United labor bulletin., 1914-11-07
Republicans Win Majority
Of State Offices
Democrats Retain Congressional
Representation and People Sup
port Wilson Administration

Complete returns of Tuesdays state
election from Denver and incomplete
returns from a. other counties at noon
Thursday show that George A. Carlson,
Republican, defeated Thomas NJ. Pat
ter-on. Democrat, for governor, by
plurality approximating $1,000 votes;
majority of the Republican state ticket
has also been successful, the only Dem
ocrats having a sufficient lead to insure
success being Judge James II. Teller
for Supreme Justice, and Fred Farrar,
for attorney general. In the congress
-ionaI contests the Democrats Jared bet
ter, the people expressing a desire to
support President Wilson's administra
tion at the time they deposcd the party
in the state responsible for the admin
istration Of Governor Elias NJ. Ammons.
United States senator Charles ;. Ihom-
as appears 10 have been reelected over
Hubert Work Of Pueblo By a safe plu-
rality, while Congressman Edward
Keating in the Third District, and Ed
ward r. Taylor. in the Fourth. have
won out, with Harry II. Seldomridge IN
the Second claiming election. In the
First District. composed OF Denver, Ben
G. billiard. Democrat, is elected over
Horace Phelps, Republican, by about
1000 plurality.
In the State Assembly. Denver elects
three Republicans to the senate. nine
Republicans and three Democrats to the
House. All Of the candidates who are
members of organized labor were de-
fsated.
Five Measures Carried.
In Denver. only five OF the sixteen
proposed amendments and initiated and
referred measures were given niajori-
Lies. They ares Jury amendment, 1-2oo
iusjority; good roads amendment, 1900
majority; assumption OF risk bill. 5.40o
majority; long time bond issue bill. g.
2o0 majority: bill giving equalization
hoard more power, $500.
Reports from all over the state sndi-
cate that the pre- election prediction OF
n total state vote of nearly 100000
was approximately correct, although IN
Denver the vote fell many thousands
below the estimated 5000 to 10000.
The highest vote in Denver was cast
for governor, total of 81 1855 being
cast for the five candidates. The next
highst was for United States senator.
with n total of gt.66a for the five can
didatcs. and the lowest for any state
office was that for superintendent of
public instruction. with 5o.s32 for the
five candidates.
Carlson's apparent plurality over Pat
tcr-on for governor becomes more over
whelming as returns come In from the
state. With incomplete returns from
forty four counties and complete re
turns from Denver. Carlson. with lo5.-
ST5 votes. has a plurality OF ls.G63 over
Patterson.
State Wide Prohibition Carries.
state wide prohibition has carried in
Colorado by a majority that will prob
ably total 10000 when complete returns
aro in Dcnver's vote gave the vets a
majority of 9.si9, but this was over
come in other counties. Pueblo county,
heretofore a wet stronghold. gave pro
hibition an adverse vote OF only 500.
some OF the big dry counties are; III
otero. 1000; Morgan, 500; Yuma. L.
800; Boulder, 500; Logan. 1000;
Prowcrs. 1000; Bent. $50, Crowley.
400; Lincoln. 400; Teller. 200.
This is surprising reversal of form
from two years age. when the prohi-
hilton amendment was defeated by over
10000 majority.
As voted upon. the prohibition
amendment provides that on and after
January l, 1916, Colorado shall be dry
territory. This means fourteen months,
lacking few days, for the liquor deal
,rs and saloon men to conclude their
business dealings in the state. il IL
finally is determined ms now seems
probable. that prohibition is an assured
fact here. The amendment applies to
the state as whole, no county or city
being excepted from its provisions. II
nIlows no person, firm or corporation to
sell, manufacture or give away or i'm
port for any such purpose. any intoxi-
eating liquors Of any character what
socvcr, although person can import
IN the original package from any out
side state liquors for his own personal
use.
The amendment does not prevent this.
but IL does provide that he can not i'm
port liquors to sell or to handle in n
commercial way or to give to others.
According to returns. three other
states Joined Colorado in enacfing n
prohibition amendment. They are
Washington, Oregon and Arizona. Two
others, Ohio and California, voted to
remain "wct."
Carlson's q Native Of Iowa.
George A. Carlson, the newly elected
governor, was almost unknown until he
became q candidate for governor. He Is
resident Of Fort Collins, and two
years ago was elected district attorney
for the counties Of Boulder, Weld. Lari-
mer and jackson. He was born In