The daily sentinel., 1908-06-15

Charles ]. Hughes, the brilliant
Denver lawyer, made arguments for
the seating of the Speer delegation.
and his arraignment OF Mr.. Patter-
son was one of the most biting and
at the same time convincing talks
ever heard in the state.
Mr. Patterson made a lengthy and
spirited speech in defense of his po-
sition.
liant men were among the greatest
ever heard in Colorado.
He Wanted Half.
Senator Patterson made plea.
not for the seating of his entire del
egation, but for the seating of one
half of his delegation.
Mr.. Hughes demanded the seating
of the entire regular delegation from
Denver
Overwhelmingly Beaten.
Shortly after 3 pm. a motion was
made to seat the Davoren or Speer
delegation from the city and county
of Denver.
Immediately a Patterson man made
a motion to amend by seating one
half of each delegation.
The vote on the amendment was
taken and it was defeated by a vote
of 43 to 10, each individual vote rep
resenting n county in Colorado.
Then the vote on the original mo-
tion was taken, and by vote of 43
to 13 the motion was carried.
1t was an overwhelming victory for
the regular democratic organization
of Denver. 1t meant that Patterson
had lost all chance of controlling the
state convention.
The committee on credentials at
once prepared to report for the seat
ing of the 1876 delegates known as
the Davoren or regular democratic
delegates from Denver.
The Mesa county member of the
credentials committee was one of the
small minority that voted with Pat
terson.
Session Delayed.
Owing to the long time required
by the committee on credentials, the
convention did not open at 2 pm.
1t was nearly 3 pm. when 1t recon-
vened.
The committee on rules and order
of business asked that the temporary
organization be made permanent.
This was done, and this, too, was a
victory for the Speer faction. This
report was agreed upon by the com
mittee by an so per cent majority
report
In nearly every matter the major
ity of the Mesa county delegates,
headed by j. w. Bucl<Iin, voted
against the majority of the conven-
ton. There is no chance whatever
of DIR. Green of Fruita of J. w. Buck
lin being elected national convention
delegates.
Everybody for Bryan.
The convention will instruct its
delegates for William j. Bryan by a
unanimous vote.
Each Side Debates.
On the recOnvening of the conven-
tiOn n motion was passed by n unani-
nous vote granting each side % min
utes for debate on the acceptance of
the report of the committee on Gre
dentials.
Ex-senator Patterson will occupy
all the time for the Patterson crowd,
while Charles j. Hughes and Charles
s. Thomas will speak for the Speer
delegation, and the debate will be
historical for its strength and bril-
iiancy.
All One Way.
Since the report of the committee
on credentials was made known, the
sentiment among the delegates
seems almost all one way-for Speer
and against Patterson.
There Is no question but what the
majority report. seating the Speer
delegates, will be adopted by an ov-
erwhelming vote.
The vote will not be taken until
some time this evening.
A Correction Made.
An earlier dispatch stated that II.
Il. Turpin of Mesa county was ON the
committee ON credentials. This is "a
mistake. He is ON the committee
on rules and order of business, and
j.. $. Woods is on the credentials
committees.
Woods One of Six.
When II came to signing minori-
ty report for the credentials commit
tee only q of the 13 men who voted
against the Speer delegation signed
this minority report, and Woods of
Mesa was one of the six.
The convention may complct its
deliberations tonight.
Ex-senator Patterson nor Aiva Adj
ans will hardly be made delegates to
the national convention.
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