The Jasper news., 1907-02-28
Colorado Politics.
Continued from last ypek)

Right here it might be we'll to say
something shout this man Gabbert.
Gabbert was formerly a Democrat, hut
at the time. The populist wave swept
over the state be switched over to the
Populists and was elected to the su
preme bench IA a Populist. Under these
circums' ances it would have been sup.
posed that during the terrible labor
troubles three wears ago he would have
leaned toward labor's side Of the con-
troversy. But be sustained Gov. Pea
body 10 his suspense Of the habaas c,r-
pus proceedings and thus gained for
him the bitter hatred Of the labor ele.
ment. On account OF his decision on
this question he was styled and carica-
tured as the ''kingly prerogative' 'cnndi.
date. II Gabbert was the real reason
why Stewart withdrew from the ticket.
be was evidently afraid that Cable rt's
umpopulafity would drag the whole
ticket down to defeat. lodging from
the papers and expressions Of the people
before the election I supposed that
Gsbbert was the most hated man in the
state. I only heard one person ray
good word for him, and OF course l sup.
posed that he would ba ''snowed under"
50 deep that he would never be heard
OF again. Consequently I was not the
only one who was surprised when the
returns showed that Gabbert was elect
ed by a great big majority. However,,
the kpewing ones said that Stewards
record as head of the electric light
plant in his home town was not
of the best, and he did not want 1t
to be raked up before the public, which
is said was the real reason be got off the
ticket.
The withdrawal Of Stewart from the
ticket left the Republicans in rather
serious predicament. 1t devolved upon
committee OF three men appointed by
the convention 70 fill vacancies to select
another candidate. for governor. This
committee surprised every body when
it passed by all OF the politician aspir-
ants for the office and weot out to the
University of Denver and practically
drafted Methodist preacher, Henry
A. Buctel, chancellor of the University,
and put him at the head OF the ticket.
The way the Denver papers caricatured
that poor preacher was almost sacra-
ligious but the people evidently had
confidence in him and gave him a good
majority. The newspapers which re-
viled him most seem to think now that
Mr.. Buctel will make good governor.
But such is politics.
Ben Lindsey was another candidate
for governor, representa- party OF his
own, with the slogan of "hionest politics
and good government" Ben has a
national reputation rs judge of the
Juvenile Court at Denver, where he has
used his position in an epdeavor to
make worthy citizens OF tho boys brot
into his court, without reso,ting to the
usual method Of sending them to the
reform schools or placing them in jais
with hardened criminals. Lindsey
thot that he was u Democrat until the
state convention convened. 1t appears
that number Of cases coming urder
his jurisdiction Mr.. Lindsey saw fit to
decide according to their merits instead
OF from the stand point of Democrat,
and for this reason the Judge was con.
sidPred not a good Democrat by the
party bosses and he was refused the priv.
Hedge of taking part in tho convention
While the bosses could shut him out OF
the convention they coul not prevent
the Judge from running Independently,
which he did. The Democrats made a
mistake in not nominating Lindsey on
their ticket. 1t is possible that he
, would have been elected, as he is clean
man and has the confidence of the people
AS it was he polled n good size vote,
getting majority in nino pl,ces, as
was the case iu this city,-Montrose.
/, I don't know what We would have
done il the socialists had elected theil
candidate for governor. 1t would have
evidently produced another legal tangle
. for the courts to'unravel, as their stand,