Gunnison news-champion., 1912-01-19
GUNNiSON. COO.ADa FRIDAY. JANUARY ~ n,

notbsns el-e hss sise sp she gasel
and iease tise conpenttan- IAeiesaaer
sppsslsd o. the Arkan~a- kslles
PeuPle b. allow The re~s,lnsson 10 e.
oser and eame sp wish the repsrt o.
the ress,iutssss c.Dmstsse. aud they
hnslly agreed ,o this. bsi w,th shs
understanding thss I.sbers res,ls
tlsn wosid tse eoaslsiered separately.
1emPorsrsly at lees; . spssi ~ the
convention had been pretended and
the Iesxsess Of Delegations s@s sboss
mens'ae the breach thai had been
ePeaed bs the Lsbers rewolatioa.
Many speeches were made by skilled
takers whe-e eloasence did not seem
10 make mark spon the southern
deleGs,es. ~ho had come determined
b. give Denver and the north q hck
ing.
Throa9houf the excitement one 81
Colssxdes forems~s csslzens sst
quietly IA boa 10 the right of the
stage, his gaze eeBteTed upon the
sPeskers. drinking IN every word.
ti's lace sore . worried expres-ioa
aud II Was pIssaly evident that the
debate wss of sbsorbiae interest," 10
him IL was John c. O.Good, the
man whe more than sny osher 10 re-
sponssble for Colessdo's greatest in
dustry, the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company But nov he 10 res,den,
of PItkia eosnty. where kis beautiful
country hessse 10 located ii Reds,oae,
And ~ wss psessat - ~ hswble
deleGase from that county.
Mr. OsGepd wss down on the pro-
Gvsm for q speech on good roads.
In dee sioe the chsismsn ssaosaesd
his nsne aud he stepped fron the
boz 70 tks ssAes smid hsndclsppinss.
Stsrdy s.d powerful physicslly, With
fessssvs stroaG ~ if they he'd been
ch'selled from srsnite, he ssood the
very acme Of power.
Little did the delegates suspect
that the Man Of the Hour" was
there in the presence Of John G..
Oseood, nor did he himself Begin
ming in qsiet dignifed tones be
spoke of PSeblo and his greet love
for the city and it's people Who had
stood BY him in times of need. lie
loved the city and iss people, he said,
bet warned tkea thst thsy were
askinG . Disasks He plssAsA eth
lehs sssshaDs iuAauu0-OAnmuw
The sdvsntass they had thsossh
nsnbers and fosce . program that
might be offensive 10 the rest of
the state. He wanted . system Of
good roads built throughout Colo
RADIO, and he told the delegates that
no blessing could come that would
compare with the results from road
building. Throughout his address
the hall was 10 quiet that one could
have heard the proverbial pin drop
For full ten seconds after Mr..
OsRood had finished, perfect quiet
prevailed. Then the convention
broke into wild cheering, which
lasted for fully ten inmates. Mr..
Osgood was compelled TO arise 10 his
feet, and delegases cheered and
waved their handkerchiefs. When
the cheering had died out, Mr.. o.
good stated that he accepted the
tribute - proof Of the fact that the
sentiments expressed by ,ia we're
approved by the delegates.
Others followed with harmony
talks and the convention took .
recess until Friday morning, many
believing that the trouble would be
straightened out. Far into the night
leaders worked with the southern
forces in an effort to get them TO
consent to a compromise. but the
Arkansas Valley delegates scented
what they thought Was q scheme of
the north 10 prevent defeat BY in
ducing the south to accept . partial
victory.
On reconvening at ten O'Clock on
Friday morning, a suppressed air Of
excitement was noticeable in the con-
vention. Formal opening proceed
ings over, it WAS annnouced that
Jubers resolution had been modi-
fed by eliminating the objectionable
portions criticizing the officers of the
association, and demand was made
for a vote
Richard Broad Of Golden, the
well-known Republican politician
and the man who is credited with
placing Simon Guggenheim in the
senatorial chair, offered substitute
which provided for the construction
of three across-the-state highways,
but provided that the Santa Fe Trail
Rainbow Route should be built first
1t also recommended general
building of state highways. The
leaders from the southern portion Of
the state were ON their feet in an in
stant, advising their supporters that
the resolution had failed 10 fhayae-