The Glenwood post., 1908-06-20
A REVIEW OF THE SITUATION.

REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
Now that the convention has adjourned and
MEMBERS the home review Oh the
the best conventions IN the history
of the party and which will not soon be forgotten
For there features of that will cause
for months and phases that only those VINO are e
the councils of the could tuhfuy eSpn-phases hat
the outsider only wonder at and wait for Father Time to reveal
when he sees fit.
Some there are who saying convention marks the
will he lead the Democracy
of the Spe They base this opinion on the
his long and eventfu political life Sen
Genwood Springs conducted defensive hght
They that he begged and pleaded for hamony that
his odme battling tactics the onslaughs
of his and they that the Senator's appear
before shows he the of breakdown
lastly support of their contentious those who have
love apowerf the political of the Cen
he has been deserted by his saunchest supporter
his personal Governor Ava Adams of Pueblo But
of the ocaed deseron of Adams shall treat little later
defeat of the Bailey delegation proved
of greatest surprises day expected
Speer would wn but the majority by which he controlled the
outside counties entirely unexpected Counties that from time
memora had marched under the banner of Patterson
after another either solid for split with the balance
favor of the big mayor.
And prophets busy hailed the ruler of
the and foreod the doom of the old Verify it graft
flying sight, for the harmony will be able drown
out the gongs of those still loyal Patterson and long he
shall live just long will harmony be desundng word the
ranks of the Democrats of Colorado
Then of by Mayor
spee of Ava Adams for national And Ava
epted the honor offered by Psons enemy
peechthe only sort of speech he makehe harmony talk
that brings harmouy but which the eternal of Colo
RADIO Democracy.
| Now, Adams:
Has he forsaken Patterson and joined Speer Or
Was clever the of Speer pun
ishment9 Or,
Was because brought to bear on
the new boss by Senator W. H. Adams?
Several would be glad to know But tell
And there Pay and take your choice
argument has deserted Senator Patterson
the following facts recalled
All of his old asociatesChre Hughes Jr Teller
Milton Smith, and fdozen Ohershave
and into the Seer band thought that
the old leaders, ion his former
friends His selection national committeeman paves way
graceful withdrawal from and ony
time can tell what he may do.
Now, the part of speer to concae
the Patterson certainly strategic great mpor
ance His speech of the morning Republican and true
true word Of it, the peyio
days nothing during the remainder Of the con-
vention to test his power this is purely guesswok
But it have been because feared Adams could swing
enough votes against him the Mayor personally sought honor
SO himself nominated Adams and blocked all hope
to show that ne had controlled the day
that day by false prenses which by his speech
The most interesting explanation phenomenon is given by
close friend Of Billy Adams who told following story for
the truth of which do which is extremely probab
After the morning adjournment when the had split
into district conventions Billy Adams spee and took
with HIM Milton Smith, Julius Achee close to the new
leader and sought to have Sper from the contest II
avaed nothing Then later Adams mayor and told him
that his (Adams) family had disrupted by the fight
Frank and have you Bob time after
Alva, will hardly speak to me-
Out of consideration for have done for yoFsnk and
gve Ava the nomnatono yet nominate him Yourself
and turn another trick smoother than a the rest