The Glenwood post., 1916-08-19
THE REPUBLICAN,
STATE ASSEMBLY
(By A. J. Dickson)

1 .
ent in the Republican state assembly
which met in the auditorium at Denver
last week. There was everywhere a
feeling that the Republican party is
due to win this year if wisdom directs
the part of the leaders and of the peo-
ple The manner in which the people
Of the state are warming up to Mr..
Hughes and the almost certainty that
he will carry Colorado and that he will
be the next president of the United
States justifies the feeling of conf
dence that the party will be victorious
in the state in November.
And why shouldn't it be? We have
had an excellent administration the
past two years. More constructive and
valuable legislation was passed by the
last legislature than by any other in
the state Is history. Governor Carlson
and his associates in the state house
have been most conscientious servants
and have given the people real busi-
ness administration such as We seldom
see.
The encouraging feature of the as
sembly lay in the fact that there were
so many good men seeking a place on
the state ticket. This is an augury OF
coming victory. With SO much rivalry
it was but natural that there should be
little friction as there nearly always
is in political conventions. But there
was but little if anything of an unpar-
liamentary or unseemly character.
Chairman Stewart called the as
sembly to order and designated Clarence
Hamlin of Colorado Springs as temper
ary chairman and this choice was after
wards ratified by the assembly in max
ing Mr.. Hamlin the permanent chair
man of the gathering. I am more than
sorry that the Post cannot give its
readers Mr.. Hamlin's address in full,
for it was most worthy effort. Mr..
Hamlin made an ideal chairman, fair
alike to all concerned and guaranteeing
to every delegate the privileges to
which he was entitled in such gather
ing.
Naturally the chief interest centered
and it must be said that the address of
Chas. j. Moynihan of Montrose in NAM
ing Governor Carlson for a second term
was masterpiece, the only possible OBJ
lection to it being that it was some
what lengthy. The Post is able to print
the most of Mr. Moynihan's speech in
this issue. q
Frank G. Goudy of Denver nominated
Samuel D. Nicholson for governor aud
l regret that it was not possible to Sc
cure Mr.. Goudy's address for publica-
tion, although Mr.. Goudy's best friends
admitted that it was not quite up to
the gentleman s oratorical efforts in
former conventions.
Just before the completion of the
seconding speeches there came a re-
markable jurcture in the proceedings.
Allison Stocker of Denver, the first to
announce his candidacy for governor
ascended the platform and, after calling
attention to the fact that he appeared
as delegate from Logan county, hav-
ing been denied representation from his
own county by what he branded as un-
fair machine tactics, he withdrew his
candidacy and seconded the nomination
of George A. Carlson, the present in.
cumbent, amid wild bursts of applause,
both from the main auditorium and
from the galleries.
1t reminded Parkison, Thorson and
the writer and perhaps some Others Of
a similar scene few years ago when
John w. Springer, smarting under de-
feat which he believed was the result
of unfair methods, soundly scored from
the public platform those whom he be-
lieved to be responsible Doubtless
both men put considerable truth in
their statements and perhaps both felt
better when they got the vitrol out of
their systems but | doubt if any good
results from such speeches, either to
the men who make them or to the party
itself. There was feeling that there
was much truth in Mr. Stocker's s
speech and yet ] am inclined to look
upon it as in poor taste at that time.
w. S. Parkison of this city made a
short address in naming Ollie Thorson
of Glenwood for state auditor and the
splendid vote accorded Mr.. Thorson
showed that Parkison had given him
the proper boost The fact that Mr.
Thorson was high man for auditor
while Sam McMullen of Grand Junction
received the high vote for attorney gen.