The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-01-19

Simon Guggenheim. 46 % 6S
Charles 5. Thomas. 10 II p
Frank c. Goudy 80. 4 =.
o. NJ. KEN of Montrose, S. S. Bellies
field of Pueblo and w. b. Ebbert of
Otero. Democrats, changed their vote
before the result was announced from
Thomas to Goudy. out of compliment
to Representative Vincent. Senator
Morton Alexander, the only Republican
in the upper house who was opposed
to Guggenheim, was absent on ac-
count of Illness His vote would have
been cast for Ex-Governor Jesse F. Nc
Donald
In nominating Mr.. Guggenheim in
| the Senate, Senator Bohn Of Leadville,
| representing the Sixth district, said:
He will help our President, encour-
| age honor and purity in all public af-
fairs he will be true to the cardinal
principles of the Republican party. He
| will never neglect the local interests OF
Colorado. He will be fully alive to
| the mineral and sugar industries OF our
state and its protection. He will in
| f1uence and encourage capital to come
here and build up enterprises. He has
| invested heavily in the construction OF
sugar refneries within our borders and
| he has caused others to do so.
| "He will stimulate with his magic
hand, every industry. and with his
wonderful financial influence he will
| attract the attention Of large lnves'
tors"
| In the House Representative Harry
| E, Kelly of Denver, in nominating MI
| Guggenheim said:
AT this time we need more tnan We
have ever needed in the past. man
| whose mind is given up to the develop
ment of the industry and commerce OF
this state, and who will discontinue
the populstic assaults that have beer
| made within the past few years upor
our industry and our commerce.
"A United States senator should be
| man of generosity and charity. AT tht
foot of yonder mountains he mas
| erected his monument to the science
| upon which one of our CHIEF industries
most depends. Within the confines o
this capital city he has placed his gen
erous testimonial to the poor victim:
Of one of the worst plaques TO which
| flesh is heir.
II desire to say that my candidate
belongs to the progressive element o
the Republican party and that he viii
1
element of the Republican party in thu
United States Senate and will always
be found with the President OF th'
United States supporting every meas
ure designed for the interests of lib
erty, freedom and progress In thi
country. pledge 1t to you
Representative Mirle d. Vincen
(Republican) of Paonia, nominate
Frank C. Goudy, protesting that tn
| dominant faction of the party had solt
the senatorship to Mr.. Guggenhein
He said:
This fight will not end here; 1t will
not cease in Washington. If | retail
my health-and it is in pretty goo
condition now-this fight will be car
ried into every county, city and hamle
of the state until the machine now il
control of the party is overthrown b,
the people"
Senator Tully Scott democrat
| placed in nomination eX-Governo
| Charles S. Thomas, charging the Re
publican party with the sale Of th
Office and saying:
I'm contrast and in honor TO th
state, nominate citizen of COLORADO
and a statesman of the nation. law
yer whose fame is not bounded by th
continent; devoted to the constitution
as Webster and equally able in ex
/ pounding it, with all the fiery elo
| quence of Clay in favor of liberty an'
law; an ideal senator, typical Of th'
old school, in whose election botl
state and nation would find pride
whose open record will ever live as hi
eulogy in the minds and hearts of hi
countrymen, and who stands for thu
equality of all men before the law
whether bearing the scepter or th'
shepherds crook; | nominate the Hon
orable Charles s. Thomas"
Mr.. O'Connell nominated Charles
Thomas in the House.
There were numerous seconds IL
| both houses to the nominations of Mr.
| Gugsenheim and Mr. Thomas.