The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-10-22
Republican Rally Makes Good.

speakers at the republican meeting
in the Opera House. Several of our
musicians improvised band and en-
tanned our people by playing on the
streets, notwithstanding heavy
snowfall was prevailing. The members
also favored the audience with choice
music in the hall.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr. C, S Brkins who introduced the
several visitors in happy manner.
The first speaker was Hon. John b.
Stephen of Colorado City and mem
ber of the state senate. He is the
working mans candidate for governor
on the republican ticket and knows
what it IS to learn his bread by the
sweat of the brow Fer years he
| pulled the throttle on an engine on one
of the leading railroads and has
standing among tn. locomotive en-
gineers and other railroad organizations
that will draw to is saoport solid vote
AS state nator his work has always
been along the line of advancing their
interest and they and ali other classes
| will find him just PLATA unpretentious
John Stephen.
His speech was a plain but forceful
presentation of facts, that could not be
controverted. He stated in emphatic
terms that when he occupied the exc
cutive office he would be the govern or
of all the people, that his appointees
would be men who would attend to
their duties or he would decapitate
them instantly, that the door would be
open at all times for the people to walk
in and receive genuine cordial well
come and that straight forw ard busi-
ness administration would characterize
his tenure of office. He showed up
the present administration for its
short comings in a very gentlemanly
listened to very eagerly and he was
enthusias tically applauded at its close
as well as at times while speaking.
The next speaker introduced was
Hon. l. N. Stevens, of Pueblo, editor
and proprietor of the Pueblo Chief
tain and one Of the brightest lawyers
| in the state. He is also the author of
several books of high merit. For thir-
ty years he has been closely allied with
the interests of Colorado and has been
zens He will fill the chair in the
next House of Representatives in
Washington in the most laudable man.
ner instead of rattling around in i. like
the present incumbent. His speech was
| filled with logic and arguments con-
cerning national and state affairs and
the interest manifested in his line of
thought was intense and showed that
it was carrying conviction: He is an
exceedingly interesting and pointed
speaker and gets right down to the
gist of his subject without any un-
necessary verbiage or flights of fancy.
He is fearless IN presenting his ideas,
yet gentlemanly all the time. He riv-
eted the attention of all present
who showed their appreciation
by frequent outbursts of applause.
Mr.. Birkins then introduced the next
congressman from the second congress
sional district, Judge James A. Orr, of
Colorado Springs, who caught the audi
ence Dy his impressive style, hunor and
his earnest thought. 1t was his first
visit here and expressed himself enthu-
siastically about the city and its evil
dences of contentment and prosperity.
Referring to the large democratic ma
jority of two years ago in Clear Creek
county, he said he could not understand
why community of smiles, of pretty
homes, of prosperous conditions could
roll up such a majority against the
party Of progress, of constructive legis-
lation for the interests of the people,
the republican party. In sending a
man of his broad and efficient calibre
to the national legislature. the voters
of the second congressional district will
make no mistake in registering their
approval of Judge Orr.
The meeting was q success. 1t was
a vote-maker and its effects will be ap-
parent on the eighth of November.
The speakers drove over to Central
City on Thursday morning where a
meeting was held in the afternoon at
Black Hawk and at Central City in the
evening.
Mr.. H. T. Rogers and wife left on
Thursday for their home in New York
city aster a sojourn here during the
summer. They have been staying at
the Bellevue hotel and the genial land
lord of this hostelry decided to show HIS
appreciation of their geniality by Civ
ing banquet the evening before their