The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
Will Count Adams Out.

congressman. which has already been
counted with the permission of the
court.
Will Count Adams Out.
Through the action Of the court in
excluding five Denver precincts from
the abstract OF returns to date the Re
publicans viii secure a solid delegation
IN the legislature from the city and
county Of Denver, and win control both
branches OF the legislature which can
vases the vote for state Offices.
On the face of the returns Alva Adj
ans, Democratic candidate for govern
or. had a plurality Of about II 900. but
the Republican managers claim that
when ali fraudulent votes are eliminat-
ed Governor Peabody viii have a plu-
rality and will be reelected.
Contempt Charges.
The five precincts Which have been
excluded from the count by the su-
preme court returned l445 Democratic
votes and 273 Republican. The court
today heard testimony On the contemp:
charges against William II. Greene. pO-
lice officer: Frank Mahon. alias Spike
Bradley prize-fghter: Jean De Sage.
Robert Goodman and Edward J. Wheel
o. in connection with the elect ion IN
precinct Three of ward Four. Wheel
er has disappeared, but the other de-
PENDANTS were in court.
George J. Kindel. supreme court
watcher. testified that there was mucn
repeating at the last election i'm this
precinct, which was actively aided by
Greene and Goodman.
The court ordered the ballot box to
be opened and the ballots examined by
experts.
Enough at Present.
The supreme court this afternoon
granted motion. made by John NJ.
Waldron. one of the Republican attor-
EeyS. asking the court TO enter an or
der requiring the election commission
10 certify all the names and the votes
Oh all the judicial, executive and leeis-
lative officers to the state canvassing
LOard.
The result of this order of The court.
IL is expected, will be that no more pre-
cincts Will be thrown out and
that any further action towards
throwing out OF illegal votes
fore the county courts. i'm county con-
tests. and before the state canvassing
board in legislative matters and be-
lore the legislature concerning the Of
fee of the governor.
The supreme court. however. will
continue TO investigate. the charges of
CisObedience OF the courts orders and
punish men found guilty of contempt.
On Monday next the experts win re-
FORT on the condition of the ballot box
IN precinct 3, ward 4, which was opened
today.
Since the supreme court began its
trials for contempt nineteen men have
been sentenced to the county Jail for
terms varying from three months TO
enc year and in nearly every case a
fine has also been imposed In one
case the judgment was suspended. but
the other eighteen are serving thsir
S .ntences.
Action Unprecedented.
The action OF the supreme court in
assuming the original jurisdiction of
city election IS said TO be uuprece-
Cented in the annals Of law. Before
the late election the Republicans. be-
lieving that gross frauds were cOntem-
plated in a number OF wards usually
strongly Democratic petiuOned the su-
irene court Of the state to appoint
Watchers and issue an injunction
against any interference with the
watchers in ninety-nine precincts in
Denver. Both parties submitted lists
Of names from which the watchers
we're to be chosen. but the court made
its selection from the list furnished by
the Republicans.
Similar injunctions have been issued
and watchers appointed IN the past in
Denver on two occasions, but In both
cases the district court issued the or
dtrs. and the injunctions were disre-
sarded TO great extent.
So far the supreme court has opened
FIVE ballot boxes and in each case gross
fraud was discovered.
Legislative Contests.
While it is expected that no more
Precincts VIII be thrown out, il is be-
lieved that more boxes will be opened
besides the one opened today. and that
they win form the basis of contests
before the legislature.
Already enough votes have been
thrown out TO insure a Republican ma
JOrity in the senate, and the house had
previously been declared Republican at
the polls.
On the county ticket every Repuh-
lican candidate now stands elected ex-
cept in the case of Assessor Alexander
ana Judge Ben Lindsay. The former
appears to have about 1000 plurality
and the latter was on both tickets
This may be an empty honor for the
Republicans. as tie supreme court has
yet TO pass upon the validity of the 1
spring election for county officers. II
tIat election is declared valid. the
Democrats elected at that time will
,tfnffnt1e 70 hold Office