Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-29
The Ex-senator Seems to be in the Saddle
Again in Colorado.
COLORADO PLEDGED FOR PRES. ROOSEVELT
Wolco Addresses the Convention in the Interest Of Party
Harmony in The State.

DENVER Colo, Sept. %. -Interesti
In the republican state convention,
which met In this city today, is as
great as IL the entire state ticket, In
stead Of merely candidate for judge
of the supreme court were to be nomi. |
mated, and seat in the United States
senate we're involved 1t was prac-
tically settled In advance that on the
assembling Of the convention Chief
Justice John Campbell whose term ex-
pires, would be honored with a renom-
nation, but that bitter contest was
being waged for control Of the party
organization in Denver and state.
Two delegates from the city and coul-
Nv of Denver were chosen yesterday
by conventions representing the rival
factions, one headed by Former Unit
cd states Senator Edward o. Wolcott,
the other by David II. Moffat The
state committee met at the Brown pal
ace hotel at . o'clock this morning to
prepare the prima facie roll call for
the convention.
The Wolcott people control the com
mittee and In an advance meeting
claimed to have the necessary two
thirds vote to seat the Denver Wolcott
delegates.
Should they fail, however, to DO
this, as intended, the probabilities
seem to be that both delegations would
be excluded from the convention. II
is possible that two state conventions
may be held. This will further widen
| the breach In the party that was
caused by the senatorial contest last
winter.
DENVER, Sept. 2s.- Edward o
Wolcott was introduced as temporary
chairman or the convention and ht
| made ringing speech. He said there
| was no room for wheels within wheels
| in the republican party and no persoI
was SO near the president OF the Unit
cd states that the sunshine OF patron
are could filter only through him
IThere was no argument at all belor
people regarding the election Of an
man to the United States senate Q
keeping him out. Colorado. In ever
way. Mr.. Wolcott declared. was fo
President Roosevelt.
The republican party In the stat'
he said, would never surrender y
organization 10 the corporations. sta'
Chairman Fairly made few remark
! A. l.. Wench, Of San Juan count
I was elected temporary secretary
!. The temporary organization was MAJ
4 permanent on roll call by unanimo'
& vote. Judge N. Walter Dixon WI
n chosen permanent chairman and In
q address condemned political demago
n ism especially populism and soci'
n ism.
n John w. Spring introduced the 4
"a lowing resolution which was unal
IL mously adopted:
Il Colorado republicanism stands J
rs progressiveness We believe In lei
n. ers who do things and who keep '
n wheels Of industry moving rather N
as cloggcd with doubts. fears and pred
8. tlons Of revolutions Of business.
zone fearless leader Is Theodt
Ie. Roosevelt. Colorado republicans
- the state convention hereby tent
- him unanimous nomination
he president of the United States In 10
as and also pledge tho electoral vote
ps colorado for the republican tlcke
RS A committee of seven on resolutit
he was appointed and recess taken t'
OF O'Clock.
,rt when d. y. Fairly, chairman of
N. republIcan state committee. called
80 state committee 10 order. i was fot
I've that eightyp.nine members were J
sent, only seven counties not be
represented. The chairman stated
bnslneys Of the committee was to ,
wo on credentials and to hear the
lay tests II there were any. IL was N
tai ed ami carried that the committee
II pjosc n any contests before adlol
nee ine. The credentials OF all the &C
,ar. ties, except Denver, were then
,an cspted. there being no contests.
ien The real business, that OF consi
ing the contest in Denver, was I