The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1917-12-05

credit any official who is not ready
to play the game of the radicals The
line of demarkation in the democratic
party is perfect. The conservative
democrats, those who are honestly
seeking to place loyalty above party,
are headed really by Governor Gunter
as the titular head at least So far
as the state house is concerned the
radical element might be said to be
headed by Attorney General Hubbard,
although Hubbard can hardly be call
ed a real head of anything since he
has neither the capacity or the stand
ing of leader.
So it probably can best be said that
the head of the discomfort, insurging,
anti-construction democrats is George
Hosmer. for George is not without
ability and with much tact for or
ganization. As George is the recog-
nized political manager for Shafroth,
it is but logical, at least to hold Sen
ator Shafroth as the titular head of
this element
And back of it all there is a reason.
Having held some kind Of a political
office from the day he hit the state
years ago, TO the present, Shafroth
wants to go back to the senate, He
appreciates the fact that he has no
record to which either himself or his
followers can point with pride" In
deed to express what Honest John"
has done for Colorado during his five
years in the senate, would occupy no
space whatever for he has done alb
solutely nothing, unless it can be said
naming to federal Offices a bunch that
would wreck the party and state to
retain their places, is doing some
thing for Colorado Noting the fact
! that the conservative element in the
democratic party was gaining stand
ing and prestige, and that the destruc-
| tive element was being showed to the
| background, Shafroth concluded he
must in some way unite all malcon-
tents, discontents, insurging demo-
Gratis and republicans, if he was to re-
tain his position close to a federal
paycheck. It was then he placed the
job of securing this element in tho
hand of Hosmer.
True to form George got busy
About a year ago he had his attention
called to an organization in North Da-
kota called the Nonpartisan League
that had raised political Ned in that
state. This looked good to Gcorg i,
especially when he was informed each
member dug up SIG and that the
money so collected went into COM
paign fund to elect those endorsed by
the league. Managing Shafroth's cam
paign in the past George had learned
that il was not the habit of Honest
John" to come across with any grcas'
for the machinery, and that funds
needed must come from other sources.
When governor these funds came from
the state-and the bill paid by the tax
payers was heavy indeed-and this
method of assessing voters to conduct
campaign appealed, and appealed
nightly to the astute George. So
the Nonpartisan League aided and
abctted by Shafroth, billiard and
Heating, came to Colorado and start
ed in to organize, but sad to relate.
the money collected instead Of going
to fund to aid Shafroth went to the
personal bank account Of the "promot
er" Of the league who lives in s..
| Paul.
However, George is not without
hopes, fond, fleeing hopes. He hopes
enough malcontcnts, discontents, anti
everything can be worked into a mass
to reclect Shafroth. He hopes he can
swing the entire insurging element Of
the democratic party TO Honest
John" He hopes those who are against
Wilson will see the necessity of stay
ing with Shafroth. for while the sen
ator assumes the position while in
Washington of being regular, it isl
common knowledge his hackers in Col