Cañon City record., 1906-10-25
Bryan Refuses to Boost
the Denver Democrats
i Smith Rank For Bryan and lie Refuses
to or Them-Too Much Corporation for Him.

William Jennings Bryan the great commoner, the hope
corporation of the Colorado State Central
Committee, Boss Patterson and his methods, and
Saturday last after making few remarks up state re-
fused speak Denver the meeting arranged for Col
hall Mr.. Bryan Colorado unaware of the
Milton Smith the chairman of the committee the
for half dozen corporations against which Boss
Patterson has howed assduousy for He did not
Tom Patterson, United
ming the Democratic party and the Democratic campaign
the OF Patterson and the interest OF
When he learned the situation he refused
have anything to do with the meeting Coliseum hall
Soon after Mr. Bryan reached the state he learned when
he had consulted Charles Hughes and others, their
agents the true situation the Democratic party in Colo
RADIO When he learned that the situation Colorado
the flesh he refuesd have anything do with the pre-
arranged meeting in Denver In order to satisfy large
number OF people who had of curiosity collected the
remarks
Hughes and others learned that Boss Patterson
ming the Democratic campaign fake issues
and he declined be to the deception Mr. Bryan
learned that Boss Patterson and Milton Smith Others
all less closely identified with certain corporations
running the political campaign in Colorado in the
OF corporations which they represent
learned that this especially true with Milton Smith,
who for years has represented these interests
Mr. Bryan learned too that certain good Democrats the
bone and of the party for years Denver
been out of the party because of certain alleged
poraton eanngs He learned too, that Milton Smith, the
chairman OF the central committee though many
times the greater offender of the party,
but was on the in absolute control of the
organization When he learned these things he would
OF Denver, which the Democrats
fondly hoped might bring to them a few
The OF Mr. Bryans action threw the entire Demo-
cratic camp that that wing of
Democratic party which calls Patterson The workers
could understand it. But there contrary
much JOY the Speer antiPattterson headquarters.
The excuse advanced by the Patterson Democrats
that Mr. Bryan would have speak Indiana Monday
morning But those who know real reason, Boss
ism OF Patterson and the running of the Democratic
IN the interests OF certain corporations fully cogn
liant that Mr. Bryan refused speak for the above
Mr. Patterson and his satellites will making
from until election for the of
1t the fond hope of Patterson and his friend Ava
Adams that Mr. Bryan could be kept away from the
the long enough for him make of his
speeches in Denver Some days ago material
ing on the stolen governorshp' Mr.. Bryan
10 publish IN his paper the Commoner 1t published
and reprinted IN the Patterson press Nothing had
told Mr. Bryan OF the actual condition of affairs Colo
rado Nothing had been told him concerning the facts
that Patterson, boss running campaign buncombe
MrByan did not know these facts when he left
When he reached Colorado through the "spewed OUT
Democrats he learned the facts.
When he did learn the facts he refused be
the Patterson fake campaign and he left as pos
sible for the East