The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-07
COLORADO GOVERNOR
MAY SAVE LINDSEY
Machine Democrats Expected
to support the Bills to AbOl-
ish Juvenile Court.
WOMEN FIGHT MEASURES

DENVER. Marcn 6.-Whether the fate
Of Denver's famous Juvenile court will he
left to Gov. Carlson to decide is n oues-
ton causing speculation in political
quarters.
Action on tho Sabin L. lis In the lower
house of the Legislature providing for
the abolition of the court as a separate
institution has been postponed. Accord
ing to Judge Ben u Lindsey's friends.
the postponcment is due to the fact that
supporters OF the measures canno rally
enough votes to pass them.
Last week the bills champions were
predicting that with the assistance of
the Democrats both in the House
the Senate they would have more than
enough votes to get tie measures
through, but they are not talking SO
confidently now. Denver's most power
full newspaper has come out in strong
opposition To the movement to do away
with the court and the Woman's club.
the Ministerial Alliance, the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly and other
organizations ave adopted resolutions
severely condcmning the Sabin measures.
iuthor Of the ants.
Wv WV w NV blllS u IN'Btf cut
tive r.. NJ. Sabin OF Denver. an attorney.
and one of the leaders OF the Republican
majority In the House. one of the
measures provides for the repeal OF the
act creating tho Juvenile Court. The
other provides for the transfer Of the
work OF the court to the District Court
and the appointment of an additional
Judge to sit on the District bench.
There are now five branches of the
District Court. "A judge presiding over
each. The judges rotate every three
months from one court to another. II
the Sabin bills should become laws. there
would be six instead Of i've judges and
the Juvenile Court would become simply
u division of the District Court. There
would be no special Judge elected TO
preside over IL. but each Of the six
Judges OF the District Court would take
turns In sitting in IL. The clerical work
would he handled by the clerk of the
District Court.
The cstensible purpose Of the move
To- abo,'sh the court ms a separate an
stitution H. economy. but It Is COM
monty KIN wn that the real object Il to
get rid of Judge Lindsey. Politicians
are among those who support the move
ment.
Tho politicians are those Judge Lind
eey has fought since he has been in
politics. They arc now In prwer and
do not conceal their eageruess for a
chance TO get back" at the Judge OF
the Juvenile Court. Allied with them
IN the support OF the Sabiu bills are
said to he the coal operators who think
the children'S Judge should he punished
for his journey Eas; In behalf Of the
Ludlow sufferers. The corporations
Lindsey castigated in his beast in the
Jungle are also believed to be heartily
IN favor Of the bills.
= Two Moro Years 20 serve.
Judge Lindscy's present term has two
more years to run. Hitherto il has been
impossible TO defeat him in elections.
Some of his political enemies agree with
his admirers that, should the attempt
to legis,ste him out Of office be sue
cessful, he will be elected for n fourth
term in November. 1916, by the biggest
number Of votes he has Yet received.
II he is let alone these politicians pre-
dict that he will be defeated.
1t IL evident that the Judge has lost
popularity in the last two or three
years. He himself has expressed d.slp-
pointulent that women, his former
stanch champions, have not rallied 10
his support to the extent that ne ex,
pected.
When he returned from the East 3
year ago an organization composed of
men and women opposed to his methods
made charges against him at II public
meeting. Only two Moments o~rganiza-
tions, both small in point OF member
ship. would permit him To appear before
them to answer the charges.
a large part OF the sentiment that
has arisen against him IL due TO the
undesirable advertisement he has given
Denver In his speeches In the East.
Bin outside OF those persons directly
attacked by him the public seems to In
with him in the present fight against
his court. Men and women oSen In
their criticism of him are indignant at
the movement to put the Juvenile Court
out of existence for no other reason
than TO get rid of the man who pre-
sides over IL.
The Denver Woman's Club has passed
resolutions declaring that the abolition
of the court would be "a discredlt to
woman suffrage, a disgrace to the state
and IA worldwide blow to the humane
tartan movement for the recognition of
the rights of children
The members of the Democratic mi
nority in the Legislature are for the
large part machine Democrats The
machine Democrats are numbered
among Judge I.indsey's ancient enc
mics. SO there Is little doubt that with
. few exceptions the Democratic legls-
lators will vote with the Republican
champions of the Sabin bills should the
measures be pushed.
But should the bills pass the Lcgisla-
ture Gov. Carlson will have to ne rcck-
oned with. Those in Tn" confidence Of
the Governors Kitchen cabinet declare
he will veto the measures should they
be sent to him.
Some OF the politicians are predicting
that the bills supporters will force the
Governor To- sign them as the result OF
threats to block some of his own pet
measures.