The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-23
Denies Republican Charges in
Reply to Peabody.
SAYS WHOLESALE FRAUD
Democratic Voters Deported and I'm
ported Men Illegally Registered
Aske to Have Illegal Bal
lots Separated from Legal.

Denver Colo, Jan. 2s.-The answer
of Gov. Alva Adams to the allegations
of former Gov, James II. Peabody, con-
testant for the Office of governor of
Colorado, was filed at Denver Saturday.
The answer makes general denial Of
| the allegations of the confession, and
specifically charges fraud in several
counties against the contestee. It al
legged that divers corporations and mine
owners associations conspired with the
Republican state central committee and
spent large sums in securing fraudulent
registration lists, in padding registra-
ton lists, in corrupting election officials
and in buying votes for the purpose OF
electing Gov, Peabody
The answer alleges that upon infor
nation and belief the ballot boxes of
| Denver do not now contain the ballots
which We're actually cast by qualified
voters, that the ballot boxes have been
tempered with and stuffed since the
election by persona in the employ and
under the direction OF the Republican
committee of the city and county OF
Denver, and that said spurious ballots
have been substituted in the interest of
the Republican candidates and the in
terest of the confession, pursuant to an
unlawful conspiracy entered into by the
| Republican committee, its tools and
employees, for the purpose of making
| it appear that the ballots were substi.
tuted in the interest Of the contestee,
whereas in fact, whatever substitution
| of ballots has occurred in the city and
county Of Denver, if any, have occurred,
has been committed in the interest of
the confession. In pursuance of the al.
| legged conspiracy the answer AYERS, cor
operations, mine owners and other per
llsons threatened their employees with
discharge if they failed to vote for Pea
body.
1t is alleged that in Las Animas
county, at least 1000 men imported
from Italy, Austria and other coun-
tries and states to take the places of
employees who had left ON account of
labor troubles, were fraudulently natur.
Ialized, registered and voted. The con.
testee further charges that large bodies
/ of armed men were about certain voting
places in Las Animas county for the
purpose of intimidating voters. 1t is
further alleged that in the Cripple
Creek district, Teller county, on election
day 1000 armed deputies under the di
Erection of Sheriff Edward Bell paraded
the streets for the purpose of intimi
dating voters; that they elected demo
cratic judges from several precincts and
intimidated others, and that two cleo
ton constables were shot down and
killed without provoeation. Prior to
the election it is charged at least 1000
Democratic voters had been driven from
their homes in this county, and were not
permitted to vote, and there were placed
on the registration books and allowed
70 vote over 1000 persons who were
not entitled to register
In Pueblo county the eontestee alleges
there were 400 fictitious names on the
registration books, and in addition at
least / 200 persons voted by impersonat-
ing other people. Fraudulent votes are
|alleged also TO have been cast for the
confession in 10 other counties, and
charges Of intimidation, false registra-
ton and ballot-5ox stuffing in these
counties are made.
Gov. Adams asks the judicial assem-
|bly II it finds that fraudulent votes
were cast in Denver to separate the good
and bad, and count the good ballots
TO throw out the entire vote of more
than 100 precincts, as asked by tile
confession, the governor says, would dis
franchise thousands of legally qualified
voters. He AYERS that fully 10000
votes that were cast for him in the
counties referred to in his answer we're
mot counted for him, and declares that
with fair and full vote his majority
would have been 10000 instead Of only
9,774 as shown by the canvass by the
Legislature,