Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31
Every Phase of the EIec;y.. In
Denver viii be Gone Into So That
All Fraud Will be Uncovered,
NO TAINTED OFFICE FOR ADAMS
Gov. Peabody Expresses Himself as
Pleased With Courts Decision
Question Of Expense.

Denver. Dec. SO-slretchIng its hands
40 as to cast a shadow over every man
and woman lu any way implicated in
election frauds OF the city and county
OF Denver on or before or AFTER Nov q.
the supreme court today ordered an
investigation SO sweeping In its SCOPE
that every phase Of the election may
10 scrutinlzed, and everything that
bears In any way upon the election
may be made known by judicial in.
Qury.
iAlva Adams Democratic candidate
for governor who appeared from the
returns TO have been elected, but who
has declared that he does not want the
office tainted with fraud, asked tine
court 20 open every Denver ballot box,
hut the order Of the court goes beyond
the mere examination or the ballots
and provides for am investigation OF
the registration lists. the campaign ex-
pendtures and, n brief all election
matters.
Atty Samuel w. Bedford, Tor Adams,
and Atty Henry j. Jersey for the Re
publicans, asked the court TO make us
order Of such breadth that the court
need not stop al anything In the iuves-
tigati0n The court said Mat was
what Il meant TO do and Instructed the
lawyers 10 agree upon the wording OF
the order and present II to the court
Tor approval next Tuesday morning
As there are 2Ol ballot boxes 10 Is
evident that several months VIII be
consumed I'M the examination OF their
contents by the two handwriting eX-
perts 10 be- appointed for this work 10
Sc expected that the supreme court VIII
be asked to make an order placing
special watchers at the court house 10
guard the registration books until
such time as the investigation rs made
There are probably 20 000 fraudulent
registrations on the books OF the city
and county OF Denver" said Atty.
James # Brown, the principal adviser
of the Republican city central commit
tee. today
f. a, Williams. chairman Of the Re-
publican committee, has published the
following statement over his signature:
our investigation into the conduct
OF the recent election in Denver has
developed the fact that approximately
10000 fraudulent votes were cast or
counted for Ava Adams I'm this city.
There is row no reasonable doubt that
Gov. Peabody and the entire Republl-
can state ticket was fairly elected on
Nov. s.. by the votes OF a large majority
OF the legal voters Of this state"
What effect. II any the courts action
today VIII have upon the course OF the
legislature I'm respect TO canvassing the
vote for governor and determining
whether Peabody or Adams is entitled
10 the seat has not yet become appar-
emit. Chief Justice Gabhert particularly
announced the courts investigation will
not be permitted In anv way 10 inter-
fere with any investigation which may
be set on foot by th' general assembly.
Republicans as we'll as Democrats adj
nit that the opening OF all the Denver
boxes compllcates the political situation
IN Colorado but believe that Il means
TINT there win be no rough house, as
predicted
Gov peabody expressed himself as
follows regarding the courts decision.
81 am more than pleased that the SUI
premc court has decided TO open every
ballot box IN Denver and my only re-
greet Is that not every box In the state is
opened. a point IN favor Of the OPEN
ing ~ the boxes by the supreme court
Is that It takes the matter away from
politics
"Thcre Is confidence among the pub
he In what the supreme court does, and
when the highest tribunal in the state