The Delta independent., 1906-09-21
IT IS ALvA ADAMS
AGAIN NOMINATED BY DEMO-
Gratis OF COLORADO.
FOR OFFICE OF GOVERNOR
z. M. Ammons Of Douglas County for
Lieutenant Governor-seeds Of TEL
Ter and Hartenstein Of Chaffee for
Justices Of the Supreme court-seI-
ford and Rowan for Congressman.

ford and Rowan for Congressman.
Dcnver.-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 1t was 1920 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 lattcrs speech of "Wednesday.
arose to Il question OF personal privl'
lege. He said he had been bitterly al
tackled and he felt he had a right to
make Il statement in his own behalf.
He simply desired to say that h"
wished TO withdraw from the conycH-
tion and would make public state
mcnt III a few days. The success OF
the party was more TO him than any
thing else He was not a candida,"
Tor Office and desired only the success
ithr party.
Judge Drew Of Boulder said he had
q matter which he thought ought to h"
presented to this convention. Som"
months ago he said. young man had
sprung into prominence. He und"i
stood that this man had kept out Of
This convention by previous instru'-
ton. He wanted to move that com.
mittcC of five be appointed to !nvi''.
JudS. Ben B Lindsey to address tn"
convention.
Objections were mad" on the ground
that Judg" Lindsey had announce
ever his own sirnntur" that h" "oU !
run independent for governor. II th s.
WAS SO he had no right 10 appear IN
III" convention
The motion for the appointment oi a
comnlittc" to invite JudEc Lindsey q"
address tn" convention MAS ON',
whclIningly voted down.
Mr.. John T. Bottom moved a r"cu|
sidoration nt that portion OF the plat
form which pledged tn" support OF rh"
convention to MIR Adams before IL"
delegates had Il chance to Not" on ms
candidacy.
After Colsid"rabl" debate Mr. Bu'
TOMS motion was defeated by n de
cisiyc vote.
John A. Rush moved that nothing ~
the platform should be construed 50 as
to prevent the presentation OF an
name for any Office before tn" ConS"n-
,ion. and he motion was adopted.
Nominations for governor being In
order. John A. Martin of Pueblo arose
to present the name of Alya Adams;
"Mr. Chairman and fellow citizens:
Two wears ago the Democracy or Colo
RADIO was confronted by tn" graN"St
condition OF public anatTs that W.
ever dealt with by tho p"Opl" OF M
stat" The Democracy of Colorado h,|
,,,I ii i,ll,rH ...
might we'll aspir" TO tn" hgh"S' p. "
IN tn" gif, OF the people. hut .'.-'
men, together with all the hosts Of Ih'.
moCraCS. turned as by common ~"
pulse TO one man. and b" WAS "'.
claimed our standard bearer ! say IN
this presence. before God and man,
that Avn Adams was the lawiu.,
elected governor governor OF tolorh0N
| say more. that the cold pages ot ~
tory will record his unscating as ON"
the fuuest crimes ever p"rpcira''A
agninbl an American commonwealth
We are not here. my friends. mere
to yIndlcatc Alva Adams. 'h" ch'''
victim OF that crime, W" are her" 10
vindicatc the state OF Colorado.
In the name OF the Democracy, u
III" nam" Of the law. in tho nam" ~
the people who make both the Demo-
GHtS anu lI' ! nave wv l'''''
honor OF naming the present. rtghttu'
and The ncXt governor OF Colorad".
Hon Ava Adams
Tho nomination was seconded irulh
many parts OF the state
On motion OF Mr.. Street OF fa'E
county the nomination OF GoV"ru"'
Adams was made unanimous.
Nominations and election Of th'
candidates for the other state Ones
took up the remainder OF the day an
night sessions. at the close Of whl'N
the convention adjourned sine d"
Following Is the full DcmoCra''
ticket as hamcd by the convention
For Govornor--Alva Adams of ~
cblo county.
For Lieutenant Governor-Elia VI
Ammons Ct Douglas county. -
For Secretary of State-llorac" W
Havens Of Lake county.
For Trcasurer-E. Il. Drach of Gar
field county.
For Attorney Gencral-W. B. Nor
gan OF Las Animas county.
For Auditor-Andrew SandbcrG "i
Clear Creek county
For Superintendent OF Public lns'ru
tion-Miss Honora Maloncy of Deny
county.
For Regents of the State Univcrsi'
w. II. Bryant OF Denver county. H''
jamin kobcy OF Pitkin county.
For Justices OF Supreme Court
p. Seeds OF Teller county. GeorE" n
Hnrtenstein OF Chnffce county.
For n.at-Largc-Samn''
w. Belford of Denver county.
For Congressman. Second District
DR.. w. w. Rowan OF Ouray county.