Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30
TO REPUBLICANS
OF COLORADO
G. o. weieots issues Statement.
coneeding the gieetion Of Senator
Teiier-ciear and Concise Outline
OF the Situation is Logically Pre-

sensed.
Denver. Jan. .s.-foTm.r Senator
Edward o. wolco,, last evening ISSUED
the following addf.fs:
To the Republicans Of Colorado:
The seed rovn ON the opening day
of the legislative session has borne its
certain fruit. Tho inesl,ahi. has hap
prned. and the conspiracy entered Into
between few Republicans and the
Democracy has brought tho only r-sui,
possible. the election of Democratic
United States senator from Colorado.
The terms of the fusion or deal are un-
important: thcy Wiii som. day b~ fully
exposed. and the degradation and dis
honor tina, has come 4" the party in the
senatorial election Indicate the heavy
price the Republican eonspIra,oFH paid
for the coalition.
when the legislature mrt there
was but one question presented. Should
the fifteen members and float members
from Arapahoc county bc unSrstcdT
The evidence Of fraud was ovcrwh-lm-
inE and conclusive. Every homes,
man In the slate knew that the facts
not only justified but required the un-
seating of these Democrats. Even
when four ot the nyr fusion Rrpubli-
can mcisbrrs Of the elections commit
tee Of the House reported against TN
seating eleven of thrm. they dared not
face the people of the state in direct
vote. and so the help Of ''thc three
McxiCans." nominaliy Republicans. hut
who by the terms Of their agreement
of adhesion. waived all ssrupiCz that
other men might entertain. came TO
tho rescue and. making with the DEM
ocrsis majority Of the House. in-
sufsd the retention Of the fraudulent
~ elected members. aud permitted the
other fusionisis TO vote in favor OF the
unsratinE. The refusal to unzrat these
Arapahoc county mcmteTz was a
crime against the Republican party.
and against justice. and was the scr-
ond exposure Of the terms OF this
wicked deal.
THE law. federal and state. required
tho two houses 10 vote separately for
senator ON the 50th Of this month. and
thereafter each day at noon. In joint
session. No member of the Legislature
can fuifli his duty 10 the state and the
Nation without compliance with this
Law. on the 9ist OF the month. before
Is o'clock. a fusion Republican mem
bcr moved an adjournment of the
House until o'clock on the sgrd. II
was a pslpablc trick. Protests from
the real Republicans were unhecdcd.
and being finally informed that II was
the governors wish. and might save
possible violence. they consented. and.
the Democrats voting aye. the motion ,
was unanimously carried. ON both the
ssnd and g5rd the Democratic mem-
hers of the House. notwithstanding
they had voted to adjourn. met In joint
session and ballo,cd for senator. Yet
on the s5rl aud 2ith. when the trick |
cry of the motion had been made APP |
parent. the same member of the fusion :
party again moved an adjournment un- !!
Ill the s5,h at IL o'clock. and then un-
I'll the 26th. and in spite of the votes |
and objections Of the Republicans. |
In number. the motion |
again. with Democratic votes. was car
ricd ON Saturday. the 2ith. as cv- !
erybody knows. iifty-onc Democrats ,
voted in Joint session for MIR. Teller. |
no Republicans having voted Mt any |
Joint session. This was tho third /
demonstration Of the corrupt deal.
"Ou Wednesday evening at o'clock /
;hc General Assembly consisted OF Ilf-
ty-onc Republicans and fprty.ninc Dem
nCrats. At that hour the Senate by
a motion. put by its chief clerk. I'm.
seated. without argument or hearing. /
or evidence. two Republican members
holding their seats. The lieu.
tenant governor. the presiding officer
Of the Senate. acting with courage and
refused To put this revolu.
'ionary motion. and. assured by his as
sociatcs in the state government Of
their approval and support. sought to
protect the legally elected senators 4
from this action. and by steps justin
able and. II properly supported. legal. II
presided over the organization of a 4
Senate composed of nine
the lieutenant governor was assured.
fell away from him. There was still
left the House, which II 1t promptly
the Republican Senate.