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Show RMDT FI6HT Seemingly Hopeless Split in Committee on Resolutions Blocks All Progress. INITIATIVE-REFERENDUM PLANKS CAUSE TROUBLE Selection of Candidate for Governor Gov-ernor Hinges Upon Plat-form Plat-form to Be Adopted. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.. Sept. 20. The Republican state convention of Colorado convened here today, found its committee on resolutions hopelessly split ovor state issues and adjourned until tomorrow morning, bocauso the selection of a candidate for governor hinges upon the sort of platform which will bo adopted. The convention found timo to disallow tho claim for seats mado by 1S4: "progressive" delegates from Den vor county who had failed to attend the regular party caucus, and had named their own delegation at a. meeting in a church. m The resolutions committee which continued con-tinued its sessions after tho convention adjourned, evinced a desire to mould tho planks of the platform relating to the national administration so as to stamp President Taft as a believer in the Roosevelt policies and as having conducted his administration of national nation-al affairs along the lines of Roosevolt progressiveness. Cause of tho Trouble. Proposed indorsement of the initiative and referendum caused all tho strifo in tho resolutions committeo and in spito of an impassioned declaration by Mcrlo D. Vincent, who has been running ah independent campaign for tho gubernatorial guberna-torial nomination, and is credited with the indorsement of Colonel Roosevelt, that tho rejection of this plank meant certain defeat for tho party this fall, the plank was rejected by the majority. An amendniont olfered by Thomas Dovins of Pueblo, favoring mention of the measure as ono demanded by tho pcopjo, also -was rejected. A minority report from the conimittoo and a fight, on the convention floor over this plank is considered assured. Stand of Leading Candidate. Rush L. Holland, a Colorado Springs attorney, regarded as a strong candidate candi-date for nomination for the governor-ship, governor-ship, announced today that ho would insist in-sist noon a progressive platform if nominated, nom-inated, .but would not tolerate "radicalism." "rad-icalism." This was interpreted by his friends as meaning that no would not make the raco if the initiative and referendum ref-erendum wero indorsed. State Senator John B, Stephen, of Colorado City, perhaps per-haps Holland 's strongest opponent, is not likely to run unless the measure is indorsod, partly because the element which would prevent such indorsement also would prevent Stenhcn's nomination. nomina-tion. Details of tho Day. At 11:25 a. in. Stalo Chairman Work rapped for order and called for nominations nomina-tions for temporary chairman. Ho told the delegates that the state committee had no pre-convcntlon plans to carry out "The convention ls all yours." ho said. "Wc want every question debated fully and wo have all weelc to do It, If necessary." neces-sary." Clyde C- Dawson of Denver was choson temporary chairman by acclamation. Mr. Dawson In uccepting the honor created cre-ated laughter by his rcforoncc to tho extra ex-tra session of tho legislature called sixteen six-teen months from the tlmo of adjourning the regular session. "The situation became acute," ho said, "with tho approach of the date for convening con-vening of the Democratic stato convention" conven-tion" When chairman Dawson took up the national administration his reference to Taft and Roosevelt in quick succession brought forth equal cheering. Mr. Dawson declared that they would be found standing sido by side fighting for Republican principles in future. Ho denied that former President Roosevelt was opposed to tho present tariff and declared de-clared that Mr. Roosevelt had approved of tho Payne-Aldrlch bill as tho best over passed by congress. Mr. DnWson lauded tho tnrlfT commission, commis-sion, the postal savings bank and other Ropubllcan measures and nssortod that the work of the national administration had been one of advancement. Its pledges had been redeemed, was tho thomo of a large portion of his speech. Ho wanted to cut short his talk, us ho was speaking oxtemporanoously, he said, but. the delegates, dele-gates, pleased with his attacks on the state administration, shouted for him to continue. His advocacy of stato control of forests and conservation policy in lino with this idea was driven homo with force, and tho convention chcored. Ho predicted ruin to Colorado If bureaucratic control of waters and Iand3 was given to Washington. Washing-ton. The states below would be able to do-rive do-rive all the benefit from Colorado's natural na-tural resources, he shouted. Tho nctlon of the convention In selecting select-ing committees by counties i3 a victory for thoso who want full and open discussion discus-sion of platform. Myrlc .D, Vincent of Delta, advanced progressive candidnto for governor, was selected by his delegation as Its representative repre-sentative on tho resolution committee. Tho announcement of his name brought cheers from tho western slope delegates and also the galleries. LEWIS HAS AN EASY VICTORY IN NEW JERSEY TRENTON, N. J,. Sept. 20. Vivian M. LowIm was nomlnatod for governor on the first ballot at tho New Jersey Republican Repub-lican state convention today. Mr. I.uwls received 670H votes against about 300 voles cast for three other candidates. These three aspirants wero President Jo-soph Jo-soph I'. Frcllnghuvsen of tho state son-ate. son-ate. Prosecutor Plprro P. Garvon of Hudson county and former Assemblyman William P. Martin, the latter tho candidate candi-date of tho progressives. As soon as the balloting showed that Luwls was nominated, dclcgntcs began to change their votes nnd, amid enthusl- , Continued on Pago Two, RED-HOT FIGHT OX IN COLORADO Continued from Page One. astlc applause, the nomination was made unanimous. The platform as prepared by the state committee was materially altered, particularly par-ticularly in the matter of conferring rate making power upon the public utilities commission. A subcommittee of the state committee commit-tee last night prepared a draft of a platform In which rate making power was not