Denver labor bulletin., 1916-12-09
OFFICIAL VOTE ON
STATE MEASURES
Beer Amendment Receives
Hardest Blow of All
Herd'Law Comes Next, While Medical
Bill Carried; Personnel Of the
Next Senate and House

Tabulation or Colorado's official 'ote
was completed by the state eanvassing
board this week on the nine amendments
referred to the people at the recent
election. Three OF these were successful
and six defeated. The herd law, Initial
ed by the Denver Post, was lost by
majority of 6a.s55. the official count
standing for s5,279; against l55, l3i.
The beer amendment received the hard
est blow OF any referred measure, teing
voted down by majority of $3.50 the
official count standing, for IT ,3i5;
against le3.l34. The attempt to incor-
porate fake civil service law into the
state constitution was lost by 34l03
votes. The proposed constitutional con-
vention failed To carry bv C0sq votes.
The medical practice bill. a referred
mcnguro, carried by l4562 votes. the
count standing a6s7G for. and s2.3l7
against. The measure providing for the
care of all insane by the state carried
by 60 .sn5 votes. and investment Of the
public school funds received majority OF
%, sos votes
Personnel Of Next Legislature
Official returns on members Of the
nelt legislature show that the Demo
Gratis will have a majority OF one In the
senate and Of thirteen in tho house. the
lineup being thus: pcmocrats cigh.
teen; Republicans. seventeen. in the
senate. Democrats. thirty nine; Rcpub-
licans, twcnty-sip in the house II IL
morr than likely that the Democratic
majority in the house will b. slightly
increased when the contest on Denver
county Legislators is decided by that
body. On the face of the returns the
delegation from Denver stands six Dcm-
ocTats and six Republicans, bat the
Democrats claim the election of three
others. Mrs Eva ycline Hearth, James o.
Garrett and George A. Ycagcr. Mrs
Hearth IL only lo2 votes behind Win
ters. low Republican. on the face Of the
present returns. The Democratic county
committee elaine an error Of COO votes
IN the count made by judges and clerks
~ CERTAIN Denver precincts
4 Should Mrs. Hearth be seated there
viii b. two women in the next lcgisla-
turc. Mrs. Agnes Riddle having been
elected to the state senate from Adam.
AraPahcc and Morgan counties.
The Democrats ovcrcamc the heavy
Republican lead on hold-ovcr member
in winning control Of the state senate.
The Republicans had twelve hold over
and the Democrats five. Thirteen Dem.
ocra,s and five Republicans were elect
Democrats majority of one in that
body. the same held by the Rupublie.
an. in the las, senate.
The personnel of the next legislature
which convcncs January next. is n,
follows.
Senate
Hold overs Democratic Hamilton.
Klurc. Lewis. Reilly, Schcrmcrhorni
Republicans, Candli-h. Curran, Dodge,
Eaton Hasty. Hayden. Knauss, Means.
Mttcn. Peterson. Wriland and Wilkin.
Newly elected senator's area
First district Dcnvcr-Dunklcc, n.
Hattcnbach and Starilwcathcr. r.
Second. Pueblo-Dunlap. d.
Third. FL Pnso-Puffer. r
Fourth. IAs Animas-Dc1'usk, n
Fifth Bouldcr--Andrcw, II,
seventh. wcld-Caldrcu. d.
Eighth. Icfferson-Stalcy, u
Ninth. Frcmont-Lines, r.
Eleventh. Delta and Gunnison-fIcth |
crington, d.
Thirteenth, Jackson. Moffat. Rio Blan !
co and Routt-McWiIliams. D. /
Nineteenth, Ia Plata and Montczuma
West d
Twcnty.first. Eagle. Pitkin and Gar
ficld-Napicr. d.
Twenty second. Adams. Arapahoc and |
Morran-Riddlc r.
Twcnty.third, Crowley and otcro-
Coltmnn, D.
wcnty.fourth. Alamosa and ConeIo,
Adams d.
Twcnty.sixth. Clear Creek, Gilpin,
Grand and Summit-Finchcr. ID.
House
Dcmocrptic-Anderson Crowley. Mey-
or. Proskc. Rodgers, Willison, Of Den
yer; Born. Alamosa; Roth, Arnpahoc
and Elbcrt; Ardourcl. Boulder; Wright,
Chaffcc; Mcdonald, Clear Creek; Cross
what. Douglas; Mayer. Eagle; Barlow,
Garfield and Rio Blanco; Jenkins. Gil
pin; Townsend Gunnison. Furrow, Hins-
dale, Archulcta and Mineral; Friend.
Jefferson; Best. Kiowa; Owen, Lake;
Kelly, Ia Plata; Frisbic and Luccro,
Las Animas; Laubc. Montczuma and
Dolores: Horton. Montrosc; Weir. Yuma
and Phillips; Rodgers. San Juan; Mar
old Saguachc and Custer; Cawlficld,
Mishou and Studzinzky. Pueblo; Hout
chins. Weld; Hcrzbcrgcr. Crowley and
Otcro; Sommcrvillc, Kit Carson, Lincoln
and Cheyenne; Canon, Mesa; Banks.
IArimcr; Gaspar Gallegos, Huerfnno and
Costilla; Bronaugh, Rio Grandc; Du-
Praw. Ouray.
Republicans - Bills, Harris, Linton,
Steele Bncr, Winters. Dcnvcr Kramer.
Adams: Girard. Boulder: Rockwell. Del
Ia; Sims, Torbit and Wilson, FL Paso;
Colgate, Fremont; Scott, Logan and