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nearly 20 years old, after skicA |
attended school for nearly two yssss
! came 70 Colorado dsrins the lAsd
vile exci,ement N 1879 end ~
medlately began prospectiaG, sesck
ing Gsnnlsoa county in Msy II thai
year And | have been engaged in
prospecting and mining contlnseasly
since thai time near Pltkia. wse
married an 1882, and am liv.ns with
my wife. We have two ehiidpen. a
son and daughter, both voteEs, vs-
siding IN Pltkin.
cast my FIRST vote for Gen. W. s
Hancock in 1850 ct Pitkin, and have
been voting and working for the
Democratic party all these yesrs. I
was elected 30 the office of cosssty
commissioner Of Gunnison cosnty in
1856, serving one term OF thrse
wears, since which time | have never
held an elective Office giving my
time entirely TO minipe) until 1910
when ] was elected a. representative
from Gunnison county to the leth
General Assembly, serving my pso-
pile to the best of my ability, voling
ON all questions as | had ressoas,
from petitions and otherwise, TO he
lieve my people desired, and = m
endorsement of my actions spd ses-
vices, the Democratic party Of nv
county elected and sent . solid sad
aninstructed delegation to the Hrsa
torial Assembly ct Pueblo sskin9 lor
my nomination - state senator.
While serving in the legislatuve,
] fathered, introduced and worked
for the Coal Miners Inspection bill
which passed the lower hosse and
was regarded by all as an excellent
bill, but was later amended and
made ineffective by the senate.
am member Of commission Of
five, named by the legislature. known
as the Liability and Compensation
Commission, whose work is TO draft
and present a bill to the 10Th
General Assembly for their consider
alton. | am deeply interested in
such measure and hope a good bill
will come from our deliberations.
am in favor of good roads lepis-
lation, and hope to see public high
way opened into our counties so we
may be made accessible to the rest Of
the state, and should | be elected
will support such legislation.
] am progressive Democrat. and
a great admirer and supporter Of
that greatest of American statesmen.
W. j. Bryan.
I | have always been an advocate of
an eight-hour day for all kinds Of
underground work in mines. and I
will work and support any good and
effective bill that will in INV opinion
bring such results. My record will
show, all my work is based on an
eight hour day.
should | become your choice in
the primary and elected to the
honorable office of state senator. |
Will become your servant and
endeavor to fairly represent all the
people in my district, and will
counsel and advise with you regard
ina our interests.
Should be elected, when called
upon to vote for United States
senator | viii always vote for INV
partys choice.
Hoping that ] NAV enlist the sup
port OF all Democrats and friends IN
the coming election and that we NAV
be successful throughout the nation.
! am,