Pueblo chieftain., 1921-03-27
COOLEY HAS ~CIRCUS' TOSSING
WRENCHES INTO ASSEMBLY WORKS
Special to The chieftain:

Special to The Chieftain:
Denver. March 25.-Thc details of
the contest in the senate Thursday
over the attempt TO confirm Georg.
stephen show that the Republicans
arc pretty much divided. Eleven
Republicans and seven Democrats
supported the governor. thirteen Re-
publicans and four Democrats were
against him. 1t showed also that
two Republicans changed after the
various rolls were called.
The first roli-call was on a motion
to 20 into executive session, and
everyone knew that 1t was for the
purpose of attempting to confirm
the appointment Of stephan. Senat-
ors Rcnshaw and Young voted with
the governor or rather voted to go
into executive session. After they
got in executive session. a motion
to take up the question OF confirming
the appointment OF stephan was
made and both Renshaw and Young
switched and voted against IT. In
every vote that came up their votes
were cast In such way as to prevent
the senate from not confirming and
also TO prevent the senate from con-
firming.
II 1t was n vote that had as its
ultimate object TO confirm. they vot-
cd against II: IL II was "A vote that
had as it's ultimate object the defeat
of the confirmation. they voted
against that In other words. they
voted to keep the thing in the air.
Final vote was not satisfactory. II
merely called for the matter to be
brought up next Tuesday. but II set
no hour Tuesday when It shall be
brought forward.
Lieutenant Governor Cooley had
all three of the messages from the
governor In his pocket and did not
present them 10 the senate and any
attempt to force him to do so lost.
After the session was over. ne
laughed and said that he stlll had
the messages In his pocket and In
tended to keep them there. He is
tho frat Lieutenant Governor who
ever took the position that he could
take charge OF messages from the
governor and keep them without re-
ferring them TO the senate.
Before they went into executive
session, Senator Adams asked Senat-
or Elliott. who Is In charge OF the
fight for the governor. how many
votes he needed from the Democrats
to put the confirmation over. Ell
liot told him he needed six. Adams
gave him seven and they failed by
one vote to carry their program.
Adams was little discouraged last
night. lie said he was afraid the
boys wouldn't stick very much
longer.
The Democrats have been trying
to help the governor. They have
not tried 10 play politics. II would
be to their political advantage 10
keep stephen from being confirmed,
because 1t would cause a general
row in the Republican party. Three
times Adams. as leader OF the Demo-
Gratis. has asked Elliot how many
votes were needed and has delivered
one more than the required number
and for some reason or another,
enough Republicans have not stuck
TO put it over. Adams said last
night that he believes II he delivered
once more that would be sufficient.
He IS OF the opinion that those in
charge OF the govc, nor's campaign
arc not competent TO match wits
with Cooley. Adams knows that
Cooley is dead wrong: that the Lieu
tenant Governor has no righ, to try
TO influence legislation or to try to
Influence appointment combinations.
Cooley knows 1t also; Cooley admits
1t. but says he is having u circus and
enjoys IT.
IL Adams were in charge of the
governors program. he would throw
Cooley thru a window in three sec
onds. Three different times Adams
has stood IN tho senate and In gem
eral talk told the governors leaders
what parliamentary moves to make
to head Cooley off, but for some
reason or another. they arc not made. |
Adams served notice on them last
night that II they didn't play their |
cards right next Tuesday. they need |
not expect much more cooperation |
from the Democrats.
Be IL said to the credit of those
who are trying to put the governors |
program thru that they are willing |
all right. but they don't know how. |
Cooley has no dignity whatever and |
the governors leaders feel that dig |