Denver labor bulletin., 1916-10-28
Trades Assembly Acts on
Records of Candidates
Hilliard for Congress, Lindsey for
Juvenile Judge and Hilton for
District Judge Among Those
Favored by the Committee

Last Sundays meeting of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly was 4 rec
ord breaker for intenseness, oratory, at
tendance and lengthy session The re-
port of the Legislative Committee on
records of state and county candidates
WAS the subject under consideration.
This report was yoluminous, giving n.
IL did brief summaries favorable and
unfavorable TO labor of each candidate
together with the seven proposed refer
eudum measures TO be voted upon Tues
day. November T. Tho report was signed
by the three members Of the commit
tee. Edward ]. Hines, chairman, J. II,
Mitchell. and r. T.. Lowderbaek. How
ever. Lowderback did not concur in the
committees report declaring against the
beer amendment.
Several features OF the report created
considerable debate and there were some
amendments made, after which the re-
port ns whole was adopted, and or
dercd published in The Denver Labor
Bulletin. II will be found on page one
of section two, and should be carefully
read by every labor voter in the city
and state.
Favor Congressman Hilliara.
For Congressman in the Denver dis
trict the committee recommended the re-
election of BENJAMIN c. Hilliard Demo
cratl because he is needed in Washing
ton to sustain President Wilson and his
policies. There was little 20 be said
In favor OF william y. vailc, Republican,
candidate for congress, because he Is a
. lieutenant in the Colorado state militia.
For the two supreme court positions
TO be filled this year. Samuel y. Wheel
a,zl OTTO
Bailey of Denver tDcmocratsl were CIV
on = clean record and submitted 20 the
favorable consideration of labor voters.
George W Allen. Republican candidate
for supreme court judge. also was re.
ported as having a record favorable "a
labor
Gunter Is Choice for Governor
Julius c. Gunter. Democratic candidate
for governor. was recommended as n
man Of high ideals who would give the
working people of tho state a square
deal. Tho report stated that Governor
George A. Carlson. who seeks re-elcc-
tion. "has shown by all his acts to be
opposed to union labor and has proven
by his methods in handling the finances
OF the state to be thoroly incompetent.
For secretary of state James X. No
land. n newspaper reporter and Dem
ocrat was recommended as favorable 10
organized labor. he having assured the
committee that il elected he will ap-
point union man satisfactory TO organ
izcd labor TO be labor commissioner.
II was stated that Charles H. Leck-
cnby. Democratic candidate for auditor
of state. one of the publishers of the
Steamboat Springs Pilot, is member
of Denver Typographical Union No. 40,
which appeared TO be sufficient.
Democrat With Bad Record.
For state treasurer. Harry T.. Mulnix,
Republican. was favored on his record.
as against Robert H. Higgins, Democrat
ic candidate of Pueblo. whose attitude
toward organized labor during the re.
cent coal strike was said to be unfavor-
able.
Leslie T.. Hubbard. Democrat. ives
recommended to labor voters for attor.
ncy general, tho the report stated that
tho record of William G. Robinson, Re-
publican OF Colorado Springs. was fair
on labor measures while n member of
the last legislature
For superintendent OF public instruc-
tion Mary G. C. Bradford. Democrat, was
recommended ms entirely satisfactory
and always in accord and sympathy
with organized labor"
fOr distr1ct attorney oi DcnNcr county
William f. Foley. Democrat, was ia
vorcd over John w. Gillespie. Republic
an, while IL was stated that Horace a.,
Bcnson, Independent candidate, is
capable and fair to organized labor.
Hilton for District Judge.
For district judge OF the Second judi
cial district, to fill vacancy, Orrin n.
Hilton. Independent candidate. was the
more strongly favored in the commit.
tees report, over John !. Mullins, Demo
crat. and Greeley w. Whitford, Repub
lican. OF Hilton the committee said
"lIc has defended labor unions and In
dividual members in the past twenty
years in some Of the most bitterly
fought cases in the history of organized
labor He has always been true to the
men and women who toll. He is thoroly
competent to fill the office and organ
lied labor will get square deal from
him"
Should Not Get Labor Vote.
Here Is what the committee said OF
Whitford: "He Ia narrow minded, prcJu'
diced. and without sense o. justice.
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