The daily sentinel., 1908-06-16
Ex-Gov. Adams Presents 1t.
tBy Associated Press.

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Glenwood Springs. Colo. June 16.
Former Governor Alva Adams
presented to the democratic state
morning, the report of the commit
tee on resolutions and the platform
submitted for adoption.
The resolutions and platform were
lengthy. The resolutions favored the
instructing of the Pueblo state con-
vention, to be held this fall for the
purpose of nominating a state ticket.
to select a NOMINEES for United States
senator. 1t also put the convention
on record favoring the municipal
ownership OIL public utilities, and the
reasonable control of the corpora
| tions.
The platform calls attention to
| the fact that every reform accepted
and every measure recommended by
| the present administration for the
correction of the evils affecting or
meHncing the public welfare or for
the promotion of the general good
were embodied in the national demo-
cratic platforms of 1896, 1900 and
1904, and had been opposed by the
republican party: tfu- every evil de-
nounced by the president as a men
ace to the nation had been the out
growth of republican rule and that
any statute enacted for their sup
preston had been secured by demo-
cratic votes and was opposed by the
| leaders of his own party.
1.-THE party whose shibboleth OF
sound money destroyed half the me-
tallic money of the nation cannot de-
| fend its last essay at monetary leg
| islation upon any other basis than
gag rule of the speaker and the de-
mand of the great financial centers
of the country"
The platform concludes with
warm eulogy of Bryan. and instructs
the delegates to the national conven-
ton to vote for him while his name
is before the convention.
Ex-Governor Adams stated that he
presented the report at the request
of the committee, and he moved the
adoption. 7ttt
A Substitute Report.
John T. Barnett of Ouray gained
recognition and presented substi-
tute set of resolutions" These were
| much shorter than those presented
by Ex-Governor Adams, omitted ref
erences to many things iinentioned
| in the other resolutions. ii tably the
instructions to the Pueblo Z lnvention
regarding the nominating tf candi-
| date for United States sen tOr. Mr..
Barnett thought that the pH'sent con-
vention was solely for the election
of national delegates.
Arguments were made for the sub
stitute resolutions by JONI T. Bar
nett of Ouray, Barney OIonnell of
| Clear Creek county Mayor Speer of
Denver and Attorney Smith of Den
ver
| Arguments were made sgains; ths
substitute resolutions and For the
resolutions offered by Mr.. Adams by
Ex-Governor Charles S. Thomas of
Denver, Charles w. Pew of Weld
county, Col. B. f. MONTGOMERY of
Denver, Charles Benson G Cripple
Creek and Ex-Governor Il. c. Stim
son.
Barnett Motion Lost.
On vive voce vote the Barnett
substitute was lost by a big majori-
| ty. and then the resolutions and
| platform presented by Ex-Governor
Adams were adopted by an over
whelming vote.
Both the Adams and the Barnett
| resolutions strongly endorsed Will
| liam j. Bryan and instructed the del
| egates to vote for him as long as his
name was before the convention at
Denver.
Although the Denver delegation,
headed by Mayor Speer, was recog-
nized by the state democratic con-
vention yesterday as regular, the
mayor was defeated on the question
of a platform today.