Gilpin observer., 1910-10-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
County Nominees a Credit to
the Party and Favorites
with the Voters.

noon than in any like meeting occur
ring in these parts in years. The por-
ton OF the spacious room reserved
for spectators was crowded and all
but two Of the entire delegation Of
the county participated in the con-
vention.
w. T. Plemmons, county chairman,
called the meeting to order. II. r..
Eilmann was secretary and after the
reading of the roll call Mr.. Plemmons
and Mr.. Eilmann we're elected tenn
porary chairman and secretary res
pectively. The rules were suspended
and the temporary organization was
made permanent.
J. Med. Livesay. a prominent at
torney of Denver, and for a number
of years a resident of Gilpin county,
being in the city on professional bus
mess. was invited to address the con-
vention. Mr.. Livesay explained that
he had been a Republican for many
years, but of late years had held in
dependent views politically. and hav-
ing formed the opinion that the De-
mocratic party was more the party
Of the people, he had been voting
that ticket.
Mr.. Livesay discoursed mainly on
the issues Of the Democratic party
in the state campaign. He discussed
the initiative and referendum meas
ures, which are before the voters
for their endorsement and said If
these are adopted the people will be
In control Of the law making func-
| tions Of the state government and
can enact such remedial legislation
as they have long wanted. The speak
er said the corporate interests Of the
state were spending thousands OF
dollars to defeat the initiative and
referendum.were bending every effort
to prevent them from becoming ef
fective. and that this strong and ac.
: tive opposition should impress upon
/ the voters the duty incumbent upon
them to vote in favor of the initia-
tive and referendum amendments
Mr.. Lvesay's remarks were loudly ar
plauded.
| A committee, composed of Jay BY.
ron. w. j. Stull and H. C. Bolsinger
was appointed on rules and order and
resolutions. A recess Of 20 minutes
was taken while the committee was
preparing to report. The report 'ol
the committee was adopted. No reso
luuons were drafted, the convention
reaffirming the resolutions passed al
prior convention, in which the
clean. economical and progressive
state administration under Governor
Shafroth was unanimously endorsed
as was also the county administra
tion.
The first nomination was that o.
Representative. w. j. Stull placed the
nomination OF John c. Jenkins before
the convention The nomination wa:
endorsed in brilliantly oratorlca
effort by John Cody. Jay Byron nom
mated Hugh Williams Of Russell
Gulch. and pleaded with the conven
ton to give Russell, one OF the De
mocratic strongholds Of the county
representation on the ticket. VIM
Parenteau nominated Clifford Par
sons.
The first ballot on the candidates
was an informal one and resulted II
Jenkins receiving majority. Par
sons withdrew his name before tn
first formal ballot was taken. On thi
ballot, Jenkins received 13, William
Is. the remainder scattering. Non
having a majority another ballot wa
taken. Still there was no majorit
and the deadlock lasted until afte
half dozen ballots had been taken
Finally the deadlock was broken. Jer
kins receiving 16 votes. Williams Il
Williams receiving a majority on thi
ballot was declared the nominee @
the convention.
F. ]. Altvater was declared tn
nominee OF the convention for cler
and recorder by reclamation.
Two were nominated for sheriff
namely George Launder and F.
Boisinger. Launder received II vote
and Bolsinger 25.
There was no opposition to Cha,
f. Wiley for treasurer and he wa
nominated by acclamation.
Miss Loretta Loughran and Mr.
Francis c. Mayhem were nominate
for superintendent Of schools. Mil
Loughran received 10 votes and Mr.
Mayhem 28. ~
{ There were two nominees for a
sessor-0eo. D. Henderson and ia