Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26
FUSION IN COLORADO
THREATENS c. 0. P.
Dominates the Democratic State
Ticket-Regular Democratic
Ticket May BerPut Up.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER, Col, September 25.-Domi-
mating the entire democratic state
ticket, with perhaps one exception. and
claiming the democratic senatorial des-
ignee. the fusion party Of Non-Partisan
Leaguers and farmer-iabor party advo-
Gates has brought fear to the ranks OF
republicans. The final test in this po-
litical mix-up will come at the polls
November 2, the September primaries
containing many surprises.
The official count and a recount in
some counties may be necessary to
satisfy the regular democrats that w.
R. Callicotte, the Nonpartisan League
farmer-labor candidate, defeated
Judge Tully Scott for the senatorial
nomination. Likewise the official
count of votes cast in the primaries
Sept. IA, in the republican senatorial
contest. will be- necessary to establish
the present outlook that Samuel D.,
Nicholson. mining man of Leadvilie,
nosed out winner over Karl C. Sehuy-
Ter, lawyer, Of this city, IN the last
hundred precincts to report after
Schuyler had rolled ups large margins
in Denver, Colorado Springs and Pu-
eblo. the three biggest cities in the
state.
The political mix-up, overwhelm lining
at present the democratic party ana
threatening to run unchecked into kHe
republican camp, brought the followS
ing statement from Joseph J. Wick
cd W h.
iican chairman in Denver: THE nom
partisan-la bor-farmer fusion is to be
considered in the coming campaign,
and solidarity in the ranks of repub-
ncans only will bring victory for US
at the polls"
Julius Aichele, reelected county
chairman by the democrats in Dem
yer, said the 'interlopers" who were
declared designers for ofiice on the
democratic primary ticket, would re-
ceive the support of democrats if
they convinced the party before No
vember that they were true democrats
at heart"
There are rumors. however, that In
preference to boiling to the repub-
lican party, regular democrats may
yet put up Robert H. Higgins. the
regular candidate defeated by James
M. Collins non-partisan-farme Dor
candidate, on the regular ballot by
petition. Republican leaders claim
that this would bring victory for
them, being suicidal for the demo-
cratic party.
The non-partisan -farmer-labo fu-
sion made an unsuccessful attempt
to displace Aichele and capture the
Denver county organization. and the
''interlopers" will try to get control
now of the state organization, in a
meeting called for tomorrow The
fusion candidates have been success
full in the primary race for governor,
lieutenant governor, treasurer and
auditor. and possibly attorney gem
eral, although Morrison Shafroth, son
of former United States Senator John
Shafroth, regular democrat, appears
to have defeated George Hethering-
ton of Gunnison in the latter con-
test.
The fight over the 'interlopers" on
the democratic ticket has been en-
FILTERED by the announcement of a
Denver labor paper that 'the out
standing feature of the primary cleo
ton was the defeat Of the demo-
cratic party by the Non-Partisan
League, backed by labor organiza-
tions." WARREN e. BOYER