The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24


Trinidad.
Automatically l.. Shaw of
Buena Vista; w. w. Cafky, FIRE.
mont.
Resolutions-Be 1t Resolved That
we commend the administration of
President Taft. We believe that it
exemplifies the spirit of that true
progress that is conducive to the
best interests of the American peo-
Pile. AS president he has b en-
the true exponent of his nation s
highest ideals. AS a man his char
acter is without reproach and
worthy of emulation. He richly
deserves denomination at the
hands of his party.
We, therefore. in accordance with
the time honored suction of our
party. mostly heartily indorse Will
liam II. Taft for denomination and
pledge ourselves to work earnest
ly and enthusiastically Tor his re-
election; and to this end our dele
gates to the national convention are
hereby instructed to vote as a unit
for the denomination of President
Taft. and to use all honorable means
to bring about such result.
The above represents the work
of the republican convention in
the second congressional district
which convention was held Wednes-
day afternoon at Colorado Springs.
Never at any time was there any
doubt about the final result so far
as instructing for President Taft
was concerned. The Roosevelt peo-
pie made a good but a losing fight
and lost by a vote of 395 to 135.
The first district -eoavention for
the selection of delegates will be
held at Brighton May 1st.
| The republicans of the city of
Denver have placed a complete tick.
ct in the field headed by d. C.
Bailey as their candidate for may
or. The platform adopted promises
to cooperate with the citizens OF
Denver to secure any form of gov
ernment a majority of those citi-
zens really desire; to abolish all
necessary offices; to support a
state public utility commission to
| o gulate the rates of all public ser
vice corporations; to purchase the
plant of the Denver Union Water
Company: to fairly distribute the
city's money among the several
banks of the city; 10 clean the
streets in the night time; to abol-
ish bill boards in the resident dis
trict; to provide more and better
play grounds; to re-district the
wards according to population: to
place the fire and police department
under civil service; to give permis-
sion for the CONSTRUCTION of rail-
road tracks on certain streets with
the guarantee that all railroads can
use said tracks; to construct more
ahu ioatS' " uSt
labor and products in all city work
In addition the platform upholds
the republican doctrine of protec-
tion, severely condemns Colorado's
democratic representation in con-
gress because of its free trade po-
siticn on Colorado products and
ends with the following sentence
against the state administration,
THE coming election will be the
opening gun in the battle that is
to be waged by the sober minded
public spirited patriotic republican
citizens of Colorado to wrest the
management of the affairs of this
commonwealth from the incompe-
tent. self-seeking hypocritical crew
of self-styled reformers who have
SO ruthlessly betrayed sacred
trust and grossly mismanaged the
affairs of the state of Colorado"
State Treasurer Kenehan, State
Auditor Leddy and Governor Shaf-
roth are in a financial statement
contest. Governor Shafroth says
there will be money enough to
pay all the third class appropria-