The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-02-10

Denver. Feb. Sin published in
terview answ ering certain question
f-h.iip u. stewart, chairman Of the
iseyu5iican state central committee.
deemed his position on certain parts
matters as follows:
What do you think of Office holder
serving as delegates to a nationa.
party convent.on:"
Il et me parry that question by ask
ing one. What are delegates for
Clearly no more solemn and import
ant duty falls on citizens than thil
meeting to name candidate for tn,
presiden. and to share in formu
lating party principle. Who en- nea
sure The boon conferred on this na
tion by the wisdom OF the delegates
to the LeDublican convention of 1866
in naming Abraham I-incol The
great. somtimes forgotten, mass o.
individuals who constitute arties an.
whose servants tie delegates are, arc
concerned only in the wisdom Wit,
which party conventions discharg.
their work. Therefore, 10 answer yoli
question directly. holding Office or moi
holding office. has nothing TO do wit
the good sense of the mater. Their
are office holders who should neye
20 10 any important convention. jus
as there are other men who shoaid
not And the exact reverse may bc
just as true. I do not recall a Re
publican convention where senators
representatives and governors have
not apleared as thick as leaves OF
tree. Senator Root certainly at
tended tie last Republican conven
ticn. Governor Johnson certainly a,
tended the same convention. senato
Borah. Senator ciapp and Senator
Penrose attended. as did also Cover
nor Watson OF Indiana These pre-
ccden;s are already being followed
this year. Governor Philips OF Wis
eonsin has already been made a mem
Der of the Wisconsin delegaiion to
the coming Chicaso convention. aa6
there viii be scores OF oihers.''
Whom do you think Colorado Re.
publieans favor as candidpte."
There is no outstanding FIRST choice
The Republicans OF the state. il my
impression Is correct. are wisely hold
Ing judfEent r7r the development
which the next lew monlhs may bring
FORTH
'Hsve ron yourself = preference+. =.
In answer TO that viii say that II
had today the power to name the
candidates should be utterly un-
able TO do so to my own satisfaction.
This problem involves very many com
piex conditions. II Is not a question
wholly Who is the most easily elect.
ed candidate. and II is certainly not
question which can he decided by
the opinion only OF a small neishbor.
hood in n vast country
"who are likely TO be members of
the delegation from coolrados''
THAT question csa BE ahsw cred
only by the state and district conven-
tioHs. can define the sor, OF dciega-
tion which myself would like to see
IL would be group OF twelve men
Who had the confidence OF the Repub-
licans 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 delegsi ton which should rep
resent. as anafly chosen. the suhmer-
xence of individual ambition to the
real interests OF the PARTY. | should
like TO see this dcleyation sent on its
errend to chicago. there TO exchange
opinions with Republicans from other
sections and on all the evidence, as
finally submitted in the second week
OF June, join unitedly to the man and
the platform which seem most likely
TO test the JUDGMENT OF the country