
soing to be nothing to it. The great
independent ticket was to be nut into
the field and the Lindsey independent
movement would be launched.
But the ticket-makers calculated
without Lindsey. When little Rem
saw the ticket there was trouble In
the Lindsey headquarters. Lindsey
had some folks he would like to get
on that ticket himself and he wouId
not stand for the dictation of anyone
save himself. Ben is the whole show
or none. He waxed wroth about the
ticket. He said that it had been die
tated by the Post and the CITY hall
bunch, the Speer people, and others
sHe did not think it ought TO be that
way. He took the ticket out with
him, and kept it, and who is on il
now nobody knows.
Lindsey himself is a keener politl. |
clan than he is given credit for. He
saw the slate and did not like it. So
he broke 1t. Besides, he had to see |
about his friend Tom Patterson. He
and Patterson have been calling each |
other names, but when there are Off |
ces and things to he given out, some
times deal can be fixed up. 1t was
precisely this that was being done |
If they can manage it, a ticket is to |
be picked out that will suit Lindsey
and Patterson
The Postcity hall people, of course
are at sea and angry at Ben, claim.
ing that he is about to hand them the
double-cross.
V)ut Lindsey will have his way, and
his way is going to be the way that
be believes that he can get the most
votes, and friend or foe can make no
difference with him.
The situation is pretty much in the
air, but it seems now that Lindsey is
going to name most of the Patterson
ian ticket, on his Independent ticket.
and his ticket will be nearly the same
as the Democratic save and except |
that the Pattersonian ticket will be |
headed by Alva Adams. This will put |
1t up to Alva, and Lindsey hopes that |
he Will have to step down quietly. |
Whether he will stand for this new |
plan of Lindsey and Patterson is not |
known, though usually he stands for |
almost anything At all events Pat |
terson will sacrifice any one If he |
thinks that he will be the winner by |
ii.
Lindsey is fixing his own slate and |
he does not propose to have anyone |
interfere with his plans. Scores of |
rumors have come out of the Lindsey |
headquarters, some of them undoubt
edly without basis in fact; but this |
much is certain, that there is trouble
between Lindsey and the Speer-Post
crowd. The Post and Speer, accord
ing to the first plan, were to be the
biggest part of the Lindsey boom,
and were to elect Lindsey If such a
thing were possible. The Post and
Speer, naturally want to come in
when there is to be some cutting
Up" Lindsey wants the cut up" him
elf, in fact he wants most of it for
himself and for his friends. The Post
people, who first started Lindsey, fig
ured that he was rather easy and
nothing of a politician. Now he has
climbed so far by their help. he is
kicking down the ladder. Judge
Lindsey says that he is for all sorts
of reform, and appears on the surface
10 be babe in the woods, but he is
an astute politician as Is shown by
the way he has kept the entire bunch
on the guessing list.
At last accounts Lindsey was still
dealing, and the various elements of
the indictments were still guessing.
X. p. B.