Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-05-07
CURTAIN FALLS ON
FARCE COMEDY
IN COLORADO
BOSS RIDDEN DEMOCRATS
FAIL TO ELECT SENATOR
Legislature AdjournS Sine Die
Leaving State to Be Repre-
Sented for Two Years By
Republican in Upper House,

Denver. Colo, May 6,-At 1915
o'clock tonight the joint assembly of
the Colorado legislature. balloting TO
elect a successor to the late United
States Senator Charles ]. Hughes, Jr.,
was formally dissolved. leaving un-
broken the deadlock, which has exist
ed since January IL. AS result
Colorado, with practically a complete
democratic state administration and
with an overwhelming democratic
majority in the legislature. will be
represented In the uolted States sem
ate for the next two years by a soli-
tary republican, Simon Guggonheim.
personal fight waged against
Mayor Robert w. speer, Of Denver,
the leading candidate. whose final
strength OF 33 votes in the last bal
lots was exactly one-half of the
democratic majority In the legisla-
ture, Is held responsible for the fail
ure to elect senator.
The closing hours Of the Joint as
Isembly We're marked by the triple re-
fusal of State senator Th-mas D. Me
cue, Mayor Speers campaign U.an-
ager, to accept nomination for .the
senatorship at the hands of members
of the anti-Speer faction.
With Lieutenant Governor Fitzger-
aid doing all In his power TO withhold
\ the announcement of the final vote
in the hope that the warning demo
Gratis might find the way to an elec-
ton at the eleventh hour, State Sem
ator lrby. Mayor Speer's private sec
retary rushed from the chamber for
a conference with his chief and the
report thrilled through the assembly
that he had gone to bring word OF
Speers withdrawal and pave the way
to McCue's election, His return shat.
tered the hopes of those who still
thought an election might be brought
about. 1t was thought Speer woult
stick to the bitter end, but a momen
later the lieutenant governor raped
| his gavel with the words: II am ring
| Ing down the currain on the creates
farce-comedy In the political blstor.
Of Colorado
1t had been agreed that seven bal
lots should be cast tonight, at the enc
OF which, II no election resulted. the
joint assembly should be dissolved
The first ballot showed the Speei
strength to be 81 the antiSpeei
strength 49, and the republican
strength "a, with two democratic
members not voting. On the second
ballot, with the two absentees In
their seats. the Speer strength rose to
3S, his solid following, although II
the three succeeding ballots he gained
vote from the anti-Speer forces
that left him on the final vote.
The seventh ballot went the same
way as the preceding ones, Speei
numbering 33 votes at the end of the
roll call, with former Governor Alva
Aams, for whom the antl-Speer forces
We're voting for the second time, with
a similar number. Before the result
OF the vote was announced Senator
Joyce, anti-Speer. announced q
change to McCue,
Realizing there was little time left
in which to enact laws and perform
ing other legislative duties, both
houses today paid strict attention 10
business.
The senate confirmed all the gov
ernors appointments, which were
pending with the exception of Claude
Street OF Englewood reappointed as
oil Inspector Mrs Thalla Rhodes
who was made a member of the state
normal board, and the district irrlga-
tion engineers.
Edward A, Heating and Blair Bur,
well were confirmed as members of
the land board after being held In
suspense during the whole session of
the legislature.
The senate refused TO confirm the
nomination of George II. Hosmer OF
Fort Morgan, reappointed as print
ing commissioner. However, as no
one has been named In his stead. Mr..
Hosmer will continue In office.