The Arvada enterprise., 1918-07-25
Congressional As
sembly a Hot One

sembly a Hot One
While the State Assembly was
harmonious in most all of its as
poets, the Congressional Assembly
of this district was fraught with
| somewhat unusual turmoil. AS had
been anticipated the Heating and
| Martin forces would lock horns and
fight it out to finish to see which
should have control Of the assembly.
The Heating forces won the
first round by getting the chairman
ship and permanent organization.
They also passed resolution re-
questing that each contestant be
given an hour to present his side of
the question to the assembly and
that Martin open the debate and be
allowed an extra fifteen minutes in
rebuttal to any new issues that
Heating might open up.
The debate was heated one and
Martin assailed Keating's record and
finally resorted to personal abuse
which in the judgment of this paper
was entirely out of place. We can
see no OCCASION for this cheap, back
alely jargon. when our country's
cause Is Mt stake. .
If Major Martin has any lust cause
for attacking Mr. keating's record,
all well and good. hut let him con-
fine himself to National issues and
not to Mir. Keating personally, for
while Mr.. Keating may have made
mistakes of the head, his personal
character stands out unsllicd, and
character stands out unsullied and
while regretting that there seems I [,
be some grounds for criticism of
his record, are not willing thpt he
should be abused: and nothwith-
standing the belief thrt Major Mar
tin Is an able man. re has not added
any STRENGTH to his cause by thus
assailing Mr.. Heating.
The votes for candidates by coun-
ties Is rs follows:
Alamdsa. Heating 6, Martin 2.
Baca. Heating 8: Clear Creek. Keat-
Ing z; Martin 2: Conejos. Kentine
g; Martin 6: Costilla, Keatinp g.:
Crowley. Keatino A; Martin 4: Gus
ter, Martin 8. Fremont Keatin~ o.:
Martin z; Gilpin. Keatinp. 4 Mr.
tin 2. Huerfano. Keating Is; Jeffer.
son, Keatinp II: Martin. 1: Kiowa.
Heating Z; Las Arimns. Heating 20.
Mineral. no delegates present; Otero.
Keating g: Martin. ~: Park. Kent
ting @: Prowers. Kcntinr II: preb-
10. Martin As; Rio Grardc, Mrr.in
10; Saguache. Ken'in" 8: Teller.
Keatinc- Martin 8, with two dele.
gates absent.
Rcrlvirc to Mr.. MARTINS asSr nit
nv. Heating among other things
said:
~ am not here to explain but to
answer the Misrepresentation made
by Martin as to my record in con-
gress. ! hone to attack every single
accusation he has made.
He challenged Martin in his open
ing remarks to continue the do
bntcs. not in the columns of Pueblo
newspapers. hut In every communi-
ty ~ the Third district.
"Hc srv- voted for the McLc-
more b.ckdcwn resolution. Rcnem-
her Mt th"t time W" were not war,
II provided th"t Americans should
not sail on belliGercnt shins.
"Ard when I was out for rcc'""-
ton two wears ago President Will
son. KNOWN" that I voted for the
NcLemcre armed ocntrnlity meas
rvr urged nv constituents to re-
elect nc - ccnrroas.
"Pernrdir~ the rrnparcdncsS bills
&c tho militsrv affairs committee !
wort IN cay thnt of the three ~ r"s-
'rc- ' ~~.1"r'~is"d md voted for
~" prr-;dor''. rrcprnm.
Sr"~tirg of the armed shin bill
he snid:
'J' is true that said ships should
"o thru the "ar zone i''nWinn'"d
Gcrr"rv Threatened tn AGAIN Resume
"nrcstrictod wrrfnrc. ! didn't bn'icv"
the German leaders would bo go fool
ish M to drag this country into war.
"M'rtin would make you believe
TINT ! accepted the Rcrrstorff sub
rrrirc rroposition. Thnt's not true.
II didn't belicv" That munitions
~prufartorics should bc f'v"rcd nv
dcclnrnp war, md no mnr has the
tcrr"rety to say they nrc today.
az w-sr't o"sv I" vote acrin"
war WIKI President Wilgrn wnr'"d
e. but I WINS with him in his firht
for fair tariff bill rrd when the
sucar trust tried to block rcstric-
ton measure.
~ WIS with Wilson when he snid
we should stay out Of Mexico To
evndc protcctir- with the blood Of
our soldiers the Guggcnhcim dol
lnrs in Wall street.
"Thc declaration Of war il left TO
congress. Our forcfnthcrs opposed
n onc-mnn war. Was n man 70 unit
tccnusc he WINS In the minority,
even II he thought he was right?
"Jfsvorcd notyonc army. but two
armic---n volunteer and n draft ar
my. Claude Kitchin's votes md my
votes have been identical on every
measure presented in the house.
~ have no intention TO question
any mans patriotism unless 7 have
The charges TO spbNnntintc III" ne
rusntion. The challenge of 'nro-
German IL n serious allegation. Tho
greatest slnndcr hcnpcd or me "
thst In this prcptcst crisis ! nm a
friend Of the .nemv. rs n lie. 4
"A mpn who votes for me- must
believe that these atroeious charges
Of pro.Gcrmnnism nrc lies"