Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-10-31
RATHER
CHILLY
People Failed to En-
thuse Over Visit Of
Democrats

Rio Grande Southern. The special
was met at Mancos by a deleea' ion
of local Democrats. Blair Burwcll, W,
G. Otton, George Weaver. Richard Nc
Cloud and Commissioner Reister who
undoubtedly fully informed the spell
binders regarding local conditions. anG
If the full facts were given it must
have caused cold chill to run down
their backs. The band was at the
depot when the train pulled in and
escorted the aggregation to the atra
ter hotel where dinner was served. AT
8 o'clock the band. with a delegation
carrying torches, mostly boys at so
much per. escorted the speakers 20
Red Men hall. Willis A Reese intro
duced Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald
as chairman of the meeting. Mr.. Fitz-
garrald then introduced Congressman
al Large Edward F. Taylor, rs the
i'rst speaker. MIR. Taylor did not ap-
pear at his best Must have observed
the vacant stare of most of those pres
ent He wanted to make point about
the policy of conservation, but was
careful to state he was against mo
nopcly, and this is all conservation is
for. protecting the people against COM
l ines and corporations seeking to con
troll the great resources OF the state.
Regarding the tariff Mr.. Taysol was
very lame. He took speciai Hains to
mention Just few Inconsistencies in
the Payne-hI1rioh tariff measure but
could find only few and, of course.
made the most of them. His attack
on the local smelter was not kindly
received. To judge from Mr.. Taylor s
remarks the smelter is an injury to
Durango. He endeavored 10 poke fun
over a few inconsequental things
placed on the free list. but he failed
10 mention any of the beneficial items
ON the free list or reduced OF course
he told of the wonderful work. &C.
complished by himself and colleague
and without the trio returned to Wash.
ington the interests OF the state will
be sadly neglected.
Katherine COOK was onto her Job'
although she received cool recep
ZION and no applause greeted her tnt
some flattery of the work of Governor
Snairoth ana other state oihcefs. Ac
| cording to her version the platform
was weighted down with little band
Of angels. Wien Mrs COOK ilattered
me governor the o'her nominees ap'
hiauded ana when the MINOR state
ofhcers were mentioned the goTernc
appiauded.
Representative weaver was called
on by me chairman ME- weaver said
| ne was not prepared 10 make speech
ana had protested against Icing cali
ca on. However MI. Weaver was Slad
OF the opportunity OF stauhs That when
ne accepted the nomination Two Years
ago ne stood on the platform with
poth rect and he was stu standing
on the shattered PARKS ana intended
ID continue TO staha and when ne
could not 90 TINS he Nouid resign.
senator l-eddy OF Manitou the nomi-
nee lot audltof, thousht there was
10 man like the governor and spoke
mghiy OF the work oil the legislature
IN PASSING one platform measure. Tail
! ih3 10 mention the planks smashed by
the Democratic combine.
| iheh the DIG smoke was intro
| tioduced. Governor Shairoth, in open
ing SAID MS voice was not in good
shape, but would try and warm up to
the subject in Short time. Mr..
Shaifoth opened by quoting from a
recent copy OF he Evening Herald
containing hgu'e3 of the deficit of the
| oilhah administration. Thc governor
then defended .he orman adninistra-
| non ana the eNtraVaeance claiming
toal the money paid IN during the sue
eeecing Republican administrations
should be credited TO the Orman re-
glme. lie also made light OF the large
| surplus turned ever TO the present ad-
mlhistration by the Republicans Tie
also sald the present administration
| "ould pay every appropriaicn and
nave money lett. 1t was easy to see
|