Gilpin observer., 1920-08-12
DEMOCRATS DESIGNATE
COUNTY TICKET
Harmonious Assembly Thruout-
Only One Primary Contest
Wilson Endorsed.

son, county chairman, called the
assembly to order, the call was
read and committee appointed on
credentials. In perfecting the
permanent organization, Jay By
ron was elected chairman of the
assembly and w. j. Stull, secre-
tary. After adopting the rules of
the state organization as the reg
ular order of business, the as
sembly proceeded to the designa
tion of candidates as follows:
w. o. Jenkins, representative,
by reclamation.
Clerk and recorder, left to va
cancy committee.
R. A. Bass, sheriff, by acclama-
tion.
H. P. Altvater, treasurer, by ac-
clamation.
w. d. Saunders, assessor. by
acclamation.
j. M. Seright, judge, by ac-
clamation.
Superintendent of schools, left
to vacancy committee.
j. S. Kimball, surveyor, by ac-
clamation. a.
G. L. Hamllik, coroner, by ac-
clamation.
The only contest in the assem-
bly, was for the designation of
commissioner of the First district
w. M. Kirk and G. A. Wagner,
of Russell Gulch. Each received
IL votes and both names will ap-
pear on the primary ballot.
Neil Mckay, commissioner Sec
ond district, by acclamation.
Designation of justices and
constables left to vacancy COM
mittee.
The following committeeman
and committeewomen were desig-
mated for the seven precincts:
Precinct Nv. o. Zeige, Mrs.
Thomas Cudahy.- --...s...
Precinct Pr. C. Johnson, Mrs.
VIM. Memo.
Precinct 3-F. w. Sparks, Mrs.
Susie Ellis.
Precinct ed. Quinn, Mrs.
John McNeill.
Precinct 5-Leon Wurtz, Mrs.
H. F. Randall.
Precinct 6-Bruce Clifton, Mrs.
J. C. Jenkins, Jr.
Precinct &c. A. Mcneil, Mrs.
Lottie Katta.
The chairman appointed John
McNeill, Morris Hazard and w. j.
Stull members of the vacancy
committee.
The resolutions committee, con-
sisting of John McNeill, w. o.
jenkins and ]. M. Seright, submit
ted the following resolutions
which were unanimously adopted: ::
eve, the delegates to the Dem
ocratic county assembly of Gilpin
county, Colorado, do hereby give
our most hearty approval to the
far-seeing policies of the national
Democratic administration; that
we sympathize with our president,
Woodrow Wilson, in the enfeebled
state of his health, and that he
may soon be restored to former
activity, so he can further the
momentous projects to a fitting
conclusion, now so badly needed
to allay the unrest of the world.
"We pledge our undivided sup
port to the national Democratic
platform adopted at San Fran
cisco; that we further approve of
the candidates thereon; that the
signs of the times and concur
renee of opinion point to the ell
ection of James M. Cox and Frank
lin d. Roosevelt, as president and
vice-president, respectively, at
the coming national election.
1--WE unqualifiedly endorse the
state platform recently adopted
at Denver, Colo, and we bespeak
the untiring efforts to be put
forth by our state candidates to
work for the bringing of our
state roads to that point of per-
fection which our state should
have on account of its prominent
place and proud position as the
playground of the nation
eve hereby instruct our rep
resentative to our state legisla-
ture, Hon. VIM. o. Jenkins, to use
his best efforts to work for res
olution to be passed by our state
legislature of Colorado, soliciting
the passage by our national con-