The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-04

Albuquerque. y. NJ. April 25. 1916.
There IL n lrcat difference n the
state party conventions OF Inherent
states. IL has Leen my pleasure 10
attend party conventions N severAi
different states-and note these du-
fereneea.
For instances TO the grest DIFF
ference that frevALs In thesc different
states. In Illinois approximately hf-
teen or twenty pers ms called leaders
by members OF their factions. con-
temptuousiy dubbed Bosses ~ hd-
herents Of the opposite factions. frame
up the slate and select deiegats or
nominees. In Colorado the number
who consult and decide is proi ABLY { n
or twelve. In New Mexico the num-
ber OF this mage power dwindles
to six or seven. In Florida tu two
or three assume the burdens OF this
phase OF the governing power.
Aside from the great difference
noted state convent oEs the world
over are very similar. The color or
language that pred Minutes nay dtf.
Ter. But in every essential manipu!at-
Ing feature they are very much alike.
have just come from the
meeting of the Republican State
AUHNGUllOu Vi sNtM 1tAtRO tH'e
10 name six delegates and six alter
mates to 10 TO the National Republi-
can convention at Chicago n June. So
far as any comments made or 10 be
made about state party conventions
the convention | have Just attended.
wearing a delegates badge mis- h. have
gone unnamed There Is as little dr.
fe.eace in Iarties as there $ In states.
TIE might before" Is u.e.tiue when
tie business is done. The delegates
who 70 up to the state oapital the
day OF the cnve ni1n might just as
well save car fare. And many who
10 up before. might equally well ex-
ercise economy in The same directions
so far as their influence on the re-
suits OF the convention goes.
The might tefofe" the INTERESTING
tlioe-the mixing time-the greet ng
t.me-the fixing time sit. il YOU wiz.
in a comfortable chair in the Leland
Hotel at Springfield. or the Putnam
Hotel Mt Palatka, or the Alvarado
Hotel at An ulnerque OF even cur oH n
Brown Palace Hotel at Denver, and
see history In 3 making--see govern.
ments set UP. personal ambitions graf :
fed and personal ambitions disappolnt-
ed.
There may be 200 or 800 or 400 dele.
gates in TOW but here you see 500
OF 100 who assemble TO meet, and 10
greet one another and to FIX thin up.
The rest are roaming the streets, see.
ing the town. still innocently enter.
tsIn ny the belief that the work will
be done tomorrow.
The crowd before you Is an inter
esting crcwd--made up OF the cream
OF the bus ness and professional man
hood of the state. These big hand.
some fellows. many OF them. mill
around. shake hands snd visit. and
wonder TO and for-mixing aud greet
ing and fixing.
At first elanoe. as you view this
governing crowd, in this democratic
republic of ours You cannot tell n fiunky
from king. You say 10 yourself, or
TO your neighbor. rerhaps. Surely Il Q
people Tulc-- and these are The Peo.
ple."
Sit an hour--two hours you
will he allie to tell fiunky from =
king. NoM win be able TO see. for
yourself. who II carrying water to the
elephants. You will even be atIe 20
point out tia elephant or the king or
the Big Leader, or the rAir or bF4cs