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Show SPEER MAY BE THE SUCCESSOR TO HUGHES Denver, Colo., Jan. 13. While no formal announcement of candidacy fir the scat in the United States Senate loft vacant by the death of Senator Charles J. Hughes, jr., will bo made until after the funeral today, campaigning cam-paigning was active yesterday, with four avowed 'candidates hi the field ' They are -Mayor R. "W. Speer of Den- ' ver, former Governor Alva Adams of Pueblo and former Governor Charles S. Thomas and Thomas J O'Donuell of Denver. All are Democrats j i ,Tho advantage ia -conceded to Speer, ' who controls the big Denver delegation delega-tion In the legislature. -Governor John F Shafroth and Con- grcssman John Mnrtiil are lookedj upon as dark horses. The legislature ( Is overwhelmingly Democratic. i |