Denver labor bulletin., 1916-11-11

In proportion TO population Colorado
made a record Tuesday as the leading
Democratic state north of the Mason
and Dixon line. The united vote OF
labor in the cities and the farmers In
the country districts have given Presi-
dent Wilson an unprecedented plurality
of more than G0OOO votes. Julius @
Gurter, Democratic candidate for gov
rrnor. has defeated George A Carlson
by approximately 35 .OOO plurality.
Two years ago Carlson WAS elected
governor over former Senator 7. NJ.
Patterson by plurality Of 5000 votes
with a few scattering precincts in the
state vet 10 bc heard from. Il appears
that the entire state Democratic ticket,
With the possible exception Of Harry
Mulnir. the Republican candidate for
treasurer. il elected. One OF the most
remarkable whirlWind finishes was that
Of James y. holland. who has defeated
John =. Ramcr for secretary OF state
by approximately 5000 plurality No
land got a late start in the race. being
named nv the state executive committee
20 fin a vacancy when Allen, the pri-
mary nominee. withdrew, only three
weeks before the election.
Gunter Takes Carlson Stroneholds.
Gun,cr leads Carlson in Denver by
5000 and carried practically all of
Carlson's former strunrholds, including
his home county Of I-arimcr. Pueblo
county gave Gunter plurality of 500
In only one thieLly populated county OF
tho state. II Paso. did Carlson run ahead
Of Cunter. receiving about 500 votes the
vorst OF IL in Colorado Springs.
las Animas and Hucrfano counties in
f-e southern coal district gave Guuter
substantial pluralitics. and the entire
Drmocrntic tickets in those counties
were elected.
Senator Rarcia, Republican. who has
represented Las Animas county in the
state senate ever since Colorado was
territory. went down in defeat. while
Billie Adams. Democrat from ConcIos,
who holds similar record for long serv-
ice in the state senate. was reelected.
Charles II. IeclScnby Of the Steamboat
Spring. rilot. member Of Denver Typo
graphical Union No. 40 was elected state
auditor by a plurality of over 10000.
Notorious Cabbcrt Defeated.
William II. Gabbcrt, Republican candi-
date for reelection as n member of the
state supreme court. was dccisively de-
fcatcd Cabbcrt was perhaps one Of
the most rcactionary judges this, or any
other state. has ever known. II was
inbtSrt VINO Nrotc thc INFAMOUS MoNcr
decision and many others in favor or
capital against labor After sixteen
years on the state supreme bench he re-
tires with the peoples emphatic con-
dcmnation. Morton s. Bailey. Democrat.
and George W. Allen. Republican were
elected TO the Supreme Court.
Harry T. MulniS, Republican. is elect.
cd state treasurer over Robert II. Hig-
gins, Democrat. of Pueblo. Higgins was
not endorsed by organized labor owing
TO his antiunion labor record.
Leslie +. Hubbard, Democrat, appears
TO he elected attorney general by a safe
vote. and Mary C. c. Bradford ia re-
elected state superintendent of public
instruction by a plurality of about
25 .OOo. James A. Pullinm. Democrat, is
Z. Lewis. Republican, by about 1900
votes.
Three Democratic Congressman.
Ben C. Hiliard. Democrat. is reelected
To Congress from the Denver district
4 900 Colorndo's representation in con.
gross will remain unchanged. Edward
Heating Of Pueblo, chairman of the labor
group In congress. IL returned by n ms.
iority npproximating 5000. and Ed r..
TAYLOR Of the western district carried
practically every county in the western
part of the state and is returned by
over 1000. Congressman Timbcrlakc. |
Republican. IL reelected in the northern
district Of tho state. There was no
election for United States senator In
Colorado this year. both Shnfroth and
Thomas, Democrats, holding over.
There were eight referendum measures
on the ballot. The beer amendment was
IL. tAI hx. tsAta NJ rttx,a ,Yx
three TO ono. tho majority against it in
Denver being l.665 The herd law also
was lost by large adverse vote, as was
tho civil service bill and the proposed
convention measure. The
bill to abolish the tax commission and
the medical bill nrc still in doubt, while
the amendment TO loan the state school
funds and to caro- for the state insane
have carried.
Judge Lindsey Has Usual Majority.
In Denver county tho Democratic