Evening star., 1916-10-31
COLORADO COUNTED
SURE FOR WILSON
Even Visit of Col. Roosevelt
Failed to Stem Democratic
Tide, Is Claim.
WOMAN VOTE BIG FACTOR

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER, Col. october 31.-Roose-
welt has come and gone. and Colorado
still is placed in the Wilson column.
Republican leaders concede as much
not openly, of cou1se, out among them
selves and to their confidants. The
woman vote has done it, and next to
the woman vote is the farmer vote.
which is also pacifst and willing to
accept present prosperity in lieu of
promises from the other side.
Outwardly Roosevelt had a bully"
reception in this city and at other
points. In Denver the biggest throng
that had been seen out since he was
here before gathered to honor him or
to look upon him. But it was not al
together a worshipful crowd; there
were those who "guyed" him and
cheered for Wilson in his presence.
Not Like Other Years.
Four years ago when Roosevelt ap-
peared the masses broke out into the
progressive party hymn. Then he was
sacred parsonage. Every one was
respectful to him. Years before when
he came to the west he was Teddy"
and all that; but the vox populi did
not challenge him or question his
dogma.
This time a considerable minority
"heckled" him and openly disagreed
with him, which, doubtless, reminded
him of the time he first came here in
the Mckinley campaign and when the
west was not cured of the silver
craze"
True, Roosevelt was carrying the
banner for another king, and this made
a difference. If he had been the can
didate, then it would have been alto-
gether different in the ROCKY mountain
tier of states.
The Hughes "woman's special came
in from another direction on the day
that Roosevelt was here This inter-
fered with things and caused the chief
actor to share the film light with the
Iaf5ies and il was not for the benefit
of either party, but it could not be
helped. ..
with the fear that there would be an
open clash when the Hugnes parry
came to town. The ''unterrified' were
preparing a counter reception for Will
son. Challenges were flying thick and
fast The matter became so serious
at the last moment that conference
was called in the interest of the city's
renutation. and it was attended by re-
publican and democratic leaders. the
mayor, chief of police and heads OF
civic bodies. The outcome OF the con-
ference was truce among the women;
A deadline was agreed on. beyond
which the invading forces must not go.
The visiting women had the right OF
way. When they arrived they were
escorted by a detail Of police; when
Special" Not a Success.
Converts were not made by the silk
stocking special" 1t was all mis-
take. The women of the suffrage states
are not staying awake over the back
wardness Of the east and the south in
refusing women the vote, and the WON
an voters in the west, despite the pas
sionate appeals from Roosevelt. are
threatening a republican scare in states
that have been always considered
not out of danger on account Of the
woman vote, and there are whisperings
that even rockribbed Utah may have a
sensation on election night, despite the
admitted fact that the Mormon hier-
archy is republican again this year.
The chairman OF the democratic or
ganization of this state claims Colo
rado for Wilson by $1,000. Senator
tour of the state, insists that Wilson
will beat Hughes by 10000 to $4,000.
Your correspondent looked over the
canvass books of the republican organi-
zation and, while these show a substan-
tial majority for the state ticket. every
county canvassed indicates a consid-
erable falling off on Hughes.
The democrats are now claiming
three of the four representatives to
Congress: the republicans ask no more
than an even break-two. two. An in
dependent view is that Wilson is likely
to make II three to one in favor of his
party.