The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
pecial TO The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
Denver, Colo., April 30.-Colo-
RADIO is the only State in the Union
with only one Senator. The crucial
test in the deadlock, which has ex-
listed for some time, is regarded as
due this week.
LEGISLATURE MAY ADJOURN.
Unless differences between opposing
Democratic factions are settled or
adjusted within the next six days, the
Legislature is likely to adjourn and
leave Senator Simon Guggenheim. a Re
publican. alone to represent the State
in the Senate throughout the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress. There is a contingency in
this regard, however. which lies in the
fact that Gov. Shafroth may feel
it incumbent upon himself to call the
solons back into extra session for the
purpose of passing several Democratic
platform measures to which the men,
bers of the party have given little or no
heed. In this event they will be again
brought in touch with the senatorial row.
There are sixty-eight Democrats in the
Colorado legislature. twenty-nine of
whom have sworn allegiance to Robert
w Speer, present mayor Of Denver. as
the man who should assume the Senate
place left vacant by the death of Charles
J. Hughes. 1t requires fifty-one votes
to secure an election. The remainder of
the Democratic votes have been scatter
h,,r of ha,
been cast steadily for Alva Adams. for
mer governor of the State. Other Demo-
cratic candidates in the race have in
cluded Gov. Shafroth. former Gov.
Thomas, T. J. O'Donnen, Repre-
sentatfves Taylor, Rucker. and Martin,
and Charles B. Ward. The Republicans
are keeping out of all combines and
their votes between one or two
more as a formality than
with any show of success.
A Democratic Family Row.
II is a Democratic family row which
prevents the breaking oe the deadlock.
the issue on broad lines being drawn be-
tween Denver and the rest of the State.
Mayor Speer. the Democrat who con-
trols the largest number Of votes more
than once cast for one candidate, has
held sway in Denver for the past eight
years. Through certain bold affiliations
with powerful corporation Republicans
he has been the main agent
in giving several recent State victories
&c the Democrats. He is a vigorous
type Of politician. who is charged with
being not too analytical Of the influences
he brings into his camp. An aggressive
and likewise unparticular Republican
contingent in Denver has enlisted under
his banner with the result that the large
public service corporations of Denver
have won bitterly contested fights for
franchises.
The Patterson wing of the Democracy
iE Denver. which also has a large fol-
lowing abroad in the State. has con-
demanded the divorce Of cor
poration control. At an election in Den
Yer last year this faction prevented the
Speer party and its Republican followers
from voting a bond issue to pay what
the opposers considered a fabulous
amount to obtain the plant Of the water
company, and obtained the appointment
Of a water commission to consider plans
the city should build and main
tain its own plant. q
Mayor Speer's Candidacy.
The TACT that Speer, despite his manner
of controlling the Denver situation. has
given the city many improvements and
a wonderful business admin
and that the actual success Of
the Democratic ticket in Colorado last
fall and previous years was due to his
support, made him at once a prominent
factor in the contest for the seat of Sem
ator Hughes when it became vacant. Led
oy former Senator Thomas NJ. Patterson,
the opposing Democrats have success
fully prevented his election UP to the
present. Each day since the fight began
the Denver News, the Patterson organ,
has carried a table showing the exact af-
of each Democrat, with the prom
sc that the full searchlight Of publicity |
should be played on each member who |
weakened and passed over to the Speer |
side.
The Speerites are calling for a caucus |