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Show DEMOCRATS OF COLORADO CONFER Denver. Colo., August 11. With six- j leen of the twenty members of the j Democratic majority in Iho senate i pledged wiilu.nt resort ation to abide' by the decision of a caucus to determine deter-mine what legislation .shall bo passed by the sena'o nt tho next session of the state by leglslntuie, attention will turn today to the relative strength in the cause of the -platform" and "anti-platform" factions. Ou the preHont showing, the "anti-platform" "anti-platform" Democrats viio oppose the re-election pledges appear to bo In the saddle, and United States Senator Sen-ator Charles K. Hughes. Jr., appears to be tho dlctutor of what the extra session shall do. .Meanwhile the calling of the caucus cau-cus will be deferred until material for framing legislation Is all at hand The first step was taken yesterday, when bills providing for primary elections, elec-tions, bank guarantee and a primary registratlm bill were introduced in the senate. The primary bill includes the convention con-vention feature, giving the party conventions con-ventions the rl?ht to initiate candidates, candi-dates, and having them referred to a primary for ratification. Other candidates may bo put on t he-same he-same ballot by petition Another measure proposed eliminates party conventions j The bank guarantee' law is fashioned fashion-ed after the Texas law and Is Urged i by Goxernor Shafioth ! Bills introduced in the house were I a primary bill, initiative and referen-1 referen-1 dum bills, a headless ballot bill and j an anli-pass bill |