The daily sentinel., 1908-06-16
THE DELEGATES ELECTED
AND PLATFORM ADOPTED
wood Convention Finished Its Work This Afternoon Strong Resolutions Passed En-
domg Bryan and Providing for the Nomination Of Candidate for Senator
Hard Fight Over National Commteeman Green Alternate Delegate But
Badly Defeated for Delegate -Pattesons Terrific Defeat

was tiutu, eN-oenaIOr patterson
speaking for the rejection of the ma
jority report, and Messrs Hughes
and Thomas speaking for its accept
ance.
1t was spirited and memorable
debate; but it was easy to see that
the hundreds of representative DEM
ocrats from all over the state. COM
posing the convention, were largely
against Patterson.
The roll call of the counties began
and two out of every three of the del
egations in the big convention cast
their votes for the majority report
of the convention, seating the Davor-
en- or Speer delegation.
Buclslin Failed.
When the name of Mesa county
was called. j. w. Bucklin attempted
to cast the entire vote of the dele
CATION against the acceptance. of the
majority report; but two of the Mesa
county delegates Immediately pro-
tested, declared they were not bound
by the unit rule. Chairman Adams
respected their protest and held up
the Mesa county vote until after the
roll call had ended, and then, so
overwhelming was the majority
against Patterson that the Mesa
county vote was given no further at
tention.
1913 to 100. =.
The vote on the report stood 433
to 1870 in favor of the acceptance of
the majority report and the seating
of the entire Davoren or Speer dele
sation from Denver. When the vote
vas announced, the convention broke
forth into wild cheering. Ex-senator
Patterson's reign as a democratic
leader in Colorado was at an end.
Never at any time was there a
chance of Patterson controlling the
Adjourned Until Today.
Following the acceptance of the
report of the committee on creden-
tials the convention took an adjourn
ment u~''l o'clock this morning
Much Caucusing Done.
Last night many caucuses were
held on the matter of selecting ma
tional delegates and national COM
and this morning it was
hard to tell who would be on the
list of delegates.
Weather Fine Today.
This morning the weather in Glen
wood Springs was flne and the dele
gates were greatly refreshed and
ready for the convention to get down
10 real business.
Many caucuses were held again |
this morning.
No Unit Rule.
The members of the Mesa county |
nor of any other county delegation |
at the state democratic convention
were bound together by a unit rule |
One of the convention floor man
ayers of ex-senator Patterson stated
Yesterday tO SnVarn1 of MpSo |
county delegates that the unit rule
was no longer employed in the state |
The five Mesa county delegates |
who declined. to be bound by the unit !
rule were John NJ. Conley. William
Weiser, w. c. Boyer, Frank l. Lee
and l. n. Bunting. The votes of
these gentlemen were counted for the |
majority report of the committee on |
credentials.
They are Very Sore.
James w. Bucklin, ]. S. Woods, |
H. w. Kluge and the other Patterson
men on the Mesa county delegation,
who run rough-shod over the Speer |
men on the delegation and who |
jumped into the Patterson band wag-
on without waiting TO hear any re-
ports from the committee on creden-
tials committee, are very sore today, |
not only at the Speer men who won
such an overwhelming victory. but
at themselves. They lost out in ev-
cry contention. They now realize |
that the forecast made by many To- |
cal prominent democrats that the
democracy of the state was tired of
Patterson's chickering's and bolting, |
was true.
The convention was late getting |
started. and it was after 10 O'Clock !
before II was called to order.