The daily sentinel., 1912-02-12
STANDPATTERS IN COMPLETE
CONTROL OF COLORADO Cop.

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mittee refused to adopt the resolu-
zion offered by the insurgent Repub-
lcans, providing that each county
chairman be instructed to hold coun-
ty primaries for the expression OF
presidential choices by members of
the party.
for Strong Protective Tariff.
The committee went on record as
favoring continuance of strong
protective tariff.
Colorado Springs Wins.
The committee seiected Colorado
Springs as the place for holding the
staUe convention at which delegates
will be selected to the national re-
publican convention. The date was
fixed as March "a The insurgents
favored a much later date. The Col
urado convention will be one of the
earliest held in the nation.
Denver Gets Last Convention.
Ii was decided to hold the con-
yention assembly at which the state
candidates to be voted on the state
primary bill be named, in Denver on
August /.
Debate Got Very Bitter.
At times the discussions were eX-
| tremely bitter and the meeting was
anything but harmonious. Represen-
tative Breckenridge of Rio Grande
| county recalled the threats that had
! been made by the insurgent Republi-
cans, and declared that he was tired
| of such child's play. He declared
| that he had voted for Senator Gug-
/ genheim for senator as a member of
/ the legislature and that he was glad
/ of it.
Cheer Guggenheim's Name.
! Several times during the meeting
| the name of Senator Guggenheim was
Justify cheered showing that the sem
/ ator is still mistaken in his control
/ of party affairs in his home state
/ The Denver City Fight.
! This afternoon the committee met
at 3 o'clock and is now dealing with
the local fight in Denver The out
come is in doubt.
The "Insurgents" Discouraged.
Practically all of the insurgent Re
publican leaders of the state are here
and they are feeling pretty poorly
over the overwhelming defeat they
received. Every measure their com
mittemen proposed was turned
down. The Taft managers are in
absolute and complete control. There
is no longer any doubt as to Taft
getting the solid Republican delega-
tion from this state Senator Gug-
senheim, in all probability, will head
his delegation.
Mesa County Men for Taft.
The Mesa county members of the
state central committee voted for
the Taft endorsement and for every
motion and resolution offered by the
taft managers. giving the Mesa coun-
~ insurgent leaders who are in Den
yer for the banquet tonight, no com
fort whatever.
The Banquet Tonight.
Tonight hundreds of Republicans
will occupy seats at the Lincoln day
banquet. 1t is known that former
Senator Albert j. Beveridge, of In
Llama, the chief speaker, will deal
with none of the party differences.
His speech will be a rather formal
Lincoln day address. While it is
not expected that there will be any
lren breaks at the banquet. it will
be far from a harmony" banquet
The Republican party in Colorado is
divided more hopelessly this after
noon than at any time in years. The
tand pat element is in full control
and viii dominate both the delegate
convention on March 81 and the nam
ing OF the state ticket. Colorado can
no longer be classed as a doubtful
tate as TO insurgency" or stand
patsm The old guard rules tri-
umphantly.