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Show G 0 LB Y FQ fl ET Washington City-Wide Primary Colby Ticket Wins By Overwhelming Ov-erwhelming Vote. WASHINGTON. June 13. Bam-brldgo Bam-brldgo Colby, secretarf of state, was ; ' being discdssed todaf as the possible spokesman for President Wilson at the I Democratic national convention at San! Francisco. The ticket headed by Mr. Colby, according to official returns) from tho city-wide primary, an- nouncod today by Jonn B. Colby, bee-' retary of the Central Democratic com-i mittee, won by an overwhelming ma-i jorlty over the so-called Bryan Demo- cratlc ticket. The vote for the Colby ticket was 2.S6S against 35C fon- the opposition. Because of Mr. Colby's relative short residence in Washington, the opposing op-posing delegation made strenuous opposition op-position to the inclusion of his name. I The district delegation, including 12 members with half a vote each, will go to San Francisco uninstructet). It will make an offorl to have Included in the party platform a plank declaring for suffrage for tho district of Columbia. |