Indorsed. Mr. Lewis objected to this und stood out for a specific declaration for rutc making power Notwithstanding, Not-withstanding, the state committee this morning agreed upon the platform substantially sub-stantially as drafted last night by the subcommittee consisting of United. States Senator ICenn, Congressman John G Gardner and State Senator Edward Wakelce. all pronounced "stand-patters." The fight was then carried Into the committee on resolutions and Mr. Lewis's friends on that committee, reinforced re-inforced b George L. Record, leader of the new Idea Republicans, won and put Into the platform a plank declaring that rate making power bo conferred upon the public utilities commission. The convention was impartial in its applause at the names of President Taft and former President Roosevelt. INSURGENTS ROASTED IN WYOMING CONVENTION SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Sept. 20. After quibbling all day the state Democratic convention adjourned until 8 o'clock this evening. The appointment, of committees consumed most of the time, although so far everything has been conducted with the utmost harmony. W S. Mctz of Sheridan was elected temporars chairman and in a speech staled that insurgency was nothing more nor less than Democracy, and that the principles of both were almost identical, his remarks being interpreted as paving the was for the nomination of Judge Joseph Jo-seph M. Carey of Cheyenne, former Republican Re-publican senator from Wyoming and fa-there fa-there of the Carey land act. Every county in the state is represented, repre-sented, Laramie county having the largest delegation. Eights'-seven delegates are in attendance attend-ance and seventy-ve by proxy, making this one of the largest Democratic state conventions ever held In Ws'oming. Permanent Per-manent organization committee reported, favoring Sticknes of Carbon counts and Hoop of Sheridan county as permanent chairmen. The resolutions and platform committee asked for more time In which to prepare a platform embodying Democratic Demo-cratic principles which Carey must Indorse. In-dorse. It Is stated that. Cares' will be nominated nomi-nated outright nnd that he has pledged financial support to the Democratic campaign. cam-paign. Albans. Big Horn, Carbon. Converse, Con-verse, Crook, Natrona and Sweetwater counties favor his nomination, while Johnson nnd Uintah are solid against, him. Fremont. Laramie, Sheridan nnd Weston are divided. The vote stands about 40 to 00 in Carey's favor, but carls tonight the divided counties are expected to swing In line for him. The session tonight to-night Is expected to be storms' and mas' not nominate a ticket before early morning. DEMOCRATS OF WYOMING TO INDORSE REPUBLICAN SHERIDAN, Wyo.. Sept. 20. The Democratic Dem-ocratic state convention opened at 10 o'clock today with evcrs' county In the slate represented. The gatharlng was called to order by D. L. Sticknes', chairman chair-man of the slate central commlttoe, Judge W. S. Motz of Shoridnn. an avowed Carey follower, was selected temporary chairman, chair-man, and D. L. Rlgdon, prosecuting at-tornes at-tornes at Cheyenne, temporary secretary. It Is generally conceded that Former Senator Cares, Independent Republican candidate for governor, will head the ticket Judge Cares. It is claimed, will receivo the vote of every county in :he state hut Uintah. Johnson and Carbon-The Carbon-The latter has a candidate In Judge ICus-kendall. ICus-kendall. but the delegates from that county coun-ty admit that after giving thulr iavorile son a complimentary vote, they will swing into line for Cares'. Uintah county will stand pat for a. Democratic nominee, and the Johnson county dclecntion, headed by Hayden M. White, of Buffalo, the parts"'s last candidate can-didate for congress, will make a fight on the floor against the nomination of a Republican Re-publican by a Democratic convention. White and his delegation expect to lose, and will, It Is said, walk out of the convention con-vention after thoy have made a stand. D. A. Preston made a speech In which he Intimated they must not advocato any extreme doctrines against the national administration; that it was the desire of the convention to later place in nomination nomi-nation a man who would draw votes both from Democrats and Republicans. It is not between Democrats and Republicans, he said, but for the downfall of the Cheyenne ring, and stated that on account ac-count of these remarks he may be called an Insurgent Democrat, "r don't care what kind or whose knife we can skin them with, just so long as we can hang their hides on the fence," he said. The convention finally wont Into caucus cau-cus at 9:30 o'clock to consider the gubernatorial guber-natorial nomination, to meet again tomorrow to-morrow morning. Tho platform in said to be agreeable to Carey by his manager, W. C. Irvine, and there Is not much doubt that he will bo nominated by the parts. Johnson and Uinta counties are the only solid delegations dele-gations opposing him, while four counties coun-ties arc divided and the remainder are In his favor, TAFT NOT TALKING ABOUT THE CONFERENCE CINCINNATI. Sept. 20. President Taft reached Cincinnati late today and will remain here until Saturdas. when he goes to Washington, The president is at the home of his brother. Charles P. Taft, who is in Europe, and the president presi-dent and members of his party are the sole occupants of the house. Aside from a busy day tomorrow at the Ohio Valley exposition, the president presi-dent has made no engagements In Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, and proposes to have a ouiet time here. The president declined to comment In any way on the conference with Colonel Roosevelt at New Haven yesterday A large part of this conference, it haa developed, de-veloped, wac participated In by the president pres-ident and Mr. Roosevelt alone. Not even (secretary Norton nor Lloyd C. Grlscom was present during the larger part of the conference. Statements Issued In New York today by Colonel Roosovelt and Llos'd C- Grlscom, Grls-com, It was said here tonight, called for no reply either from the president or Secretary Norton. It was eald here that the facts In tho case speak for themselves. |