United labor bulletin., 1914-09-26
STATE FEDERATION BOARD MAY
SELECT TICKET OF CANDIDATES
Meeting in Denver to Take
Political Action
George Carlson, Republican Can
didate for Governor, VIII Have
Solid Opposition Of Labor

The executive board of the Colorado
State Federation of Labor, consisting of
the president, seeretary-treasurer and
nine vice Presidents, will meet at head
quarters in Denver today to canvass the
records of nominees for state offices and
possibly decide on a ticket to be recon-
mended to the organized labor voters OF
the state. Following the state labor
convention at Pueblo in August meet
ing of the board was held here to can
vass the records of all primary candi
dates of the Democratic, Republican and
Progressive parties. This resulted in a
confidntial letter being sent to seere-
taries of all affiliated unions throughout
the state naming a preference for those
candidates whose records were most ia
vorable to the principles for which or
ganiZed labor is contending. A majority
of those so named were nominated in the
primary election and will, of course, be
upon the ticket made up at the meeting
to be held today and tomorrow
great many of the working people
are in favor of making a fight on one
or two nominees who were not indorsed
by labor, and this subject will form the
principal matter for consideration 1t
is estimated members Of organized la
Dor Will cast at least 10000 votes in the
November election, and together with
what influence and effort they could put
forth in the campaign, would be able to
defeat any candidate so selected for the
discard.
1t is certain that the labor vote will
be solid against George Carlson, the Re-
publican nominee for governor, as he has
been very active as district attorney in
securing indictments against striking
miners in the northern coal fields upon
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everything in his power to defeat the
unions IN tAeif fikhf 70 secure . fedress
for working evils long complained of.
He is recognized as the candidate of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
pledged to conduct his office in COM
pliance with their wishes. Therefore the
working people feel that his election
would in no wise be an improvement
over the administrations of James Pea
body of Elias NJ. Ammons. Carlson is
also pledged to support the statewide
prohibition movement, which was con-
demned at the last convention of the
Colorado State Federation of Labor.
Bets are now being posted in Denver
pool rooms of 500 to $50 that Carlson
will be defeated.
Roady Kenehan for treasurer, Edwin
V. Brake for secretary of state, Judge
Teller for the Supreme Court, Tobin for
lieutenant governor and Mary c. c.
Bradford for superintendent of public in
struction. Democratic nominees, were in
dorsed by labor in the primary election
and will of course be supported in the
general election. Thomas for United
States senator; Heating, Taylor and Sell
domridge for Congress. will also un-
doubtedly have the backing OF organized
labor. In the Denver district the labor
vote viii probably go to Atterson W.
Rucker, former congressman. who did
not enter the primary race and will run
as an independent candidate in the gen
eral election. going on the ticket by pc
tition.