The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1906-11-03
REPUBLICANS
AcLEAk TICKET WORTHY OF SUPPORT
OF ALL THE TAXPAYERS.
ALl"SQUARE OEAl" CANDIDATES
WHO HAVE TIE INTERESTS or CLEAR
GREEN COUNTY At HEART.

candidate on the Republican ucket, on
October S. 1906. sent through the mails
a letter addressed TO b. J. O'Connel,
which contained a challenge TO the
said OConnel, challenging him and
asking him TO meet him in a joint de-
bate for the purpose of discussing the
political issues confronting the peo
pie of this county.
On October 10. 1906. the said B. J.
O'Connel replied to Mr. Sabin &C
knowledging the receipt of his com
munication and saying. Will say that
the matter will be referred in few
DAYS to the authorities of the Demo
cratic party in this county. ! will
promptly notify you as to such de-
cision as may be rendered in that
case"
On October Is, 1906, Mr.. O'Connel
sent to MIR. Sabin further communi-
cation wherein he says: Il hereby
accept your invitation TO discuss the
issues OF tne present campaign so that
the people of Clear Greek county may
be informed OF our respective posi-
tions thereon. l will, in company with
the chairman of the Clear Creek
county Democratic committe and the
secretary thereof. call at your ONCE
in Idaho Springs next Thursday for
the purpose OF arranging lHe Qttdlls Ot
the proposed debate"
On October 10th Mr.. O'Connel, in
company with A. J. McAudrews and
" |. Noxon. called at the office Of Mr..
Sabin to arrange the order of the de-
bate.
At that time Mr. OConnel presented
to Mr.. Sabin a written document,
which provided:
/. That all of the meetings would
be presided over by Erwin l.. Rege-
mitter, a Democrat.
g The discussion TO he confined to
the issues OF the present campaign,
as set forth in the platforms OF the
Republican and Democratic parties.
3. Mr.. Sabin to open and Mr..
O'Connel to close at each of said meet
ings.
4. All expenses of the debates In
SO far as hall rent. fuel and light are
concerned. to be borne by Mr.. Sabin.
At said meeting the third PROPOSE
ton was changed and agreed to.
whereby O'Connel was to open and
close the discussions in Idaho Springs
and Silver Plume and Sabn TO open
and close at Georgetown and Empire,
Mr.. O'Connel taking his choice.
Then came the proposition of the is
sues 10 Dt ulS'uSS'u. WI. " 'oHuNi
sisted that nothing be discussed only
the matters therein contained in the
Republican and Democratic platforms
adopted by the respective state con
ventions for this campaign. Mr.. Sabin
insisted the right and privilege to dis
cuss any and all issues political in
which the people OF this county, state
and nation are interested. also to
discuss Mr.. O'Connels record in the
legislative session of 1901 and the
legislative session of 1905. Mr.. O'Con-
mel would not agree to allow Mr..
Sabin to discuss any questions outside
of the questions as set forth in the
platforms and positively refused to
allow MIR. Sabin TO discuss the parties
and their actions prior to the open
ing of this campaign; also objected to
allowing MI. Sabin to mention or to
debate his, OConnel's. record. either
while he was in Office or while he was
out of office, saying that the people of
the county knew @here he stood and
that II was a waste of time to discuss
anything that he had done or anything
he had failed to do and further said
that he did not want any debate of any
kind. And when Mr.. Sabin insisted
on discussing. SO far as he was con-
the people were interested, Mr.. O'Con-
mel became angry, took his hat, left
the room and declared that the ques-
ton of joint debate was of SO far as
he was concerned.
On October %. 1906, Mr.. O'Connel
wrote to the editor of the Idaho
Springs Mining Gazette letter which
was published on October 25, 1906,
and which said letter is as follows, to-
wit: Editor Gazette: AS yourself
and Mr.. McAndrews well know, nv
only reason for breaking off the ar
rangements for the joint debate be-
tween Mr. Sabin and myself was that
l could not get Mr.. Sabin to specify
a particular subject. There is not
reading man or woman In the county
today who does not know that l did
not say anything about the smelter
trust in the last Legislature. l never
claimed that l did. There remains
nothing SO important to the people
now as a discussion Of the smelter
trust and its financial and political
methods. Just as soon as Mr.. Sabin
will sign an agreement to debate this
srecific subject and leave his issues
Of campaign on ice for while. we
will be ready to proceed with the
dance"
Mr.. O'Connel claims to be a man Of
the people and opposed to all corpor-
ations and corporation influences and
is making his campaign before the
voters Of this county on those issues.
Mr.. Sabin, in sending to Mr.. O'Con-
mel his challenge to meet him in joint
debate, desired to get the said O'Con-
mel upon the platform and thereby
compel him, the said O'Connel, to face
his constituents and to answer, II he
could, the questions which Mr.. Sabin
proposed to PROFOUND to him. Mr..
Eabin was then and is now prepared