The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-03-24
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN DENVER
THE MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
The Governor Determined to Gust the
O.d Police Board. Who Defy his
Authority and Turn the
City Han Into fort.

The contest over the positions OF the Fire
and Police Board OF Denver had reached
critical stage
The preceding facts are as follows:
Governor Waite on the sth removed Orr
protected gambling. lie appointed Barres
anu Mullins in their places. Orr and Marin
refused to obey and yacate. The governor
threatened 10 drive them out with the militia
Orr and Martin appealed 10 the Dlsttci
Court and Judge Graham issued a temponry
injunction forbidding the executive from In
terfcrlng with them. Governor Waite .nd
his attorneys held tha, the court had no ri,nt
TO restrain the states chief executive fpm
doing What he considered 10 be his duty.
The morning papers published the fact pat
Governor Waite had ordered the lnfanry,
artillery and signal corps, Colorado Naihna
Guard, In the city 10 report at the armoys at
l p. NJ. II was generally believed that MS In
teution was to disregard the injuu;tion Of
Judge Graham and attempt 10 fo'cibly re-
move Messfs. Or and Martin. the Old bard,
from ils office in the city hall an! metal the
new board, Mcssrs Rogers, Mullins md
Barnes. The -upposlt-on proved 10 be cor
rect for at = O'Clock the militia was ordered
to move on the city hall under Adjriant
General TarsHey. Colonel liosle wa re
llcyed from lhe command as he was feared to
be disloyal 10 the governors caise. The
force consisted OF the ChafIec ghtArtllery
with two Calling guns and two twele-pcund-
ers, the signal corps mounted on blc-clcs and
the infantry, the whole force nlmbsring
about 200 men. The column, accompanied
ht pf sftf al
down from the arnory at Goth and Curtis
street, to Fourteenth and Lawrence one
block from the city hall. The canon and
Gatlins guns we're uHlimb;red and pointed
toward the city hall.
During hi. time the other side hai not
been idle. The police force bad all been
concentrated In the city hall armc, with
rifles and shot guns, and gwen orders. The
, sheriff also being In sympathy the old board
had prepared to take a hand by swcarln, IN a
large force OF deputies, said 10 nulnbe. 200
who would he used to support the courts la
junction aud help defend the old police
board. Some OF these dcpute. were q the
worst class OF tough citizens IL bslng gen
orally understood that the few board, II in
stalled, would put stop to gambling the
gambling fraternity were very ready to lend
all the aid possible ia defense of tie old
board. 1t was stated that besides Ordinary
arms the force. at the city hal had iIpply
OF dynamite on hand to use a.a last reoft II
an attack was made upon then.
Such was the condition o. affairs at 3
o'clock
Blu, attemp,. nj N, .a,u.,m,, Of III, oo,.
troyersy had been I'm progress Committees
of citizen. and a commltte, of leading ,busl.
ness men representing tho Chamber OF rom-
merce labored with the two sides to se4re
compromise OF some sort that would pt vent
the opening OF ho.tilltes. They were 1suc-
cessful.
The lawyers for the opposing sides Ia no,
been idle and were in consultation all daj The
attorneys for Orr and Martin asked thcbther
side TO submit TO the Supreme Cou} the
question whether the governor had the light
TO call out the militia as he had done. Brncs
| and Mullins refused TO accept the proportion.
lhey wanted The supreme Court to icide
/ the whole question u, to who should ho'l the
office. Orr and Martin would not cons'nt to
have the question OF their rights thu.
hurrledly passed upon. 1t has been sated
that the object oil Orr and Martin Wis to
! Keep the case In the courts as long as pssi-
| BILE, they holding on to their Offices mil it
was settled
The governor had ordered the Offices to
! delay an attack on the city hall pending these
negotiations, but at . O'Clock the attorneys
for Orr and Martin refused TO discuss the
matter further.
! But Governor Waite had decided that the
] force OF militia at hi. command
was not sufficient to cope with the