La Junta tribune., 1916-04-15
CAPITOL CORRESPONDENTS.

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National Convention at Chicago IL
on in earnest with more candidates
In the field than seemed likely few
months ago. Tho ticket for dele
gates At large. supported BY the gov
ernor and II least . part OF the state
organization. II composed Of Gov
ernor Carlson. G. w. Waterman,
Speaker Stewart. and DR.. Work. The
governor Is making the only active
campaign so far. He 10 endeavoring
to secure county delegations .in-
structed for him and has. up to date,
won out in Larimer. his home coun.
y. There. the vote on this motion
was 81 for. 80 against. and over
one-third of the convention declin-
ing to vote. In Weld. Boulder and
Jefferson counties this question 10
almost sure to come up and afford
the most interesting feature Of
these conventions. Mr.. Penrose, Of
Colorado Springs. Mr.. Schuyler. OF
Denver. and Judge Ewing. OF Lead
vile. would like to go as delegates
at large and their friends will fight
for them at Pueblo.
In the first congressional district
Mr., Stevenson. Mr.. Cranston. Mr..
Ralph Smith. l. N. Stevens and Mr..
Frank Goudy would like to 20.
In the second congressional dis
trict the list includes Mr.. Wallace.
of Boulder. Senator McCreary. Of
Greeley, Representative Scott. Of
Sterling. and MIR. Penrose. Of Colo
RADIO Springs. II he can't get In on the
Big Four.
In the fourth district Judge Cat
lin. of Montrose. ana Bulkley Wells.
OF Telluride. are the most likely can
didates.
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 Ia
that the delegation will not be In
structed. yet Il is doubtful IL any
one can be elected with out letting Il
be known who Is his first choice for
president and whether there are any
among the prominent candidates
that he could not enthusiastically
support. In this connection Il is In
terestinG TO note that at . Republi-
can banquet held In Pueblo Monday
night. u straw vote for president
was taken. resulting ~ follows:
Roosevelt. IS: Root. a.: Hughes.
a.; Cummins. 8: Fairbanks. 4:
sherman. 2; Cannon. 2: Burton. 9:
Borah. I.
1t u not likely that candidates for
state offices will show very much
activity until after the May conven-
tion. although the governor IL ap-
psrentiy refusing no Invitations to
sddress gatherings Of any kind.
Mr.. Nicholson has returned from
bic trip 10 Honolulu. but has given
out no statement ~ TO whether or
not he will be = candidate. II he
Keeps out of the contest the nom-
lnstion for governor will probably
b. limited To Governor Carlson and
Nr. Stocker. the latter securing the
larger part Of the Nicholson strength.
aud his friends claim. splitting even
With Carlson on the church and tenn
perancs vote.
NJ. Mulnix In IN svowed candidate
for state treasurer and Mr.. Rsmer
desires 10 succeed himself ~ secrc-
tasy Of state. No other asplrants for
either Of these two places have come
forward. Mr. Catron. Of George
towa. and Mr. Thorson. Of Glen.
wood Springs. will be- candidates for
auditor. No one has yet come out
for the attorney Eeneraiship or for
the superintsndency Of schools.
Denver. Colo. April iIth.