The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-07-18
DRAKE and
/ BALLREIcH
! CANDIDATES
FOR GOVERNOR

Colorado Springs. July 17.-Former
! State Senator William a. Drake of
Fort Collins. and Chas A Bailerich OF
Pueblo, were designated as candidates
for governor in the Republican state
| Assembly here today Drake received
s23 votes and Bailerich 361 votes. The
desisnates will make campaign for
nonination in the primary elections
70 BE- held in the various counties of
/ the state. 10 be held al q later date.
As fer as can be ascertained here,
the Republican state assembly at
Colorado Springs has had consider
able cs csrimmage on its hands in
making its designations of candid
ates for the United States senatorship
and IN giving endorsement 10 aspir-
ants Tor places on the state ticket
This has. NOT been due To any party
dfscprd or factional trouble. but rath-
er from the desire of the 500 OF more
delegates in attendance 10 hiring about
the Nomination OF candidates for all
Of these offices that would commend
themselves TO the voters at the cleo
lions next fall as pre-eminentiy
qualified and fitted for those places.
public policy and the delay in making
its designations of candidates for the
Offices alluded to grew out of an am
hi<ion 70 give the people of the state
the wry best material possible to
vote 3or in November. The above
Telegram in relation TO the governor
ship which was received at the Rec
ord Office At o'clock this afternoon.
indicates that the Gordon knot has az
last been cut and there is likely to
b rluppth sailing from nov on until
the 49, Of the assembly.
Z 1sssenee c. phfpps end ehasses W.
Waterman. both of Denver. were des-
ignated late Tuesday afternoon for
the United States senaforship: Mr.
hipps receiving 4e7 and Mr.. Water
man l2e votes. Both will so on the
primary ticket with the party endorse
ment. Clyde c. Dawson of Denver.
nominated Mr. Waterman and Haisted
l. Ritter of Denver nominated Mr..
Phipps. Both made ringing patriotic
speeches that elected hearty ap-
plause from the assembly.
Mr.. Phipps captured the entire dele
cation vote from Alamosa, Cheyenne,
Conejos, FL Paso. Lake. La Plata.
Mesa. Mineral. Pitkin. Rio Blsnco.
San Miguel and Teller counties. and
all but one vote OF the twenty-four
in Las Animas Waterman obtained
the entire delegation strength in Gus
ter. Gilpin. Grand. Gunnison. Hins-
dale. Jecerson. Monat. Routt. Sa-
rusche and Summit counties.
Adams. Arapahoe. Bent, Chaffee.
Denver. Ebert. Fremont, Huerfano.
Larimer. Prowers and San Juan di-
vided their strength equally between
the two candidates. Dolores. Jack
son, Kiowa and Montezums counties
did not participate in the voting.
In the congressional assembly.
which was also called to Colorado
Springs at the same time as the state
assembly. the only opposition TO the
denomination of Charles B. Timber
lake as candidate for congress from
the second district developed in the
FL Paso county delegation. but is was
not strong enough TO seriously COM
plicate affairs. He was nominated by
a total OF ss4 oa; of sSs votes in the
assembly. Arspahoe and Douglas
counties had representation in the as
sembly.
Up TO o'clock this afternoon no.
body in Canon City seemed TO know
the designates on the state ticket. ex-
cept for the governorship. which was
bulietined at the Record office about
an hour before that time As II is not
expected that very vigorous fight
will be made by any of the aspirants
for these houors. the assembly will
probably make its designations with.
out serious contest. The Canon City
and Fremont co ytundelesates are ex-
pccted to return home this evening.
GEORGE MelAiN NOW SAFELY