Semi-weekly herald., 1912-07-29
DEMOCRATS NAME DELEGATES

The Democratic county assembly
met in the district court room this
morning and at 1920 County Chair
man Frank Rivers called the meeting
To order Out Of 1O6 delegates about
seventy were present. The rest were
presented by proxies.
The temporary roll was read by
Secretary William Otton, and on mo.
tion the chair appointed the following
committees:
Credentials-H N. Linebarger, ]. D.
Adams, Joseph Freed jr.
Permanent Organization and Order
of Business-Charle Pearson, Reese
McCloskey, John J. link.
Resolutions-P G. Ellis, |. Krusch-
Ike, Gus Gilbert.
A recess of fifteen minutes was then
taken to give the committees time to
report.
AT 11:15 the meeting was again
called to order, and the committee
on credentials reported that every pre-
cinct was represented except precinct
A on the Florida mesa. AS there were
no contests, the committee recon-
mended that all the delegates and
proxies named in the temporary roll
including the delegation from Bay
field which was late in arriving-be
seated. Adopted.
The committee on permanent or
ganization reported that the tempo
rary officers be made permanent, and
that the order of business should be as
follows:
First-The selection of nine dele
gates to the senatorial convention to
be held in Mancos on July 30.
Second-The selection of nine dele
gates to the judicial convention to
be held in Durango on Aug. $.
Third-The selection Of sixteen del
egates TO the state convention to be
held in Pueblo Aug. 6.
Fourth-The selection of twelve
delegates to the congressional con-
vention to be held in Pueblo on Aug.
7. Report adopted.
The report of the resolutions com
mittee was adopted without debate,
but when the secretary read the fol
lowing resolutions it met with good
deal of opposition, and il was finally
defeated only four delegates voting
for it. The resolution was, in sub
stance, as follows:
Be it resolved that the Democratic
candidate for state senator from this
district shall make public statement
that he will support Tor the United
States senate any man who receives a
majority of the popular vote, or the
man who receives a majority of the
votes of the Democratic party. and
that his nomination shal not 20 into
effect until he makes either one Of
such statements.
Representative George Weaver urg-
ed the adoption Of the resolution on
the ground that it was in line with the
national Democratic platform for the
last twelve years. 1t was opposed by
]. d. Adams. B. B. Russell and eth
ers, on the ground that it might com
nit the local candidate for state SEN
ator to vo.e for either Republican,
or for some man who was not the
choice Of the people in this district.
The resoiution was almost unanimous
ly defeated, and the assembly adjourn.
ed for d'7,.er.
At / 80 the assembly reconvened
and without any delay or opposition
the following list of names was placed
on the black board and elected as dele
gates to the senatorial convention
Hans Aspaas, George Gilbert, ]. D.
Adams, Chas. Pearson, C. Z. Herr
Walter Hunter, ]. W. Jarvis, ]. A,
Schryver, J. A. Stroehle.
Seventeen names were placed on the
blackboard as delegates to the judi
cial assembly. The nine receiving the
highest number of votes were as fol-
lows:
Reese McCloskey, II. Zumbush, ]. ]
German. W. NJ Hunter, l.. e. Smith
P. G. Ellis, Joe Freed jr., John Oh
bert, R. L. Dale.
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