The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1920-07-22
DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLY WAS
WELL ATTENDED, SATURDAY

The Jefferson County Democratic
Assembly, Saturday in Golden, call
ed for the purpose CT selecting dele.
gates for the State Assembly to be
held Saturday, July goth, in Denver
! instead Of Pueblo, was we'll attended
and found the party organization in
the very best Of spirits and accord.
If there are any old sore spot
anywhere it certainly was kept well
under cover SO far as the rank and
file were concerned.
The convention was called to or.
der by County Chairman H. T. Cur
&y, who Immediately asked the as,
sembly to choose temporary chair.
man. The name of Chas. E. Friend
was placed in nomination, and nc
other name being proposed, he was
made the unanimous choice of the
assembly.
He then made few remarks in
accepting the honor, in which he saw
no reason why there should not be
G sweeping Democratic victory this
fall in the county, state and nation
He referred to some of the unpleas.
antrics Of the past during which
more or less lissension had arisen
and took his full share of the blame
stating that while in the main he had
felt that he had been justified, yet
maturer years had taught their less.
ons, and he was now\ready and will.
ing to extend the olive, branch to all
who had thus been alienated from
the circles of fellowship and good
faith. In fact, Mr.. Friends, remarks
at once placed him at perfect ease
with his hearers, and the convention
proceeded with not so much as a fp.
pie of 6iscord.
w: w. Mober!y waa chosen as tenn
porary secretary with Chas. Pike az
his assistant.
Mrs. Jane E. Pettipier, who had to
leave the hall early, asked permiss-
ion to address the meeting before go.
ing, in which she paid high compli.
ment to her cousin, James M. Cox
candidate for president, and her ~.
marks were rewarded by spirited an.
plause.
The business to be transacted was
quickly disposed of, by the delegates
being selected from, the floor of the
convention by rel call of the pre-.
cincts, the object being to get only
delegates who would 90 if selected
The "a to which the county is en-.
titled, were soon named and by un.
snimous vote were declared the nc.
credited delegates of the assembly
with authority to attend also the
judicial and congressional conven.
tions.
Judge A. d. Jameson introduce d
resolution that a majority of the
delegates IN attendance at the State
convention be authorized to cast the
vote of the abscntees, which carried
Senator Stacy also introduced n
resolution providing that in event of
change of place and time of the
OF the State Assembly, the delegates
named be declared the accredited
delegates Of the Assembly from Jeff.
erson County. This resolution also
was adopted.
The following persons were nam.
ed as delegates to the State Assem-.
bly,:
Grant Precinct, B. A. Potter, Jane
Pettipier,; Vasques, Fred Bunger;
Bergen, Walter Warren; Golden No
!, A. D. jameson: Golden No. 2, J.
B. Nelson. B. F. Snyder; Golden No
3, II. T. Curry. Golden No. 4, w. NJ
Elliott; Maple Grove, Geo. W. Stew.
art; Lakewood. E. Guebellc; f. Ar.
vada, Wesley Steley. Chas. WILDER
EdRewater, C. W. Gist, Mrs. G. L
Wales, Mrs. J. B. Manly; Berkeley
Chas. +. Friend; v Arvada, W. w
Moberly. George b. Campbell; Fair
mount, II. M. Tanner; Wheatridgc
j. T. Skinner; Edgcwnter No. 2. F
Z. .Carringer; Mount Air, NJ. II. Nc,
Linden. I. J. Schnnrs.
Mrs. William Allen has returnct
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