The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1903-09-29
COLORADO PLEDGES
ROOSEVELT TICKET
DENVER CONVENTION WILL SWING
THE VOTE OF THE PARTY TO
PRESIDENT IN 1904.
WOLCOTT MEN ARE SEATED
Only Contest Is IN Denver and There tho
Wolcott Men Have II Their Way
Wolcott Makes Speech.
ny ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Denver, Colo, Sept. 2o.--lntcrcst in the
republican state convention is as great as
ii an entire state ticket instead OF merely
u candidate for judge oi the supreme court
were 10 be nominated and a seat i'll the
United States senate were involved.
When y. ID. Farley, state chairman,
called the state committee together 10
members were present, only seven counties
not being represented. The chairman an
nounccd that the business OF the commit
tee was 10 pass on credentials and To hear
contests it there were any. The creden-
,ias oi all counties except Denver were
accepted, there being no other contests.
Wolcott Men Won.
The contest IN Denver was then taken
up. Only two speeches Of three minutes
each were allowed each side. After the
spccchnaking a motion was made that
list of delegates selected at the Tabor
opera house. known as the Wolcou dele
gates, should be certified to and entered
upon the temporary roll call OF the con-
veniou. a substitute motion that the
committee certify TO neither list was lost
by rising vote and the original motion
carried - to iS. Immediately adjourn
mcnt was taken to Turner hall, where the
state convention met.
The anti Wolcett men say that they will
bring the contest up before the convention,
but il Is said that with the WoIcott men
from Denver voting in the convention the
eoncstces will have no chance OF rceogni-
tion.
Wolcott Speaks.
Edward O. Wolcott was introduced as
temporary chairman OF the convention aud
made a ringing speech. He said there
was no room for wheels within wheels in
the republican party and no person was
50 near the president of the United States
that the sunshine Of patronage could filter
only through him.
There was no argument AT all before The
people regarding the election OF any man
to the United States senate or keeping HIM
out. Colorado III every way, MIR. Wolcott
declared, was for Mr.. Roosevelt. The re-
publicans in the state lie said would never
surrender their orgarisation TO the cor
porations.
State Chairman Farley made a few re-
marks. The temporary roll call was made
the permanent roll ca. by unanimous vote.
Judge ~ Walter Dixon was chosen per-
manent chairman aud in an address con-
demnod political demaeoguery, especially
populism and socialism.
lndorse Roosevelt.
John w. Springer introduced the iol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Colorado rcpublicanism stands for pro-
grcssiveness. We believe in leaders who
do things and who keep the wheels Of I'M
dustry moving, rather than cloggcd viii,
doubts and predictions Of revolutions Of
business. ne fearless leader is 1lco-
dore Roosevelt Colorado republicans in
state convention hereby tender him a
unanimous nomination for president Of the
tni,ed States in 1904 and also pledge tho
electoral vote Of Colorado for the repub.
lican ticket"
A committee on resolut Ons was APP
pointed and a recess was taken until
o'clock
AT the afternoon session John Campbell.
present justice, was nominated by aeelama
lon 10 succeed himself in the supreme
court