| Show EX GOV WAITE IS DEAD made famous by his bloody bridles speech while governor of colorado aspen colo nov 27 former governor da via 11 waito of colorado fell dead hero at 9 this morning while peeling apples lie had been in good health up to the very moment ot hh death it is thought that the cause of death was heart trouble aspen colo nov 27 david waita was lorn at jamestown N Y april 9 1825 during the early part of his difo lie waa engaged in mercantile pursuits in ll pa and fond lac and princston W lie was a member of alio wisconsin legislature in he taught for a time and later published a newspaper at jamestown y Y in 1870 ho removed to larned kansas where lie was elected to the legislature he came to colorado in 1871 practicing law at Ii cadville and aspen he was a republican in politics until 1892 when ho was a delegate to tho populist convention at omaha he warf nominated for governor of colorado in that year by the peoples party and was elected his administration during 1893 and 1894 was tempestuous and eventful twice he called out the slate militia alic first time to maintain order in cripple creek during the miners strike and the second time to scat his appointees on alio denver fir cand police board whose authority biad been disputed by the old board and who had been forcibly excluded from the city haal gov waita was a candidate for election reelection re in 1891 but was defeated by charles A maln republican |
