“SinceIlastwroteyouComradeRitchiehaskilledamaninColorado。
Iunderstandthatthecomradewasplayingapokergame，andthemansatintothegameandusedsuchlanguagethatComradeRitchiehadtoshoot。ComradeWebbhaskilledtwomeninBeaver，Arizona。ComradeWebbisintheForestService，andthekillingwasinthelineofprofessionalduty。IwasoutatthepenitentiarytheotherdayandsawComradeGritto，who，youmayremember，wasputthereforshootinghissister-in-law[thiswasthefirstinformationIhadhadastotheidentityoftheladywhowasshotintheeye]。SincehewasinthereComradeBoynehasrunofftooldMexicowithhisGritto’swife，andthepeopleofGrantCountythinkheoughttobeletout。”EvidentlythesportinginstinctsofthepeopleofGrantCountyhadbeenroused，andtheyfeltthat，asComradeBoynehadhadafairstart，theothercomradeshouldbeletoutinordertoseewhatwouldhappen。
ThemenoftheregimentalwaysenthusiasticallyhelpedmewhenIwasrunningforoffice。OnoneoccasionBuckTaylor，ofTexas，accompaniedmeonatripandmadeaspeechforme。ThecrowdtooktohisspeechfromthebeginningandsodidI，untiltheperoration，whichranasfollows：“Myfellow-citizens，voteformyColonel！voteformyColonel！/andhewillleadyou，asheledus，likesheeptotheslaughter/！”Thishardlyseemedatributetomymilitaryskill；butitdelightedthecrowd，andasfarasIcouldtelldidmenothingbutgood。
Onanothertour，whenIwasrunningforVice-President，amemberoftheregimentwhowasalongonthetraingotintoadiscussionwithaPopulisteditorwhohadexpressedanunfavorableestimateofmycharacter，andinthecourseofthediscussionshottheeditor——notfatally。Wehadtoleavehimtobetried，andashehadnomoneyI
lefthim$150tohirecounsel——havingborrowedthemoneyfromSenatorWolcott，ofColorado，whowasalsowithme。AfterelectionIreceivedfrommyfriendaletterrunning：“DearColonel：IfindIwillnothavetousethat$150youlentme，aswehaveelectedourcandidateforDistrictAttorney。SoIhaveusedittosettleahorsetransactioninwhichIunfortunatelybecameinvolved。”Afewweekslater，however，I