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Newspaper
Canon City Record
Location
Canon City, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
14
A partisan plea urges voters to support the Republican state and county tickets to back President Roosevelt and his administration. It argues a Democratic Congress would hinder his plans, touts fiscal savings under Republican leadership, and urges continued GOP control to prevent Democratic influence.
Canon City residents anticipate a large Republican majority next Tuesday, driven by strong party organization and immigration from the Midwest. Voters praise Roosevelt’s public stance and stable Colorado governance under Governor McDonald, while Democrats fault party leaders and express limited desire for change amid favorable local conditions.
The piece argues for continuing current conditions and opposing Democratic policies as untried and risky. It cites past Canon wards results, predicting a Republican lead similar to 1904, and asserts a commitment to fair, honest duty. Whitmore operates at 626 Main Street in Canon City.
C H Whitmore advertises a square deal on goods from pictures to tents and flags with low prices and reliable quality. He touts Whitmore’s handy Furniture polish as the daily best. He is a Republican candidate for Fre mont county coroner promising a straightforward administration.
In Five Market Street wards, Democratic turnout drops. overall Denver registration falls from 85,054 to 57,280. Democratic wards 1 through 5 drop from 25,629 to 11,375, while Republican wards fall only 10 to 20 percent. Analysts expect Republicans to carry Denver by about 10,000 if elections stay honest.
Ed C Furness, longtime blacksmith, has spent fourteen years in the western county, a year in Canon City, and fourteen years in Florence. The piece urges working men to support him and send The Record back home.
A comparison of Chancellor Buchtel and Alva Adams argues Buchtel as a salary educator with no corporate ties, while Adams is linked to banks and various trusts. The piece asks which candidate better serves the plain people of Colorado and moral uplift over corporate interests.
The official Democratic paper rebuts attacks on Fredrickson who has served two terms as treasurer. It notes his long record of public service and cites the opponent’s lengthy history of campaigns, listing offices from 1886 to 1906 including Justice, Alderman, Representative, Mayor, and County Treasurer in Canon City.
Prof Maurice C Hall of the high school faculty delivered an interesting talk on Parasites at Thursday morning chapel. He has specialized in bacteriology at the University of Nebraska and is considered an authority in that science. Several short faculty addresses are given weekly to students at chapel.
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