The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-18
FRAUD CHARGES
STIR COLORADO
Republicans Laugh at Democratic
Threat to Blow Up State
Capitol.
Tales Of Astounding Frauds Told
Involving Democrats and
Republicans.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service. T.
Denver, Co5y Nov: ls:I, - up the
leading counsel in the republican cleo
ton contest cases., last night, after the
Peabody had been announced. No,
there will be no violence. Before the
supreme court gets thru with them, half
of the democrats of Denver will be in
Jail. The most notorious Of the fraud
perpetrators have escaped, to Chicago
no, one to engage in violence" =,
"There will be no violence" says
to seat Peabody
"Peabody will never remain in office,
there will be an asd an Gfsee affair if he
Another democrat, a county official,
went so far as to declare:
eff they try to seat Peabody, some
one will blow up the state capitol
Court Favors Peabody.
cratic. wrath Immediately after the SUI
preme court gave it's decision in the
election contest. The decision was ia
vorable to Peabody.
The court decided that it had the
right to appoint watchers at the cleo
ZION DrSC1QCUS. WdCcuSTS W0IS ap-
pointed and served in hundred pre-
cincts in Denver. They complained
that they were interfered with. The
democratic election Judges are therefore
in contempt of superior court. They
claimed the superior court had no right
| to appoint watchers.
The supreme court reaffirmed it's de-
cision that it has the right to take :iuris-
diction Of the last election, and the
hearing of testimony in the cases Of
! twenty seven election officers who have
been cited for contempt was COM
| menced.
! The court further held that the cleo
lions commission, in making the Denver
count, cannot 90 behind the returns, but
must use the written count Of the cleo
ton judges and not count the. tallies.
| This last issue was raised by the re-
publicans, who allege that democratic
clerks marked in more tallies than there
were ballots. *
of the court, dissented, saying: !" Meth
=! er the tally, lists nor the >, certificates
SHOULD control, but judges OF election
rors they may: have made in computing
the returns from the tally lists
... Statement by Peabody.
Efforts were redoubled to secure from
Governor Peabody statement that he
would withdraw from the contest. These
game from interested democrats and
fear the contest may develop strife.
Governor Peabody's reply was:
81 have not given up nor do I in
tend to. maintain the same position
I did the day after election. I have
not resigned and don't intend to. I
Their developments.
There is widespread belief not con.
fined to the democrats that Governor
Peabody cannot secure enough votes to
be counted in. Late official returns
from remote districts Of the state ado
to the Adams vote.
the contest started. They assert con
fdently that with the supreme court
:, watchers and the ruling relative to tai
lies, they will be able to prove tina
Peabody received 1000 more votes i,
Denver than the face Of the return
legislature safely republican is So
votes: The contest, they assert, will
certainly give the republicans man,
, times that number.
How Votes Were Stolen.
: Evidence given in the supreme cour
! shows some Of the fine work Of tn
3
9 cinct in question 319 ballots were cas-
The democratic and republican cand
: dates ran about even, according to tn
' supreme court IS watchers.
: During the count someone blew. on
r, the light. Matches were lit by tn
d watchers, but they were puffed out b
/ the vote grabbers. In the darkness 81
n tire bundles of ballots were carried O
J, to an adjoining room and exchange
g for another bundle. The joke was thu
n the second bundle contained 1924 ballot
Y 1t also contained but 10 votes for PEI
body. The republican attorneys hav
l. affidavits from sixty-one voters in thu
o precinct who swear they voted IL
d Peabody, and more are coming in.
q In Colorado man wishing to vote
J. straight ticket writes the name of h
3 party in the blank at the head of tt
& ticket. Then he scratches If hA desire
'e to. Evidence shows that on hundred
n Of ballots cross marked in invisib
( ink had been made opposite Adams
i show until the ballots were counte
Republicans claim that this trick W;
y worked on at least ten ballots in eac
e. Of the 204 precincts in Denver.
N In other cases some fine work W:
4 4 done with fountain pen concealed
le marked in ink. In other instance
Tee democratic clerks marked in more ia
"a lies than the footings showed, expecti1
le to count them in the official canvass.
d The supreme court had two watche
re- re in every precinct, except where the
quarters the committee has hundre
of affidavits by these watchers sho'
ing crooked work.
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