Semi-weekly herald., 1912-11-04
Ilp I'M ARMS AGAINST pEARCE


for the third term there has been more
or less opposition to him in his own
party. Even the Democratic press
has opposed him and now 1t appears
that the women of the state have or
ganized to defeat him because oil The
alleged immoral conduct in the man
agement of his office. The ministers
of the state have taken up the matter
and there will be one of the hveliest
times over the matter that the people
have had in the way Of contest for
the office of secretary of state.
1t seems that Pearce antagonized
many of his own newspapers by not
giving them the publication of the
amendments. 1t is reported that
some of the papers that were accord
ing to the rules of the game entitled
10 that work had to divide with other
papers not entitled to it as political
patronage. This caused much iii-feel-
ing among the leading Democratic
papers. 1t is further claimed that he
made or caused to be made promises
TO certain papers over the state which
held them in line until after the nomi-
nation was made. The nomination be-
ing secured it is claimed that ne went
back on those promises and thereby
caused bad blood in his party.
At this time it is not known how
many of these reports are true, but
it is expected that each day will oling
new developments along the line of
the charges made by those Demo-
Gratis opposing Pearce. OF course the
Republican and independent papers
had nothing to do with this as they
never were in line for any political
patronage from that office under
Pearoe.
1t is further reported that Pearce
has made arrangements for the pub
lication of the amendments in sew.
oral Republican papers and at the
same time giving it to Democratic
paper in the same counties. 1t is
charged that this is extra expence
forced upon the state for the par
ticular benefit of Pearce. If one is
to leiicve all the reports that are
coming out just now he certainly feels
that the office of the secretary Of
state has been badly managed and
that Pearce should be defeated by an
overwhelming vote.
The gravest reports, however, come
fiom Denver and charge him with inn
moral conduct. In this the women
seem to have organized against him,
charging that his conduct toward the
women Of the state has not been in
line with morality.
The leading dailies of the state have
come cut in strong terms against him
snd his defeat seems inevitable. The
following from the Denver Post Is
significant:
"The Post does not care rap
about Mr.. Pearce, individually, or in
any other way. If he were private
citizen we would have no fight to make
upon him, but, remember, he is d
candidate for reelection to the office
OF secretary of state-an office which
he has absolutely disgraced and scan
dalized by condition that is unbear-
albeit is stigma upon the state,
and every self-respecting man and
woman should constitute himself or
herself committee of one to see that
Pearce is NOT reelected to this office.
That the Democratic party rehomi-
mated such L man as Pearce is d dis
grace to the party.
''The following resolutions and
statements show what the people
think of James b. Pearce. These
statements should convince the people
of Mr.. Pearce's utter unfitness for
the office and he should be defeated
by an overwhelming majority If THE
HONOR AND MORALITY AND DE-
CENCY OF COLORADO is TO BE
UPHELD:
Union Labor Against Him
Union labor yesterday denounced
James b. Pearce, secretary of state
Resolutions were unanimously
adopted declaring that every union
man and woman and every lover of
decency should vote against Pearce.
"The Union Federated Protective
In. ,nt l.,
offices of the Western Federation OF
Miners in the Railroad building. The
league is made up of representatives
of all unions, and every delegate was
instructed to report the resolution to
his respective organization and 1t was
promised by the delegates that not
only would they so report but that
they would make plain to their unions
the character of Pearce.
Women representing the Woman's
Anti-Pearce league We're present at
the meeting, and the affidavits of sew
eral women were read, but the names
of the signers were withheld for the
reason that there is no desire to drag
these women into the contest.
IF All Were Known Would Drive
Him out of State"
Mrs. Lillian Hartman johnson and
NlioS NiouiNd i'tltAlAtg iliui tntN
had talked to the women signing the
affidavits and that if the people could
have heard the testimony, this man
Pearce would be driven out of the
state
"There were speeches by several of
the delegates in which Pearce was
numerically denounced. The resolu-
ton said:
"'After having the several affidav-
its relating to the grossly immoral
personal conduct of James b. Pearce
read, and after listening to addresses
of representatives of the Woman's
Anti-Pearce league, who gave further
evidence on the point, it was
Resolved, That the Union FEEDER
ated Protective League desires to ex-
press disgust and adherence of the
conduct which reflects upon public
morals in any state or municipal Of
flee and earnestly urges the defeat of
any man, the conduct of whose office
has tendency to demoralize and de
bauch its employees.
Demand His Election Be Made I'M
possible
"James B. Pearce has proven him
self utterly unworthy of the support
of any Colorado citizens, and we urge