Denver labor bulletin., 1917-03-17
The eOptinistic
Philosopher

up on motion to adopt the minority
report, favoring repeal of the law,
signed by Senators Napier, Curran,
Hayden and Candlish. The majority
report of the committee, against re-
peal of the primary law, was signed
by Senators Starkweather, Schermer-
horn, DeBusk, Dunlap, Kluge, Dunk
lee, Andrew and Hetherington. The
tdebate on the floor of the senate was
very heated at times, it being openly
charged that the bill was an effort to
return to the corrupt convention meth
DDS of the past. Senator Candlish of
Leadville defended the bill, claiming
that his constituents We're opposed to
the primary law. The o. p. predicts
that he will change his opinion in this
respect if he ever offers for election
to any office again in Lake county. 1t
preserve the vote on this measure for
future reference. Those who voted
for the bill to kill the primary law
were Senators Adams, Napier, Reilly,
Staley, West (Democrats), Candlish,
Curran, Hasty, Hayden, Lines, Peter
son, Puffer (Republicans)-Total, ~:
Those voting to kill the Napier bill
and preserve the primary law were
Senators Andrew, Coldren, Coltman,
btDuSh, Duilhltts builiap,
Hetherington, Kluge, Lewis, McWil-
liams, Schermerhorn (Democrats),
Dodge, Eaton, Elliot, Hattenbach,
Knauss, Means, Mitten, Riddle, Stark
weather and Wilkin Republicans
Total, %. Every senator was present
and voted with the exception of Sem
ator Hamilton, who has again re-
turned to his present constituency in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
THE steering committees of the sem
ate and house are doing consider
able jockeying with bills in order
to prevent any measure of benefit TO
the people being placed upon the cal
endar for a vote, the plan being to
leave them Enacted upon when the
Legislature adjourns Saturday, March
"a. Among the measures being thus
choked to death are the educational
code, women's minimum wage bill,
amendments to the workmen's COM
pensation law, the six bills submitted
by the railroad brotherhoods, mothers
pension bill, practically all of the
farmers bills and a score or more of
others in which the people are directly
interested. An order has been issued
by Gerald Hughes to the legislature
thru Governor Gunter and is being
executed III IIe SeIldlt ny Fhiaillo
and in the house by Boone Best to
prevent enactment of any laws except
those favored by the corporations. Un-
questionably this is the most reac
tionary, corporation-ruled general as
sembly with which Colorado has been
inflicted during the past dozen years
or more. From every direction come
appeals for organized labor, the far
mers and of those who believe in prog
ress to form a Non-Partisan League
and make clean sweep in 1918.
nENVER'S daily papers are devot-
ing columns of maudlin slush to
the trial of woman in the West
Side court charged with Staying her
husband. This woman held place
in "high society" and is possessed of
considerable wealth, which is the only
reason for making this trial notorious
in the newspapers. This is one Of the
free press are abused. Nothing good
and much that will result harmfully
comes from printing this nauseating
stuff which goes into the homes of
the people. In Colorado. where women
have equal suffrage and claim all the
rights and privileges of man, she
should be held to as strict account
ability for crime as member of the
other sex Be it said to the credit of
District Attorney Fo,ev that he is
conducting this case fearlessly and
endeavoring to secure a jury which
will mete out exact justice under the
law regardless of this woman's posi-
tion in society or the boasted amount
of monev her friends say she expects
to spend in order to acquit herself
from the crime of murder. Perhaps
there will come a day when a public
sense of decency will compel the daily
newspapers to close their columns to
such nuerotic articles as are being
written by, the reporters covering the
Smith trial