The Glenwood post., 1906-09-15
SPEER Goes OUT
CONVENTION SEATS PATTERSON
DELEGATION.
AFTER STIRRING oRAT0RY
Doyle Delegation Seated From FL Paso
county-owers Delegation From
Lake County Also Declared Regu-

lar.
Denver.-It was only few minutes
after 10 O'Clock Wednesday when
Chairman Taylor called the Demo
cratic state convention to order. The
intense interest which had been caused
over the Denver contest had brought
the delegates out early in spite of the
late hour most of them had retired.
The gallery, which had been set aside
for spectators, was packed. while hun
dreds were standing in the rear Of the
hall back of the space set aside for the
delegates.
Chairman w. l.. Clayton, chairman
of the committee on credentials, sub
mitted the report of the committee as
follows
ITO the Democratic State Convention
of Colorado:
Your committee on credentials begs
leave to report that the temporary roll
call as presented to this convention
by the chairman of the state central
committee or such proxies thereof as
have been regularly presented, be the
permanent roll call of the delegates of
this convention from all counties in
which no contests were filed.
"A majority of your committee begs
of the two delegations from the city
and county of Denver we find that the
| delegates of the reorganized Democ-
racy should be seated to represent Den
yer county in this convention, and so
| recommend.
| THAT as to the matter of the two
| delegations from the county of Lake.
we find that the delegates designated
as the Overs delegation should be
seated and recognized as the only del
egation to represent the county of
| Lake in this convention and so recon-
mend.
THAT as to the matter of the two
delegations from the county of El Paso.
we find that the Doyle delegation
from said county should be seated and
recognized as the only delegation to
represent El Paso county in this con
vention, and so recommend"
1t WIS moved by the report, so far
as it related to the fifty-six uncontested
counties, be adopted, which motion
| prevailed
Mr. Harkcnstein moved to adopt
| that portion Of the report which seated
| the Lake county delegation.
Mr. Burns, at this point, submitted
the minority report favoring the seat
| ing OF his delegation from Ell Paso
county.
Mr. Harkensteln's motion to take up
the Lake county case was adopted, and
the Overs delegation was declared
| seated.
Mr.. Harkenstein moved that the Ell
Paso county case be taken up and
thirty minutes be allowed each side.
Henry C. Cassidy and Judge Showal-
ter spoke for the Burns side and ii. II.
| oil u nd hot
represented the Doyle contention.
The Doyle delegation was seated by
a vote of 526 TO 161.
The resolution by Chairman Clayton
fixing the time for debate on the Den
yer contest ut one hour for each side
was read
Mr. Robinson moved to amend by
| giving each side two hours, and after
some debate his amendment prevailed,
after which the convention took re
cess until / 80 p. m.
AT the afternoon session the hall
was crowded. A motion made by Mr..
| Harkenstan that the Speer delegation
have the opening and the chairman of
the credential committee, Mr. Clayton,
close the debate, prevailed.
Charles j. Hughes, .Ir., took the plat
| form To speak in support of the Speer
delegation. He said he appeared under
peculiar circumstances The delega-
| ton which he represented was con-
| ceded to be the regular delegation of
| the city and county of Denver. 1t was
regularly called by the regular chair
man and so tar no contest had been
made or filed.
mo contest against any delegate
has ever been made " he said. "They
were elected in the regular way and
under all the rules of the party. The
other delegation came here with ere
dentials identical in form and claiming
to be the regular delegation. There
| has never been served upon the dele
CATION any notice of contest. There is
no contest"
Cnair man Milton Smith was criti-
cized for his failure to place the Speer
delegation on the temporary roll. Mr.
| Hughes said this was plain violation
| of the rules.
| Thomas J. ODonnell opened the dis
f! cuSslon for the Patterson delegation.
| He charged that the Speer delegation
| had aDostaszed from Democracy and
represented only corporation interests.
Following Mr.. ODonnell, former
Gov. Charles S. Thomas made a bril-
| liant speech in behalf of the Speer del
| egatior.
Mr.. Thomas said his delegation was
| present without a contest and the only
| charge against it was that 1t was not
| composed of Democrats.
Mr.. Thomas said he would not sit
with the reorganized Democracy If it
was seated in the convention. If the
Speer delegation was thrown out he
would go out with it.
His attack on Robert W. Jones. for
merly sheriff of Arapahoe county, was
| peculiarly bitter. He charged him with
selling out to Edward o. Wolcott for
| 1000 and turning over Arapahoe
| county to him. "He sold his immortal
SOUL" said Mr.. Thomas. Mr.. Jones
| was charged with having organized a
band Of thugs for the purpose of attack.
ing the city hall and capturing Robert
w. Speer, the only man who stood be-