Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-29
ROUSINC
MEETING
Chancellor BuchtsI and Party
Greeted by Enthusias-
tic Audience

COOK, MT huipet, M. i'S"So'-'
O'Connor and Miss Craig arrived Just
behind the regular Southern train Iast
evening. The cars composing the
train were beautifully decorated with
the national colors and signs along
the sides of the parlor car announced
in bold letters the name oil the tram.
The party was met by number OF
prominent local Republicans and was
escorted to the Strater hotel. where
they were given accommodations for
the night.
At few minutes before o'clock
the procession started from the hotel
headed by the band and went to Red
Mems hall. The hall held good aud
fence when they got there and many
more came in later. making between
GOO and 700 who were there to see
and hear the distinguished speakers
oil the evening.
Or. w w. McEwen acted as chair
man md first introduced State Aud
itor A. E. Bent, now an aspirant for
the office of state treasurer.
Mr.. Bent announced that a.! the
candidates ON the state Republican
ticket were present except George ID.
Statler. candidate for auditor, who
was unable to come. He said that
there would be two principal speak
ers and that the others would be In
troduced, make n few remarks and
retire.
Mr.. Bent drew comparison of the
conditions in Colorado now and when
he was elected auditor two years ago.
"There never was a time when Colo
RADIO was more prosperous than now,
and the cause for that prosperity is
the fact that we have demonstrated
to the people OF the United States out
side of this state that we are safe anil
sane and that Colorado is a safe place
in which to invest"
There are $4,000 men needed In
the state right now to do the work
that Is under way and projected said
Mr.. Bent. He attributed the develop
ment of the best sugar industry to the
Dingley tariff and the safety OF in
vestments under the Republican re-
gime and gave statistics Of the ex-
pansion of this industry. showing that
today Colorado is producing one-half
of all the beet sugar produced In the
country. There are sixteen great
mills producing 2O9.O00.0OO pounds of
sugar annually, an investment of $780,
100000 in the industry and produc-
ton valued at $10,O00.000 annually.
Speaking of the present administra.
ton OF the states affairs Mr.. Bent
said that there was no apology to
make. He said that 1t was the most
business-like administration the state
had ever had. The receipts of the
state land board are $190,000 more
than those under the previous Demo
cratic administration, from the insur-
ance department the receipts are
S105.000 greater. $4,000 more was col
lected for interest on state funds and
the general incidental fund, from
which the state officers are paid and
the different departments OF the state
are maintained. only amounted to
s65,000 as against $279.000 spent by
the Democrats. Besides this. all the
outstanding floating Indebtedness con-
tracted under previous Democratic ad.
ministrations had been wiped out.
Mr.. Bent introduced General Cook
candidate for congressman-at-large
who delivered brief address, allud
Ing to the prosperity of the country
under Republican rule and pledging
himself to do everything In his power
to advance the commercial and indus
trial welfare of Colorado should he be
elected.
Miss Catherine Craig. the present
incumbent and candidate for second
term as state superintendent of public
instruction was then introduced by
Mr.. Bent.
Miss Craig said that two years ago
DIR. McEwen had said that she had
been teacher for fifty years and
now two years had elapsed and she
was teacher of fifty-two years stand
ing. She said II was easy to talk Re
publicanism this year because we
have no reproaches to call up for the
opposition TO harp upon. All we have
to do is to point to the past.
Good government depends upon
citizenship. good citizenship depends
upon education, education depends
upon the schools" said Miss Craig.
Our schools are second to none In
the world. Colorado pays more per
capita for schools than any other
state"
Mr.. Timothy O'Connor. the present
deputy secretary of state. was intro
duced and pledged a straight, clean
and efficient administration of the Of
flee.
Mr. n X. Harper. when introduced
said that there was a rumor going
about that he was running for lieuten-
ant governor. He wished to correct
that impression. Il am not running
at ALL" quoth Mr.. Harper. 81 am siui
ply hanging onto the chancellor's coat
tails and he's going some"
William II. Dickson, candidate for
attorney general. was next to come
before the audience. He alluded to
the derisive talk OF the 'yellows"
about having preacher up for gov
ernor and said: ut is true we have
preacher as candidate for gov
ernor and he Is mighty good
preacher and will make mighty
good governor" Referring to Chan
cellor Buchtels career he told OF the
building up of the University of Den
yer under his chancellorship since
1900, showing that he had extin-
guished debt OF 100000 in that
time and increased the student body
from 300 to 1,200 in six short years.
He referred to his membership In the
Denver chamber Of commerce and his
work in that organization