Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-28
TWO HUNDRED AND FOUR BOXES
Would have Court or Courts Com.
mission Make Canvass OF the
Vote Of Denver
VIEWS OF THE GOvERNOH.EL
Believes If Frauds Ia Outside Counties
We're Uncovered his Majority Would
Be Twenty Thousand.

Denver, Dec. 2s.--Attys Charles s.
Thomas and Samuel w Beford filed
a petition IN the supreme court today
on behalf OF Alya Adams. governor
elect. asking that either the court or a
commission appointed by the court
shall open all OF tho gOl ballot boxes In
Denver at the late election and make
thorough examination OF their con-
tents. The court decided to hear argu-
ments on the petition this afternoon,
Il have no question about my cleo
ton by substantially the majority re-
ported on the face OF the returns
said Gov Adams III believe II the
frauds IN outside counties could be un-
earthed my honest majority would
amount to 10000, But / want no taint-
ed seat 1t IL Of Ear greater import
ance that extensive election frauds
should be unearthed and punished than
that or any other particular indiyidu-
al should be sworn In as governor.
don't know who committed the alleged
frauds In Denver. / know nearly 80
men are in Jail ostenslbly for contempt
Of court but really charged with cleo
ton crimes II they are Of the char
aoter reported | feel assured that
there are men at liberty far more de-
serving Of jail than those who are in
Carcerated. feel that some OF those
IN fail have been unjustly dealt by.
But be that as IL may. | want this in
Yestgation made; | want IL to extend
from the head to the foot and | want
the truth known"
Gov Adams petition charges that
certain y-disposed persons are U.S.
ing the disclosures made before tho
supreme court as a cloak under which
they may nullify the win OF the - ole
as constitutionally expressed at the
polls The petition rectes that prior 70
the recent election the supreme court
appointed watchers named by the Re-
publican organization, and that the
men thus designated were present at
the various polling places and super
Nlsed the casting OF the ballots Fol-
lowing the election Of ADAMS, the petit
ton AYERS, the Republican press
charged the Democrats with whole
sale frauds and the matter was brought
before the supreme court That trl-
bunal ordered some OF the ballot boxes
opened and experts alleged they found
hundreds OF spurious ballots.
These disclosures were followed by
even more oxtravagant claims Of
fraud, and the exaggerated teportg
were published all over the country,
according to the petition. causing
much injury to the state and city. AS
a result the petition says, there exists
IN the state "a condition OF disquietudc
and unrest threatening the future
peace and tranquility OF the people and
interrupting its prosperity and bring
ing injury 10 the best interests Of the
state Of Colorado
The petition insists that. however
extensive the frauds perpetrated. tho
legal voters have constitutional
right TO have their ballots counted 10
that end the court Is asked 10 omen
every ballot box in the city of Denver
ana scrutlnlze It's contents. Realizing
that the justices would probably moi
desire to give the work their personal
attention, Gov. Adams suggests the an
polntment Of bipartisan commission
TO hear evidence, examine ballots and
report Its findings to the court