The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1918-02-20
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

fellows never take into account the
real worth Of candidate but simply
view him from a vote getting"
standpoint While the conservative
democrats are saying little, being
rather anxious to know whether Gov
ernor Gunter will be a candidate to
succeed himself or not, the radicals in
that party are on the go all the time.
Frankly the conservative demo-
Gratis are worried. They want Cover
nor Gunter to be candidate to sue
coed himself, but they do not yet
know whether he will be or not. Gov
ernor Gunter, like Ammons, is finding
all the abuse is coming from members
of his own party. He has been malign-
ed and abused from one end of the
state to the other, this originating
with the Denver Post, because he
named men of ability, character and
standing on the council Of defense.
Unlike Hubbard, he has hired no press
agent to lombard the democratic press
with long winded accounts of his re-
markable ability, etc. He has content
ed himself with staying on the job and
doing the best he knew how. Should
he not be candidate to succeed him
self, the conservative democrats are
going to be up in the air. There is
some talk among them of Judge Glass
of Brighton.
At this time the republicans are not
looking for vote getters" but rather
able, men, men who when elected are
going to forget politics in the stress
of national crisis and work only for
public good. There has been too much
of political playing in the past. Party
names will cut less figure this year
than ever in the history Of the state.
Americanism is to be placed above all
other things. The republicans are not
going to name men for office who will
give their time to rewarding some fell
low who delivered few votes, but
rather men big enough, and capable
enough, to lay aside the party mantle
and work for all the people. The fel-
low who comes forward seeking re-
publican nomination on the grounds
that he can control this or that vote,
is not going to be greeted with favor.
Never in he history of The state have
the people at large recognized the ne
cessity Of selecting high class men for
office as now. This is just as true with
tho American democrats as with the
American republicans-only the Amer
lean democrats seem not be the ma
iority in that party. Democrats point
to the fact that they have been woe
fully negligent in selecting the night
material for senate and house. Taking
out Undertake and Taylor, the one
republican and the other democratic
and both high class men, the others,
Shafroth, Thomas, billiard and keat-
ing, have proven themselves incapable
of representing Colorado. Shafroth
has already announced his candidacy
to succeed himself. He may have an
opponent in DR.. Jones of Fort Morgan
hut even if so Shafroth will be the
nominee. Hilliard also would succeed
himself. John Rush may contest this
right. Rush is about as wild as they
make 'em and runs Hubbard good
second as his own press agent. Rush
is n magnificent promiser and poor
performer. He doesn't know whittier
he best run for congress or seek to
succeed Bob Speer as mayor. However
To use his own words:
"This is the time when the nation
needs big men in congress so l think
will be a candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination"
Heating will of course be candi-
date. Ed is the nifty little candidotor
all the time. Two years ago he ran
up and down his district crying for
votes because the people needed him
there to Back Wilson" After being
elected he failed to back Wilson in
any way, shape or form. Right lew
he is doing what he can to aid the men
seeking to hold up the ship building
and other industries through strikes.
Heating seemly has the party buffa-
loed for no one wishes to go against
him In the primaries. The district is