Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-12
He Would Unseat Certain Demo-
cratic Members,
Mr.. MARK HANNA JUMPS IN
He and Payne Appeal TO Colorado
Republicans 10 Consider Above All
Che Interests OF the Parry.

Denver, Jan. 1.-THE confusion ex.
isting in Colorado as a result Of the
fight over the selection of a successor
to United states Senator Henry N
Teller IS puzzliug oven TO the m0st
acute political minds. Just what tn
outcome will be even the most skilled
political forecaster win venture to
say with certainty, That ex-senator
Edward O. Wolcott has II stanch sup
porters, as well as II equally perslsten.
opponents, in the lower house Of the
legislature which is the real bnttle-
5.cund Of the contest has been proven
by events as they transplred up to the
present time. Should those who are
fighting Mr. Wolcott IN his own party
remain firm In their opposition to
him, there IS little doubt but that he
viii be defeated. Mr. Wolcott and his
friends insist that action looking to the
unseatlng of certain Democratic mem
bccs Of the house, because OF alleged
frauds in the ballot and returns, be
taken before balloting Is begun on the
acnatorship. He charges his Repub-
lican opponents with deliberate delay
H. this matter because of a deal with
tie Democrats which involved this
question In a statement issued by
Senator WolcOtt tonight he says:
"On the face of the returns. the
legislature now stands IS Republicans.
Ct whom "a or a majority Of three are
members OF the lower house. and 80
Democrats. Gross frauds, concerning
which the evidence IL indisputabla.
should lead to the unseating of II
fraudulently elected Democrats in the
house.
Before the legislature assembled
i Of the Republican house members
asked caucus to name a speaker. The
other II Republican members. under
the leadership of p. b. Stewart. Mr..
Cloudy and others, refused caucus and
entered into q combination with the
Democrats by the terms Of which they
were TO name four members OF the COM
mittee on elections and the chairman, q
Republican, was to be satisfactory TO
house, including the speaker, the com.
ndttecs and the patronage, given to
these II Republicans. Some Of these
Il Republicans have It is said, stated
that they viii refuse to caucus on the
election Of a senator.
Every friend Of mine, including the
II members who asked for
caucus, is. anxious TO have a speedy
vote on unseating these fraudulently
elected Democrats, but There is grave
danger that, because Of this deal,
there will be no action on expelling
them until after the 2Oth, when voting
on the senatorship commences
III the legislature shall be made Re-
publican ON Joint ballot before sem
ator Is elected, all that or my friends
ask is that he shall be chosen in a free
and fair conference or caucus by the
Republican members"
The anti-Wocott Republicans have
maintained all along that no deal with
the Democrats and the antl-Wolcott
forces has been made, and that they,
will never vote for a Democrat for
United States senator. Among the
several candidates Of the anti-Wolcott
people Frank c. Goudy Of Denver
probably has the largest following.
Some knowing ones say that the
split in the Republican party will re-
suit in Mr. Teller's return to the sem
ate, and should the contested seats in
the house be given to the Democrats
there Is but little doubt that Teller
win be chosen. as he was endorsed by
the Democratic state convention and
by nearly on the county conventions
However, former Gov. Alya Adams Of
Pueblo looms up as a possibility. That
the contest IN Colorado has aroused
national interest is evidenced by the
following telegram received by Will
liam stapleton. editor Of the Denver
Republican, a leading Republican pa
per.
Washington. D. C.. Jan, l0-Mr
William Stapleton, care Denver Re-
publican. Denver. Colo; We, IN COM
mon with all the friends Of the Re-
publican party here, deplore the con-
ditlons now existing IN the legislature
in your state. Anything that will de-
strov the prospects OF electlng a Re-
publican senator is deprecated TO the
utmost degree. If a remedy can be
found we must earnestly appeal TO