The Ordway new era., 1906-09-14
PATTERSON WINS
COMMITTEES REPORT FOR ANTI.
sPEER DELEGATION.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Credentials Committee Favors Seating
Patterson Delegates for City and
County Of Denver-contcst Takes
Up All First Day.

County Of Denver-contcst Takes
Up All First Day.
De.vcr.-The Democratic state con-
vention, which met In Coliseum hall
Tuesday morning was unable to com
plete It's work, and after a temporary
organization had been effected took q
recess until evening. The committee
on credentials had not completed its
work when the session was called to-
gether at night, and further recess
was taken until 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning.
II WIS l0:40 o'clock when Milton
Smith. chairman OF the Democratic
statc central committee. raped for or
der. Coliseum hall was packed with
people.
Chairman Smith announced that
there were :hrec contests-from Den
yer. Lake and FL Paso counties-and
that he was not going to place on the
temporary roll call any delegates from
those three cointics. He believed this
was the best thing to do. He said he
would also appoint a temporary chair
man and two temporary secretaries.
He named Senator Z. T. Taylor OF
Garfield rs chairman and John
T. Barnett OF Ouray and Charles +.
Tew OF Greeley as temporary secre-
taries.
Chairman Taylor was introduced.
and said that II there was any county
in Colorado that objected to his acting
as temporary chairman he would de-
cline 10 serve. There were loud cries
OF Taylor. Taylor" from all over tho
hall. showing the popularity OF the Sc
lection for temporary chairman.
Mr. Taylor said he would not at
tempt to enunciate any principles. as
this had just been done by that peer
less Democratic leader, William J.
Bryan.
The mention of Bryan's name was
received with cheers. Mr.. Taylor said
the eyes Of thousands OF people IN
Colorado were upon this convention.
and II ought TO proceed In such man.
ner as will meet their approval.
Regarding the plan Of procedure Mr..
| TAYLOR said 1T probably would be best
to name the committee on credentials
first. As TO whether persons from the
| counties not on the roll call should Do
| recognized, II was up to the convention
| to determine.
Clay B. whitford. chairman OF the
Speer delegation. arose to get recogn'-
| tion from the chair.
Chairman Taylor said he would ask
| the convention II he should recognize
MIR. Whitford.
There were loud cries OF No"
MIR. Whitford said he wanted to sub
nit protest against the determinnt1on
! of the chairman not TO recognize ms
| delegation.
Mr.. Lubers Of Bent moved that the
Denver case be taken up and disposed
| of by the convention.
1t was moved that the three counties
| be excluded from the temporary TOLL
| and that the convention proceed TO
| name its committees.
r. C. Bonney of Clear Creek moved
as a substitute that the names OF the
| Speer delegates be placed on the tenn
| porary roll. He withdrew this in or.
| der 20 offer n resolution which would
grant to each side in the Denver con-
| test three speakers who could have
time as fixed by the convention.
Mr.. Bonney was given time to close
| debate in support of the resolution be-
fore a vote was taken. He said his
purpose was to prevent two discus
| sions of the question, one in the cre-
dentials committee and one in the con-
| yention. The vote being on the mo
| ton to lay on the table 1t was de-
clared carried
Chairman Taylor said Senator Whit
ford had handed up written protest.
1t was Tor the convention u say WHAT
should be done with 1t.
A motion was made to refer all COM
munications in relation to contests to
| the committee on credentials.
Mr.. Bonney OF Clear Creek then pre-
sented the Whitford protest as his
own.
Chairman Taylor attempted to put
| the question on the motion to refer the
protest to the credentials committee.
How can they vote until they know
| what 1t is?" shouted Mr.. Whitford.
The motion to refer the protest pre-
| vailed.
Cole Briscoe moved the selection OF
all committees and 1t was SO ordered.
The list of committees was then
named.
The committee on credentials, after
holding two sessions in the afternoon
and at night, at II o'clock voted on the
contest from Denver county between
the Speer and Bailey or Patterson del.
egations, and voted to place the names
of the Bailey or Patterson delegates on
the roll of the convention, by vote cf
20 to 20.
The report will be voted on in the
state convention Wednesday morning.