The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-12
ADAMS WINS OUT
Les is'ature of. Colorado De,
c|ares Democrat Elected.
PEABODY WILL CONTEST
After Strenuous Wrangle Of SoIons at
Denver, Cot, Alleged "Dove of
Peace" Brings Order
Z Out Of Chaos.

!: Out Of Chaos.
A Denver, Colo, special says: Alva
Adams was declared by the legislature
Saturday night to be the duly elected
governor Of Colorado. TIE returns
showed Adams 12s,O28, peabody 49,.
3O4. Plurality for Adams, s,774-
A cheer greeted the announcement
Of the result of the election when
made by Lieutenant Governor Hag-
gott.
The republican candidates to all the
other Offices were declared elected. Un-
der the terms Of the agreement reach
ed during the day by the various fac
tions In the legislature no notice Of
contest will be filed by Governor Pea
body until after the Inauguration Of
Mr., Adams, which was set for 10
o'clock Tuesday morning.
When the legislature convened Sat-
urday morning Representative Will
liam Griffith, of Cripple Greek, asked
for a recess until 4 O'Clock in the af-
ternoon, giving as his reason for the
request that "the winged dove Of peace
is about to light on the dome of the
capitol"
It was nine long hours before the
dove came. down. and many and de-
vious had been her flights before she
lit. 1t was day given over to secret
causcuses, to conferences, to proposi-
tion and counter proposition. It was
finally agreed at 5 o'clock In the after
noon that the vote should be canvass
ed, that Alva Adams should be declar-
ed governor, and that no contest
should be made for the Office until his
Inauguration at 10 O'Clock Tuesday
morning. -
Throughout the entire struggle for
the governorship the chief aim of both
democrt..s and republicans has been
the appointment of two new judges to
the supreme court. The question of
whether Peabody or Adams sat in the
governors office was secondary mat
ter The Wolcott republicans were In
sistent in their demand that they be
recognized in the appointment OF the
| judges, and It was finally agreed that
the appointees should be George W.
Bailey Of Fort Collins and L. W. God.
dard Of Denver.
The Wolcott men made a strong
fight for, Judge NJ. E.. Leads Of Colo.
rado Springs, whom they preferred
to Goddard, but they finally with.
drew.
When the republican leaders cell-
ed upon Governor Peabody to inform
him Of the conclusions they had reach
ed. and to tell him that his only hope
Of a second term lay through con-
test in the republican legislature, they
were met by wrathful and indignant
man. He refused to accede to their
wishes, and for hours his friends labor.
ed with him. 1t was only the per.
sonal pleadings OF some of mis- closest
friends that finally induced him to
agree to the plan proposed and to send
I in the names of Bailey and Goddard
to the senate for confirmation.
Governor.elect Adams is quoted as
saying: -
81 do not know whether Governor
Peabody will make a contest or not,
but | expect that he will. am in
much better position for such pro.
ceedfng now than I was two days ago.
At that time the investigation was con,
fined by the court to the city and
county Of Denver Now, it Includes the
whole state, and / feel confident that
the democrats can show as many or
more fraudulent republican" votes In
the outlying counties as the republi-
cans claim were cast by the demo
Gratis in Denver.
II am certain Of the result if the en-
tire state is brought into the con.
test, as it must be if Governor Pea.
body decides on such course"