Show sino DI J r 1 r 11 I 1 isi rl ai IJ 4 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 CONTEST IN COLORADO DEMO CRATIC STATE convention I 1 a mayor speer of denver Is excluded by a vote of 30 to 21 11 Q ia X denver sept 12 tho the first order aa of ini nu siness before tho the democratic state convention upon convening reconvening re today was the majority report of tho the 1 committee on credentials upon seating beating the delegation from denver coun I 1 ty headed by layor robert W speer and composed of supporters of tho the city administration and recommend coconi mending admission of the contesting delegation chosen by supporters of united im states senators patterson and teller and other democrats opposed to corporation po ration domination after a hard fight lasting until midnight last night the committee on credentials voted 30 X to 21 to unseat the speer delegates s and the majority report is based on 11 this action the denver contest has I 1 K overshadowed the congest for offices I 1 and has precipitated a bitter bittar struggle z in the convention the el EI paso county contest was V next considered after discussion the I 1 el j delegation headed by james F burns the millionaire mining man was excluded I 1 and the doyle delegation was seated the convention adjourned until p m after voting to give each of the denver contesting congesting delegations gati ons two hours for debate I 1 |