Gilpin observer., 1912-08-01
MATTHEW'S NOMINATED
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE.

Tuesday, the Republicans of the
first district held their judicial as
! sembly in Golden. Owing to the
wreck of engine No. 81. the dele
/ gates representing Gilpin county were
] required to drive to Golden. Those
who went from Gilpin county were l..
]. Williams, Otto Blake. w. c. Matt
/ hews and Louis Carter.
| The assembly was dominated large
ly by the jefferson county machine.
There were but two candidates be-
fore the assembly fer the judicial
nomination. These were Judge Chas
Mccall, of Golden, and Judge w. c.
Matthews, Of this city. Mccall was
the machine candidate and had the
solid support of the Republican
bosses OF Jefferson county whom he
scathingly denounced as corruption
lists four years ago when he left
the Republican ranks and procured
the nomination on the Democratic
ticket. A year or so ago when Nc
Call decided to go back to the Re-
publican party, he was assured the
nomination for judge, so it is gener-
ally reported, by Bill Smith, COM
monty known as "Tramway Bill
Smith" John Vivian united with
Smith in supporting Mccall for the
assembly nomination. Mccall receiv-
ed As votes.
Judge Matthews, who had not the
backing Of the forces that Judge Nc
Cali branded as corrupt when he
left the party. received Is votes. He
had the solid support Of Grand and
Glpin counties and received few
scattering votes that the Jefferson
county machine could not control.
His supporters in the assembly made
a loyal stand against the great odds
OF the Jefferson county bosses and
Judge Matthews goes before the
voters for their endorsement in the
primary election, free from the taint
OF boesism and corrupt politics. His
was an honorable fight and the Re
pubhcars will show theeir preference
fer clean man in the primaries.
Judge Matthe ws was placed in nom-
ination by Attorney L. ]. Williams
who took occasion to refer to Judge
Matthews party loyalty at times
when the party needed the support
OF it's members. Judge Mccall regard
~ IL inGtnnafinn n
, that he proved the traitor when the
pickings seemed the greener in the
Democratic pasture He replied to
Mr. williams in a speech of some
length in which he applied the white
wash brush to himself in an effort to
cover up the black spots of party
traitorism
w. N. Vaile having withdrawn from
his name was not presented. 1t is
claimed that the same interests that
were instrumental in giving Mccall
the big vote he received in the as
sembly. used their influence to have
Mr.. vaile withdraw. Mr.. Vale. in
his letter of withdrawal, announced
that he was impelled to do so
through press Of legal business.
With the stigma of the machine
endorsement, Judge Mccall will have
rough sailing in the primary election.
The people this year will not stand
for the o!d boss-ridden convention
tactics and man is greatly handi-
capped in race for any office who
bears the machine stamp. Judge Nc
Call. in addition to being bu-dened
with machine endorsement. is regard
ed by the people of the first judicial
district as man who is either Re
publican or Democrat for office only
and holds the gate receipts above
party principle.
At Tuesdays assembly Roy Fl.
Blackman received 43 votes for dis
trict attorney and ]. w. B. Smith, %.