Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-02-11
The WAR AGAINST
' 1.-THE TIE BALLOT CROOK

gantie conspiracy was organized and
successfully executed TO frsudulently
defeat the Republican ticket
While the Democratic papers are
publishing long lists Of names On
which ballots we're voted and calling
upon the voters to say whether they
voted or not. which Is not the point In
the handwriting matter-the Republi.
can papers are publishing long lists OF
mythical voters with their addresses
who we're voted by the Democratic re-
peaters In the lower seven wards Of
the city.
The Adams papers are trying to
show that the Peabody side hinge
their contest on the ballots found In
the boxes written By one person. while
the Peabody papers are showing tha,
the repeater vote was, II anything.
greater than the bogus ballot
writer vote. And SO the investigation
progresses. The people will be sure Of
one thing. however IT may turn out.
that Mr.. Peabody has done the state .
great service In showing up these
frauds. II has never been done before
and 1t will not be done again in many
years. should It occur. for 1t has cost
an enormous sum of money and .
large amount Of labor to collect the ev-
idenoe OF these gigantic frauds. Ballot
box suffers. ike other criminals, cover
up their crimes SO far as possible. and
It is next 10 impossible to place the
hand upon the criminal or the bogus
ballots. In this case the criminals
were reckless because they had the
promise of the same protection which
they received before.
II the fraudulent precincts are
thrown out In Denver to the number OF
i04-thoso investigaied-Mr. Peabody
would have plurality Of ess over
Adams In the state. including Adams
To this will doubtless be added the
rain from fraudulent precincts thrown
Animas and Conejos counties. which
will make Ar. Peabody's majority o-sY
Adams 3.3oz. Several OF the alleged
fraudulent precincts in Denver could
be returned to the genuine column
and stiii leave Mr. Peabody with a ma
jority over Adams.
II Mr.. Peabody is seated the days OF
the Big Mitt conspiracy In Denver are
over. II he Is not. the ballot crooks
Will look upon their work as having
been successfully done and inasmueh
as Frank Adams will be n, the head
OF the Denver Police Department for
three years more at least and with a
Democratic mayor. there 10 not the
slightest doubt that the organization
OF the Bigs Mitt conspiracy will
be continued and that II will
do It's utmost TO defeat the Re
publicans two years hence to sc
cure . United States senator and the
state ticket. by the same methods Il
secured the election Of Mr.. Teller and
Mr.. Adams.
Rumors are heard on all sides OF the
probability OF one Of the crooks now
in jail making a confession which viii
entangle the heads OF the conspiracy.
So far the confession has not material
lied. but 1t would not be surprising to
hear OF 1t at any time as some OF the
Iincareerated Big M!ttsrs are complain.
lng bitterly at the treatment they have
received At the hands OF the managers
OF the conspiracy.
The assembly is working with the
elsht-hour law proposition and will
bring forth = fair. Just and equitable
measure as promised by the Repub
iican platform II Is hardly 10 b eek
pected that any bill they could posi-
bring forth would be satisfactory to the
Democratic press and 1t must. there
fore. be expected that whatever 4,
done will meet with the severe and
wholesale denraciation OF that part o.
| the Der1cratc organization. Repre-
sentative stephen says that the iaboi
unions and the employers evincea sc
little interest in the bill at the star,
that none Of them even offered . sug
gestion- They have now both beer
given . chance To be heard by the
committee and the Law as It will be
when finished will represent n neas
rs possible the combined views of both
sides.
The Peaboiy-Adams contes, has se
riorsiy in;eTfered with the work OF the
session but the solons promise TO make
up for II when the contest 10 over
No citizen with the good Of tAe state
at heart and who has any pride In the