United labor bulletin., 1915-01-09

" might have had in mind the
maintenance of state polit-
ical headquarters Vat the Albany hotel,
which property he owns, and rental from
which forms a good part Of the former
,-enators annual income. With hePuo-
:. lcan victory came shifting OF the CEN
k.er of political interest from the Albany
" .-the Brown Palace, and this has been
tparticulariy noticeable since the state
legislators and hordes OF office seekers
began to assemble in Denver n week
ago The sedate, sober and exclusive
atmosphere of the Brown Palace hotel
lobby has given way to the aroma of
political cigars and l0-cent beer. 1t is
the Mecca OF everyone in Colorado who
hopes to gain by the change in political
favors, while the Albany lobby is fire.
luented only by drummers and town
boys State Republican headquarters on
the second floor OF the Brown has been
the most popular place in Denver this
week. and the marble stairway leading
thereto is beginning to show the effect
of such unusual pedestrian stunts. Here
those who are to deal out the jobs meet
20 compare notes and receive applicants.
When the o. =. visited the place this
week on n news gathering mission he
was hailed as a hero when IL became
known that some one had appeared who
didn't seek a job. Old politicians declare
that never before in the history of Col
orado have so many men and women
hungry for jobs shown up at a change
Of political state administrations. After
all the defeated Democratic candidates
are finding some soothing balm by this
turn of events.
L. NJ Bowers chairman OF the board
of directors of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, for the past several
wears recognized as John ID. koese-
fcller's personal representative and fiNer
in Colorado. has resigned ana viii hence
forth make his home near the financial
throne in New York While il - given
out that Bowers resigned his Colorado
connections in order TO become one OF
the Roeicefeller Foundation managers, II
i- known that friction during the eoai
strike between Jesse =. Wclborn, prcsi-
dent Of the g. r. & l.. and Bowers was
the real cause. ~ disclosed through cor
respoHdencc brought TO light during the
recent federal industrial commission IN
Ncstigution- So far a. the q. T. il IN
formed no tears are being shed over the
going Of Bowers. He not only sought
To dictate tho industrial life Of the
state but cndeavored 30 direct the social
and religious activities OF Denver. When
Dr. Robert r. Coyle. for p years pastor
Of the Central Presbyterian church, de-
liycred sermon criticising the attitude
Of Rockefeller toward the coal miner.
bowers demanded that he be deposed
and was able to work up sufficient dis
cord among the chufon members 70
cause DIR. coyie TO tender his rcsigna-
ton and remove to California Bowers
was largely responsible for Governor
Ammons' fall and complete surrender TO
the corporation interests. At the cxcln-
sive Drnvcr Club Bowers ia said TO have
assumed an arrogant position and acted
a. ccn-or upon the membership, and
. thus lo~t caste with a majority of the
Ninquenters OF that resort lie was one
n The men To whom Denver could well
afford to bid farewell. and see return 20
his former home in Binglamton. y. Y.
Z: I: q
Judge w. ID. Wright, who this week
took a place on the Denver District
Court bench TO fill the vacancy caused
by Judge Tellcr's elevation to the STATE
Supreme Court bench, was formerly