Volume 14 , Issue 37

100 Years Ago Today - 10 September 1912

What was going on one hundred years ago today? According to The Evening standard, a fearless, independent, progressive newspaper out of Ogden City Utah, Tuesday evening, 10 September 1912, some of the headlines show us that "Polls Open In Colorado," "Roosevelt In Seattle," "Lemon Prices Go Skyward Today," Journalist Dies By His Own hand," and "Primaries Being Held."

There was also a cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt seated on a crate, cleaning his gun with his dog (Letter file) laying behind him and watching. Also hanging on the wall were two "coon" skins (Archbold & Penrose) with the caption reading, "Open season for coons."

In the "Polls Open In Colorado" we learned that while women were candidates for many state and county offices, Mrs. Katherine Williamson was the only woman candidate for a place in the national house of representatives. Katherine Williamson was opposing Edward P. Taylor (incumbent), also William L. Clayton and Edward Keating for the Democratic nomination for congressman-at-large.

For State Superintendent of Public Instruction there were four women candidates for the Democratic nomination, and the one woman candidate on the Republican ticket. Mrs. C. C. Bradford, Democrat was the incumbent.

Democratic candidates for US Senator were Governor Alva A. Adams and Thomas J. O'Donnel. Alva A. Adams may sound familiar to some northwest Oklahomans, because in Northwest Oklahoma history books there was mention of how Alva, Oklahoma got its name was because of Alva A. Adams. Whether that is true or not, I don't have the facts to prove at this time.

Back to Colorado candidates of 1912, we find the unexpired term of former Governor C. S. Thomas had no opposition. Republican candidates for the US Senate were C. C. Dawson and M. D. Vincent.   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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