Gunnison news-champion., 1920-07-09
CANDIDACY OF COLLINS
MEETS WITH REVERSAL

/ PuebIo-Star Jo1rnal:--
Denver, July Talk Of Robert H.
Higgins Of Pueblo, former state treas
ureT for the Democratic nomination
for Governor, mas again been revived
Most Of the Democratic leaders are
attending the san Francisco oonyen-
ton and attention Of thOse who re
mained here has been conferred on
national events, but there are signs Of
ql.ciz..uIng interest in state politics
The candidacy Of J. VI Collins Of
Eaton. FOR the g1bernatorial nofnIna-
-On. which started out with the pro-
mis-. of fairly strong support, Is meet
ing with . rsFulsiOn Of sentiment Col
. I.us aas endorsed b. the Non-Partisan
League and II first was regarded
rather favorably by certain pemOcra-
tie Leaders.
There are Indications nov however,
that the o.d-iiue Democrats will
make d strong effort 20 keep the
Non Partisan League and the labor
mUger4snt from getting q fOothold
IN the party, altho there AZ stlll
. schemes On foot 20 form an alliance
by giving q few Offices 20 the =O-called
radical" element
The movement TO nominate State
Treasurer Wm H. Adams Of Alamosa
Tor governor. seems 70 have spent it.
self. Adams cyinced no particular de
|, aIe 10 run and has ben in poor health
for some time. The main desire now
Of the leaders is 20 now find a man
Tor gossTn0rshIp who can conciliate
the various elements Of the party.
There urc rImors now that Judge
IuIy Scott may get the backing of
certain conservative party leaders
a. hoo. h.aTa RrrEaz.A N
hls candidacy for senator. IL Is re-
ported that the wing OF the party, as
Il is branded by those who went down
the line FOR lyman and Shafroth in
|. ,yls, may see fit TO support the judge.
Scott. thcsa stories declare, has re-
yersed MS old radical attitude and
may BE- regarded as safe by the con
. sery atIyes. There have been tales of
dealings between the Scott supports
and such men as Gerald Hughes, one
Of the leaders Of the conservatives
who fought for Gunter two years ago.
Thus far the Scott candidacy has
aroused little interest on the part of
the Democratic papers Of the state,
but followers Of the judge are now
throwing out hints Of coup to BE-
pulled shortly.
The Non Partisan Deague-labor
candidacy Of ". Il. Calliootte for
Democratic nomination FOR senator
has attracted but little attention. Cal
hc0tte's candidacy Is regarded mainly
for trade purposes. There Is sus-
pIcion on the part Of Democrats that
a deal may be made TO help Samuel
y. Nicholson, Republican candidate
for the senatorial nomination, instead
OF a Democrat, By the Callicotte ele-
ment.
II The attitude of former Senator
John +. Shafroth is being closely
watched Democrats believe that he
l. only waiting 4 chance to enter the
race. II Is said that he hopes that
] party affairs will reach such n state
that there will be "A popular demand
foF him TO run. This belief has been
accentua,ed by the challenge Of Nor
rison Shafruth, his son to Lawrence
'IC. Phipps to debate the League of
Nations, which Phipps refused.
Phipps is now busy with his cam
paign TO name Nicholson for the SEN
ate. Thus far his overtures have been
scorned by the Democratic organiza-
tiun, which is supporting Karl e.
Schuyler. Phipps, it is SAID, is hold
ing out the promise of patronage' but
with poor results, as Republicans who
are opposed to him, decdarc there Is
another bipartisan deal on foot simi--
lar to the one in which Phipps and
Nicholson supported n Democrat for
the Denver mayoralty lSst year.
There are whispers OF dealings be
tween the Phipps Nicholson factions
and certain elements of the Democrats
TO the effect that if the Democrats
name a stand pat candidate for the
Senate, they may count on some Re
publican support to the event that