Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-15
THE TRUTH DAWNING..

The real truth OF the great frauds
committed in Denver are dawning on
the people of the state Irrespective of
party and the supreme court is re-
ceiving congratulations on all sides
for the position assumed in ferreting
out crimes that have been giving the
safe bad odor for so many years.
When the Republicans started in. the
Democratic press said it was only a
scheme to steal the executive chair
and seat Peabody. Tom Patterson
kicked and rallied at the supreme
court for assuming jurisdiction claim
ing there was no fraud Only a few
days ago Mr.. Patterson occupied
over half page. editorial, in explain
ing why the state canvassing boaro
could not go behind the returns in is
suing election certificates to mem
bers OF the house and senate-right in
the face of the decision of Judge vii
son two years ago, so ably commended
by Senator Patterson at the time. II
is now very evident that Mayor Speer
frauds and ballot box stuffing, and
The Herald confidently believes tina,
II the 204 ballot boxes of Denver are
opened 1t will show a change of over
10000 votes and the possible election
Of Peabody without looking elsewhere
for fraud In the three ballot boxes
ordered opened by the supreme court
Democratic frauds to the extent OF
fully five hundred have been discov
cred. Before getting through with the
deal the court will no doubt order the
election commission TO certify only
the correct vote Without further in
vestigation or exposure Ct frauds this
from Denver, giving the Republicans
control CT that branch through the de
sided vote of the ieutenant-governor
not to take into account the senator
ship from Las Antmas county whore
the returns are still being held by or
der Of the supreme court II the vote
as cast is recorded. Senator Barela
will be given certificate of election
which will give the Republicans a
clear majority Of two In the senate
without regard to the lieutenant-gov.
ernor The seating Of the house mem
bers from Denver will make that
branch Of the general assembly Re
publican by over two to one. But
there are many more ballot boxes to
be opened by the supreme court and
| the general attempt to steal the elec.
tion fully exposed The Herald has
not the slightest doubt but that Den.
yer went Republican for the entire
ticket by from 5000 to 10000 which
would increase the majority OF every
state officer and elect the Republican
governor. To this end let every ballot
box be opened and the ones honestly
elected be given certificates Of elec-
ton. 1t is known that repeating was
carried on all over the city. There
were the 10000 fcticious names left
on the registration lists from the
spring election to say nothing Of the
gang Of repeaters used in the elec-
ton Of Speer. Then other thousands
OF bogus names were placed on the
lists before the recent election. In
some precincts hundreds of names
were registered from vacant lots and
in one ward a canvas has resulted in
the information that something like
1000 votes were cast from vacant
lots. all through the connivance of
Democratic election thieves. Again.
in two precincts of another ward a
few days prior to election the Repub-
lican chairman mailed 500 registered
letters to alleged voters. listed by
Democrats and over 400 were return.
ed, no such persons residing at the
place designated. II appears there was
a regular bureau for repeating, as the
following from the Post of Sunday
morning shows:
THE repeaters' bureau is said
to account for the experts finding
the same handwriting on nearly
all the fraudulent ballots found
in the several ballot boxes al
ready opened. The method en-
ployed by the men in charge of
the bureau was. II is alleged, to
give each repeater a certain num-
Der OF ballots on which the word
Democratic" was written at the
top, The repeater folded the bal
lots and put them in his inside
coat pocket. When te wenh into the
polling place to vote and was
given ballot on which to write
his vote, he folded 1t up and
placed 1t in his pocket. From his
pocket he then withdrew one of
the ballots already written upon
The pay Of the repeater depended
upon the number Of blank ballots
that he returned to the bureau.
He was paid In proportion to the
number Of blank ballots he turned
In, as that was an indication Of
the actual number OF times that
he voted, That Is said to have
been the way the matter was
worked.
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