The daily sentinel., 1908-05-14
RESULTS OF STRAW
VOTE IN THIS STATE.
Returns Almost Unanimous for
Bryan.-Franklin and ShaffrOth
the FavOritcs for Governor
Wheeler for Judge.

| II will he remembered that several
weeks since voting blanks were
circulated over every county I'm
Colorado permitting the individual
citizens to express themselves as
| to their choices for president,
vice president, governor, three con-
2rcssmen, and four candidates for
supreme Judges. The replies have
gone far into the hundreds and are
arriving at the offices of the Demo-
cratic State Advisory Committee by
every mail. The ballots, especially
on state offices, have brought out a
world of most excellent timber.
Without at this time casting up the
totals, II brief summary will show
the relative standing ON May 9Th:
Out of about 500 ballots received
for president w. j. Bryan had all but
four and they were for John A. john
son of Minnesota.
For vice president Mayor Tom
l.. Johnson of Cleveland leads by just
one vote over Judge Harmon of
Ohio, followed closely by John A.
johnson. Governor Chandler of New
York. Governor Douglas of Massa-
chusetts, Charles A. Towns of New
York and Governor Folk of Missouri
are also receiving votes to remark
able degree.
For the three positions of con-
gressmen. John Shaffroth and Sen
ator Scott are tied with Senator Tay-
lor. Charles Tew, Harry Bryant,
James NJ. Brinson. Hume Lewis. C.
S. Thomas, Alva Adams, II. II. Sell
domridge, j. II. Martin. A. c. Patton.
S. II. White, Charles b. Ward. John
C. Bell and w. L. Clayton following
in close order. Probably twenty-five
other names have received many
scattering votes while quite "A vote
stands to the credit of Merl Vincent
of Montrose county, who has raised
so much trouble in the Republican
ranks recently.
In the race for governor the votes
are more condensed. Charles w.
tied at the top of the list, followed
closely by Senator John II. Crowley.
Judge A. w. Rucker. l.. b. Jeffer-
son. Alva Adams, Judge C. A. Ben
nett, Judge Ben b. Lindsey M. A.
Leddy, Thomas ]. Erhart. Senator
Taylor, Thomas Annear and John c.
Bell. Probably a dozen others have
received scattering votes.
For the four positions of Supreme
Court there is marked interest.
The four leaders are Senator Scott,
George w. MuSSer, Judge Z. A. Ben
nett and Judge Dexter Sapp, with
Judge Hartenstein, Judge Shumate,
s. II. White, John C. Bell, Samuel
Wheeler. e. C. Stimson, Senator
Campbell and Judge Cunningham
follow in order with many others
honored with votes.
The most striking fact in this vote
is the almost unanimous sentiment
for Mr.. Bryan and the very high
grade of the choices for vice presi-
dent. 1t should be stated in defer
ence to every name of the hundred
or more having been honored by
votes, that in no case have they been
consulted nor does this voting indi-
cate that any of these names will
finally enter the race for any nomi-
nation. In the case of Senator Scott,
he wishes ii understood that he is a
hold-over member of the Senate and
not open to consideration. The vot-
ing is chiefly valuable to indicate
how the people are thinking and
how they would act if free to initiate
their own sentiments by primary sys-
tenn of election. II may be that an
other summary will appear later dn-
dicating more names and any pos
sible changing of a relative order.
Frederic Williams of Colorado