Intermountain Jewish news., 1926-11-04
Like Governor-Elect Adams
/. He Runs Far Ahead of
Fellow Democrats
GOV. ROSS BARELY
LOSES IN WYOMING
Abe Goldstein. Running for Rep
resentative in Wyoming,
Also Defeated

In an election which broke through
party BARRIERS. sweeping into office II
Republican L. $. Senator and Demo
cratic Governor, Colorado elected of
iicers for an administration which will
largely replace the domination of the
state by secret organizations with men
who are free TO serve the whole people
Governor Morley. whose abject submis-
sion to the former dragon of the Colo
RADIO Klan accounted for the deplorable
conditions in the outgoing state ad-
mnistration. will yield his office to the
man whose courageous fight against
the secret machine saved the state from
impending disgrace w i'll ian G.
("Billy") Adams. He ran more than
0OO0O votes ahead of the Democratic
ticket. which went down to defeat in
nearly every other office.
Klan Survivors
While the Primaries eliminated most
Of the klnn candidates from the tickets
presented at the polls on Tuesday, sew
eral survived to stand for election. OF
by narrow margin of W. ID. Mac
Ginnis, republican candidate for state
auditor, over Julian n. Hall. The vote
stood: MacGinnis. 133,300; Hall,
116427
Republican Victory
Wm. l.. Boatrght, incumbent attor-
ney general, although supported by the
khan, was not known to be klansman
ard owed his election to the general
republican landslide and the efficient
conduct of his office during the past
term. He polled 144.97S votes, to
1O0,655 for his Democratic opponent,
Henry o. Andrew. Harry L. Mulnix,
Republican incumbent state treasurer,
also backed by the klan, won over
Joseph u. Grigsby by about nineteen
thousand. The vote in Denver was neck
and neck.
Heehman Defeated
The Republican landslide failed to
sweep in the khan candidate Harry
Saunders. incumbent state senator,
whose subservience to his secret or
ganzaton backing made him n target
of the anti-klan forces. Miss katherine
Craig, anti-klan Republican for super
intendent of public instruction, won
over Mary Bradford. Democratic in
cumbent backed by the khan. Miss
Bradford had defeated Miss Craig two
yenrs ago with the aid of khan back
ing
Quiat's Surprising Strength
A notable upset of the day, matching
the strength displayed by Adams, was
the election of Ira l.. ,luist, the only
Jewish candidate for office. Aside from
Adams, Quiat was the only Democrat
to come through successfully in Dem
yer. The victory of the state senator
elect is rendered more remarkable by
the fact that he has stood out as one
of the bitterest and most outspoken
foes of the klan in the state.
The heaviest vote polled for any
candidate In Denver was that accorded
to Judge ChaS, c. Butler, running for
Supreme Court Justice. 4T100 votes
were cast for him, as against 81, 2,523
for the next highest candidate, Justice
John Campbell. who was the other SUI
preme court judge-elect. Judge Butler
was the special target of the klan in
the last election because of decisions
rendered by him unfavorable 10 the
khan and minute men. He was en-
dorsed. however, by the bar association
and all dislnterested civic bodies. His
overwhelming victory is regarded as
triumph for the principle of an honest,
untrammeled judiciary.
Klan DOwned in Fremont
The bltterest fight for the retention
of the klan's grip was waged in Fire.