The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-25
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
HARMONIOUS
GATHERING
THERE WAS NOT EVEN A SQUAD
BILE AT COLORADO SPRINGS ON
THURSDAY AND LEADERS DE.
cLARED 1T WAS ALL WILSON
THATCHER OF DENVER
HEADS DELEGATION

Colorado Springs, May 19.-The fol-
lowing were named to represent Colo
RADIO Democracy at the convention to
be held at st. Louis June IA:
Four Delegates at Large-Joseph A.
Thatcher, president of the Denver Ma
tional bank; Gerald Hughes, Denver;
Alva B. Adams, Pueblo, son of for
mer Governor Alva Adams, and Sena-
tor George A West of La Plata coun-
ty.
First District-Frank Bishop and
Mrs. Nancy Kirkland, both of Denver.
Second District-Henry F. Avery of
Colorado Springs and Harry Churchill
of Greeley.
Third District-F. ]. Dunleavy of
Trinidad and H. C. Mullen of Alamosa.
Fourth District-E. B. Adams of Tel
luride and ]. ]. Monahan of Leadville
National Committeeman-John T.
Barnett, reelected.
1t was an unique convention. Every
one noticed it and the speakers mar
veled at it. Each speaker in turn
commented upon the fact that there
had not been a fight until it became
a joke. A squabble would have been
welcomed but the insidious Wilson
spirit had them hanging over the
arms of their chairs and there was no
fight in one of the big gatherings of
Democrats.
The convention was called to order
by State Chairman Wellington Gates
in the opera house shortly after IL
O'Clock. There was a good sized
crowd, altho several counties had not
reported at that hour.
II. F. Avery of Colorado Springs
was made temporary chairman of the
meeting without opposition. Harvey
Garman of Denver was chosen secre.
tary. L. U. Guggenheim and Mrs.
Pence were appointed assistants. The
sergeant at arms was w. C. Roberts,
his assistant being William F1intham.
committee composed of William
II. Adams. George T. Bradley ana
Nancy kirkland, escorted Chairman
Avery to the platform.
"Wilson-that's ALL" declared Chair
man Avery. who said the Democrats
had no other platform for use this
fall.
After the resolutions, rules and
order of business and credentials com.
mittees were chosen, selecting one
representative from each county. ad-
journment until O'Clock was taken.
Get Busy in Afternoon.
The congressional districts held
meetings at the Antlers hotel at 1
O'Clock, when their delegates to the
national convention were picked.
The committee also got busy. Two
OF them were ready to report when
the convention reassembled at 2:3O.
but there had been a disagreement in
the resolutions committee and the re.
port from that body was slow in show.
ing up. 1t was stated later that The
dispute arose over endorsing the WON.
ans suffrage section, in which the
convention later urged representa-.
tives to hasten the day when there
VIII be national equal suffrage.
When the convention got down n
business in the afternoon Miles G..
Saunders of Pueblo was given the
hoor and closed stirring speech by
nominating the four men who were
later elected delegates at large. The
quartet was named and elected in a
group The aIternates were chosen
also without contest, individually.
The convention paid nice tribute
to Joseph Lawless of Prowers county
editor of the Lamar Sparks. Mr.. Law
less is practically blind, is confined
to his bed and the man who nominal
ed him as alternate, said the
editor had probably less than one
month 20 live. "He has been a
staunch Democrat. when some of us
have been wavering," said the speaker
"and believe it would be a neat fri
butte to this man to tender his honor
in his closing weeks" The conyen.
ton was of the same opinion.
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