The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-10-27
That Democratic Endorsement.

In last weeks HERALD we promised
to give the full text OF the expose in re-
lation to Judge Rucker's efforts to get
on the Democratic ticket. The follow
ing is taken from the Aspen Times of
October 18th. Our readers can draw
their own conclusions:
The further the knife is inserted in the fraud
by which Thomas, Ware, Childs & Co., have
sought to procure the name of Judge Rucker
upon the straight Democratic ticket, the more
repulsive becomes the methods to which
the unsavory firm resorted, the more far
reaching the crime that has been perpe-
trated. 1t is unnecessary to go beyond the
folios of the petition itself to convict the
'.frm'' of every charge that has been pre-
ferred; to convict ]. G. Pease, clerk of the dis
trict court at Glenwood Springs, of afxipg
the great seal of the department he represents
and over which Judge Rucker presides to
forgery; to convict certain petitioners of de
liberate perjury. and, finally, to convict the
candidate who was to reap the heritage of
fraud, of forgery and of perjury and direct
completely in the crime.
A transcript of the diabolical proceeding,
fresh from the office of Secretary McCless,
substantiates all these charges. The corner
stone in the disgraceful affair is the petition
that was gotten up so noiselcssly that 1t buff
fed the vigilance of every dog on watch. The
necessity for this adder-ike proceeding will be
grnsped by the reader after he or she has read
and digested copy of the affidavit which ap-
pears below, and which is but one of more
than twenty that have been spread before the
secretary OF state, preliminary to an injunc-
| tive proceeding in the conrts Of Denver, by
| which the outrage is to be avenged. The
| lrrtrp hnU Fft ar ssiDGnpaDdeut nominal ion
certificate" and proceeds as follows:
ITO the secretary of state of the state of Colo
RADIO:
I'VE, the undersigned voters, residing in the
Ninth judicial district of the state of Colorado,
representing the Democratic party, in accord
ance with the provisions of an act in relation
| to election, ETC., hereby make the following
nominations for offices to be filed at the next
ensuing general election; IA,
| cial district OF the state of Colorado.
Name Of candidate-Thomas A. Rucker.
"Residence-Aspen, Colo.
"Place of business-Court house."
| Here follows the signatures. forged and
otherwise, of the petitioners representing the
Democratic party" among the more promi-
| nent of which arc s. d. Rubanks, Populist
county treasurer; Il. w. Ware, Populist sher-
| III; F. c. Childs, Populist school superintend-
| ent; T. w. Thomas, chairman of Populist CEN
| tral committee, and ex-Republican sheriff; b.
F. Carr, D. David, W. B. Myer, james Thomp-
son, J. Il. DeRemer, Carey b. Ellis, L. W.
| Smart, all Republicans, and others, aggregat-
| ing, with Populists and Democrats los petit
| TONERS.
| With the signatures upon the petition the
petitioners then trooped before J. G. Pease
clerk of the district court. That is Mr.. Pease
says they did, In the subjoined affidavit no
matter what Thomas, Ware, Childs, ct al, may
allege:
"sTATE OF COLORADO. a.
| COUNTY OF GaRFIELD. e''
ION this second day Of october, 1884. before
Ware, L. W. Thomas, d. F. Carr, J. 4. De-
Remer, James Thompson. Theodore Rosen-
| 105 petitioners) to me known to be the persons
who signed the foregoing certificate, and ac-
nS bn tnaa they severy snd seyerag
sworn, each for himself deposes and says that
he Is a voter in the Democratic party Of the
Ninth judicial district of the state Of Colorado,
and has truly stated his place of residence
added to his said signature.
"Severally acknowledged and sworn to be-
fore me this second day of October, A. d. 1884,
| lsEALl j. G. PEASE, Clerk
| Shades of mighty Hector, upon what drug
had this man Pease been doped that he had
grown SO blind? Did he not know that having
been denied further spoils ut the hands OF Re
publicans, Thomas walked from their conven-
tion, a renegade, to seek further spoils from
| the Populst convention? Was he not aware
that Ware and Childs and others to whose Do
mocracy he made affidavit under the seal of
the district court were Populist Office holders
and that the affidavit was priIna faoie evidence
| Of perjury? Shame!
At all events the petition under the seal of
Judge Rucker's court was delivered to mes
seuger who placed 1t before the secretary Of
| state on October L. as the following receipt
| diycloses:
| "Mr. Thomas A. Rucker,
''ro the Secretary of State, Dr.,
40 filing nomination of Thomas
| A. Hucker, district Judge ..... $3.50
"Reccived paying c
"Secretary of State
| The filing of the petition" WAS pcrpotrated
with the same addcr-like secrecy as that which
| had characterized tho work of procuring the
| signatures by fraud and forgery. For days 1t
lnnguishcd like guilty outlaw in the Office of
| the secretary of state to whom a letter was
finally addressed by friends of Judge Noonan
| inquiring of him II the Democrats of the Ninth
| judicial district had taken any steps to nomin-
ate. An Affirmative reply was followed by
copy Of the spurious petition and eliminates
this morning in the full and complete expos
| urc Of fraud, tho magnitude and audacty of
which will horrify every honest man and
woman. That names were rccklcssly pur-
loined and forged, tho following copy Of afiida-
| Wits twcnty-two Of which are now before the
secretary Of state, will reveal:
| STATE OF COLORADO, .a
| COUNTY OF GARFIELD. '''
| "Theodore Rosenberg, first being duly sworn,
on oath deposes and says, that he resides on
| ia said county; that he did not on the "a day OF
| October, or at any other time. sign petition
| for tho purpose OF nominating or endorsing
| tho nomination OF Thomas A. Ruckcr for tho
oHlce of Judge Of tho district court Of the Ninth
judicial district Of the state Of Colorado. and
| any person whatsocycr; that Oh or about the
| "a day Of October, 1894, he did sign petition
| for the nomination OF ". l.. Smith for tho Of
| nce OF county commissioner and J. II. hurfitt
| for the once Of representative Of said county,
| aud that tho name OF Thomas A. huckcr was
| not mentioned 70 him at tho time he signed
| said petition; that be did not, on the "a day OF
October, 1894. or at any other time, appear bc.