Denver labor bulletin., 1918-09-28
STATE COMMITTEE PRE-
SENTS d Z M A NDS TO
PLATFORM BUILDERS.
Democrats Proclaim for Repeal
of State Constabulary and In
dustrial Commission Laws;
Republicans Favor Retain
ing Cossacks on the Job.

Candidates nominated in the state
primaries on the Democratic and Re
publican tickets assembled in Denver
Tuesday and Wednesday Of this week
for the purpose of writing their plat
form pledges. The Democrats met in
the Albany hotel. while the Republic
ans held their conference at the Brown
Palace.
Organized labor demands were pre-
scented to the platform committees Of
both parties. These demands, to-
gether with the declarations Of each
party. are printed in another column
on this page. They should be care
fully read and compared by members
Of organized labor, who in a large
measure will determine which party
shall control state affairs for two
years beginning January next. The
state election is to be held Tuesday
November 5.
W II. Young of Pueblo, president
OF the State Federation of Labor,
came to Denver Monday and meet
inR Of the special political committee
created at the Salida convention for
the purpose Of presenting labor's de-
mands to the candidates Of both par
ties was held Monday evening at State
II
time the measures outlined at the Sa-
Ida convention were placed in proper
form for presentation to the platform
committees.
This special committee consists of
w. II. Young. chairman; Ed Anderson,
secretary; Earl r. Hoage, r. G..
Moser and Clint C. Houston.
Receive Labor Com mittee
This labor committee first appeared
before the Republican platform COM
mittee Tuesday afternoon at its ses-
sion at the Brown Palace hotel. The
demands were formally presented and
the labor representatives told the plat
form builders that verbal promises
would no longer be accepted. but def
mite pledges as to their attitude to-
ward labor would be expected. At the
Republican meeting the committee
was courteously received and given
every opportunity to present its
claims.
Shortly thereafter the labor COM
mittee, by appointment. presented the
same demands to the platform COM
mittce of the Democratic party in
session Mt the Albany hotel Here
the labor men were likewise courte-
ously received and given every oppor-
tunity to present arguments as TO why
the demands should be Incorporated
in the platform, making a definite
pledge of the party ms to what might
be expected by labor in the event.the
Democrats are successful in electing
their ticket.
Builders of Platforms.
The Democratic platform committee
consisted of Justice William A. Hill,
S. Harrison White and Tully Scott of
the supreme court; Thomas j. lyman,
candidate for governor; Attorney Cen
eral Leslie +. Hubbard. Mrs. Mary c.
c. Bradford. state superintendent of
schools; State Senator Perry c. Dun
lap of Pueblo, Thomas f. Egan, can
didate for state representative from
Denver, and Philip Hornbein, chair
man of the Democratic central COM
mittee. Justice Scott represented
Senator John F. Shafroth.
The Republican platform commit
tee comprised Lawrence c. Phipps,
candidate for United States senator;
Oliver II. Shoup, candidate for gov
crnor; William n. Vaile, candidate for
Congress from the First district; Gree
ley w. Whitford, candidate for dis
trict judge in Denver. and Chairman
Rush l.. Holland of the Republican
central committee.
Democrats Against Cossacks.
Both platforms give recognition and
consideration of labor's demands. 1t
will be seen by reading the labor
planks printed elsewhere that both Re
publcsns and Democrats pledge
changes in the present industrial COM
mission and compensation laws. The
Democratic plank, however, is more
definite, and il carried out will mean
repeal of the existing law which has
proven so unsatisfactory, and the en-
actment in its place Of measure
drawn along the lines of the Ohio
statute providing for mediation and