The Lamar register., 1906-09-19
tits ALVA ADAMS
AGAIN NOMINATED BY DEMO.
Gratis OF COLORADO.
FOR OFFICE OF GOVERNOR


Lieutenant Governor-Seeds of Tel.
Ter and Hartenstein of chaffee for
Justices of the Supreme Court-Bel-
ford and Rowan for Congressman.
Denver.-The strenuous and late
hours the delegates had been keeping
for three days caused them to be late
in getting together for the session Of
Thursday, and it was 1890 before
Chairman Taylor called the Demo,
cratic state convention TO order
Robert w. Jones. former sheriff of
Arapahoe county, who had been bit
terly attacked by Governor Thomas in
the latter's speech OF Wednesday,
arose to a question of personal privi-
lege. He said he had been bitterly at
tackled and he felt he had right to
make Il statement in his own behalf.
He simply desired to say that he
wished to withdraw from the conven-
ton and would make a public state
ment in a few days. The success OF
the party was more TO him than any
thing else He was not candidate
for office and desired only the success
of the party.
Judge Drew of Boulder said he had
q matter which he thought ought to be
presented to this convention. Some
months ago he said, a young man had
sprung into prominence. He under
stood that this man had kept out of
this convention by previous instruc-
ton. He wanted to move that COM
Ia DtUnfntal n invite
Judge Ben Is. Lindsey to address the
convention.
Objections were made on the Zround
that Judge Lindsey had announced
ever his own signature that he would
run independent for governor II this
was SO he had no right TO appear III
the convention.
The motion for the appointment of a
committee to invite Judge Lindsey 10
address the convention was over
whelmingly voted down.
Mr.. John r. Bottom moved recon-
sideration of that portion of the plat
form which pledged the support OF the
convention to Mr.. Adams before the
delegates had chance to vote on his
candidacy.
After considerable debate Mr.. Bot
toms motion was defeated by de-
cisive vote.
John A. Rush moved that nothing in
the platform should be construed so as
to prevent the presentation OF any
name for any Office before the convex
ton. and The motion was adopted.
Nominations for governor being III
order. John A. Martin of Pueblo arose
to present the name OF Ava Adams
.'Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens
l..I A..TVN
RADIO was confronted by the gravest
condition of public affairs that was
ever dealt with by the people OF TINS
state. The Democracy OF Colorado had
many able and deserving leaders VINO
might well aspire to the highest ONCE
in the gift of the people, but theso
men. together with all the hosts oil De
mocracy. turned as by common I'M
mise TO one man. and he was ac
claimed our standard bearer. ! say III
this presence, before God and man
that Ava Adams was the Lawfully
elected governor governor OF COLORADO
| say more. that the cold pages OF his,
tory will record his unseating as one OF
the foulest crimes ever perpctfateu
against an American commonwealth.
we are not here, my friends, merely
TO yindlcate Alva Adams, the chler
victim of that crime. We are mere 10
yiudicate the state of Colorado.
"In the name OF the Democracy, III
the name of the law, in the name oil
the people who make both the Dehhoc'
racy and the law, | have the proud
homo, of naming tl.a present. rightfui,
and the next governor OF IoloFauo'
Hon. Ava Adams
The nomination was seconded from
rnrtc pf the state.
on motion of Mr. Street of Park
county the nomination of Governor
Adams was made unanimous.
Nominations and election of the
candidates for the other state Offices
took up the remainder of the day an
night sessions. at the close, of which
the convention adjourned sine die.
Following is the full Democratic
ticket as named by the convention:
For Goyernor-Alya Adams Of Pu-
eblo county. =,
For Lieutenant Goyernor-Elias NJ.
Ammons Of Douglas county.
For Secretary of Sfate-Horace W.
Ravens of Lake county.
For Treasurer. E. Drach OF Gar
field county.
For Attorney Gencral-W. b. Nor
gan of Las Animas county:
For Auditor-Andtew SahdDerS Oh
Clear Creek county.
For Superintendent OF Public lnstru =
tion-Miss Honora Maloney oil DenVe
county.
For Regents of the State University
w. II. Bryant of Denver county, Ben
iamin Kobey of Pitkin county.
For Justices of Supreme Court-W.
p. Seeds of Teller county, George *.
Hartenstein of Chaffee county.
For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
w. Bedford of Denver county.
For Congressman, second District
DIR. w. w. Rowan of Ouray county.