Semi-weekly herald., 1914-08-06

rado Bar association candidate. for
justice of the supreme court. John
Campbell, the Bar associations can
didate, was hooted and hissed. The
result was that James r. Killian Of
Denver, who did not participate in the
bar election, was given the choice
designation of the assembly. James
H. Teller, Of Denver, was given the
second vote.
George w. Allen, who was char
acterized as a Republican, received
just few votes more than neces-
sary to entitle him to a place upon
the ticket.
The fight against the state admin
istration assumed such proportions
in the afternoon session that disrup-
tion threatened the otherwise thor
oughly organized assembly. 1t even
eclipsed, for long moment, the con-
stant fight which former Senator Pat
terson's friends were waging against
the organization of almost every
county.
Those who were directing the as
sembly strove diligently to ignore the
state administration and to prevent
even the mention of Ammons' name
on the floor of the assembly. But
they were unable to control fourteen
members of the resolutions commit
tee, which returned to the assembly,
after many hours struggle in com
mittee session, minority report sus-
tanning every act of the state admin
istration.
Instantly the contest was on. Pu-
eblo county led in the denunciation OF
the assembly's attitude of what they
called "cowardly silence" and refusal
ito meet the real issue in Colorado
Denver county did not want the
matter discussed at all, and finally
through julius Aichele, machine lead
er, succeeded in placating all factions
by offering a motion to table both
the majority report, which did not
mention the state administration, and
the minority report, which commend
ed it.
The assembly seemed to be almost
equally devided in its desire to de-
nounce the administration and in its
determination to "whitewash" the
state regime. Before Aichele jumped
into the breach, serious split was
threatened and the debate was grow
ing warmer.
Ammons was referred to as "in-
competent" and inefficient" Where
upon tremendous applause burst from
big portion of the assembly.
Frank A. McAliney, of Pueblo de-
clared that the Democrats of Colo.
RADIO might just as well not go into
the election at all as to go forward
without declaration for law and or
der.
So disorderly did the assembly be.
come that Chairman H. A. Hicks Of
Denver had difficulty in controlling
the delegates. But Aichele's move
completely quieted the atmosphere
and the assembly proceeded with
nominations.
Early in the day Patterson's friend:
induced George W. Musser, of Colo
RADIO Springs, to withdraw his name
That changed the complexion of the
gubernatorial contest completely
Barnett Napier, of Glenwood Springs
and John Hecker, of Denver, became
Patterson's only opposition.
The organization fought hard tt
maintain its majority for Napier
Frank Medina, John B. Hunter ant
Richard Malone were fighting just as
hard to break the organization con-
troll. The absence of steering com.
mittee in the Denver delegation was
big instrument in favor of the Pat
tersonians, and when the test came
it was found that Patterson had car.
ried two more than half Of the big
Denver delegation.
That vote stampeded the rest o1
the delegations and Patterson wor
easily.