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Show era tic senators early, today, who met to acre? uprii legislation to he enacted enact-ed nt the present pension of the state legislature. The measure will call for a petition to b signed hy & por cr-nt "f the voters for governor at the last election in two-thirds of the counties. The caucus resulted in a complete defeat of those who faor a re-enact- mrtit of all the party's pre-election I pledges, for which the extra session I was called hy Governor Shpfrolh, and a victory for the Senator-Hughes- Mayor Speer, crowd, which advocates n redemption of pledges on the mst conservative has;s. It Is thought that there will l,o the mme line-up of Democratic senators with respect to each of tho other six I tuea.siires to he considered, and that j they will not he as vigorous a-s the governor desired Another caucus. I' is believed, will he hehl late todav t i consider the referendum measure, i I DEMOCRATS WILL NOT ' KEEP THEIR PLEDGES Denver, Aug. !'. An initiative I measure which, It Is asserted. Is uilra-conpervative uilra-conpervative and will make bit little change In existing conditions, was agreed upon at a caucus of the Demo- I |