The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1904-12-02
COLORADO OUTRAGE
PRESAGES TROUBLE.
Attempt Of Peabody USurpeTS to Stea
Governcrshp Likely to Produce
Dire Results.
MAY PRECIPITsTE BLOODY WAR.
Special To st Louis Republic.

Hpttlul W 81 lbulA lNtluDllts
Denver, Colo, Nov, 27.-"If
the Republicans try to seat Pea.
body with Adams honestly elected
hy II 200 plurality there will be
two Governors in Colorado" de.
clared j s. Appel, one OF Denvcr's
leading merchants, to day.
Business and professional in
terests will never submit to such
un outrage Mr.. Appel continued
Govern0r-elrrt Adams will be
sworn in as Governor and there
will be two Legislatures. ~
Mr., Appel voiced sentiment
that is growing in Denver. The
proposition, discussed half TESTING
ly for several days, has become Sc
rious. Many believe the Demo
Gratis will play it as their last card
DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.
The Democrats to day held Il
conference at the Democratic club
The proposition To swear in Adams
in case Peabody should refuse tu
let go of his office was discussed,
but it did not meet with The ap.
proval of the wiscst heads.
1t would bc futile, said one
Of the leaders. The Republicans
have all the machinery and the
militia II would precipita,c u
bloody war.
Arguments for and against the
proposition were made without ANY
definite action being taken. After
n conference United States Senator
Patterson said:
We shall fight tho attempt to
steal the GovernorShlp every iurh
of the way. IT Pruhodl is seated
we cannot answer for what may
occur. A wild element may enter
Denver from the mining camp, but
violence would avail nothing, and
even to suggest II would be Grim.
lual. What chance would a few
hundred men have against 1000
weil.armed troops
ADAMS IS CONFIDENT.
Oovernor-clect Adams was asked
to-day what he thought of the at
'empt to seat Peabody and the dual
governor proposition.
The Republicans, even with
the Senate, will have hard time
to overcome my plurality he
said. Il have just bought house
IN Denver. "
The Democrats tomorrow will
begin a campaign to influence pub.
lie sentiment. Circulars will be
sent to every man and woman in
Colorado saying in substance:
Eleven thousand plurality on Il
small vote is what the rpputcd
thieves must overcome to seat GOV
ernor Peabody. To attempt n
crime of that magnitude is so mon.
strous and wicked that it is cousid.
cred impossible.
CONSPIRACY TO STEAL SENATE.
But the cOnspirators have set
about in earnest to steal the Sen
ate. This is the scheme of the
Colorado Fuel aud Iron Co.. the
Mine Owners Association, the
railroad corporations. the Denver
Tramway and Water Company and
Il certain millionaire smeltcr mag
nate who has determined to climb
into the United States Senate.
The frenzled effort of the Re
publicans to capture the Senate is
due to desire to secure two Re
publican Supreme Court Judges,
whom the corporrtions will name
through Peabody The Denver
Tramway Company contends that
its franchises are perpetual and
wants the Supreme Court to sus-
tain its claim. The great mining
corporations are cOutestlng the new
revenue law, which changes the
old system under which their prop.
erty was practically exempt. They
want the Supreme court to take
their view.
The Mine Owners Association
will demand that law be passed
to tax and collect from the people
the 81 900, 600 that the association
agreed to pay for the National
Guard while they were filling bull
pens and deportiug men by hun
dreds. With II Democratic Senate
the tax scheme might fail. "