La Junta tribune., 1900-11-03
Denver. Oct. -. 1900.

more than 1000 names are on the list.
BY the federal census ,nken In June
the city had a population Of less than
10000. II this registration list Is cor
rec, IL appears that considerably more
than half OF the population are voters.
1'heusual proportion of voters to the
population In states which have woman
suffrage is about forty In 100; II this
were 20 In Denver there would bc
about 5000 voters. After making all
allowances for an unusual number Of
adults In the Denver population. IL Is
evident that the registration list con
tains several thousand more names
than there are voters; probably 10000.
possibly 1900 or 5000 But IL Is one
thing To pad registration lists and an.
other thing 10 vote the names fraudu-
Ientiy added. There VIII be vigiihnt
Republican watchers at all the polls on
election day. The courts viii be open.
and rcpeatcrs will he made to under
stand fully that voting twice or voting
under AN assumed name may mean
soj0urn In the pcuiientiary.
This padded registration list could
have been prevented. of course. II the
district attorney, Mr.. Booth Malone.
had been willing to do his duty. Re
peated Instances We're brought to his
attention by Mr. Hartzell and Sir. Me
Murray OF PERSONS who had registered
twice, and information was filed with
him against r.peatrrs, but he has abso-
luieiy refused to do his sworn duty.
The principal assistant In Mr.. Ma
loney's office has been Mr.. Daniel Pres
cot. So far ms one may judge by re-
ports OF the newspapers and the court
records. Mr. Prescott has really done
the bulk OF the work In the district at
,oruey's office. When he found that
Mr.. Malone had absolutely refused TO
consider evidence against noted re-
penier and when he was called upon
by Mr. Malone TO deny that the district
attorneys Office was derclict in its duty
and that he was personally Instructed
by Mr. Malone not To take up any
prosecutions far election frauds, MIR.
Prescott took the only course open 10
nn honorable man and resigned his or
flee We are sure. however. TINT The
efforts Of the fusiunists to carry Arnpa-
hoe county by fraud win no, he sue
cessful Elsewhere in these columns
will bc found statements 10 this effect
by Senator Woicott and 10y Chairman
Ford OF the state central committee.
Voters outside of Arapahoe county
may rest assured that everything pos
slblc will be done to secure in this
county fair vote and an honest count.
Governor Thomas last Tuesday even
Ing made n public speech in which he
undertook To answer the charges that
have been made against his admins
tr8tiop. These charges have been very
specific and have not been specifically
denied. In his speech Tuesday even
Ing the governor simply made II sweep
ing statement that all the accusations
.l.t.. l.A
lice board protected gamblers and per
niittcd crime and used the whole pow
er of his office for political purposes.
were lies. AS for his pardons OF noted
criminals. he simply stated that In
every case but one the pardons had
been asked for by the state board of
pardops. Concerning the deficit which
starcs the Incoming administration in
the face, he simply alleged that his
administration would show balance
To the good of more than 5000. In the
face Of the detailed figures which have
been given In regard to these matters,
and the specific Instances adduced
these vague aud sweeping denials by
the governor will have little effect.
A large par, OF his speech WAS, Of
course, devoted to n personal attack
on Senator Wolcott. As WAS predicted
in this letter "A month ago. the fusion
lists have tried to make a personal fight
on the senator and thus To call atten-
ton away from the mismanagemenf Of
state affairs and away from Mr.. Bry-
ans paramount issue OF expansion. a
sample OF Governor Thomas charges
against the senator Is the following:
AT various times he has set the
pace. telling the newspapers what to
ray. He does not want the trusts dis
ha IL a n them
and Imperialism, because 1t cannot be
defended"
Readers OF these columns know for
themselves whether the issues OF impc-
rialism and trusts have been lodged
or ignored by the Republican press dur
ing this campaign. They are also able
to judge whether any other charges
which Governor Thomas makes are
equally unfounded.
What has turned out TO be rather one
Of the rumors of the campaign than
serious feature was the attempt OF the
fusionlsts Inst week to get up a fake
Republican ticket. A ticket entered
by the names of Judges Allen and But
Ter. purporting to he Republican
party ticket. was filed with County
Clerk Spencer The most of the other
nominees on the ticket were either
dummies or fusionists. The idea was,
Of course. to distract the Republican
vote and decrease the Republican ma
iority In this county by causing num-
her Of Republicans to throw their votes
away on this fake ticket. At n hearing
which was held TO determine whether
that ticket should remain ON the off,
cial ballot. there appeared as Its attor-
ney the man who has been acting as at
torney for the fusionisis In all such
cases. All the genuine Republicans on
the alleged ticket sent to the county
clerk letters repudiating the alleged
nominations. 1t was 40 plain a fraud
that Mr.. Spencer himself. a Democratic
partIsan though he is. wns OBLIGED TO