The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-08-14
JUOeE BRADLEY TELLS
OF The ADMISSION Of
COLORADO TO STATEHOOD

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Judge Charles d. Bradley. for many
years a resident of Canon City. now .
resident OF Florence. was one of the
commissioners who held the election
by which the constitution OF Colorado
was adopted. and by which Colorado
became q state thirty-seven years ago.
He Is the only commissioner now iv-
ing.
On August LIST, the states birthday.
the Denver Post had an interesting
story by sfr. Bradley. a portion OF
which is here reproduced:
The movement. in the year 1875,
for the admission OF the territory OF
Colorado as a state in the union was
of paramount and exciting interest 70
the inhabitants OF the territory.
"It is quite natural as the frss
of August draws near that
should recall with some emotion the
events In Colorado in 1875; and es-
pecially the great event of the admis-
sion of Colorado as state. II fell
my lot to take an inconspicuous part in
that event. / was United States at
torney for the territory OF Colorado
at that time.
by the terms OF our enabling act,
an act of Congress approved March ,,
1875. certain duties In that connection
were developed upon the governor. tha
chief justice and the United States
attorney. 80
THE convention to form a state
constitution met In Denver In the
winter OF IS75-6. I was almost . daily
attendant at that convention and dur
ing Its whole sitting mingled freely
with Its members sss II must be
said that the members Of this conyen-
ton performed their duties well. and
that the constitution framed by them
Is worthy OF great praise.
After the election OF the people
adopting the constitution was held.
was In the city Of Washington. and. a.
the etiquette OF my office demanded
the FIRST thing I did after arriving
there was to call on the attorney gen.
eral OF the United States. my chief
who at that time was Aiphonso Taft
the father OF the ex-President Taft
After passing the compliments OF the
day he remarked that you people ont
In Colorado have framed n good con-
stitution." a copy OF which was lying
on the table before him. He was
then examining It for the purpose oi
seeing whether II complied with the
enabling act. and II SO. OF preparing
a proclamation to be issued by the
president declaring the state admitted
TO the union.
Some other remark was then made
by the attorney general. but he soon
again REQUIRED to the subject OF our
constitution and further remarked
with emphasis on the word very
you have adopted n very excellent
constitution" He then proceeded 10
discuss its various provisions and I
perceived that he thoroughly under
stood Il. ss~
Il think before | reached home the
proclamation declaring Colorado a
state had been signed and issued by
Ulysses s. Grant. then president OF t.le
United States. And 80 when got
home 1 found myself member OF the
great Centennial state.
1T causes a sense somewhat like
Ionesomeness when my thoughts run
back to the years Of 1876 and 1876. or
tho board to which have referred.
am the only one left. Governor
Routt passed away number OF years
ago and Judge Haiiet quite recently.
~And Of the members Of the constI-
tuition convention. except Judge Eben-