Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-30
A CAMPAIGN AGAINST ADAMS
Republican Managers Seem Confident
That Their Scheme win
Work.
WILL OVERCOME HIS PLURALITY.
Their Purpose Is to Throw 0ut
Enough Democratic Precincts Of
Denver to Do II

Denver Dec 30-One OF the hrst acts
Of the legislature, It is reported, may
be the adoption Of a memorial to the
United states senate asking for the ex-
pulslon Of Senator Teller ON the ground
that his election was accomplished by
means Of gross frauds at the polls In
this city two years ago.
Senator Teller Is now en- route to
Washington, carrying with him the
record OF the contempt cases before the
supreme court here, also the necessary
papers to sue out a writ Of error and
apply for supersedeas before the
United States supreme court in behalf
Of the imprisoned election officers who
were convicted by the state supreme
court Of contempt Am application for
writ Of habeas corpus viii also be
made In behalf Of the prisoners The
record in the cases was AN exception
ally yoluminous one and required two
weeks to transcribe and get In shape.
Announcements OF the managers Of
the Republican post election campaign
indicate their confidence that the leg
stature in which at the outset on Joint
ballot there win be &c Republicans TO SO
Democrats, viii throw out enough
Democratic precincts OF Denver to
overcome Alya Adams. 10000 plurality
10" governor and declaring James
H. egbody reelected. These Repub-
llcan leaders justify such action by
claiming that in an Democratic pre-
Clncts frauds as extensive us those
shown in five precincts whose ballot
boxes were opened In contempt pro-
ceedings before the supreme court were
perpetrated This Is strenuously de-
MED by the Democratic leaders and
they assert that the ballot boxes opened
in court may have been stuffed since
the election In support Of a corporation
conspiracy TO steal the governorship
and senate and pack the supreme court
which is to be increased from three
justices TO seven on April 4 next.
on the day after election according
20 the returns the incoming senate con-
sisted Of 81 Democrats and IA Repub-
Leans, Soon thereafter Senator
Buckley died reducing the number Of
Democratic members to 20. Gov Pea
body has neglected TO coll a special
election TO MI the vacancy caused by
Senator Buckley's death. although the
constitution contains a mandatory pro-
vision for such action. Through sub
Bequent decisions OF the supreme court
and state hoard Of canyassers the
standing OF the parties IN the senate
has been changed until Il now COM
slsts OF 10 Republicans and 10 Demo-
Gratis with one vacancy, The Repub-
lcans gained two senator's I'm this city
BY the rejection OF the entire vote Of
five precincts In which frauds We're
shown under order OF the supreme
court. no attempt being made TO sift
and count the legal ballots In Pueblo
the official canvass showed a change
Of the reported vote In one precinct by
which Mccarthy Republican, obtained
q majority ~ four votes over Martin,
Democrat, who had been reported elect
ed Finally contests were made before
the state canvassng board against SEN
ator-elect Ward OF Boulder and Sena-
tor-elect Beshoar VI Las Animas county
and the board threw out sufficient re-
turns TO overcome the majorties for
these candidates and awarded the certl-
iieates OF election to the Republican
contestants The supreme court refused
70 lssu mandamus requiring tlre board
lo accept the returns as received and
forbade the lower courts to take any ac-
ton In the matter.
Now the Republican managers an
nounce that the senate viii probably
unseat ak more Democratic members,
including two seated by the Democra-
NC majority two years ago IN reprsal
lor the unseating OF Democratic repre-
sentatlves by the Republican majority
M The house IN a futile endeavor to
OBTAIN a majority on Joint ballot and
deIeat the election OF United States
senator Teller II Is said the three
democratic senators elected In this
county two years ago VIII be expelled
on the ground that their election was
accomplished by means OF the same
frauds whose exposure I'm the congress-
ional contest induced Congressman
Jonn L. shafroth 20 resign IN favor OF
N"oert w. Bonynge. The last senator
oe unseated, II Is said, will be w II.
AddIns or AlamUSa county, a brother
Gov-eleot Adams. Senator Adams
plurality was about 1000. or three times
me total vote OF N's opponent
warrants have ben issued from the
supreme court for eight more persons
~ election contempt cases. II Is under
s'Vod that these arrests, when made.
WIZ BRING al least three more contempt
eases before the supreme court The
hlnaaVits filed with the court upon
Mnleh the new cases will be brought
contain, In general the same charges
ss made IN cases hitherto prosecuted.
= general violation OF the courts an
junction through ballot box stuhing. re-
peaung and intimidation on the part OF
NE Democratic election officials ls