The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-03-02
CAPITOL CORRESpONDENCE.


art Chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee defined his posi-.
tiou on certain party matters as fol-
lows:
What do you think OF offic. hold,
ers serving as delegates to . national
party convention"
''Let me parry that question by ask
ing one. What are delegates for
Clearly no more solemn and impor
tant duty falls on citizens than this
meeting to name a candidate for the
Presidency and to share in formulat-
ing party principle. Who can meas.
ure the boon conferred on this nation
by the wisdom of the delegates to the
Republican convention Of 1860 In
naming Abraham Lincoln: The
great. sometimes forgotten. mass of
individuals who constitute parties and
whose servants delegates are, are con
cerned only in the wisdom with which
party conventions discharge their
work. Therefore, to answer the ques-
ton directly, holding office or not
holding office has nothing to do with
the good sense of the matter. There
are office holders who should never
&c to any important convention, Just
as their are other men who should not.
And the exact reverse may be Just as
al nnt n ,t,I
convention where Senators Represena-
tivcs and Governors have not appear
ed thick as leaves on the tree. Sen
ator Root certainly attended the last
Republican National Convention.
Governor johnson certainly attended
the same convention. Senator Borah,
Senator Clapp, and Senator Penrose
attended as did also Governor Watson
of Indiana. These precedents are al
ready being followed this year. Gev-
crnor Philips of Wisconsin has already
been made member of the Wisconsin
delegation to the coming Chicago con-
vention, and there will be scores of
others"
Whom do you think Colorado Re-
publicans favor as a candidate?"
There is no outstanding first choice.
The Republicans of the State, if my
impression is correct, are wisely hold
ing judgment for the development
which the next few months may bring
forth"
Have you yousclf a preference"
"In answer tOthat l will say, that
ii | had today the power to name the
candidates l should be utterly unable
10 do so, to my own satisfaction This
problem involves very many complex
conditions. 1t is not question who'll
ly, "Who would be the best president
1t is not altogether a question who
is the most easily elected candidate; /;
and it is certainly not question
which can be decided by the opinion
only of small neighborhood in Il
vast country"
who are likely to be members of
the delegation from Colorado"
THAT question can be answered only
by the state and district conventions
can define the sort of delegation
which l myself would like to see 1t
would be !: group OF twelve men who
had the confidence of the Republicans
Of the state. Who would be in fact,
open minded and fair minded Who
should represent in truth the varying
opinions of the Republican voters A
finally chosen, the submergencc of in
dividual ambition to the real interests
70 the party. l should like to see this
delegation sent on its errand to Chi
cago, there to exchange opinion with
Republicans from other sections and
on all the evidence, as finally sub
join unitedly to the man and the plat
form which seem most likely to test
the Judgment of the country on Re-
publican policies of government I'm
der those conditions Colorado can oc-
cupy Il position Of dignity and power"
"Are you a candidate for delegate?"
My name has been used in this
connection wholly without request
or suggestion from me- I appreci-
ate most deeply the implied confidence
and the expressions the suggestion has
brought about shall neither check
nor nurse this movement My friends
are at liberty at any time to drop con-
sideration of me in the interest of such
4 general program as I have outlined
above. I should not care to go under
other conditions. If the convention
decides to send me, should accept
the duty and shall discharge it as
nearly as can in accordance with my