Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-01-05
TO OPEN ALL BOXES
Supreme Court Of Colorado Issues
Order In Election Contest.
EXPERTS WILL EXAMINE TICKETS.
Republicans Claim 10000 Fraudu-
lent Votes in Denver Alone We're
Cast and Counted for Adams
Not to Disturb Teller.

Denver, COL, Dec. 3L--Stretching
its hand so as to cast a shadow over
every man and woman in any way i'm
plicated In election frauds OF the city
and county Of Denver on or before, or
after November s, the supreme court
ordered an investigation SO sweeping
In Its scope that every phase OF the
election may be scrutinized and every-
thing that bears In any way upon the
election may be made known by judi
cial inquiry.
Alva Adams, democratic candidate
for governor, who appeared from the
returns to have been elected but who
has declared that he does not want
the office tainted with fraud, asked
the court to open every Denver ballot
box. but the order of the court goes
beeyond the mere examination Of the
ballots and provides for an investiga-
ton of the registration lists, the cam
paign expenditures and in brief all
election matters.
Attorney Samuel W. Bedford, for
Adams, and Attorney Henry ]. Hersey,
for the republicans, asked the court to
make its order Of such breadth that
the court need not stop at anything In
the investigation. The court said tnat
was what 1t meant to do and instruct
ed the lawyers to agree upon the word
ing of the order and present 1t to the
court As there are 2O4 ballot boxes
IL ia evident that several months Will
be consumed in the examination OF
their contents by the two handwriting
experts to be appointed for this work.
II ia expected that the supreme court
will be asked to make an order plac-
ing special watchers at the courthouse
to guard the registration books until
such time as the investigation Is mace.
What effect, If, any, the courts &C.
ton will have upon the course OF the
legislature in respect to canvasslng
the vote for governor and determining
whether Peabody or Adams Is entitled
to the seat has not become apparent
Chief Justice Gabbert particularly
stated the courts investigation Will
not be permitted in any way to inter-
fere with any investigation which may
be set on foot by the general assem-
bly,. Republicans as well as demo-
Gratis admit that the opening OF all
the Denver boxes complexities the po-
litical situation In Colorado, but be-
lieve that It means that there Will be
no trough house." as predicted.
Gov. Peabody expressed himself as
follows regarding the courts decision;
81 am more than pleased that the SUI
preme court has decided to open every
ballot box In Denver, and my only re-
gret is that not every box in the state
is opened. When the highest tribunal
in the state Is through counting the
votes in Denver 1t will settle beyond
question who is elected. l consider
the decision of the court an eminently
wise and just one"
It Is announced that the republican
plan to unseat democratic senator's had
been modified and that possibly only
Senators Born and Healey, who were
seated by the democratic majority on
contests two years ago, would be
turned out. 1t is also reported that
on the advice Of influential republic
ans the proposition to memorabilia the
United States senate to unseat Senator
Teller would be abandoned.
The four members Of the state can
wasting board other than Gov. Pea
body issued a signed statement IN
which they deny that there is a con-
splracy to seat Gov. Peabody and ex-
press a desire to see seated as governor
the man who has been legal elected.