The Denver Jewish news., 1924-08-28
TICKETPI PICKED TO CONTEST
IN G.. o. p. PRIMARY
Candidates Announced to Oppose Khan
for Legislature and District Bench.

for Legislature and District Bench.
In announcing the ticket the group
issued this formal statement over It's
signatures;
ITO the Republican Voters Of Denver:
"Thc undersigned a committee OF 100
disintercsted Republicans, seeking no
office and asking no fnvors, presents
II legislative and judicial ticket 10 be
voted on at the Republican primaries
to be held Sept. o. In presenting this
ticket Il is proper that 1t should be
accompanied by statement OF the
reasons by which we are actuated.
"It is notorious that the orgnniZa-
ton Of the recent Republican county
assembly was, by secret manipulation,
with hidden purposes, appropriated by
the Ku Klux Klan, whose membership
ii chooses TO hide, and was exploited
for the secret and private ends OF GER
tain of its self-seeking leaders. Its
grand dragon, who was not II delegate
to the assembly, from his box in the
rear of the auditorium, dictated TO his
licutcnants who presented To -subser-
Went delegates the names of candidates
who received the Endorsement Of that
society. Many of these candidates are
unknown TO the public and the purpose
Of their candidates has never been an
notrnccd.
I'VE have no quarrel with men. who
from n misconccption of its purposes,
have Joined that Organization. Once
they see thru the camouflage Of its
published statements, its real purposes
will become apparent Our fight as Re
publicans is against It's leadership and
political program.
Oppose Secret Method.
I'VE do not question the right of any
group to organize for any legitimate
purpose The right to freedom of con
science. of speech and of advocacy of
any cause is the common Inheritance
of us all. But when n secret orgnni-
zation undertakes TO subvert public
agencies to private needs and to accom-
plish objects not consistent with the
fundamental principles of the American
constitution. laws and enlightened pub
lie policies, it is high time that in
tellicent citizens should awake TO the
situation. They should lend their
voices. their influence and their votes
to resist the predatory efforts of self
seeking men who stir up racial and
religious prejudices in their desire to
gain power to fulfill their selfish aims
and un-American objects. To dis
qualify Il man from public Office because
he is Jew or Gentle, Catholic or Pro
testant. negro or clansman, would be Il
travesty upon the elemental principles
of the Republican party and upon the
high ideals TO which the immortal Lin
coin gave his life. 1t is utterly OPP
posed to the spirit Of the Christian re-
ligion. Regardless Of religion, creed
race, wealth or membership in any so
ciety, we ask only that public offices
be filled by good citizens Of intelligence
and experience and possessing those
qualifications of character that will
make them dependable public servants
We believe that the motives that actu.
ate candidates for office should he made
public in the public interest. We are
opposed to dark, secret and blpckhand
methods Of conducting political cam
paigns. Invisible government, by what
ever group, for whatever objects nc
matter how cOmmendable those objects
may seem TO be, we regard as a public
| evil This we believe, to be the prin
cipIe that has actuated our party lead
crs, from Lincoln TO Roosevelt, and
from Roosevelt to Coolidge.
president Coolidge recently said:
"'Our constitution guarantees equa
rights TO all our citizens, without dis
elimination on account Of race or color
have taken my oath to support thai
/ constitution. II is the source of YOU
rights and my rights. | propose t.
( regard it and administer it as tn.
source of the rights of all the people
whatever their belief or race
I'VE present our legislative candi
dates in the open. They have no hid
den motives: they have no secret leg
\ isative designs; they are subscrvien
to no group, organization. society or in
dividual. They promise honest, cap
( able, disiutercstcd aud courageous pub
lie service only. These candidates ar,
MS follows:
4 For State Senators-C Charles Clyd'
Barker, Josh L. Malm and j. Herber
I wilkins Ir.
For state Representatives. -Simp
son d. Butler Ernest Il. Fowler. vii
Ham n Hnpypr vHb,pnuy E.ll,y,