The Washington times., 1904-11-23
Republicans Cause Ar
rest of Eighteen More
Officials.
TOO LATE TO HIT BACK
Opposition Unable to Re-
taliate, Although Further
Arrests Are Threatened.

DENVER. Col. Nov. 23-Republieans
have secured the arrest OF eighteen
more Democratic election officials on
the charge of violating the election
laws
The Democrats were unprepared for
this latest move OF the gubernatoriai
contest.
The prisoners were taken before
United States Commissioner A. b. Ca
prom, who placed their bonds at s. go
each Surety was furnished by Ed
Chase. president OF the so-called local
gambling trust and Thomas Phillips.
city official
The Prisoners.
Those arrested are William Bergman.
city policeman; John Bremer, deputy
sheriff clerk OF election: W H.
Green. saloonkeeper and city detective.
brother of recently appointed Tam
many Hall judge in New York. James
A Harris clerk i'm Judge Johnson 5
court: sonn Kltson. employed in the
city health department; kyosky. police
man. judge of election; Frank Kratkek,
policeman special election constable;
Alderman Michael MahOney, OF the
Fifth ward, special constable on elec-
tion day; Patrick McAndrews. deputy
sheriff; James Mullins clerk in the
county treasurer office, candidate for
Congress al the last election, and
brother OF District Judge Mullins who
Will hear the next criminal cases IN
AFapahOe county Edward .. Malta.
politician. Clelk 0t election Patrick
Reed. constable; Joseph Pay, politician
and city employe. judge OF election.
SchrOtsky. city employe, clerk OF elec-
non ajax alsaih. poiutian' cleFh oI
election AJAX ShoWsky. clty empl0ye.
election constable; john sullivan dep
uty sheriff. special election constable,
and j. Seitz. saloOnkeeper, clerk OF elec-
uon.
Too Late to Hit Back.
The Democrats had no time 10 insti-
tute any retaliat0ry measures. Milton
Smith, chairman OF the State Democra-
Tie committee, and Frank Adams. broth
er of Governor-elect Adams and chair
man OF the police and FIRE board. ap-
peared Tor the prisoners 10 make ar
engagements for their bonds g. J.
Hughes. JF,. candidate for the DemOCra-
tic nomination IS United States Senator.
also was in the commissioners court
room.
The officials all served on election day
Ia Precinct s. ~ the Fifth ward. aad Pre-
cinct ., OF the Eleventh ward. That pOr-
lion OF the edcrdl statutes under which
they were arrested. intimidatiug and CO.
eIclon oI voters, is "a remnant of the old
Force Bin. The FEDERAL statutes were
violated from the fact that Presidential
electors and members OF Congress We're
voted for.
once before iu Colorado United
States court assumed Jurisdiction iu aG
election case where there was inJimi-
dalton or voters. This was ten years
ago. Judge Pallet sent man 10 the
penitentlaTy Tor four years and the eu-
tire sentence was served.
Threaten More Arrests.
More arrests are promised by the Re
publiCsns AmdavIIs which were pre-
stuted showed that eight men each had
voted from twenty-five 10 thirty times
IN one ward.
Other aftidaVitS cited thaJ rubber
stamps had been attached 10 the finger
rinGs oi Democratic clerks ard used 90
mark crosses opposite the name OF the
Democratic guEeTnatOrIal candidate The
aindaNits show where these rubber
stamp rings We're marked and when they
were given out
OiheF evidence was secured showing
tEuI hundreds 0f ballots were marked
VIII crosses opposite Adams name be-
fore tley We're voted on.