The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-14
fractional FIGHT
OVER CANDIDATES
Colorado Democrats win Meet
in Convention Today With
No Idea of Harmony.
NO FORECAST OF RESULT
Two Sets Of Delegates From Denver
With Leaders Of the Party in
Both Camps.

Denver. Sept. 1s.-Factional leaders
~ Colorado Democracy are tonight en-
gagged m one Of the most interesting
pre-convcntion contests ever fought In
the state. with hOnOrs even 50 far as tho
Eovcrnor.ship is concerned. Tomorrow
iu the auditorium In this city. the state
tunFri. ion viii De held for the purpose
81 selecting o. fun state ticket.
Govern or John n. Shafroth OF Den
yer md Dr. B. l.. jefferson OF steam
Boat Springs. have had their iieutcn-
ants al work for the last two weeks
lining mp county delegations Tor the
nomination for governor and tonight
each candidate claims victory. The
convention viii have a total Of 1IOL
delegates. uecessitntiuE J51 for n
choice. Both Shafroth and jefferson as
ssrt they will have above 500 on the
iWst ballot. although more than nan
Of the delegates come uninstructed.
Contest In Denver.
The big delegation Of Denver with
2Sf votes. pledged for jefferson week
ago. faces contest in the convention,
The so-callcd platform Democrats.
who favored the program OF Governor
Shafroth I'm calling the present special
session 81 the legislature for the pur-
pose OF receeming platform pledges,
yesterday selected n fun delegation 90
the convention. headed by former Gov
ernor Thomas. and tonight gave notice
to the state committee OF contest
The state committee has siCuifled its
Intention 60 pass tnc Denver contest on
- the convention with~ut action or
rccomm eudation. Aligned with Cover
nor Thomas and hts professionals Is for
mer United states Senator Thomas n
Patterson. who long has been "a thorn
in the side 81 Mayor Robert ". SpeeI
| ~ Denver. the acknowledged head Of
The dominating Democratic faction i
Denver county. United states Senator
Charles t. Hughes is Mayor Specr's
closest advisor.
Adams Prepared TO Trade.
The Pueblo delegation. with 50 votes
beaded by former Governor Alva
! Adams. thrice governor and receptive
torship. is prepared To- do some dicker-
i inE. 10 fs admitted that Governor Sha-
| froth. who has already served COLORADO
4 in Congress. both as Republican and
Democrat. would like TO be sent back
a. United States senator. and should ne
. 81 Be- almost assured that former Gov
ernor Adams would use the great power
&C his command TO swing the public def
egation into line for him.
y feature or uuufual interest is me
/ contest for the nomination as supcrtn-
. tcndcnt Of public instruction. Tn Colo
4 RADIO this office is conceded TO the WON
On and hitherto they have been able
. 10 aErcc on some one OF their sex.
This time. although Mrs. Katherine
. n Cook of Brighton. the incumbent
/ has been endorsed by practically every
school superintendent and educational
Institution in the state. "a considerable
Number Of women in and around DenN 81
l are opposed 90 her.
lIrs. Helen Robinson. writer and clut
woman. and Mrs. Mary e.. q. Bradford
2 pioneer in the suffragist movement
4 m Colorado. have announced their IN
tention Of Contcstiug with Mrs. Cooh
fIr the office.