Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-03
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Some OF our Democratic friends
scon at the idea OF Illegal registra-
tion In the city OF Denver and say It
ia Republican yarn Well. II hard
ly seems possible that men Of stand
Ing In the party want their candi-
dates TO win through fraud What
can be expected OF governor who
is willing 10 profit by such methodist
What kind OF an administration can
be expected! The other day the
county clerk OF Arapahoe county pre-
pared and issued challenge books fer
both parties The Republicans be-
gan making comparisons and found
the grosscst frauds in registration.
proving every word thar has
been said heretofore. As an idea we
quote from last evenings Denver Post
AZ follows
Fifty separate informations In
which the defendants are charged
with fraudulent registration were oil.
ed with Justice of the Peace Hynes
at noon by Attorney Willis v Elliott.
representing the Republican county
committee. ai'idavits showing tha, no
such persons live nj the addresses
given are In the hands Of the hepub-
lican Investigators.
Justice Hynes after examining tho
that persons OF that name do not re-
side at their places
Damaging Evidence.
Some OF the most damaging evi.
deDce against the Democratic machine
is an afiidavit by Dudley u Mayo. gen
eraI manager Of the Denver a Rio
Grande Express company. stating.
that the following persons reside and
make their domlciIo al the Denver
Rio Grande express stables. known
and designated as 2iOs Arapahoe
street In the city Of Denver t0wit;
George Eggner. James A. Whyie Mrs.
Emma Whur and that no other per
sons reside In such stables nj said
ai0s Arapnboc street The registration
books show 40 residing there,
Another Instance.
From the hotel of Leo Van Mar
tineg nj 3gg3 Blake street 2ie names
have been registered and the proprie.
tor has given an afiidnvit showing that
the highest average number OF per.
sons residing ther. In the past six
months WAS only thirty.nyc. In the
list Of 2io names Martinez deciares
only ave are genuine. and he liz en-
ragged ai the Democratic leaders over
the way they attempted to bring his
place into disropu,c. az he claims.
The building at Eighteenth and
Market streets. formerly the Euro
p.au hotel, is now a upware factory
without a livins room. Nobody has
lived there for year, yet so people
are registered from the place.
nforrpatlons refused TO issue the
warrants He said the matter should
go through the district attorneys OF.
Doe first- Elliott protested. but II was
In vain. aud this afternoon viii lay
The lnformsiions before the district at
iorney and demand that the warrants
be written and served
In all about 900 warrants viii be
sworn on, for contemplated fiauds,
though II ia not contemplated that
any arrests viii be made until the
vouchers and registration officers are
proceeded against That viii come
later and before the election. the Re.
pnbiieaus say.
The names In the informations NJ
cd today were very cosfscly selected
Such cognom.nE would have created
suspicion even though II was not
known that the list was padded The
FIRST names are M rule. such com.
mon onep ms Ed. George. John. James.
Frank and william. almost exclusive
ly. and not one of them is even giarcd
with the dignity of middle initial.
The list was taken from roomng
houses In District r. and the propric
tors have furnished affldavits saying
From 1905 Champa street whore
ten persons can be accommodated
with sleeping apartments. huy-four
persons have been registered The
silvanite hotel. AT 3ica Market street.
has about ten rooms but fortyone
men and seven women. all without
middle innitial have been rogistered
from there
Five persons only actually reside
at 5000 Blake street. ye, thu rcglstra.
ton lists show elghiy.nye"
The above account of fraudulent
registration In not from Republican
paper Think of g. Eiehtyny ilio-
gal registrations from one building.
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BRYAN A suckLiN SUPPORTER.
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DENVER Colo, Oct ~ Senator
Bncklin. author of the Aus,ralasian