The Lamar register., 1903-01-28
TELLER ELECTED.
Senator WoIcott, His Leading op-
ponent, conceeds His Election.

Former Senator Edward O.. VOL
colt last evening issued the follow.
ing address, To the republicans Of
Colorado:
"The seed sown on the opening
day of the Legislative session has
borne its certain fruit. The newt
able has happened, and the oonspir-
acy entered into between few re-
publicans and the democracy has
brought the only result possible, the
election of a democratic United
States senator from Colorado. The
terms of the fusion or deal are un-
important; they will some day be
fully exposed, and the degradation
and dishonor that has come to the
party in the senatorial election indi-
cate the heavy price the republican
conspirators paid for the coalition.
"When the legislature met there
was but one question presented.
Should the Is members and float
members from Arapshoe county be
unseatedY The evidence of fraud
was overwhelming and conclusive.
Every honest man in the state knew
that the facts not only justified but
required the unseating of these DEM
ocrats. Even when four of the five
fusion republican members Of the
elections committee of the house re-
ported against unseating II of them
they dared not face the people of the
state in direct vote, and so the help
of "the three Me1icans," nominslly
republicans, but who by the terms
of their agreement of adhesion,
waived ali scruples that other men
might entertain, came to the rescue
and, making with the democrats q
majority of the house, insured the re-
tention of the fraudulently elected
members, and permitted the other
fusionists to vote in favor of the un
seating. The refusal to unseat these
Arapahoe county members was a
crime against the republican party,
and against justice, and was the
second exposure of the terms of this
wicked deal.
"The law, federal and state, re-
quired the two houses to vote sepa-
rately for senator on the 10th of this
month, and thereafter each day at
noon, in joint session. No member
of the Legislature can fulfill his duty
to the state and the nation without
compliance with this law. On the
21st Of the month, before IL O'Clock,
q fusion republican member moved
an adjournment of the house until
2 O'Clock on the 23rd. It was a pal
pable trick. Protests from the real
republicans were unheeded, and be.
ing finally informed that it was the
governors wish, and might save pos
sible violence, they consented, and,
the democrats voting aye, the motion
was unanimously carried. On both
the 22nd and the 23rd the demo-
cratic members of the house, not
withstanding they had voted to ad-
journ, met in joint session and bal
loted for senator. Yet on the 23rd
and Oath, when the trickery of the
motion had been made apparent, the
same member of the fusion party
again moved an adjournment until
the 25th at 10 o'clock, and then un-
til the 26th, and in spite of the votes
and objections of the republicans,
% in number, the motion again, with
democratic votes, was carried. On
Saturday, the 24th as everybody
knows, 81 democrats voted in joint
session for Mr.. Teller, no republican
having voted at any joint session.
This was the third demonstration of
the corrupt deal.
"On Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock, the general assembly consist.
ed OF 81 republicans and 40 demo
Gratis. At that bour the senate by a
motion, put by its chief clerk, un-