Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-26

so-called "stalwart" wing of the republican
| party, announced his practical withdrawal
! from any further contest and urged the
| people of Colorado to accept the election
Of Senator Henry NJ. Teller.
Republicans Are TreacherOus.
The announcement was made in a signed
statement, in which MIR. Wolcott charges
certain republican leaders and anti-Wolcott
| forces in the republican ranks with treach-
cry, deliberate and continuous, although he
! disposes of others of the anti-Wolcott
! crowd by characterizlng them as "dupes"
of the main conspirators. He refers to the
refusal OF the anti Wolcotts in the house
to unseat the democrat members from
| Arapahoe county and calls 1t "a crime
against the republican party and against
| Justice"
| Mr.. wolcott declares that Lieutenant
! Governor Hsggott when he withdrew from
the senate chamber and with less than a
dozen senators whose seats were undis-
| puted, organized another senate was as
sured Of support by his associates in the
state government which support fell away
from him." however. Continuing. Mr.. VOL
| colt said:
There were three joint sessions of the
| general assembly At the last one htty-
! joint session had been held and no repub-
! lican had voted In joint session. ne
| election of Mr.. Teller tinctured with
| fraud, first in the trickery of adjournment
| by the democrats of the house; second in
| the arbitrary and fraudulent expulsion OF
| two legally elected senator's
There is, however no legally constituted
| senate might have been out lor IN :
the wrong and by unseating the fraud
\ ulently elected members froIA Arapahoe
county, insure the valid election of
Wicked and unforgivable as is the wrong
done the republican party, yet from the
! there is but one thing to be done and hat
| is for the people to accept the deploTdble
issue a certificate of election to Mr..
Must Close Fight Now.
Mr.. wolcott says important matters re-
quiring legislative action will be coming
up and will demand all the time and at
tention of the legislature, therefore, the
senatorial contest should not be further
continued.
Speaking of Mr.. Teller, the ex-senator
says that in no sense was he a party to
the frauds above referred to, although he
was the beneficiary. He pays the following
tribute to the. senator-elect:
He has served Colorado nearly gene
81 ration at Washington and whatever- may
be our regret that he no longer marches
highly honoTed honor him, m every every citizen % Of the he
state wishes him health and strength and
believes that he is single minded In his
, | devotion to the material interests of the
state.
Mr.. Wolcott concludes his statement by
saying that for himself he has not the
slightest sense of personal disappointment,
neither does he cherish rancor toward any
body. He declares that he will always be
found in thee ranks of the republican party
in Colorado.
3 Governor COnEratuIates Teller.
: Henry M Teller left the city last night
for his country place at Grand June
: tion. Governor Peabody, who went to Canon
City to spend Sunday at bone, was a pas
senger on the same train and extended con-
gratulations to the senator
I my election, / feel sure was perfectly
y legal and regular" said Senator Teller, in
I conversation with friends. for succeeded
T in getting the majority vote of both houses
l. / am entitled to a certificate from the gov
n ernor and shall expect it, but IL fail to
e secure gubernatorial credentials / shall be
able to take my case before the senate
4 nevertheless"
S When asked IL he would sign a certificate
g for election of Senator Teller, Governor
Peabody replied, II will cross that bridge
when / come to it,"
II is understood, however, that the gov
l' ernor will be in no haste to act in the mat
: ter, but will allow the fullest time for the
determination OF all issues before he signs
credentials for any one.
The Colorado senator's term does not
begin until March 4, and he is not likely tC
3 need any certificate until congress as
sembles next November unless an extra
session should be called.
ID. B. Farley, chairman of the republican
state committee, whose resignation hal
i been demanded by vote of a majority o
= the committee on account of his opposition
d to the candidacy OF E. o. Wolcott hat
given out a statement declaring ihat tn
W republicans will not recognize Teller
l. election.
He says:
NJ In my opinion the election was Illegal an,
a no attention will be paid TO II by the stat
III central committee or either faction of tn
m republicans in the house or senate. Th
election Is invalid, for the reason that tn
proper officers did not preside over tn
D. joint session.