The state herald., 1910-09-16
G. M. MOWRY.

legislature has enacted an unfair and
vicious apportionment, law, by which
they have unfairly and unjustly attach
ed our county, together with other
smaller counties, to the city and county
of Denver, for, legislative and political
purposes, thereby taking from US all
power in the selection of people to rep
resent us and in the election of persons
to fhe legislature of our state; and fur
ther, because the the republicans have
thus far failed to repeal the obnoxious
act when opportunity offers, but have
continued, at least tacitly if not active
ly, to countenance the indignity thus
heaped upon US, and to aid the demo-
Gratis, in the perpetuation of the infam-
GUS measure by the selection of candi-
dates to represent US in the Legislature
taken from the city and county of Den
yer.
Whereas, at the last meeting Of the
legislature of our state, the democrats
again gerrymandered our representa-
tive district and at that time placed
Phillips. Yuma. Kit Carson, Cheyenne
and Lincoln counties of the state of Col
orado, in one district, all of which coun-
ties from their very location with ref
erence to each other, and the rail road
facilities, extending from one to the
other, cannot be reached by delegates
of the different counties in the district,
to hold convention for selection of
representatives, without a great and
unnecessary expenditure of of time and
money: That the location and railroad
facilities in these counties, with refer
ence to each other, is such that in Or
der to get the delegates from the diff
erent counties in the district together
in one meeting place, they must go by
the way of and through the city and
county of Denver, distance of abou'
two hundred miles from most of the
counties seats in the counties Of our
district.
Our senatorial district is still more
unfairly divided and apportioned. 1t is
attached to the city and county of Den
yer, solely for political purposes, and
for the sole and only purpose of giving
the large city and county of Denver alb
solute control of our district thereby
depriving us Of the power to chose our
own candidate for senator.
Therefore. be 1t resolved, that we
will support no person as a candidate
either for the Office Of senator or rep
resentative in our district. who is not
bona fide and actual resident of and a
voter in one Of the counties outside of
the city and county Of Denver; who is
not person known to be unquestiona-
bly, identified with the interests of his
county and community Of which he is u
resident and Of all the counties in his
district.
That the candidates we support for
the Offices Of senator or representative
in our district, shall be pledged, above
all things. to work and vote in the leg
islature for a re apportionment, and for
the passage Of such law as will give
to each of the counties. outside of the
city and county Of Denver. proper rep
rcsentation without being attached TO
the city and county Of Denver. That
we will support no man for office wboIis
not unqualfedly in favor, and who will
earnestly work for the re-apportion-
ment act which shall group the smaller
counties. II necessary, and give to them
fair and just apportionment in the
legislative and senatorial districts with.
out gcrrymandering with the city and
county Of Denver or the other large
counties Of the state
All Of which is respectfully submitted
Dated at Holyoke. Phillips county. state
of Coloaado, this 10. day Of September.
A. d. 1910. Claud u. Walrod.
Com. I. L. Killgrove.
-