Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-23
REAL BEGINNING OF WHAT IN
EXPECTED TO BE ExCfT-
ING CAMPAIGN
WOMEN BECOMING FACTOR
Activities of Their Political Leaders
Equals That ~ the Men And
They Are Intensely
Partisan


of the State assemblies" In Colora-
do this year that OF the Progressive
party, meets today al Colorado
Springs This marks the real begin
ming OF what Is expected to be one OF
the most interesting and exciting
campaigns furnished by Colorado
politics In some years. A. the cleo
tion next November the people must
elect United Sattes senator. four
representatives in Congress, besides
"a governor and other State officers
and q great many OF the legislators.
Under the laws OF Colorado, each
party holds what Is known as a State
assembly The members OF the as
sembly are elected by the party or
paniLhtiOns OF the various counties.
The assembly names first and sec
uud choice for State offices. and no
more II there be any other candi-
dates before the primaries they must
get ON the ticket by petition. the
signors being limited to the bona
iide members OF their own parties.
Senator Charles s. Thomas. whose
successor is 10 be named In Novem-
ber. Is q Democrat He Is a candi-
| date Tor denomination Governor
Ammons. whose term Is soon 20 ex-
/ pirc is a Democrat. as are also four
congressman whose successors are to
/ be- chosen
The progressiyes. who are the
! first in the field. feel confident OF
/ winning at the tall election The
democratic party tney argue. has
made itself absolutely hopeless be-
/ cause OF the State administration
failure 10 bring peace IN the coal
/ strike The Republican party. they
I feel. has been so weakened by the
| Toll taken from Il by the Progress
ives tina II also has no chance in tho
State The progresslyes are said To
have received oyertures Tor an al.
lance from both the democrats and
t'e NipuiaicaDs. b4t frif,tte al snb-
gestinns for conferences with either
The confidence OF the Progressives
ha- not proven cd both the RepublI-
cans and the Democrats from pre-
pairing vigorous campaign. In
, each o' the parties theer are half "A
dozen candidates Tor the head of the
. State ticket The Democratic assem-
bis ViI meet next week and the Re-
. publican assembly the first OF next
I month
The NOmcn's vote h. expected to be
an Influential factor both IN the pri-
mario- and iu the election Although
the women of Colorado fought
shoulder 10 shoulder for equal suf-
.raEe until they had attained IL. they
are divided now just as cmphatical-
/ 4, as are the men politically. While
Cd Few oi them are ayoWed Socialists.
most pt them belong 10 one of the
three dominant parties Democratic,
Republican. Progressive The wom-
ou. to much greater degree than
the men Hro strictly par .isan IN their
beliefs auI teachings
Prominent among the partisan
fighters ur, Mrs Gertrude 4. Lee.
chairman OF the State Democratic
. Committee Sir. Dewey e. Bailey,
Republican Mrs g.. G.. Bradford,
/ Democrat and Mrs. T. = Costigan.
. wife uf Edward p. CostIgan. who Is
expected to bc named as the first
choice of the progressives for Cover
nor
Tho activity OF the women polit-
.M leader. cluals that of the men.
|T.. Democrats among the women
ar. b.. % position 10 spread their doc
frup more successfully than tho wo-
mon of the other parties hy reason OF
.tIp fact that the Democrats la this
Stat. are In power and many OF the
.uNIOpbOldors are women
Nr- Lee. chairman of tnc Demo
cratic Committee. boasts That sne Is
a machine politician ia every sense
.uf the word She declares the be
uei that the party in all cases should
be supported In preference 90 the
man Since she became head of the
state committee Mrs Lee has visited
nearly an thc oouufif- oft iHe state
and conferred with fHr heads OF the
county committee "7r aim is 10
build up "a cacHue ir colorado that
cannot ho beaten
Mrs CosfcBn. b.u1 member OF
the new party naturally takes the
opposite Wow However she is Just
as loyal Progressive 1s Mr. Lee is
"A Democrat Nr- o.Iigan also has
travelled great ls.' over the state
making speeches for her Iarty Mrs.
paicy Republican. has confined
! much nf hor work fn Denver nut has
, mad, several trim. to different cities
I'm .ns state Nr- Nral'ord is one
. of Nr. Lees ,nis Heutonanis and
F. has travelled with her a good deal OF
ithe 'Imp She is said 20 Doc one OF
.tHs most efafrt.fr stump speakers In
, Co'oraIu.
The women leaders OF the three
principal parties believe the strength
Ithcy re' ont 3t the approaching pri-
Imarise viii have an important effect
npou the vote at the November cleo
] zion Each Is encouraging The wom-
, On voter, 90 become a. Interested In
tHe urIamries as they expect 20 be In