The daily sentinel., 1906-09-08


= is one of the largest and most !
= enthusiastic held in the county :.
- in some years. The attendance !
= is very gratifying indeed. \ :.
= large portion of the delegates !
- elected from every precinct of !
>. the county are in attendance. :.
\ Democrats from all parts of the :.
X county, not members of the del !
= egations were in the convention !
= room. :
- The hope that good men and i
- only good men would be put \
\ up for every office in the county +
j. and state, was expressed on =
= every hand and the feeling that +
= the Democratic party's chances \
= for victory all along the line :
X are good, was most noticeable. +
Pursuant to call. the Democrats
of Mesa County met in convention
this morning for the purpose of select
ing delegates to the state convention
to be held in Denver next Tuesday,
and to nominate candidates for the
various county Offices.
Both country and city precincts
were well represented when the con-
vention was called to order by Capt.
c. V. Noble, chairman of the central
committee. After the reading of the
call by A. j. Peck, and before the
introduction of the temporary Off
GERS, Chairman Noble made a few
remarks, defending himself against
the charges that have been circulated
against him, and calling upon the
convention to send delegates to Den
yer, who would be true Democrats
He then announced the selection of
w. II. Kluge as temporary chairman
of the convention and A. ]. Peck as
temporary secretary. In brief
speech Mr.. Kluge thanked the COM
mittee for the honor, and proceeded
to the business of the convention.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by the chair:
Committee on Resolutions
w. F. White.
w. weiser.
DR.. Green.
J. w. Richards
P. West.
Permanent Organization
H. ]. Teller
A. V. Sharp.
A. N. Bucklin.
X. G. Hall.
G. NJ. Atkinson.
Committee on Credentials:-
w. E Platt.
A. A Belts.
B. N. Bancroft.
NJ. E. Laswell.
C. V. Sternberg.
The convention then adjourned un-
til one O'Clock for the purpose of al
lowing the committees to frame their
reports.
Upon reassembling at one O'Clock
the convention listened to the re-
ports of the committees. The temper.
ary organization was made perma.
hent.
Resolutions reported by the com
mittee were received with great en-
thusiasm, the name of William j
Bryan being loudly applauded.
Republican mis-rule in Colorado
was denounced and the resolutions
asked the party to rid itself of cor
poration influence.
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted.
The following are the resolutions
adopted by a unanimous vote of the
committee:
The Democratic convention OF
Mesa County, in convention assemb
led. declare our allegiance to the
Democratic principles as enunciated
in the former platforms of our party
We especially endorse the prin-
ciples of true and clean politics as
set forth by the grandest statesman
of the times, William J. Bryan. We
also endorse the acts of our two Unit
ed States senators and commend them
for their brave fight 'or the cause oi
the people.
We denounee the Republican gov
ernment of this state for the past two
years. We feel that the Republican,
Of this state have robbed the people
of the reins of government and plac
ed them in the hands of the corpora
tions of the state The Republican
of this state have robbed the people
of their duly elected governor.
We ask that every form of corpora
tion domination of the Democrats
party of this state or any part of th'
state be eliminated and that We g
before the people with clean hands