The daily sentinel., 1912-01-24
60 UNPLEDGED
SAYS ARTICLE
Sentinel Democratic Subscriber Says
National Delegation Should Not
be Pledged to Any One Can
didate in Particular.
Edltor. DaIIy sentineI:

Editor, Daily Sentinel:
Theb ulwarks of the Colorado de-
mocracy stand in immediate need of
strengthening. The foretaste of seat
tered factions of our party for par
ticular candidates for the nomina-
tion Of president in the forthcoming
national convention, at Baltimore,
unless Curtailed, will usurp public
opinion TO the extent that our dele
cation will go pledged, to one of the
several men now in the field.
If the Colorado delegation goes to
that convention pledged TO any par
ticular candidate then the democrat
/ ic party of this state, simultaneously
loses all OF its power if it happens to
cast its lot with any candidate who
| fails of nomination. If by chance,
| however, it is pledged to the winning
candidate of the convention, ColoTa-
dc will only be one among many 9TH
er states, and its pro rata of reward
under four years of a democratic pres
ident will be portioned out its rela-
tive share.
The press agents of various candi-
| dates are actively at work already
organizing clubs throughout the state
in the interest of their principals.
Public sentiment is rapidly forming.
Now the time for the independent
democratic press of this state to fore
stall the sending of any pledge dele
cation II it has the best interests of
| Colorado at heart.
The national democracy at this
writing classifies Colorado as a doubt
| ful state in its leaning toward any of
| the announced candidates for pTesi-
dent. 1t is debatable ground for eth
er Clark, Underwood, Wilson, Har-
mon or Folk.
| | issue the call to level headed dem
| ocrats to stand out against pledg-
| ed delegation to the national demo-
| cratic convention from this state, on
| lines of purely selfish interest of the
| commonwealth of Colorado.
There is a wide variety of congress-
| ional legislation much needed in the
people of Colorado. National legisla-
| tion for the benefit of this state is
| of paramount importance to any 9TH
/ er state question entering the next
election. Democratic success this
coming fall is assured. With this
| promising outlook Colorado's demo-
cracy must occupy a trading position
| from now on. An unpledged deleGa-
tion to the national convention at
| Baltimore is the first step to gain the
support of the national organization
toward obtaining the needed legisla-
tion affecting the welfare of the
state. trading position with the
successful nominee OF the convention
is practical politics. 1t assures the
support of the president when elected
An unpledged delegation is not in the
slightest degree disloyalty to the par.
ty. In our case it is first degree fl.
deity to the sovereignty of Colora-
do and the state democracy
SENTIMENTALGSM.
A pledged delegation to the nation
al convention from this state favoring
any particular candidate for presi-
dent Is fully lacking in both merit
and arrangement. The waves of pop
plarity of presidential candidates to-
/ day are largely the resu Its of thes nc
cessful activities of press agents to
form public sentiment in behalf OF
their principals. Colorado has nc
favorite son seeking the nomination
of president, neither is amy one of the
announced candidates of the demo-
cratic party identified with Colorado
the West, or Western interests, with
the exception of Underwood who for
three terms in Congress was on the
committees of public lands and irri-
cation of arid lands.
In view of the foregoing any strong
favoritism to any one of the an
nounced candidates is merely senti-
mentalism on the part of the demo-