Gilpin observer., 1908-10-15
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
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of that time was spent in listening to
the band. Do you think the Republi-
cans ruled in that convention? AS ar
illustration of how things were fixed for
the delegates have to cite but one
incident, that of Attorney General
Dickson. The convention thought he
was to be renominated but when they
got the slate his name had been scratch
ed out and the name of another candi-
date was written in by some steno-
grapher in Simon's office. The Repub-
in session just lS minutes, during which
time 10 candidates were named, one-fifth
of which were legislative candidates.
Mr.. Martin then took up the Demo-
cratic national platform which declares
for direct primaries, popular election of
U. S. senators and other much needed
legislative reforms. Taft says the
election of senators by the people is
right; we all agree upon that. But the
Republican national platform has
nothing to say about ii" Then the
speaker paid his compliments to Gug-
genheim. He said: "Guggenheim
bought the senatorship of the United
States like he would buy mine or a
smelter. If he had to look to election
by the people in order to procure seat
in the senate he would be the last one
for consideration. To use baseball ver-
nacular he wouldn't get to first base
were he candidate. He would never
be called to bat. He would play a
position on the bench and wouldn't be
called until all the other material had
been exhausted If Guggenheim should
be candidate the returns would be so
meager and scattered it would be like
a third party in the field-never get on
the wires. Guggenheim never made a
speech on politics or anything else. He
never so much as wrote an open letter
he never wrote anything but checks. |
know about his check writing as we
have a Guggenheim family in my town.
They are telling what Guggy intends to
do in the way of improvement this year
and it is the same election gag they
always spring. Guggenheim closed
down the Philadelphia smelter which
was employing several numbered men
and during the present year has shut
down other plants in Pueblo; also in
Durango. One gigantic improvement
Guggenheim has in view is the placing
of the head of the mill trust in the
senate. If Guggenheim succeeds in his
scheme to control the state we will
have government by one or two men. -
When Mr.. Martin had finished his
speech the committees made their re-
ports. w. o. Jenkins was elected per-
manent chairman of the convention and
M. j. Leahy secretary. The following
resolutions were submitted and were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, We the Democrats of Gil
pin county in convention assembled, re-
affirm our allegiance to the principles
of that party as set forth in our nation
al and state platforms and advocated by
those peerless standard bearers, Bryan
and Kern, and pledge our support to the
end that the people may rule.
Resolved, that we call attention of
the people to the several nominations
made by our state, judicial and sena-
torial conventions, and we hereby
pledge ourselves to the support of those
several nominations.
Resolved, That we pledge our can
didate for representative in the state
assembly to use all honorable means to
secure the enactment Of direct prim-
ary law.
Resolved, That we condemn the Re-
publican state administration which has
been in power the past two years, and
call attention to their many flagrant
misuses of Office, and also direct atten-
tion to the manner in which the arch
enemy of the miners of this county and
state, Simon Guggenheim, has purchas-
ed and received and become possessed
of control of the Republican party OF
the state of Colorado, and deplore the
fact that the Republican machine OF
Gilpin county assisted him in his ignoble
purchase.
Resolved, That our candidate fol
the legislature is hereby pledged to Sc
cure, if possible. the enactment of such
law or laws, which will make it Grim.
inal act for any man or men, either as
individuals or as company, to hire
men for labor, and purchase material
from merchants, without being in pos.
session of the wherewithal to pay such
men for their hire and such merchants
for their goods, especially calling the
attention of the public to the many