Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
JUBILANT OVER STATE TRIP

DENVER, Nov. 2.-Mrs Helen NJ.
WILSON, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction, came in yesterday from
an extended speaking tour, and was
enthusiastic in her description OF the
events Of the journey. The party IN
cluded Clyde C. Dawson, candidate for
the senate, c. C. Parks, candidate for
governor, Samuel H. Kinsley, candi-
date for congressman t-arge, James
b. Dick, candidate for state treasurer,
and Mrs. Wilson.
The tour began at La Jara. Then
the Mormon towns of Manassa and
Sanford were visited. At the latter,
there is one of the finest auditoriums
in the country, on the model of the
tabernacle at Salt Lake City. "Then,"
said Mrs. Wilson, 1--WE visited the Sol
diers' home at Monte Vista, and in
the evening had fine meeting in the
town itself. In fact, all the meetings
were very good. The attendance was
good everywhere we went and the
people were extremely attentive, and
appreciated to the full what was said
to them.
AT Center, in Saguache county, the
main town in an agricultural dis
trict of Importance, we had one of
the best meetings of the trip Then
we visited Del Norte, Salida, Glen
wood, Grand Junction, Delta, Hotch-
kiss, Paonia, Montrose, Telluride, Du-
rango and Alamosa. Everywhere the
audiences were large and interested
AT Glenwood, the ovation to Mr. Parks
IN his home town was something to
be remembered for life. AT Del Nortc,
there was similar enthusiasm for Mr..
Elliott. At Durango, my old home,
n..,Il, Al ~ ID.
reception. In fact, may say that
everywhere we went, the women SEEM
ed glad to meet me, and In several
places insisted on giving me non
laitisan reception. They are thor
ouPhly interested in the new course
Of study for the public schools, which
enables transfers to be made from
one school to another in different
parts of the state without loss of
Standing. They are also Interested in
the four-year term for the superin-
terdent, which | have been advocating
la my speeches.
What did The people seem espe-
cially interested in?" Mrs. Wilson
was asked.
"Oh, the tariff-the effect of the
abolition of the duty on wool, sugar
and metals, and the ruin it would
bring to Colorado industries A great
many questions were asked by the peo-
pie in the audiences on these matters,
and of course Mr.. Dawson was able
to answer them satisfactorily. In the
mountain counties, where mining is
the chief industry, of course the main
interest was in the tariff on metals
lead and zinc especially; in the San
LUIS valley, it was mainly WOOL and
how rh~
keen interest in the beet sugar bust
ness, and appreciate thoroughly the
effect of free sugor on this new Colo
RADIO industry"
!. Did you find any special interest
in the doings of the state admin
istration, their extravaganza and
graft ?"
Eyes, indeed we did; and the peo-
pie seem to be well informed on that
proposition. They are especially
aroused over the fact that the state
institutions were robbed of their ap-
preparations for the purpose of paying
useless and superfluous employees at
the state house, and furthering the
senatorial ambitions of Governor
Shafroth. They know that the ex-
penses of state administration have
been enormously increased under the
present governor, and they know, too,
that the people are not getting as
good an administration as they had
under Governor Buchtel."
You must have had quite a stren-
uous trip"
eyes, we did. Saturday night Mr..
Dawson came back to Denver, and
Mr.. Kinsley said, we really ought to
send Mrs. Wilson back too; she must
be tired But Mr.. Parks said, Not
bit of it-she is the freshest one of
the bunch yet So stayed. We had
splendid series of meetings. People
in Denver have no idea of the great
interest there is in other parts of the
state. We have every reason to be en-
couraged and to expect the success of
the ticket"