The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-08-10
DEMOCRATIC
TICKET MADE
WITHOUT
FRICTION
ONLY CONTESTS WERE FOR SEN.
AToR AND FOR COUNTY COM.
MISSIONER OF THE FIRST DIS.
TRIcT-WILL BE NO PARTY
FIGHT IN PRIMARY.
COMMENTATOR FILLS
THE RESOLUTIONS

For state senator-Dr. C. D. Cum
minis of Florence.
Representative w. Locke of
South Canon.
County clerk-C. A Linkins of Lin
coin Park.
County treasurer-BIake Rogers of
Florence.
County sheriff-Frank Stenaker of
Florence.
County uperintendent-Mi Anna
S. Garwood of South Canon.
County assessor-Thomas S. Under
wood of Canon City.
County judge-Kent L. Eldred of
South Canon.
County surveyor-A. B. McFall of
Florence.
County commissioner First district
w. H. Pigg of Canon City.
County commissioner Third district
james Belknap of Hillside.
Florence, Aug. 4.-The Democratic
county assembly in session here
Thursday nominated a county ticket
without any friction and by the use
of the caucus eliminated the possibil-
ity of primary contest.
The only contests were for the office
of senator and for the nomination for
commissioner of the First district. On
ly one name was presented in nom
ination fo rthe other offices.
For state senator the names of w.
Boucher of Canon City and DIR. G. d.
Cummins of Florence were placed in
nomination. At the consequent eau
Gus DIR. Cunmmins was selected ~ to
80 and he was nominated by Mr..
Boucher and unanimously selected.
Three names were placed in NOM
ination for commissioner of the First
district. They were. w. H. Pigg. w.
H. Trout and w. M. LAGRANGE The
assembly recessed and the delegates
caucused on these. The result was
as follows: w. H. Pigg 46, w. H.
Trout 35. W. H. LAGRANGE "a. The
assembly reconvened and the name
of w. H. Pigg was the only one pre-
,sented and he received the unanimous
vote of the delegates.
For commissioner of the Third dis
trict only one name, that of James
Belknap, was presented and he was
nominated unanimously.
The committee to fill vacancies is
made up of A. H. Davis of Canon City,
]. w. Burkhardt of Florence and John
Wright of Penrose.
The resolutions committee made its
report and the same was adopted, as
follows:
I'VE. the Democracy of Fremont
county. regularly assembled. reaffirm
our allegiance to the broad principles
OF Democracy as enunciated by Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson.
I'VE hold that as the representative
of the American people. he has exom-
plified to the fullest extent the princi-
pies laid down by Jefferson, Bryan and
others. when hr, says most emphatic
ally and during the most trying times
the natior. ever experienced, that
America asks nothing for herself but
what s he has right to ask for human
ity Itself
I'VE congratulate the people of the
United States in having had during
one of the most vital periods of its
history at the head of its affairs man
of the type of character of our honored
president. He has conducted the great
affairs of our foreign relations with.
out yielding to the desires of the par.
any other nation on earth. He has
held himself aloof from any untoward
alliances. in consonance with the time
honored Democratic policy. He is in
position now to continue to protect
our interests. both the selfish inter
est we have in our material develop
ment and the broader issue of high
er obligation to humanity.
To-day President Wilson is the
world teacher. His subject is the pro
rights under International law. And
without orphaning a single American
child. without widowing single Amer
ican mother. without firing single
gun. he has secured an acknowledge
ment of American rights and an agree
ment to American demands.
I'VE commend him for the fact that
during the three years he has occupied
the executive chair and the three yoarf
we have had . Democratic congrea.
Democracy has enacted into law more