The Elbert County tribune., 1904-09-29
TICKET IS NAMED
BY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Assembled Delegates at Denver Com
pIete Their Work.-Elias NJ. Am
mons Named for Lieutenant Gov
ernor.

ernor.
Denver. Sept 2s.-The state Demo-
cratic convention OF Colorado completed
its work at 10 O'Clock last night and
adjourned sine die after two-days'
session.
Following is the ticket placed in
nomination:
Governor = AIva Adams. Pueblo
county.
Lieutenant Goyernor-Elias NJ. Am
mons. Douglas county.
Secretary OF State-Horaee W. Hav-
ems, Lake county.
Treasurer-Joseph NJ. sampliner.
Mesa county.
Auditor-Frank E. Wheeler, Mineral
county.
Attorney General-Daniel B. Carey.
Denver.
Superintendent of Instruction-Mrs.
Helen l.. Grenfell. Denver.
University Regents--J. b. Shermer-
horn. Montrose; d. NJ. Richards, Dem
yer.
Congressman-at-Larg John f.
Shafroth, Denver.
Presidential Electors - Charles ].
Hughes. Jr.. Denver; A. W. Rucker,
Arapahoe; Thomas j. collars. Den Ter;
James f. Burns. FL Paso; Adair VIII
son, La Plata.
Milton Smith of Denver was elected
chairman OF the state central commit
tee.
There was a spirited contest for the
nomination for auditor between the
friends of Frank e. Wheeler VI Min
eral county, Gustav r. 0hlin OF Den
yer and j. Fred Farrar of Larimer, but
Wheeler won by good majority.
The contest for state treasurer was
between John II. Fox of Las Animas
county and Joseph NJ. Sampliner of
Mesa. Mr.. Fox developed a good deal
of strength and the detection of State
Senator Barela operated strongly in his
favor, but the western slope arose as
a unit and secured the nomination of
Mr.. Sampliner
For state superintendent of public
instruction Mrs. Helen NJ. Grenfell was
nominated by former Attorney General
ID. NJ. Campbell of Pueblo and the men
ton of her name awakened general and
long continued enthusiasm.
But 7. J. O'Donnell of Denver, speak
ing for the Gilpin county delegation,
nominated Miss Ida Kruse of Glipin,
taking occasion covertly to question the
Democracy OF Mrs. Grenfell. He stated
that If Mrs. Grenfell would take the
platform and say: II am a Democrat"
he would withdraw the name of his
candidate in her favor.
. A bedlam of confusion ensued and
many speeches were made. EX-Gov-
ernor C. S. Thomas vouched for the de-
mocracy of Mrs. Grenfell. as did ex-
Governor Alva Adams and others. Gov
ernor Thomas explained that she could
not with any degree of self-respect re-
spond to the demand so rudely made to
announce her position which she had
given no one a right to question. But
still many were dissatisfied and insisted
that she should appear before the con-
vention.
Gradually the attitude of the conven-
ton began to turn strongly in her IA
vor and MISS Kruse. unwilling to pro-
long an unpleasant situation, took the
platform and withdrew her name, at
the same time making a motion that
Mrs. Grenfells nomination be made by
reclamation. There were some cries of
dissent, but the motion carried.
Mrs. Grenfell. who had been at the
Albany hotel, not far away, was then
brought to the platform and intro
duced by Miss Kruse.
Mrs. Grenfell did not say 81 am
Democrat" but she told of her active
work for the Democratic ticket during
three campaigns and pledged her best
efforts for the election of the present
ticket.
The subsequent nominations were
made without special incident.