Show COlORADOS CHILCOTT Georg M Chilcott Colorados new senator who succeeds Teller is unknown outsidehis state Indeed his fame spreads little beyond his 4 county He is aresident of Pueblo I where he has for long years been buried now and then trying toI I resurrect himself by becoming condidate for the Legislature Chit cott is 54 years of age and in early life set out to be a doctor but had given up the idea before he was 24 years rof age In 1856 he went to i Nebraska and was elected to the Legislature and i 1859 moved into Colorado Two years later was chosen a member of the assembly In 1868 President Lincoln made him register of the United States Land Office in Colorado In 1865 Colorado Colo-rado did what Utah is now doing namely held a constitutional convention con-vention formed a state constitution which the people adopted and got all the machinery ready for a state government Chilcott was elected to Congress as a Representative Congress Con-gress refused to admit the state into the Union hence Chilcotts honor was altogetherfeinpty The next year however he was elected delegate to Congress and while he served the term made no reputation for himself or his territory Since then he has practiced Inv with only moderate process His appointment appoint-ment to the Senate seems to be entirely en-tirely distasteful to Colorado republicans republi-cans who feel that the state has been slighted ExGovernor Tabor was the choice of the people but not of Governor Pitkin whose little scheme is to have himself him-self chosen by the Legislature next winter Pitkin dared not appoint so strong a man as Taber lest the latter might do something some-thing to strengthen his hold on the affections of the people and thereby make his election certain Already a lively interest in the coming fight is manifest Tabor is a man of many millions land will not hesitate to put some of his wealth where it will do most good in securing the coveted honor Pitkinin one sense is a strong man but in all new states the greater strength lies in the biggest bags of gold and in this feature of modern American state manship Tabor is by long odds the most brilliant man in Colorado Chilcott is not expected to set the world entire and will therefore not disappoint anybody |