The La Jara chronicle., 1910-10-28
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JOhn b. Stepnen, hepuDliCdu Sdh-
d!date for governor, was born in
Aberdeen, Scotland, March 2, 1854
(and to use his own words, HAS
been marching ever sinceD.
Truth is stranger than fiction, and
his life reads as interesting in detail
as any novel; in fact, it has been
given in book form in the popular
story, Where Strongest Tide Winds
Blow" for which there is a great de-
mand. At the early age of 13 he LETT
home and came to the States, from
thence sailing before the mast to
South America and landed in Valpa-
raiso. His indomnitable will, courage
and absolute fearlessness, which
stand out today so forcibly and make
him likened to "The Grand Old Man
of the last century, were just as eVi-
dent in his teens. His inclination
was always to follow railroading, and
he made his first run as engineer
from Valparaiso at the age of l1-hls
last about four years ago, on the COL
orado Midland Characteristic OF the
man was the simple way in which he
left the service, not making last
"record run" or rendering an osten-
tatious resignation, but quietly step
ping from the cab, he announced that
he had finished.
During the revolutionary days in
Peru he did splendid service, evinc.
ing the same fearlessness and
straightforwardness in all his deal
ings, as he will when guiding the
helm of the state of Colorado. His
heroism on his engine during the rev.
olution saved the government troops
as well as another train load of hui
man lives. at SUNDAY Bridge. for
which daring feat he was offered a
reward by the Peruvian government
In 1880 he married Miss Hottie
Judson. born in Elmira, New York,
whom he met under most romantic
circumstances while in South Amer
lea. she. at that time, teaching school
there. He had succumbed to an at
tack of yellow fever. and was nursed
back to health by an aunt and uncle
of his present wife. Throughout all
his checquered career she has stood
nobly by him. A most devoted wife,
she typifies Gods greatest gift to
man, "a loyal helpmate and loving
wife"
For % years they have lived in
Colorado City, and one has but to
walk down the street there by the
side of John B. Stephen to hear from
every man, woman and child one
meets expressions of genuine and
kindly goodwill toward the genial
"comrade," for he is that to all. He
is surely man "of the people," "for
the people" and will be elected "by
the people,"
His political career began when
he was elected to the lower
house of the Fourteenth General AS
sembly, 1902, and again reelected in
1904. He served in the upper house
of the Sixteenth General Assembly
The eight-hour law, which brought
him before the labor element, was
Sassed in 1904.
Today he stands before the people
Of Colorado sure and solid in his con-
victions, immovable and strong as the
rugged-grey-granite rock which over
looks Aud Edinboro' Toon." the best
simile for the latent strength of this
man. Honest, sincere, good and true,
he is worthy of the peoples conf
dence. He has always stood for the
public welfare. and has always been
earnestly opposed to all bad measures.
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James E. Garrigues of Greeley. Re
publican candidate for Justice of the
Supreme Court, is now judge OF the
Eighth Judicial district
During the several years he has
presided on the district bench he has
jurist that in response to a popular
demand for his elevation to the Su.
preme Court he was nominated for
this high office at the recent Republi-
can state convention. He was born
in Manchester, Dearborn county. In
diana, October 9Th. 1852, and is the
son of James NJ. and H. (Tuttle) Gar.
rigues. the former a native of New
Jersey and the latter of Ohio. He was
elected district attorney for the
Eighth Judicial district in 1883. and