The Glenwood post., 1916-04-15
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENCE

Denver, Colo. April H., 1915 THE
contest delegates to the national coz
vention at Chicago is ON in earnest
with more candidates in the field than
seemed likely few weeks ago. The
ticket for delegates, at large, supported
by the governor and at least part of
the state organization, is composed of
Governor Carlson, G. w. Waterman,
Speaker Stewart, and DIR. Work. The
governor is making the only active
campaign so far. He is endeavoring to
secure county delegations instructed for
him and has, up to date, won out in
Larimer, his home county. There the
vote on this motion was 81 for, 20
against and over one-third of the con
.ention declined to vote. In Weld,
Boulder and Jefferson counties this
question is almost sure to come up and
afford the most interesting feature of
these conventions. Mr.. Penrose of Col
orado Springs, Mr.. Schuyler of Denver
and Judge Ewing of Leadville, would
like to go as delegates at large and
their friends will fight for them at
Pueblo.
In the first congressional district MIR.
Stevenson, Mr.. Cranston, Mr.. Ralph
Smith, l. N. Stevens and Frank Goudy
would like to go.
T. .&r,o %to 1C& IN
cludes Mr.. Wallace of Boulder, Senator
McCreary of Greeley, Representative
Scott of Sterling, and Mr.. Penrose of
Colorado Springs, if he can't get in on
the Big Four.
In the third district Mr.. Taylor Of
Trinidad, Mr.. Roof of Walsenburg, Mr..
Ballreich of Pueblo, and Mr.. Smith of
Idaho Springs are among those men
TONED.
In the fourth district Judge Catlin
of Montrose and Bulkley Wells of Tel
luride are the most likely candidates.
Among the gentlemen named above
are friends of Hughes, Root, Cummings
and Roosevelt, with the friends of the
latter becoming more aggressive every
day.
Although the probability still is that
the delegation will not be instructed,
yet it is doubtful if anyone can be
elected without letting it be known
! who is his first choice for president and
whether there are any among the prom
inent candidates that he could not en-
Enthusiastically support. In this connec-
tion it is interesting to note that at a
Republican banquet held in Pueblo last
night, straw vote for president was
taken, resulting as follows; Roosevelt
| 7S, Root A, Hughes A, Cummins 5
Fairbanks 4, Sherman 2, Cannon 2, Bur
ton 2, Borah l..
1t is not likely that candidates for
state offices will show very much ac-
tivity until after the May End conven-
ton, although the governor is apparent
| ly refusing no invitations to address
| gatherings of any kind.
Mr.. Nicholson has returned from his
trip to Honolulu, but has given out no
statement as to whether or not he will
be candidate. If he keeps out the
contest for the nomination for governor
will probably be limited to Governor
Carlson and Mr.. Stocker, the latter Sc
curing the larger part of the Nicholson
strength, and his friends claim, splitting
even with Carlson on the church ana
temperance vote.
Mr.. Mulnix is an avowed candidate
for state treasurer and Mr.. Ramer DE
sires to succeed himself as secretary Of
state. No other aspirants for either ot
these two places have come forward
Mr.. Catron Of Georgetown and Mr.
Thorson of Glenwood Springs will be
candidates for auditor. No one has ye'
come out for the attorney generalshiE
or for the superintendency Of schools.