Gilpin observer., 1906-09-13
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Slate Of the Bosses Went THROUGH Slick
and Clean.

| NS'S5oeSo VIZ WcTe eUlllleQ TO seats
the Republican convention Saturday as
representatives OF the several precincts
OF the county were present at the meet.
ing For all the voice they had in the
proceedings most of those who were
there could just as well have remained
at nome. The business to come before
the meeting had been transacted day
or Two In advance of the convention and
the delegates were really not needed to
ratlfy what had been done prematurely.
The meeting was cut and dried affair
from the tirAe it was called to order un-
Til adjournment was taken. Had the
sclons of Tammany hall been present
they could have learned some "stuffing''
and railroading tactics that would have
done their hearts good. As one of the
delegates suggested the wheels of the
political machinery has been highly lu-
orlcated by the bosses and all possibility
of the slightest hitch occurring had been
eliminated.
In calling the meeting to order, Chair
man of the County Central Committee
W. G. Matthews made some brief re-
marks in which he reviewed the severe
and telling defeat the party had expert
enced since the last county convention.
lie said two years ago in naming their
county ticket, the Republicans had se-
lected men suggested by the Democrats
and that in large measure was respon-
sible for the Democratic landslide. He
admonished the party not to let the
Democrats have hand in the naming of
the county ticket this year.
Following the remarks of w. C. Mat
thews, A. G. Reckling was chosen chair
man and G. NJ. Laird secretary of the
meeting.
M. X. Sullivan said he thought it was
unnecessary to appoint committee on
credentials as he had looked into the
right OF every delegate to sit in the con-
vention and was satisfied that they were
all right. The list of delegates offered
by MIR. Sullivan was accepted as the
regular roll call.
committee on order of business was
selected which consisted of Flor. Ash.
baugh, NJ. X. Sullivan and A. M. Will
ard. A recess Of just sufficient time to
permit Mr.. Ashbaugh to go up to the
court house and get the typewriter
rules which he had taken the pains to
have prepared, was called. The first order
OF business, as one would naturally sup
pose with Mr.. Ashbaugh chairman of
the committee, was the endorsement of
the Gilpin county candidate for district
Judge. Mr.. Sullivan in a speech in which
he made reference to the communica-
tions frequently in the Observer as being
nonsensical, branding the writer Of the
same as foolish man, placed the name
Of Flor Asbbaugh before the conven-
ton. The chairman, according to pro.
gram, meekly asked if there were any
more nominations and il not he declared
D the nominations closed. So rapidly were
the creased wheels revolving, one Of the
I delegates who had not been put next"
q called halt and rushed across the room
= and proceeded to hold hurried and pri-
vate conversation with w. G. Matthews.
4 Matthews shook his head negatively in
v answer to the question put to him, which
q doubtless meant that he was out Of the
race for the nomination Of district Judge.
The name Of Chase Withrow, whom
many supposed was an aspirant for the
judicial position, and an endorsement Of
!. whom for the district judgeship would
have reflected credit upon the judgment
Of the convention, was not proposed.
Ashbaugh had cinched the endorsement
: before the convention ever convened. He
g was called upon for speech. He re.
sponded and eaid in the course Of mis- re-
i marks that he had nursed aspirations
Il for the office for some time; that he re-
allied his shortcomings as well as did
anyone else, but he was going to do his
d, best to land the position and thought he
|. could manage to fill it. In way of rec.
Q ommendation he eaid that while serving
as county judge six years or more he had
q never been reversed in the courts of last
}. resort. He thought that very good en-
dorsement and seemed to think he had
=, added a feather to his cap in making the
claim. He said nothing, however, about
the numerous times he had been reversed
in the district court, nor OF the repeated
times cases had been taken direct to the
p district court which would have been
a heard before him had litigants and at.
torneys placed implicit confidence in bis
d judicial ability.
a For fear that some Of the delegates tc
It the state, judicial and congressional con.
ventions might kick over the traces, es
!. pecially at the judicial convention and