Gilpin observer., 1912-04-25
IN STATE POLITICS

The first forr months of this year
Will show an increase of $50, 100000
over the same period of last year in
the department of the secretary of
state.
1t is claimed here that the Denver
Post has purchased the Denver Re-
publican, and will shape it's policy
and destiny from now on.
1t is not only futile. but foolish on
the part Of the Republicans to claim
that Senator Guggenheim does not
absolutely own and dictate the policy
of the Republican party. Recently
he furnished the money to refund to
all of the delegates the amount they
raid fer railroad fare to the Colorado
Springs convention. We said for all
of the delegates. but we are wrong;
he overlooked those who came from
Eelta, Montrose and Mesa counties.
L. C. Paddock. of the Boulder
Camera, is authority for the state
ment that Ex-Governor Adams is net
now nor will he ever be again a can
didate for office. Also that all of the
old wheel horses should be put out
to grass and the younger men re-
cruited for leadership.
Fer Pure unadulterated gall, give
us the Republican party OF this
state. Unblushingly it is daily at
tempting to draw comparison be-
tween the record of Democracy and
its own shameless administration OF
the states affairs Do the .,erubli-
cans think the people so soon forget
the Peabody. Mcdonald and Buchtel
administrations. with the Woodruff
scandal, the enormous deportation
AMI war debt. the penitentiary graft,
the legislative brazenness. Can the
| people forget its complete failure to
provide for the financing of our state
institutions. Its depletion of the
state treasury. with nothing to show
fc" the money expended, etc. Added
to this, We can still recall the cold
blooded purchase by Simon Guggan-
helm OF a seat in the United States
senate, seat which he again covets,
and intends to buy. Will the people
soon forget that at the last election
they were called upon to vote the is
bonds to reimburse the state school
.und. whieh had been dep'e:ed by
this same bunch in an unholy
scramble to secure cash for the thous
ands OF dollars worth of illegal and
fraudulent warrants issued by them.
Brother Hoag of the Star Journal,
is proposing get together" BAN
quet at Pueblo. a day or two before
the state convention of the Demo
Gratis in that city. His plan is to have
real Democratic feed at one dollar
per plate, and to secure at the fes-
| tive board all of the elements CT De-
mocracy for a conference. 1t is a
splendid idea and we feel that it
will meet with the approval CT all De-
mocrats who desire cohesive party
ard victory this fall.
Recently. w. H. Malone and Geo.
Hosmer, state printing commissioner,
jCurneyed TO Pueblo to secure funds
for what they term, the Federation
Of Democratic Clubs. From informa-
tion at hand, we learn that Ex-Gov-
ernc- Alva Adams was the only one
who contributed, he agreeing to do
nate the sum OF $4,000 per month
fer five months. Neither Malone or
Hosmar are authorized by State
Chairman Bradley or the Democratic
state organization to collect any mon
ey for the Democratic rarty. Not one
penny of it is turned over 20 him
and the organization is not consult
ed in any way as to it's expenditure.
The state chairman looks upon it as
a movement tending to secure funds
for the building cf machine in op-
position to the regular state party
organization.
On last Tuesday, the supreme court
of the state affirmed the decision
handed down by Judge Greeley Whit
ford, that the election commission
OF the City of Denver must select
the judges for the coming municipal
campaign from the lists submitted by
William 7. Davoran and w. L. Day.
ton, the chairmen respectively of the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Judges Bailey, Hill, White, Garrigues
and Gabbert made the decision,
Judge Musser dissenting.
METHODIST CHURCH.