The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1918-07-18

Chairman W. N. Elliott, the Jeffer.
son County Democratic Assembly
was held in Golden, Saturday, July
IL, to elect delegates; to the State
Assembly and also to designate can.
didatea for the County ticket to BE-
put before the primaries in Septem-
Der.
The attendance was much large,
than ins former years and the inter.
ct manifested was splendid. There
was just Anough pep" to get the or.
4anic machinery fabricated and in
good working order. and after the
assembly waA over there were no sore
spots on the surface. at least, that in
any way th1o1tened the success Of
the ticket either in state or county
In any material legree.
It is true certpin ones had some
things in their syltems that they had
to get out and alter this was done
the atmosphere took on its normal
hue again and everything was the &C.
me Of harmony and peace.
Chairman Elliott called the meet
ing to order at shortly after ten
o'clock and called for the selection
Of = Temporary chairman. Samuel
W. johnson was the unanimous
choice Of the assembly and in taking
his seat he launched into a brief sur
vey of the situation which was met
with applause, after which he read
o telegram Of regrets from that hon
eSsl and recognized leader, H. P.
Co9otn. stating thsk he would make
IN effort to be up from his Official
post 1t Fl Paso for the State Assem-
~.
1Ys. Frank Pulver Of Lakewood
and Miss Mandy II Edgswater were
unanimously elected ~ secretary and
assistant secretary
The first thing necessary to dis
pose Of was to decide contest
for seats by two ssts Of delegates in
Montana precinct where some mis-
understanding resulted in the select
ion Of two delegations. A commit
tee on Credentials was at once ap-
pointed, which s3on settled the dihh-
Guilty by giving zach side SIX votes,
~ the precinct was entitled to, II
delegates.
Committees On Apportionment, or
der Of Bushes Ind Resolutions were
next appointed and the meeting was
adjourned until o'clock.
= During the noon hour there was
the vsrv best Of feeling displayed
amonG tAs detsestss and everything
seemed 70 point to q harmonious
session al around.
When the Assembly rsconvened In
the afternoon he real fun began.
The following resolutions were 4
doptsd By q yotf Of 1le to Sc.
5 Golden, Colo. July Is. 1918.
Whereas. the fate Of the Demo-
sacy everywhere depends upon the
winning Of this worid-wide war. and
Whereas, Il Ia the object Of true
Democracy to rid the world once
and for an Of the threat Of violence
and injustice which must hang over
II 20 long - there 10 anywhere an
autoeratie government which can
disturb it, peace or dominate its
fortunes.
The outsages against right which
GERMANY has committed have direct
~ touched our cwr citizens and
our own hbery. and they have done
more than THAT: Trey have threaten
al right md liberty everywhere. and
Germany must ~ brought to terms
by such a victory "a Will leave no
doubt IN the miNds Of her rulers and
her people "a ID what forces control
mankind.
We entered upon our present
course IN sslf.drfen.e to resist
menseine assault. directed against
our freedom and our national In.
tegrsiy: ~ shaQ not abandon Il mn.
N our objective Il d. finiteiv attain.
ed. ne rsfors ~ Il. and Il u here
rs
Resolve that Il |. our purpose to
suDnort and sustain 70 the utmost the
administration ~ Woodrow Wilson.
and that Il cen tsst ba supported bv
those who believe IN Il and tr,,st Il
than Nv thoas Who arU constantly
eager 70 meta 4slflsh nee OF what
thew conceive be its mistakes.
And be Il furthsf
Resolved. therefore. IA he our pur.
pose 70 supply thS administration In
QUIZ uOUuu0vU VIII W0u VINO Nte lIA
real and inquest Unable friends. and
are 100 rar cent Americans.
We further recognise the fact thst
after the war mnA esm. Q perio.l ~
rsconstruction which Will renuir" the
best and most sympathetic minds 70
eolva the problesbS confronting the
nation. manv Of which will ia new
and others thcugk I'D. will have nav
espe~ts and Significance. New In.
dustires must y fostered and tn.
havvSeM rssn~v4d which have stood
n the way Of Ia old ones. ind Il Il
our sincere bNt)Af that the fountain
keaA which WI bring shout me ideal
results h 10 Se found within the
fundamentai pfinrinlsa ~ the Demo.
cratic party. ps Il further
Rasnlved. that W. commend the
~-ssenk state administration - bsIrH
tina most sfftelprt and affective In
nevSN-,ning ths duties for which the
individual officers were elected thst
this STATE hes never known. and thst
thjs assembly wApmld b fsmia In ~
S,ii AWtv n n failed n five the I'D.
Die3eesafioa IL unqualified inAo-se.
meNe and expression q aWoreeiatior.
Ek0eeinlly do ~ eNmmend the Ores.
ept .a1eAo administration upon H.
~ ~ VnS peoG1am IN which T.