The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-08-25
Republican Newspaper Associa-
ton Publicity Departmen

Republican Newspaper Associa-
ton Publicity Department. |
The mid summer meeting of the |
Colorado Editorial Association was |
success in every particular 1t
was largely attended and a great
amount of enthusiasm was shown. |
The people of Idaho Springs ac-
credited themselves well and gave
every editor a pleasant entertain
ment. The principal feature of the
entire meeting was the discussion
over the proposition of the editors
initiating an amendment to the
state constitution changing the
present manner of advertising in
itiated and referred laws and con-
stitutional amendments. The en-
tire matter was referred to the
executive committee with instruc-
tons to report at the January
meeting.
Those who are claiming that the
coming Public Lands Convention is
not a political affair should com
pare the resolution passed by the
Eighteenth General Assembly au-
thorizing the calling of the conven-
ton with the call issued by Cover
nor Shafroth for the convention.
The original resolution excluded
no one from attending or being
delegate to the convention. Gov
ernor Shafroth in his call, and
those who are in charge of the
convention, have excluded all who
might represent what they are
pleased to term the governments
policy. In other words, the original
resolution provided for conven-
ton to discuss the public land
question in the west. Under its
wording. those who represent all
policies could have attended and
participated in the discussion. IN
der the call as sent out by Cover
nor Shafroth, qualifications were
placed on membership which prac-
tically excludes every person who is
in any manner connected with the
government or who might represent
the administration policy on the
questions at issue.
Again. those who are in charge
of the convention are openly boast
ing that they do not intend TO
invite President Taft or any of
the federal officials, but they have
invited former Secretary Ballinger,
and a number of other men known
to be against President Taft's ad-
ministrative policy of National re-
, sources.
If the convention is to be non
partisan and for the final benefit
of the west why not invite repre-
sentatives from all classes?
The enactment of the law in
creasing the number of members
of the National House OF Represen
ratives and giving Colorado four
has caused a revival of the discus
-, sion that perhaps an extra session
3. of the legislature will be called Il
= treat with various pending subjects
: Those subjects are: The election
of United States Senator th'
confirmation by the senate of Gov
: ernor Shafroth appointees to tn
= Court of Appeals and, the reds
= tricting of the state COMPRESSION
ally At the present time COLORADO
elects one congressman from thu
first district. one from the second
:. and one at large. Under her new
allotment, she will have to elect w
at large unless the state is reds
:. tricted. Already pressure is BEN:
; brought to bear on Governor Shat
!. roth to convene his assembly for IN
settlement OF these three question:
Denver. with her population, ca
secure two of the congressman an
a time she so desires.
Easy To be An Editor.
Most anyone can be an editor
=, All an editor has got to do is Il
:, sit at a desk six days out OF th'
. week, four weeks out of the mont
- and twelve months out of the veal
and edit such stuff as this: MIR
~ Jones of Cactus Greek let cal
y, opener slip last week and cut hel
~ sell in the pantry" "A mischiev'
=, Gus lad of Piketown threw ston
and struck Mr.. Pike in the allie
last Tuesday John Doe climbe
on the roof of his house last wee
looking for leak and fell strikin
l. nimtlf on the back porch. Will
z Harold Green was escorting Mis-
lie Vio'et Wise from the church socis
IF last Saturday night savage do
" attacked them and bit MIR. Gree
n several times on the public square
# "Isiah Trimmer of Running Cree
10 was playing with cat on Frida!
n when it scratched him on the We
g randa." MIR. Fong. while harness
IN ing n broncho last Saturday, W;
- kicked Just south of the corn crib
- Exchange.