Evening star., 1922-09-03
FUSION TO MARK
COLORADO VOTING
Farmer-Labor and Non-Par-
tisan League Parties to
Join Forces.
MAY DRAW IN THIRD
Primary September IL Will See
Extraordinary Political
Potpourri.
MAY DRAW IN THIRD
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orado's statewide primaries will be
held September IL, and there is pre-
sented a mix-up the like OF which
hardest politician fails to hazard
guess on the outcome.
The congressional primaries have
become involved by a fusion of the
farmerlabor party, with 5000 mem
bers, and the Non-Par tisan League,
with 10000 members, with a very
good prospect that the Farmers
Union, with $4,000 members, will
come in on the ticket the farmer
labor-league put up. The combina-
ton will jndorse Benjamin c. Hill
lard, one of three democratic candi-
dates in the first Getty and county of
Denver) district, and a former rep
resentative. and Edward T. Taylor,
democrat, present representative from
the fourth district. Hilliard is in
dorsed because his views coincide
with theirs. while Taylor's indorse-
ment comes from his consistent vot-
ing for legislation favorable to labor
and the farmer.
own candidates in the second and
third districts. now represented. re-
Spectively. by republicans, Guy L.
Hardy and Charles B. Timberlake.
Only the primaries will disclose
whether this action by the farmer
on the returns. 1t means, however,
that should Hilliard lose in Denver
the combination will have its own
candidates for Congress in three
of the four districts. There is no
question raised of Mr.. Taylors re-
election.
Combination for Sweet.
The same combination has indorsed
William e. Sweet. one of three dem
ocratic candidates. for governor.
Should Mr.. Sweet be defeated in the
primaries there will be third candi-
date in the field. The Endorsements
cover pretty generally the entire
state judicial, executive and legis
lative tickets. but 1t has been noticed
1t is stated that where favorite or
indorsed candidates are defeated in
the primaries third candidate will
be put on by petition for the Novem-
ber election.
The republicans are without fight
on any ticket or in any place in Colo
rado. The general belief prevails that
Benjamin Grinith. one of Roosevelt's
most enthusiastic followers. will be
returned winner in the primaries over
Early Cooley. present lieutenant gov
ernor, for governor.
Reverting to Congress, George B.
Kindel, former congressman, who won
his election some years ago on the
freight-rate question. Is again a can
didate. emphasizing the 'wets" as his
program. AS he has only the city
and county of Deliver to run in he
victory. However, indications are that
the successful candidate will be
James A. Marsh, present city attor-
ney.
John F. Vivian. republican national
committeeman for Colorado, has had
to fight combination that sought to
prevent his election as committeeman
in his own precinct He lives in
Golden and his precinct is known as
Golden. No. 9. being the first ward in
this town of $500 population.
Fight to Shake Control.
He won this designation and then
the fight turned to shake his control
of the county. This latter fight was
made on two candidates for county
treasurer. and he won here also.
There Is a report that never before
did a national committeeman have to
fight for control of his home precinct.
Mr.. Vivian defeated Hubert Work,
present Postmaster General, for re-
publican national committeeman in a
siderable bitterness and lost Mr..
Vivian by two votes the republican
state craftsmanship.
While other states are having or
have had or will have their battles
in the republican ranks between the
proRressives and the administration,
Colorado is escaping. Both republican
candidates for the nomination for
governor were progressives.
In the republican state assembly
one candidate was mentioned as a
republican in 1896, open and above
board" This announcement recalled
that in that campaign pictures Of Nc
Kinley were torn down all over Colo
radorado, Mckinley buttons were
ripped of coats If they appeared and
in scores of mining camps there were
signs: Republicans, keep out" Colo
rado was a Bryan free silver state,
and 1t took nerve for a man to be an
open. and avowed republican, hence
the remark about the candidate in the
a assembly