The Elbert County tribune., 1912-08-31
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tx Governor Alva Adams is waging
whirling campaign for the long term
Senatorship. He is in thorough sym
pathy with the National Progressives
OF the Democratic party and worked
with them in the convention at Balti-
more. In-the race for senatorship, he is
bigger faction than great many people
suppose. He is going in to win and the
vigorous campaign OF publicity he is
conducting, is bringing him into the
minds OF the voters at this time. his
prominence in the politics aud public
affairs of the state gives him a natural
prestige which other aspirants for the
tpga will have to work hard to over
come.
John r. Dixon who's name will appear
first upon the Democratic Primary ele-
ction Ballot, as candidate for the
Supreme Court, has for thirty years
been member of the Bar Of the Sup
RENE Court of Colorado, and has had
more experience in the Appellate Courts
than any man ever elected to the Sup
RENE Bench, as the reported decisions in
the Colorado reports will show. For
fourteen years, he parctised law in
Pueblo. For the past four years, he has
presidcd over the County Courts of
Denver, the Court from which Judge
Steele went to the Supreme Bench.
During the administration of Judge
Dixon over this Court, Estates involv-
nearly ninty millions Of dollars have
been ABDUCTED and setteled, and never a
qnestion raised as to the justice of the
transactions. The Court has handeled
in that time 1853 Civil Suits, not in
Guiding 1900 divorces Notwithstanding
this enormous business, the Court IS up
to date with the work, and the expenses
have been on an average Of $1,000 per
annum less than IL ey were in 1908. He
is known throughout the state as man
of action and his integrity has never
been questioned. He has the complete
confidence of the Bar. He has always
been Democrat.
Governor Shafroths eight years as
Congressman eminently qualities him
to sit in the Uuited States Senate with
credit to Colorado. He is no stranger in
Washington and knows the ins and outs
without having to get acquainted with
the Job
Judge Tully Scott, who is a candidate
upon the Democratic Primary Ballot
for the nomination Of Judge OF the
Supreme Court is SO busy at the pres
ent time with Judicial business, that it
will be impossible for him to see all of
his friends over the state He will do all
that he can in the Primary Campaign,
but conditions are such with him that
he, will of necessity to be compelled to
forego visiting many places. To all Of
those whom he fails to see, he desires
to say that he apprecats any assistance
they can give him.
The republican POLITICAL situation in
the state is most amusing; first you have
the followers of Taft, who claim to rep
resent the Simon pure organization. then
comes Phil Stewart, Merle ID. Vincent,
Benjiman Griffiths, cts. Then comes Ed
Costigan, Ben Lindsey, Danny Sullivan
and that crowd Those are the so-called
"Bull Moose" bunch. All are preach
ing honesty, progression and reform. 1t
is to laugh. Mcdonald, who is known to
be closely allied to the Guggenheim in
trests and the Smelter Trust. Then
comes Vincint, who is preaching Anti
Trust III be is sincere, he is certainly
in bad company. He is now politically
associated with Phil b. Stewart of Co
dorado Springs; and yet, Archie Steven
son, "Angel Archie in an article in the
press over his own signature few days
ago, says the reason this came Phil Stew
art refused to accept the republican
nomination for Governor some years ago
was the fear that the part he took in
being the go between for the Big In
trests who threw out Alva Adams and
seated Peabody, all with Stewards un-
Outstanding that Simon Guggenheim
was to furnish the money to turn the
trick with the understanding that 81
mon was to go through as United States
Senator two years after, would be ex
posed. Let us take the "Bull Moose"
combination, and you find it largely
reflex and counterpart Of the other two,
or fragment from each of others.
Truly as We said above the situation is
most amusing.