The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-18
i DEMOCRAT TALKS
OF BLOWING UP
tie CAT ITOL
COLORADO STILL HOLDS STAGE
FOR SENSATIONAL ELECTION
QUITO
suPREMEFcouRT RENDERS De
cisloN FAVORABLE TO Re-
PUBLICAN SIDE.
THOUSAND BAL,
LOTS SCRATCHED ADAMS
CLAIMS ELEcTEON-
(By Publishers Press

CBy Publishers Press-)
DENVER, Col, Nov. 1S--""Blow VI
the State Capitol" laughed James
gfBrnNt,1 leading counsel in the Rep.1h
Me- fsan election contest cases after the
!; ss5Iti irene Courts decision favorable tc
fGorarn f:.:;boiy had been an
We nou.lce:i
No, there will be no violence, be.
tore the Supreme Cou... gets through
e IN sDenver. will be in Jail. The most
znotorious Of the fraud perpetrators
nave escaped to Chicago and other
s eastern cities There will no one en-,
gage in Violence
n There viii be no Violence" said
one Democrat, "but it Will, not be
safe to seat Peabody
Peabody will never remain in
office; there will be another Goebel
affair If he attempts it," said another.
AnothertDemocra a county official,
Me- zwentsso far as to declare: IF they Try
Hto seat Peabody, some one viii blow
the State Capitol
These are sample explosions Of
SgDemocratic wrath after the Supreme
@Court gave its decision in the election
contest:
\ The Supreme Court reafnrnied its
decision that it has tie right to take
jurisdiction Of the last election and
the hearing Of testimony in the cases
ssssofs twenty.seven election officers, who
nave been cited for contempt, was
commenced. The Court further held
that he Election Commission IN max
Ting the Denver count cannot go be,
hind the returns, but must use the
written count of the election Judges
and not count the TALES.
This last issue was raised by the
Republicans, who al1ege that Demo
cratic clerks marked in move TALES
than there were ballots.
Judge Steele, the Democratic mem
Der of the Court dissented, saying
Neither the tally lists nor the certifi'
Gates should control. but Judges OF
election should be permitted to cor
rect any errors they may have made
SSin computing the returns from the
tally lists"
Efforts were redoubled today 10
secure from Governor Peabody
statement that he would withdraw
from the contest.
5 These came from interested Demo
Gratis and from the soberminded cit
Sizens, who fear the contest ray de-
5Velop strife. Governor Peabody's re
ply was: Il have not given UP nor do
sI intend to. / maintain the same
position did the day after
election. 4 have not resigned and
don't intend to. I shall stand ty that
position until Developments
Z There is a widespread belief not
confined to the Democrats that. Gov
sernorz Peabody cannot secure enough
votes to be counted in. Late official
returns from remote districts of the
5StateSad to the Adams vote
Z Neverthe the Republicans are
more hopeful than at any time since
the contest started.
M They assert confidently that with
the Supreme Court watchers and the
ruling relative to TALES, they will be
able to prove that Peabody receiyed
u. 90 more votes IN Denver that the
face of the returns show All that is
needed to make the Legislature Safe
w Republican is 500 votes, The con-
SCsaTneyfg assert VIII Certainty SiVS
the Republicans many times that
Ms Gut Of 10000 votes in Colorado,
AS, 900 were scratched. Never was
there such a percentage. :
Governor-elect Adams is stopping
att the Denver Club, watching the re-
sui Il or the contest. He said: am
not bound to the, Western Federation
Of Miners or any other interests. {
came into the campaign absolutely I
/ and no one has been to see f
me since the election. The Western
Federation Of Miners was opposed to y
me have always Eyed in Colorado i
NJ WI. fth M famil y, and Il expect To- stay 4
here am not going to be! like S.aimp5 4
son and pun down he State SsbesS| III
lieVe III lawS and ord r an a this 4 haTeff|IS
den1onst rated IN Yious tesrmsaIF