The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-26
Refusal to Unseat Democrats Called q
Crime Against the Republican
Party and Justice.
MR.. TELLER IS SATISFIED
THINKS HE WAS LEGALLY ELECTED
TO THE SENATE.
Governor Peabody NOncOInmittal
When Asked Whether He Would
Sign an Election Certificate.

DENVER, Col, Jan. 25.-Former Senator
E. o. Wolcott, candidate for United States
senator of the Stalwart wing of the Re-
publican party, tonight announced his
withdrawal from any further contest and
urged the people of Colorado to accept the
reelection of Senator H. M. Teller by the
joint session of the Democratic senators
and representatives. The announcement
was made in a signed statement, In which
Wolcott charges certain Republican leaders
associated with the anti-Wolcott forces In
the Republican ranks with treachery, de-
liberate and continuous, although he dis
poses of others of the anti-Wolcott par
tisans by characteriZing them as "dupes"
of the main conspirators. He refers to the
refusal of the anti-Wolcott members Of
the House to unseat the Democratic men,
ber from Arapahoe county and calls 1T "a
crime against the Republican party and
against justice" Wolcott declares that
Lieutenant Governor Haggott. when he
withdrew from the Senate chamber, and
with less than a dozen senator's, whose
seats were undisputed, organized another
Senate, was assured of support by his as
sociates, in the State government, which
support 'fell away from him." however.
Continuing, Mr.. Wolcott says:
There were three joint sessions of the
Generally Assembly. At the last one fifty
one Democrats voted for Teller. No other
joint session had been held and no Repub-
lican had voted in joint session. The
election of Teller was tinctured with fraud;
first, in the trickery of adjournment by the
Democrats of the House; second, in the
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legally elected senators. There is, however,
now no other legally constituted Senate,
as might have beer but for this conspiracy
(referring to the alleged combination be-
tween Democrats and anti-Wolcott Repub-
licans), and it is now too late to undo the
wrong, and by unseating the fraudulently
elected members from Arapahoe county in
sure the valid election of Republican sem
ator.
wicked and unforgivable as is the wrong
done the Republican party. yet from the
point of view of the highest citizenship
there is but one thing to be done, and that
is for the people to accept the deplorable
situation and for the Governor of the
State to issue a certificate of election to
Teller"
Mr.. Wolcott says that important matters
requiring legislative action will be COM
ing up and will demand all the time and
attention of the Legislature. therefore the
senatorial contest should not be further
continued. Mr.. Wolcott says that in no
sense was Teller party to the frauds.
Teller has served Colorado nearly gen.
Grafton at Washington" says Mr.. Wolcott.
land whatever may be our regret that he
no longer marches in the ranks of the party
which has so highly honored him, every
citizen of the States wishes him health and
strength and believes that he is single
minded in his devotion to the material in
terests of the State" Mr.. Wolcott says
that he has no sense of personal disappoint-
ment, neither does he cherish rancor to-
ward anybody. He declares that he will
always be found in the ranks of the Repub-
lican party of Colorado,