The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1908-10-29
ROBERT w. soNYNGE

ROBERT w. BONYNGE
Robert w. Bonynge, member of Con-
gress from tho FIRST District of Colo.
RI 10, was born in New York City, Sep
TENDER 8, 1868. After graduating from
the College of the City of New York and
Columbia College Law School. he came
to Denver in 1883 where he has since
been engaged continuously in the prac.
tice of law. lie served rs a member of
the lower house of the State Legisla
ture in the Ninth General Assembly in
1884 where he was recognized as the
leader on the Republican side. In 1898
he was candidate for State Senator
and in 1900 for Representative in Con-
gress from the First District He was
again nominated for Congress in 1902
and on the face Of the returns was de-
faated by the Democratic nominee by
2,192 votes. Gross frauds having been
perpetrated at the election he immed
lately instituted contest which after a
vigorous fight resulted in the unanimous
!
1904. declaring him to he the duly cleo
ted Representative from the First Dis
trict and awarding him his seat. He
was reelected to the Fifty ninth Con
gress by a'plurality of 5.9lS votes and
to the Sixtieth Congress by pluralily
of l6,4l6 votes During the Fifty eighth
and Fifty ninth Congresses he served as
a member of the Committees on Mines
and Mining. Patents and Immigration
and Naturalization.
Mr. Bonynge's capacity AS legi latur
was early recognized when he Was Civ
en- the honor over many senior heads of
conducting through the House during
the first session of the 18th Congress, the
new naturalization law which has
stamped out the frauds that Heretofore
disgraced the administration of our nat
uralization laws He also secured, as a
member of the Patent Committee, the
passage of a new trade mark law which
has proven of great benefit to the man
ufacturing interests of the country and
put our trade mark laws in harmony
with the treaties of the United States.
His services in those matters of nation.
al Importance soon earned for him an
appointment in the first session of the
6Oth Congress on the Committee on
Ways and Means of the House, the
committee which will be charged with
the duty of revising the tariff 1t is the
first time that the Rocky Mountain
country has had Il representative en-
that important committee. At the close
of the last session he was also appointed
on the National Monetary Commission,
which is charged with the duty of de
vising and remodeling the nationa
banking and currency W..
The iiierr t. of the Fist Distr ct an
of its people Lave alw lys recei, ell Nh.
BOnynge', untirng attenti -. " hen
the measure to admit Philippine 81 gar
free of duty was before the house he
made an able and vigor ,us speech
against the proposition. He has been
instrumental in securing, or assisting to
secure, large appropriations for The Dis |
trict. including federal buildings for
Denver. Boulder. Fort Collins and
Gl eeley. lie has also worked for the
of the land laws in the in
terest of the homesteader and has Sc
cured the passage of bills extending the
time for making final proof in desert
land cases and permitting second and
addition a desert land entries. Especial
widows grateful for the efforts he has
put forth in their behalf both for gen
sral legislation and special acts The
Philippine Veterans also appreciate the
bill he had passed by Congress award
ng to them medals of honor for their
service beyond the terms of their en-
stmer-
His services rs q speaker are in fire
Iuent demand both in this state AMI
other states. He has been frequently
;alled upon in the east while serving in
The House to deliver polit cal speeches
IN many notable occasions
He has announced that in the event
he Republicans control the next state
legislature he will be Il candidate before
hat body for United States Senator
rom Colorado to succeed Senator Hen
y NJ Teller.