The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1912-07-06

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held i'll Colorado prings Tues
day. It reminded one of for
mer campaigns when independ-
eut parties, under -he name
of Populist, Farmers Alliance.
etc. sprung up as adjuncts to
the democratic. party There
was lack of harmony in the Colo
RADIO Springs Meeting as there
were two factions and each one
wanted the other to harmonic
with it Each seemed willing to
mpromise, provided it was the
beneficiary of the compromise.
One faction of these progressives
branded another As dictionaries.
One faction wanted 10 carry the
party movement into state and
national politics and another in
national politics The third par
ty arose like morning star and
will disappear like a shooting star
after the certain defeat at the
coming election. The following
viii give some idea of Tuesdays 5
meeting as gathered Oh the side.
"The conference of Republicans
at Colorado Springs Tuesday called
by Philip b. Stewart, candidate
for governor, has brought about
two very distinct divisions of the
Progressive elements of Colorado.
Stewart is against a third party
movement. He wants the Pro
gressives to go into the state con-
vention and run away with It and
take charge of the party ma
chnery. The Lindsey-Costigan
faction of ProgresSives says that it
is an impossibility and believes
that the steam roller will have Just
as competent an engineer as
handled the G.. O. T. mogul at
Chicago.
"S,ewart is against Taft, yet
wants the nomination on the regu-
lar and progressive ticket COM
bined. He wants a combination
Of Roosevelt and Taft men for
state office, but for electors he
would have none but mer who
will vote for Roosevelt III the
electoral college. That's the har-
mony program OF the down-state
leaders who want to sapersede the
Denver machine crowd in control
Of the party.
The Lindsey-Costigan Pro-
gressives will give no quarter to
the regulars. They want q COM
pIete ticket of their own fro14
Roosevelt down. They also
spurn the latest suggestion 81
leaders that the ticket might be
composed of half TAFT electors
and half Roosevelt electors.
Stewart feels that such a com
promise is feasible ard would Re-
suit in bringing about Republican
harmony and give a Chance to put
vital state and local issues before
the voters.
The Tuesday conference was
not all Progressive. The Lindsey
Costigan faction states that a ma
iority were reactionaries in Pro
gressive clothes. They believe
they represented the machine ele-
ment of the state organization it,
disguise. Costigan says that such
a conglomeration of Republicans
could not bind the Progl essive
and they are not so bound. COST
gan says that instead Of the con
ference proving death blow 10
the Progressiyes, as intended By
some, it ended with every promise
Of formidable fusion of the real
Progressives of Colorado for the
emancipation Of this state and its
people from the machine condi-
tions which have too long made Us
a by-word wherever the problems
of government are considered.
"Costigan, in the absence of
Judge Lindsey, reiterates that it
is settled that there will be third
party movement in Colorado this
fall, regardless OF the attitude Of
|someof the down-state Progress
sives.
Some of the counties with
strong Progressive organlza Ons
in control want to remain m tile
regular organization to etair on
troll of their counties
Or. W. r. Cain 1855 lay
morning for Port adj Ore gon
waere he will rePy no oo7
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