Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-09
DENVER LETTER.
Denver, March 6,

A genuine sensation was sprung on
the joint convention this morning.
As soon as II was called TO order a
signed statement was presented, sign
ed by Senator Morgan. in which IT was
said that he had been offered $500
To vote for Alya Adams by ]. NJ
Herbert and Dan Sullivan; that $3.50
of 1t had been paid down: and that
this money had been deposited by Mr.
Morgan with the district attorney,
prosecution for bribery A motion
was Immediately made for the ap-
pointment of an investigating commit
tee, with power to go into any cases
Of the same nature, to send for per
sons and papers and punish for con
tempt; and later the presiding officer
named on this committee Senators
Cornforth and Adams, and Represent
/ atlves OConnell, Sherwin and Brom
ley. AT t1e s,osc- of tne morning
session Mr.. Frewen arose in inis place
bert. in which it is said that Sullivan
brought Morgan 10 his room, that
Morgan informed him that his con
stituents wanted him 10 vote for Ad-
ans. and ne wanted to do it; but
that the Republicans had threatened
TO drive him out of the state and had
offered him SO 900 to vote for Pea
body: and ne thought he ougnt TO
get as much for voting according to
his conscience as against it. 1t was
further stated that Herbert had de
clined to pay him anything at all.
The Democratic view is tnat what
N,as intended by the Republicans to
prove a bomb shell will prove
boomerang. The Republican view was
expressed by one Republican who
said Mr. Herbert's statement Is in
credible on the face OF it. If he was
not running an oil room why should
one OF his known and accredited
henchmen steer up against MIN man
who from Herbert's own statement
had the avowed object OF soliciting
bribe?"
After the adjournment Sullivan met
Richard Broad on the street, and AFT
Ell some words had passed struck nim
a blow. Some curiosity is expressed
to know what the president will think
of such conduct on the part of a fed
eral office holder-for Sullivan is
postmaster at Cripple Greek. but has
spent the past three weeks in Den
yer acting as the agent Of Mr.. Her
bert
The speeches OF the morning were
made by Mr.. Milton Smith, chairman
of the Democratic state central com
mittee, and Mr.. Samuel Bedford.
Mr.. Smith devoted most of his at
tcntion 10 the outside counties. and
plunged at once into review of the
factA He claimed that It had not
been shown that there was any fraud
In the Alamosa precincts, nor that a
single person mad voted In the county
of Coneios who really lived across
the river in Costilla. Coming to La,
Animas county, he went into the evi
dence at length He alleged that il
Primero precinct the testimon!
showed that the polling place hat
been captured by armed men. witt
forcibly removed 1t to anotner place
and there ran the election TO sui
themselves; that in Hastings, MI
Chappell Of the Victor Fuel compan,
= had run things, even going 80 far a
to examine ballots of voters afte
they had been marked In the boot
and before they were deposited in tn
box; and that In Aguilar bodies {
armed men took charge of the pol
ing places and prevented a free an
fair election.
In Huerfano county, he claimed, nt
single case Of swearing in an illite
etc voter could be cited. and td