Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-09-09
LIGHT VOTE POLLED IN WHICH
REPUBLICANS LEAD OVER
OTHER PARTIES
STEVENS LEADING WORK
Democrats Have Apparently \oni-
natcd Patterson 10 he Candi.
date For Governor nj
Next Election

DENVER. Colo, Sept scatter
ing early returns from todays state
wide primary indicate light vote
woth the Republican vote largest
proportionately with stevens ot Den
yer leading, Dr. Hupbort Work OF
Pueblo for the Repulican nomination
Tor g. $ senator There Waa n1
contest in tho other parties
Samuel u Nicholson. of Leadyills
y leading for Republican nomiua
tion as governor. Frank g. Goudy o.
benyor- second. George A Carlson.
third
With the Democrats Z VI patter.
son h leading. y e Napier of Glen
wood Springs T.. T.. Costigan. Pre-
gressivo wa not opposed
The Democrats have indOrsed
three OF the present congressman
koating. Taylor and Sledomridge
and they will be unopposed for no
mination but the fourth member Of
the preseat delegation. George !.
Klndel. has declared himself a Re-
publican. although elected as De
mocrat. and will run independently.
The other two parties have from two
10 six candidates Tor each congress
sional nomination
The gOyernorship II the real OF
flee over which the battle will DC
vaged. because 10 the successor OF
Governor u. NJ Anmons the entire
nation looks for a solution of the In
Gustrau problems wAIea .sIsp tht
Suite.
law and order" Is the slogan OF
each of tho three recognized parties
Democratic. Republican and Pro sres.
si,e. but the real issues are these.
Shall the state of Colorado go
dry
Shall the coal mine operators or
th miners be forced 10 Yield In the
labor strife that has paralyzed Colo
RADIO tor q year, brought on civil war
fare and collected scores of human
lives as tolls
The labor vote Is the most impor-
t.nt consideration 10 the primary to
day and IN the general election iu
November At the meeting OF the
state Federation OF Labor two weeks
alo that body turned down virtually
an applications for Endorsement pre-
scntcd by candidates. aud out of "A
lisi of approximately 1U candidates
tor the chief offices. declared in ia
yor of only one. Atterson W Ruck-
a.. Democrat, who served iu the Gist
and send congresses, nov candi-
date for congress In the first dis
tr.ct
A. 90 prohibition. there seems li'-
n, likelihood OF the "drys" wiping
liouor ont OF Colorado. There are
man, sections principally In tine
southern part of tho State. where
LIQUOR is Narr0d hut the rest of Tho
state ls wide open
There arc several good local rca
sens Rhr tho prohibitionists are ro-
HL io have % hard time One is that
Colorado - made up of many people.
with many icmperaments. aud 10 "a
majority drinking o. no more ylca
tnar au-oinr Another. and perhaps
the most important reason is the
frsf THAT Colorado is tourist State
and fHr-o i- Woll--roundcd belief
thai RHfn Cd tourist gets to touring
no. Huui ho allowed to drink a.
much ss In wants.
knowing these things however
tho PrnIItiuoulsts are making val
liant TgH fr have men favorable -
their cause nominated ~ the pri
MARI. tomorrow For tho general
campaign. both tho ProhihItioui-ts
ana IHf saloon Interests viii bring
In orator. of national prominence
and fu fHl billboard campaign nos
hcinr aged vii. boz added facts. flg
ures and r'oTucnce
Until fhr makeup OF Tho tirkots
"a kr..r f 300 ho difficult mat
ter o.. make forecast of the pro.
liable result go the general election
in ~ mHer Ropuplican SUCCESS D.
ronde-.f doubtful in the fact that aIl
three 90 'Haf rarty's aspiranls for
the e. .rIHr. Iip are antaronired bt
tho labor element lntornecine war
makes 'Ir usmncfatic situation ~
trcmsr doubtful The organization
leader. arr Hur1.ed 10 Patterson. huf
at the same time. bis designation hv
the democratic Assembly vas de-
handed bf tHe Washington Adminis-
'ration and he has long been cham
pi0n OF labor especially The miners
Tho eoakress OF the Progressive.
numorIraUr seems 90 initiate
AGAINST tho chances for Mr. Costlgan.
thcir candidate to ain The governor
ship The Progrsssiyes. however
have made material gains since ifle
and n g. possible that they NAV make
surrrisinflr GOOD showing AZ tho
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