The Monte Vista journal., 1920-08-14

~. hsht OF the Nohparttsaa
...us for control Of the Democrat.
! ,,r,, In Colorado 10 now In the
...a. and the contest promises to be
y. q, IN. hardest fought battles In
II, history OF the party, The Town
II, ,ore.s we're led BY J. NJ. Collins
r,,,n chairman Of the state
.aumitt., of the Nonparti.sn
, .,.u.. already In tho ncid ~ the
.o,s, of an aggregation Of parties
"a, amslramat~d In Denver June
nh and isth. This conglomcra-
ian eompris.d tho Nonpsrtissn. For
,..,sh,crs. Plumb-plannsrs. ofhcials
n the state Federation Of Labor anu
|, even more radical element gath
,,,d together by Towaisy's agents as
h. United workers' League.
rh-.. influences. having agreed
a , monsrcl ticket. have been busy
M, since those Juns days In trad
he suppor, for eouaty oahcss for
M. to be delivered In the Demo-
kn,,c state assembly TO nominal, /,
kl,ir men for the highest oh,css In
~ Gift Of the Democratic party.
|g,ld county had dickered for weeks
siA the representatives Of Townley.
I,d came down to Denver forty-sev-
n strong pledged TO Collins and un-
er contract to lead the night In the
koaveniion.
In return for this service. the So
khltst organizers for Townley's Nom
bsrtisan League arc under obliGa-
bon to deliver the votes Of every
gsld county farmer from whom they
lave collected SIS to the group Of
aeials who helped to put Collins
Assoss In tho state assembly.
Piatform Aesoeks Delegates
A number OF county delegations
(ad been won over to Collins with
)st knowing his oficial relations
knh Townley or what the Nonparti-
an League really stood for. Thurs
ay mornings Denver papers con-
ained two items that shocked the
smocratic deleatex: one was fac
tnile reproduction OF the program
the Nonpartixan League reprint
on another page OF this issue>
)Ad an Associated Press dispatch
Eating that Townley had been dem
M new trial in Minnesota ana
Fould have to serve . So-day Jail
entence for disloyalty to the United
,ates during the war with Germany
The Townley platform on which
Collins appeared was shock enough,
at added to that the thought of
Dominating as the candidate for gov
rnor subordinate Of man con-
ieted OF disloyalty against this
ountry. was too much for men who
ave spent their lives uphOldinE the
principles OF Thomas Jefferson.
leal Democrats seethed with indiK-
ation at the effrontery OF those who
Proposed to deliver the party to n
|roup of nonresident Socialists
rusading for soviet ideas. and
Thursday night the storm hurst with
fury that terrified the Weld coun-
y leaders who were sponsors for
Iownleys man Collins.
Assembly In UproAr
FOR more than an hour the assem-
was In an uproar. Collins sup
ofters vainly endeavored to shout
loSn the exposure Of his connec-
aon with the convicted Townley.
ney were unable to prevent a read
to the delegates Of the Nonpsrti-
III Platform, and. to put up a bold
4oas. cheered every plank Of social
!" As it was read. Questions were
u.'ed at the Weld county chairman
40 the convention worked itself In
frenzy Of disapproval.
"r' John Biles of Del Norte threw
"shted match in the powder can
'e" ne demanded Of Judge Baker
Ahow II a man can hA a Democrat
W Nonpartisan Lacquer at the
4e ame. Pandemonium reigned
" mat question. Nonpartisan
eae representatives in the assem-
aoo'ed and jeered: they tried to
'he speaker down, but he was
shrinking disposition and the
s''ca OF the Townley forces only