Evening star., 1922-10-22
SOCIALIST HEADS :.
DEMOCRATIC SLATE
Colorado Campaign Is a Bat
tie Between Conservatives
and Radicals.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
DENVER. Colo, October 2l.-,olu-
RADIOS political campaign has become
merely battle between the con-
servatives and the radicals The
democratic state platform is radical
and is headed by socialist now pos
ing as a democrat, and who succeeded
| IN obtaining the nomination for gov
ernor by combining all the radicals
under his banner. The. result has
been that conservative democrats
propose to vote for the republican
candidate. The fight is one of CON
siderable bitterness.
Not more than half~dozen of the
weekly papers, and none Of the city
papers, supported William F. sweet
Tor governor in the democratic pri-
maries, but, as he won. they are
. forced to back him. although some
nre or six have baked and openly
are fiehting him. The republicans. on
the other hand. are thoroughly united.
all the various factions having buried
their grievances until after NOV en-
,ber Z.
All Seek Reelection.
Cnited States Senators Lawrence
&. Phlpps and Samuel ID. Nichol~nl!
are on almost continuous speaking
| tours of the state by automobile, and
where they are not speaking theg
republI"ans and with thos- dcmu-
Gratis who have swung into the repur-
iican ranks for Benjamin Griffith fpt
governor.
Colorado has three republican repr,-
seniatives, being Eaile Denyor) frs
district: Timberlake. second district.
and Hardy, third district, and each is a
candidate for reelection. While il *
| admitted that Hardy has the hardest t
battle. there are predictions that he
will be successful. In Denver Vale will
unquestionably be Reelected. His or
ponent is Benjamin C. Hi!liard, former
congressman, who fought all war meas
ures and was pronounced pro o-Germsn.
In the fourth district Edward T. Taylor
democrat, is a candidate for recollection.
He has been termed the "unbsa table" q"
but Merle d. Vincent. vigorous young
republican lawyer of Grand Junction. is
his opponent. and with all factions #
the party united in that district hope Is
expressed that Eincent viii win.
IT is understood that hecause of H.
continued i'll health that if elected IL,
will be Mr.. Taylor's last term. whi"h
will round out eighteen years in WASH
ington.
Fight for Governor.
Sweets strength is among the f51yln-
ers. and Timberlake's district is :,
farming community. There is no qVcS-
tion that Sweet is strong th-oughort
the district and there is very good ind
cations that he may be sufficiently
strong to turn that district delnocracjc
Undertakes opponent is Or. c. -.
Worth Of Wray. who has been the sur
prise Of the campaign. He won tho
democratic nomination for Congress
from Judge Harry S. Glass pf Brighton.
when Glass was a strong favorire. H.
is vigorous campaign worker and hiS
campaign manager is a farmer Rcpub-
licans. however,. are confident thar IL.
personal popularity OF Timberlake VIII
carry him through.
There is very little interest IN tho
campaign outside of governor. The is
sue is plainly drawn. ard Colorado hav-
ing had four years Of peace under
republican administration is "playin-
UP" this fact. for Sweet and the demo
cratic platform declare for aholishiuc
the state rangers and Colorado sees a
return 10 industrial dis 'urbanceS in the
coal mines should Sweet win. "For
Peace and Prosperity is the s'oran c-
the republicans against Get Back
Democracy by the democrats.