Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-11-17
Crisis Approaches Over
the GubernatOriaI
Contest.
OPPOSITION TO ADAMS
Peabody or Nobody Con-
tinues to be Slogan of
Mine Owners.

Denver, Nov. 1T shall not with
draw unless am convinced that Ad-
ans has been legally elected. and every
day brings to light SO much fraud that
l am more and more convinced that
the victory is mine
Gov. Peabody said this in an en-
phatic manner. following a published
statement that he had been induced to-
admit that his rival was the victor. The
Denver Post, which was the governors
friend before election, but an advocate
of settlement in a peaceful manner by
acknowledging Adams plurality since.
printed an article saying Simon Gug-
genheim, of the American Smelling &
Refining company. had won Peabody's
signature to a statement that Adams
had won and that the governor would
no longer stand in the way of his op-
ponent'S elevation.
Think Governor Firm.
This statement was not to be made
public until a specified time, and IL
was said to be understood that the
governor would maintain his attitude
of defiance. Gov. Peabody, when he
given above. and those who know him
best credit the denial and disbelieve
the newspaper story.
In the meantime the situation is not
clearing, but apparently is growing
more threatening. Gov. Peabody, ac-
cOmpanied by armed guards, yesterday
passed goveTnor-elect Adams, sur
rounded by friends, on the street. and
the two refused so much as to salute
each other. Each party seemed war.
like and it was gossiped about town
afterward that this feeling prevails
throughout the state, but with greater
strength in the mining camps than i'm
the cities.
Oath by One Judge.
Adding to the uncertainty of what
may follow is the knowledge that one
justice of the supreme court is author
lied to swear in a governor. 1t is not
improbable that Justice Steele, who is
a democrat. may be asked to perform
this function, and number of infuen-
tial democrats believe the plan a wise
one. AT the same time others fear
that such means might bring q crisis
that would be fraught with extreme
danger.
1--WE might take that STEP" these
men say, "and call upon the president
for troops to protect our governor from
attack. The question Is, would the
president cOmpIy?"
Impartial observers veto the scheme
as one jeopardizing the interests and
safety of the people. Yet they admit
that as things are running along now
no safe or sane conclusion is in sight
Business interests outside the state are
instructing their agents to drop Pea
body while resident officials of the
Mine Owners association in Cripple
Creek are still clinging to the slogan:
Peabody or nobody"
Camps FIJI Up.
The mining camps are rapidly filling
with members of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners, and predictions are
freely made that disorder il bound to
occur at Victor. Telluride, Cripple
Creek and Ouray soon after Peabody's
should it take place.
These miners have no fear of deporta-
tion, as their superiors bulletined them
that returning exiles will not be both
ered," or words to this effect This
show of assurance Is based not on the
blanket injunction OF Judge Marshall.
but on the determination of the West
ern Federation officials not TO submit
to two years more of Peabody.
The latest unofficial returns show:
Peabody, Is ,0S9; Adams 25 254