The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1916-05-25
DEMOCRAT COElEeA1Es
ElGcYe0 At STATE CONVENTION
AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
RSssivtieas Adopted iadorse Prsei
dent Wilson's Policies and D.
aouRee Attacks on Suffrage.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Colorado Springs-Harmony and
hurry characterized the Democratic
state assembly for the selection Of
delegates to the national Democratic
convention
Wellington Gates, state chairman.
called the convention to order. and
the roll was read by Leo Guggenheim.
state secretary. Then Henry F. Av.
cry of COLORADO Springs vas made
temporary chairman. and Harvey
Garman of Denver was named tempo
rary secretary.
Leo Guggenheim of Pueblo and
Nancy Pence of Greeley were named
assistant secretaries. and w. c. Rob
erts Of Greeley was made sergeantat-
arms.
The afternoon session opened with
. report that there was no contest
for any seat in the convention, where
upon the temporary officers were
made permanent.
Delegates to g. Louis.
The following were chosen as the
delegation to the national conyen-
ton. selections being made at large
and from the congressional districts:
Delegates-at-large-J A. Thatcher
and Gerald Hughes, Denver; Alva B.
Adams. Pueblo; George A. West, La
Plata. Alternates: Lem Cannon,
Ramah; Joseph p. LAwless, Lamar;
John Condor. Grand Valley; Thomas
Bernard. Victor.
First District-Delegates: Frank L.
Bishop. Denver; Nancy Kirkland,
Denver. Alternates: Thomas F. Muir.
ply and w. L. Stamper.
Second District-Delegates: H. e.
Churchill, Greeley; H. F. Avery, Colo
RADIO Springs. Alternates: L. J. Kava.
nagh, Littleton; P. J. McHugh, Fort
Collins.
Third Observation-Disclosures: H. C.
Mullens. Alamosa; Jens P. Dunlavy,
Trinidad. Alternates: Wesley staley.
Golden; P. c. Kriere, Huerfano.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures: E. B.
Adams. Montrose; J. J. Monahan,
Montrose. Alternates: d. B. Cook,
salida; w. M. Porter. Montrose.
John T. Barnet was reelected ma
tional committeeman
Adopt Resolutions.
The resolution adopted opened with
an Endorsement of the admins
tration of President Wilson, prais.
ing him for legislation adopted by
Congress during his term. Special
mention was made of the federal re-
serve act, the income tax law, the fed.
eral trade commission and the en-.
largement Of the powers of the inter-
state commerce commission. The res
olution also praised the proposed bu-
reau of credits, for which bill now
10 being considered.
The convention gave deep express.
sion of gratitude for the firmness
and equipoise of the strong and mas
ter hand which has controlled the pol.
Icy of the nation during the present
world cataclysm." This was followed
with resolution deploring "the
weakness and inefficiency with which
the Republicans after sixteen years Of
uninterrupted control of the govern.
ment left the army and navy" A de-
mand was made for a sound and ade-
euate preparedness for defense
against aggression and the protection
Of citizens at home and abroad
II" We believe" the resolution con-
tinued, "in seeking and pursuing the
paths Of peace, but we will tolerate
no surrender of American rights or
honor for the sake of peace"
Attacks upon President Wilson
were denounced as un-patriotic and
the convention instructed all it's dele
gates to vote for his denomination.
Suffrage Benefits Legislation.
In regard to woman suffrage the
resolutions declared: I'VE denounce
the false and malignant misrepre-
eentation Of the effects OF woman sui.
frage which recently has been spread
abroad"
The resolution took the position
that the participation by women "in
the great fundamental right and task
Of self-government has, in Colorado,
resulted wholly in the enactment Of
peneficent legislation and the placing
Of our political and governmental in.
stitutions upon plane higher than
that known before this right was af.
firmed in our law"