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COLORADO. 



CONFEDERATE VETERANS. 



Senator Wolcott, declining to permit his name to 

 be considered by the convention in selecting dele- 

 gates. The resolutions made Senator Teller leader 

 of the delegation, and the only instructions given 

 were to I he delegation to follow his lead, with the 

 understanding that free silver was to be regarded 

 as the paramount, issue. It was declared in the 

 resolutions that bimetallism and protection are 

 vital to the prosperity of the country; that Ori- 

 ental competition would render protection futile 

 with the gold standard. .Democratic free trade and 

 the gold standard were declared to be the cause of 

 a destruction of values one half. Bond issues were 

 denounced, and the blame for financial conditions 

 was put upon the Democracy. The money plank 

 reads : 



"We therefore declare that the free coinage of 

 silver and gold at a ratio of 16 to 1 is, for the time 

 now being, of paramount and controlling impor- 

 tance, and the most pressing question connected 

 with our political duty and action." 



The Republican State Central Committee held a 

 stormy meeting July 29, in Denver. The majority 

 was in favor of the Republican national ticket ; a 

 resolution commending it was followed by a bitter 

 debate, in which charges were made that money in- 

 fluence had been used with the majority and that 

 proxies had been bought. The minority also at- 

 tributed much of the McKinley sentiment to Sena- 

 tor Wolcott and National-Committeeman Ganders. 

 The resolution was carried by a vote of 48 to 38. 

 The chairman resigned, but said that he did not 

 take the step in view of the present difficulties, but 

 because he would be absent in Europe during the 

 campaign. The new chairman announced, on tak- 

 ing the chair, that members of the committee who 

 were in sympathy with the national Democratic 

 ticket and who proposed to work for it would bet- 

 ter resign, and that his rulings would be against 

 ' them. The Bryan and Sewall men refused to leave, 

 and the committee adjourned in great confusion. 



The Silver Republican Convention for the nomi- 

 nation of State officers met in Denver, Sept. 9. A 

 conference was held with committees from the 

 Democratic, People's, and silver parties, with a 

 view to fusion. All were ready to unite on Bryan 

 electors, but no agreement on State officers was 

 reached. The silver Republicans named the fol- 

 lowing ticket Sept. 10: For Governor, Jared L. 

 Brush ; Lieutenant Governor, Simon Guggenheim ; 

 Secretary of State, Harry E. Mulnix ; Treasurer, 

 George W. Kephart ; Auditor, John W. Lowell ; 

 Attorney-General, Byron L. Carr ; Superintendent 

 of Public Instruction, Mrs. Mayne Marble ; Re- 

 gents of the State University, W. J. Orange and 

 E. C. Lobengier. 



A resolution was adopted requiring all the nomi- 

 nees to place their resignations in the hands of the 

 Committee on Fusion. The platform declared for 

 bimetallism and protection. 



The McKinley Republicans held a State Conven- 

 tion in Colorado Springs, Sept. 80, with several 

 hundred delegates. The platform included the fol- 

 lowing resolution: "That our people, irrespective 

 of party affiliations, favor the free coinage of silver 

 and believe that our mints could be safely opened 

 to free coinage under an administration in which 

 the people of the country had confidence. We re- 

 gret that the national convention at St. Louis did 

 not view this question as we view it. We accept, 

 however, the assurance of the party that its efforts 

 will be devoted to the securing of an international 

 .Movement for the unlimited coinage of silver as a 

 >a'-n-d pledge. We oeli.-\ e t hat, the pledge will be 

 fulfilled, and we are firmly of the faith that the re- 

 monetization of silver, so essential to the welfare of 

 this and all cither civilized countries, will be accom- 



plished through the efforts and under the direction 

 of the Republican party and through no other." 



The ticket follows : For Governor, George W. 

 Allen ; Lieutenant Governor, Hosea Townsend ; 

 Secretary of State, Edwin Price ; Treasurer, James 

 II. Barlow ; Auditor. George S. Adams ; Attorney- 

 General, Alexander Gunnison ; Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction, Mrs. lone Hanna. 



A State silver convention of delegates of all po- 

 litical parties was held at Denver, June 25, and 

 delegates were chosen to the national silver party 

 convention at St. Louis, July 22. The Committee 

 on Resolutions reported a platform arguing at length 

 in favor of free coinage, and attacking its oppo- 

 nents. This was rejected, and a shorter declaration 

 of principles was adopted, calling for the double 

 standard, and including a resolution recommending 

 Senator Teller as candidate for the presidency, but 

 promising to support any other silver candidate 

 who should be nominated. 



A State convention of Prohibitionists held at 

 Pueblo, July 30, declared in favor of free coinage. 



The " Middle-of-the-road " Populists nominated 

 Davis H. Waite for Governor, and John McAndrew 

 for Attorney-General at their convention Sept. 8, 

 and appointed a conference committee empowered 

 to fill the remainder of the ticket. 



Efforts were made, at a meeting held Sept. 12, to 

 unite all the silver forces of the State on one ticket, 

 but they were not successful. The Democrats and 

 silver Republicans united on a ticket chosen from 

 those of the two parties, as follows : For Governor, 

 Alva Adams, Democrati;'Lieutenant Governor, Simon 

 Guggenheim, Republican ; Secretary of State, C. H. 

 S. Whipple, Democrat : Treasurer, George W. Keph- 

 art, Republican ; Auditor, John W. Lowell, Repub- 

 lican ; Attorney-General, Byron L. Carr. Repub- 

 lican ; Superintendent of Public Instruction, Miss 

 G. E. Patton, Democrat ; Regents of the University, 

 0. J. Pfeiffer, Democrat, and W. J. Orange, Repub- 

 lican. 



Fusion was effected between the Populists and tfie 

 national silver party, by which the Populists were 

 to name the candidates for Governor, Attorney-Gen- 

 eral, State Treasurer, and Regents. The union ticket 

 was : For Governor, Morton S. Bailey ; Lieutenant 

 Governor, B. Clark Wheeler; Secretary, William S. 

 Lee ; Treasurer, Horace G. Clark ; Auditor, George 

 Seaver; Superintendent of Instruction, L. S. Cor- 

 ning ; Attorney-General, N. C. Miller ; Regents, Miss 

 E. Ada McElroy, John M. Cochrane. 



The result of the election gave the Bryan electors 

 161,269 ; the McKinley electors 26,271 ; the Lever- 

 ing electors, 1,717 ; the Matchett electors, 160. 



The fusion silver Republican and Democratic 

 State ticket was successful throughout by large ma- 

 jorities. The vote for Governor was as follows : 

 Adams, Silver Republican-Democrat, 84,340 ; Bailey, 

 National Silver Populist, 61,683 ; Allen, Republican, 

 21,823 ; Waite, Populist, 3,004. 



It appears from the election reports that the ma- 

 jority voted against the proposition to validate the 

 $1,200,000 of public debt incurred by legislative ap- 

 propriations in excess of the estimated revenues 

 made in violation of the Constitution. 



CONFEDERATE VETERANS, ORGANIZA- 

 TION OF. The association entitled " United Con- 

 federate Veterans" was organized at New Orleans, 

 La., June 10, 1889. Previous to this date there 

 had been no general organization of ex-Confederate 

 soldiers or sailors. Local associations, however, 

 had been formed in various localities. There were 

 also a few organizations composed of the survivors 

 of particular companies, regiments, or brigades, 

 while, in two of the States progress had been made 

 in establishing State associations. In Tennessee, in 

 addition to several independent local societies, such 



