Gilpin observer., 1906-09-20
IT is ALVA ADAMS
AGAIN NOMINATED BY DEMO-
GRATIS OF COLORADO.
FOR OFFICE OF GOVERNOR

Ter and Hartenstein Of chaffee for
Justices Of the Supreme court-BeI-
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 latters speech of Wednesday,
arose to a question Of personal privi-
lege. He said he had been bitterly at
tackled and he felt he had a right to
make Il statement in his own behalf.
He simply desired to say that he
wished to withdraw from the conven-
tion and would make public state
ment i'll a few days. The success OF
the party was more to him than any
thing else. He was not a candidate
for Office and desired only the success
of the party.
Judge Drew of Boulder said he had
a 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 a COM
mittee of five be appointed to invite
| Judge Ben B. Lindsey to address the
| convention.
Objections were made on the ground
| that Judge Lindsey had announced
| ever his own signature that he would
| run independent for governor. If this
| was so he had no right to appear in
| the convention.
The motion for the appointment Of a
committee to invite Judge Lindsey to
i address the convention was over
whelmingly voted down.
Mr.. John T. Bottom moved recoll-
| 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 conven-
ton, and The motion was adopted.
Nominations for governor being in
| order. John A. Martin of Pueblo arose
| to present the name of Alva Adams:
"Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens:
| Two years ago the Democracy Of Colo
RADIO was confronted by the gravest
condition of public affairs that was
ever dealt with by the people OK TINS
state. The Democracy of Colorado mad
| many able and deserving leaders VINO
might well aspire to the highest office
in the gift of the people, but these
men, together with all the hosts of De-
mocracy, turned as by common i'm
pulse to one man, and he was ac-
claimed our standard bearer. / say in
this presence, before God and man,
that Alva 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 perpetrated
against an American commonwealth.
I'VE are not here, my friends, merely
TO vindicate Alva Adams, the CHIEF
victim of that crime. We are here to
vindicate the state of Colorado.
In the name of the Democracy, In
the name of the law, in the name OF
the people who make both the Democ-
racy and the law, / have the proud
honor of naming the present, rightful,
and the next governor OF Colorado,
Hon. Ava Adams"
The nomination was seconded from
many parts of 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 Governor-Alva Adams OF Pu-
eblo county.
For Lieutenant Governor-Elias M.
Ammons CT Douglas county.
For Secretary of State-Horace w.
Havens of Lake county.
For Treasurer-E. +. Drach OF Gar
field county.
For Attorney General-W. B. Nor
gan Of Las Animas county.
For Auditor-Andrew Sandberg OF
Clear Creek county.
For Superintendent of Public Instru =
tion-Miss Honora Maloney of Denver
county.
For Regents of the State University
w. II. Bryant Of Denver county, Ben
jamin Kobey Of Pitkin county.
For Justices Of Supreme Court-W.
p. Seeds OF Teller county, George X.
Hartenstein of Chaffee county.
For Co1gressman-at-Large-Samu@
w. Belford of Denver county.
For Congressman, Second District
DR.. w. w. Rowan of Ouray county.
Pike Tablet Committee.
Colorado Springg SlO-