Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
IO OPEN ALL The
BALLOT BOXES
Supreme Court Of Colorado
Grants Petition Of Democratic
Candidate For Governor
RECOUNT OF THE DENVER vorEa
RECOUNT OF THE DENVER VOTES
Republican Leaders Claim They Have
Control Of the Senate and Will De-
clare Peabody Elected ~ Situation
Becoming More Acute as Assembly
Time Approaches. Il

Denver Col, Dec. 30.-Chief Justice
Gabbert, Of the supreme court. today
decided to grant the petition OF Alva
Adams for the opening Of all ballot
boxes in Denver used at the fall elec-
ton. Adams object in filing the PEE
tition was to secure legal determine
alton OF the question whether he or
James H. Peabody is entitled to fill the
Office Of governor Tor the next two
years.
Denver, Dec. 80. - Announcements Of
the managers OF the post election re-
publican campaign indicate that they
are confde mt the legislature, in which
they have majority OF three, will
throw out enough Denver democratic
precincts to overcome Adams 10000
plurality fer governor and declare Pea
body reelected. These republican Lead
ers Justify such action on their claim
that other democratic precincts will
show similar frauds as those thrown
out by the courts. This is strenuously
denied by the democrats who allege III
conspiracy to steal the governorship
and pack the senate and supreme
court, which is to be increased BY
three justices on April 4. On the day
after election, according to the returns,
the incoming senate consisted OF twen-
ty-one Democrats and fourteen repub-
leans. Soon thereafter Senator Buck.
ley died, reducing the number Of dem~
ocratic me mbers to twenty Governor
ial election to fill the vacanacy altho
the constit utions cont iIssl "a sraanaato
provision ] or such action.
Thru subsequent decisions the sup-
RENE court and state canvassing board
standing In the senate, had been
changed, Until now it stands nineteen
and fifteen democrats. with
one vacancy. The republicans gained
two in the senate by throwing out the
vote Of five. entire precincts on the ord
er Of the supreem court. No effort ID
being made to sift and count the legal
votes. Two other districts at Pueblo
were char ged by the official canvass.
giving thu. republican candidate four
majority. A contest was made before
the canva ssing board in Boulder and
Las Animas counties and the board
threw out enough votes to overcome
the democratic majorities, certificates
being awarded the republicans.
The supreme court refused a man-
damus requiring the board to accept
the returns as received and forbade the
lower courts to take action in the mat
ter. Republican leaders now an
nounce the senate probably will unseat
six other democratic members.
It is said three democratic. members
elected ir this county two years ago
will be ullseated on the ground Of the
the resig nation Of Congressman Shaf-S
froth. T,1e last senator to be unseated
is stated to be w. II. Adams, of Ala
mosa county, brother of Governor
elect Adams, whose plurality was ,000b
or three lines the total vote Of his ops
ponent.
One Of the first acts Of the legislature
it is stated may be the adoption OF q
memorial to the United States senatos
asking for expulsion Of Senator Teller
on the ground that his election was -
cured by frauds at the polls. in this
city two years ago. Teller Is now
en- route to Washington carrying q
copy of the contempt proceedings be-
fore the supreme court here, and all
the nece ssary papers to sue out writ
of error and apply for supersedas bee
fore the United States supreme court
on behalf Of the imprisoned election of
flcers, who were convicted before the
courts here for contempt Application
for a writ Of habeas corpus will also
be made. on behalf Of the prisoners.
Eight warrants have been issued for
other election officers for contempt ana
it is understood when the arrests are
made these will also betaken before the
federal supreme court on charges SIM
liar to those against the other Officials
arrested. The hearing will come ~
next Tuesday.
Elevator Injuries Woman.
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