Evening star., 1954-10-13
Colorado Democrats
Favored in Senate,
Governor Races
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Republicans are saying they
doubt he will do much for Mr..
Carroll this time. Indeed, the
rumor goes around that Senator
Johnson's friends persuaded him
to run for Governor after he had
announced he would not seek
reelection to the Senate so that
Mr.. Carroll and the liberal wing
Democrats would not be able to
take over the Democratic Party
Of the State.
Further, the Democrats en-
gagged in a bitter, hard-hitting
primary contest for the sena-
torial nomination, with Mr..
Carroll running against Quigg
Newton, popular mayor Of
Denver. There is some evidence
that this fight has left its scars
and that there will be Demo-
cratic defections from Mr.. Car
roll. Mr.. Carroll won handily
over Mr.. Newton. who was little
known outside of Denver when
he entered the Senate primary.
Thornton Declined.
Early in the year, the Repub-
licans sought to persuade Gov.
Dan Thornton, who is complet-
ing his second term. to become
their senatorial candidate. He
declined. however. for business
reasons. The choice for Senator
then went to the Lieutenant
Governor. There has been COM
plant that Mr.. Allott was not
the strongest candidate the
G. o. P. could have produced;
that he lacks drive and color as
a campaigner. Nevertheless. Mr..
Allott has quite a record Of
public service back of him
both in the Air Force during
World War II and in civil Office.
He's a young man. a graduate
Of the Colorado University Law
School in 1929. He has been a
worker all his life. His first
job was school janitor in Pueblo
when he was 13 years old. He
later worked in a lumber camp
and in the Pueblo steel mills. He
waited on tables and washed
dishes to finance his education.
At the University of Colorado he
made his mark as an athlete.
Mr.. Carroll, who had three
terms in the House of Repre-
sentatives before he ran for the
Senate, worked his way up, too.
In his early years, he was a
policeman in Denver. He studied
law and was admitted to the bar.
He was only Is years old when
the United States entered the
First World War. He persuaded
a recruiting sergeant, with the
aid of his mothers signature, to
permit him to enlist. He saw
service, also in the Second World
War. He has shown himself
good vote getter, particularly in
Denver, a Democratic strong
hold.
Johnson Stepped Down.
When Big Ed" johnson de-
cided early this year he would
not seek denomination for the
Senate, the Republicans imme-
diately had visions of picking up
this Democratic Senate seat,
feat which was regarded as prac-
tically impossible should Sena-
tor Johnson run for reelection.
Up to date, however, it hasn't
worked out that way. and the
indications and the political
prophets all incline to a Carroll
victory.
The Denver Post poll, taken by
Research Services, Inc, and pub
lished last Sunday, showed Al
per cent of those polled for Mr..
Carroll and 4 per cent leaning
toward Mr.. Carroll: for Mr.. Al
lott. % per cent were supporting
him and 4 per cent were leaning
toward him, and II per cent were
undecided. A similar poll, taken
for the Denver Post in 1850, and
published September II of that
year. showed 36 per cent for Mr..
Carroll. So per cent for Senator
Millikin and % per cent unde-
cided. By October % the poll
showed there had been a swing
to Mr.. Carroll. He had a per
cent to 43 per cent for Senator
Millikin, with 13 per cent unde-
cided. On November 5, two DAYS
before election. the poll gave
Senator Millikin So per cent of
the vote and Mr.. Carroll 48 per
cent. The election itself gave
Senator Millikin SO per cent and
Mr.. Carroll 47 per cent.
The Allott campaign mana
gers say that even If it appears
their candidate is behind today
as indicated by the polls-they
expect big shift by election day
and resurgence of Republican
strength. such as happened in
1850, when Senator Millikin and
Gov. Thornton came from be-
hind to win. Their emphasis Is on
the need to get the voters to the
polls. particularly those who are
favorable to Gen. Eisenhower and
his program.
More Democrats.
Registration of Denver voters
Is the highest in history this
year. except for 1852. It stands
at 240,000, as compared to 251,-
600 two years ago, and Is due in
part to the hard primary race
for the Democratic senatorial
nomination. Here is the way
Denver voters are registered:
$4,000 Republican. $4,000 DEM
ocratic and 114.000 independent.
1t is easy to see that the inde-
pendent voters could swing an
election any way they desired.
While the statewide registration
figures are not yet available, it
Is estimated that it is about 6
to 5 Democratic, with also a big
INDEPENDENT vote