The Lamar register., 1892-06-04
COLORADO DEMOCRATS.
The state Convention Meet. a, Denver on
the s5th.

The State Convention Meets at D,assr on
the s5th.
The Dcuocraic STATE coareatloa vas hslI
In Denver on ,hc 25th. b , Msuts0ansrs d.
Arapshoc Wzs made Temporary shal-Hiaa Assf
James Gsrrshan u P5tkl1. sserrtary. Tlr
committee on permanent 0rssn izaliau haa.!s,E
IA tao reports, The ,oajoslty fsvoFlus tic
election Of al Chicago delegates bT thr STATE
convention, whi!s he mIaursiy reg5rs favored
the election q four Il tlssn by ne delegate
from tie tao uoaErcs-ioaaI dg,iricts tliiiHs
separately. The majority report wss rejected
by vote q ls5 20 2-6. L sas a-rcel II l1st.
after great deal % arsz,,arut 10 adept tbr
plan proposed By the mla1-,ty report. sal 20
elect the officers named IA She rs.asoe.t7 ~
port
The foiioWine are the oalcsrs sIsrteis
Permanent Chairman--J. " McMleha.l
Pitkin
Vice Presidents -Tsonas Z Eastlaud, seas
mil; 5 B. Fitzgerald. san Miguel
secreiaFy-R. ; King, I.zka
Assistant seereiarr- "a e a5mr3 -.
FL Paso; James Gasrsflan Ftsda
serEesni-sisltrals s-l.ea Har1gas. -4,,-
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!, ~ ,-sssFaEy Paul q! Pi;E.0, , y J.mau o.
ssasssbio Hni z D. O'ponneG u ArapaAae.
TIE folloEirE si,r.ratcs .esg eleeisis J.
, Ryan. lasimer; AlfrJd Harrington.
Pueblo; Senator Walters, Custer; Gelr,s
sa~sbs, Weld
The main features Of the platform as adopt.
ed arc the folloai ing;
RsFolrsd, That We hereby demand such
Hpodiaoasious Of existing tariff laws "a sllalJ
rs3ace The duty rates TO The nluiullui. W l.er..
hy chey VIA produce revenues to the govern
,aczi an'i Afford such protection only as would
set aceeie
= t fupe and unlimited coinage Of 81
Fer H 3sui sodee y a right of which the Pro
Z p puntr5 we're unJusuy, Illegally
as.3 .isnaaaa y dep1 cd
I sh7A z Ga sense q the Dcmocuts Of
, lorlso firr a caa ave little hope Iorfhs
ton q The Chiel 60 nominee unless The
frrts email deeiaEe IN favor Of the free and rir.
limited coinagu Of siiyer In lts national plat
form,
Resoired, That the Democratic party oi
Colorado favors the appropriation of public
funds for experiments for the produc;ion ol
artificial storage and preserving water stIpplv
by system Of mountain reservoirs aud other
wise saving the quantity Of water avaiablr
| for irrigation and that this Is now important
in view of the large and continual growth Of
the agricultural Interests Of the state
heSoirod That the Democratic party ds
nounces the policy Of the present general ad
Ininistraiion, which has failed to carr out III,
treaty with the Tie Indians for their renovs
70 the reservation in Utah and, as a result
Withholding large body Of public land from
settlement
The following minority report was sub
mitted and voted down:
! tiesoirof, That We will support 10 man 10
the presidency or vice presidency who . no
unequiyocally In favor of the free aud unlitu
tied coinage of silver, and our delegates /
the Chicago convention are hereby itstraete
that in case the platform or nomineeI are no
in favor OF the free aud unlimited coinage a
silver to withdraw fromthe eonventtn.
The convention then divided int6Ssyo di.
triet conventions. For the first district ~,
following delegation to Chicago was chosen
Delegates, VI. D. Currigan, Arapahoe. and .
c. DenoTan, Boulder; aliernates. b. 2. No
gomery Of ArApahoe and A II D. Fraa/
Jefferson.