The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-10-06
UNITED PARTY
REPUBLICANS PUT UP A CLEAN TICKET
AMID ENTHUSIASM AND
ElO0UENCE.
Big CROWD 6REETS GOV. BUCHTEl
AUSPICIouS BEGINNING OF CAMPAIGN
FOR CONTINUED PEACE
AND PROSPERITY.


can county convention was called to
order at the opera house Idaho Springs
promptly at O'Clock Wednesday after
noon BY Chairman II. G. Hsessler. with
{. S. Birkius in charge of the records
Upon the adoption Of the minutes OF the
original convention the delegates pro
ceeded to business.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following:
The republicans OF Clear Greek coun-
ty in convention assembled renew their
pledges Of con hdence in the principles OF
the Republican party the party OF I'm
coln-McKinley and Roosevelt
We express our unbounded confidence
in the administration of our national
affairs with Theodore Roosevelt as the
commanding spirit.
We commend the splendid business
administrator of Our state affairs during
the past two years
We congratulate the people OF Clear
Creek county upon the fact that at the
last general election the republicans
were again entrusted with the care and
administration of their affairs.
And we take pleasure IN referring
them to the peachable records Of
those who have had charge OF the vaf'-
ous Offices since the last election,
such as the careful admnistrat alton of our
clerk and recorder. A. R. coulstock, the
honest and conscientious administration
of our treasurer, P. d. Sprankle, the
efficient services of our assessor, Charles
A Crosson, and the dgnihed admins
tra,ion of the county judges office by
Hon. Roy II. Blackman.
We particularly commend the admin
istrat,ou of our fiscal affairs by the pres
ent board Of county commissioners under
the leadership of Frank A. Maxwell,
chairman. ably assisted by VIM. H.
Joues. and call the attention of the tax
PAYERS to the fact that during the hrst
wear of their administration. the public
indebtedness of Clear Greek county was
reduced FROM the enormous sum OF
{,S e53 to S27,IIo. reduction cuhng
one year of Sii.S5i Notwithstanding
our public 70 IDS have been kept in bet
ter rier, substantial public bridges
have been constructed, and our schools
have not been hampered by lack OF
funds
We congratulate the peoole of Clear
Creek county, regardless of political
affiliations, upon the nomination for
congress by the republicans of the Sec
ond congressional district, of our distn-
puished fellow citizen, the Honorable
Warren A. Haggott
While we believe in fostering all legiti
mate individual and corporate industries,
vet we heartily endorse the recent move
nent throughout our country to properly
regulate those large aggregations OF pri-
vate and corporate wealth which seek to
control all political parties for their sci.
fish ends"
Upon motion E. R. Harper, the repub-
licau nominee for lieutenant governor,
was called to the platform and
,.felic1tated the republicans in Clear Creek
County on the happy condition in which
they find themselves, no, only locally,
reference to the splendid showing made
by the republican officials in the county
during their stewardship, which was EN-
bodied in the resolutions, was most time
" and heartily applauded by the assem-
bled delegates. AS the champion OF
Chancellor Buch,el, the speaker was en-
thusiastic, and gave to that model citizen
the highest accommodations as citizen
aud a republican. He unhesitat!ngly en-
dorsed the candidacy of Hon. Warren A.
Hsggott, for congressman, and predicted
his election by a most gratifying ma
jority, his views being based upon his
recent trip throughout the district.
At the conclusion of the next lieuten-
ant governors remarks, Governor Hag
xott. in well chosen words, briefly out
lining the splendid official record of
County Clerk A. R. Comstock, renomi
mated that gentleman or the office OF
county clerk and recorder, which norni
nation was made by acclamation.
In behalf of Silver Plume, J. A. Green
placed in nomination the name OF ?. d.
Sprankle for county treasurer, which was
also made by acclamation'
1t fell to the lot of E. d. Shigley, of
Georgetown, to place the name Of John
Holcombe, one of the old timers Of the
county, a. candidate for sheriff, and was
adopted without opposition.
A. Crosson, who was here when the
hills we're holes in the ground was
placed in nomination for the office of
county assessor BY District Attorney J.