Denver labor bulletin., 1915-08-14
Runor Gives Vote
Five to Two
News Makes Public the Story
of How CONSERVATION Has
Struck the c. F. & |. Off
cials at the Capitol

1t is unofficially reported that the
Colorado supreme court viii hand down
a decision next Monday sustaining the
contention OF attorneys for the United
Mine Workers and ousting Judge Cranky
c. Hillyer from further hearing OF the
coal strike cases. This has been current
rumor for several days in Denver. and
an article Thursday morning in the
Rocky Mountain News. written by
George F. Oxley, state house reporter
for that paper. would appear to furnish
substantial basis for these reports.
ousting of Judge Hillyer by the su-
preme court will no doubt mean the
complete collapse of the operators pro-
gram OF persecution which has been 20
ing on in the courts OF this state since
the silly Twentieth" General Assem-
bly, III January passed bill creating a
special iudgeship Tor the purpose. and
Governor Carlson complied with the op-
orators request in appointing -Herod"
Hillyer to the position.
Story in Thursdays News.
The story. printed in the first col
umn on the front page OF the News
Thursday morning i a follows:
By GEORGE F. ONLEY-
Unofficial information that the state
supreme court has voted to issue the
writ OF prohibition prayed for by the
United Mine Workers to prevent Dis
trict Judge CRANKY Hillyer from trying
Huerfano county cases arising out OF
the recent strike in the southern Colo
RADIO coal fields has created CONSERVATION
in official circles at the state house and
in state political circles generally.
Deadlock at One Time
Something more than rumor has it
that the decision is to be rendered ae-
cerding to the law as interpreted by the
several Judges. but, by coincidence. upon
strict party lines, by a vote of five
Democratic members to two Republican
members At one time the court is said
to have been divided three to three. with
one justice undecided. This justice later
decided in favor of issuing the writ and
the remaining Democratic justice later
switched, making the final vote stand
) to 3, it is reported
Unusual activity in the supreme court
chambers for this period of the year
the summer vacation season-has given
rise TO the statement that two opinions
majority and minority-are being
written and will be completed within u
week
Revival OF Old Issue.
Democratic and Republican leaders
alike see a revival of the law and or
der question OF the last campaign in
event of Dame Rumor being truthful in
regard to the pending decision. 1t was
largely on platform OF law and or
der coupled with prohibition. that the
Republicans swept into office last fall
Students Of the ndustrial-politieal
situation in Colorado assert that the
opiuion will be OF far-reachiuu effect
whichever way it goes.
1t is even intimated that tho the
miners win delay. in event OF the issu-
auee of the writ of prohibition. in that
further prosecutions OF strike cases must
await the pleasure OF outside district
court judges, who must be called IN to-
hear them. they will lose in general be-
cause OF movement on foot and prac-
tically brought to a head to nolle pros
all save the most important OF the cases
arising out OF the strikes in both north
eru and southern fields. and which now
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