Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-03-25
PElB0Drs REASONS
FOR REsleNlse eovgRnoas1lp
Letter Of HesssnztIen Defines His po
sition-Resires to Enoeavor u
Heal Breach IN Repuhii-
ear Party.

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hodys letter. IN which he resigns Els
position. is as follows.
State OF Colorado, Executive Cha
Der. D~nyer. March II. 1865
TO the Hon. James Co~ie. Seer~tzrT
OF 5azts o, the State Of Coiorzao,
Denver. Colorado.
sir. ] herewith oEcially sassar1u
yoa that / hereby resign my r~osts.ol
as governor Of the state Of cozorz6o
the same to take unqualified erec,
upon the delivery hereof 10 you
In view o. the peculiar coaeIttoae
uow existing / deem * proper ~
briefly state. for the Information O.
the guhIie. the prime reasons tha. hsye
moved ne 20 take this step
= initiated the contest before -h1
Legislature Of Colorado 20 estzbsls
ny title TO The oftce If governor. 81
the early part Of the present year. -
HeFing thea. sne ;aily coayfnced noE
that received plurality Of the law: D
votes cast fer the Office Of govern
81 the last general election
7 deemed Il ny bognden duty 10 ~
peopAe OF Colorado and 10 the RspEt
can party. whose principles ! reysEr
that ! Shoaid begin and prosecute sur1
cuztest. 70 The end that the VIII Of tae
tFTF-aaFaF-H diAsA4 a 4tfNtosA2 a. rsIAaHs
should 5e carried into effect
The action Of The legislative a.
sezbiy q Colorado. IN joint eonvsrsscs
assembled Il deciding that ny CO.
petftoz. The Honorable Aiva Adau
xzs not Lawfully elected to the Of g.
q. governor. and that / was so elect
Is : complete Tindicztion Of my eosTsc
II prosecuting such co1fes-
To ny surprise and regret. ! disco
cred toward the latter stages CT tse
contest. that certain members Of t.
Legislature. elected IS Republican
entertained feelings OF II wIn and d.
Ike toward ne personally: | was. q,
course. conscious tEaf an untortznzla
schtsrz existed among the members q
ne Republican pzrty zt the time ] b
Enc my cozteSt p-oceeeirzs. but ! xss
aot fher sxz-e of the extent 10 ukics
slsch schIsm extended
i shall nos attempt n .his eouurri-
cation to sindie2te myself again,
What ! coreeiFe to Be- personal e.
raify. ErrzrTAnied b. the facts. ar
G.geaero1s 10 a degree. su1ce II 20
SAY thai ] am Zoe pz.nfuily conscioGs
a IT'S magnitude.
! have always been and viii ev.r
eortinne 20 be. faithful adherent {,
Republican principles and doctrine
and conceive Il 70 bs the duty os e.
cry true cttixsr 70 make personal "a
-ttces. . ns@- be. for the welfare q
TIE political oEE1niEziloc to which l.
rsy belong
-inbueo zl;h these sentiments a.
corstraiue6 TO the conclusion that u he
best Interests Of the Republican par
o, this state sill - subse-ved Z ncE
retire 20 private life. hoping theret
tszf ny present erkce.zez. as q poll
raj tAc-or n Colorado vii res;o-s
pssce ane harmony nox 30 soreiz
re<=tee sc IL Sepselscan party Of ia
STATE
n taking tsss step. II sSo-es ne
pleasure 20 sas % the people o Col
u-z6a ira, -ay legal Successor IN c-ice
the Eozo-zhie Jesse p Mrpr=Szi5. N
a true ard loyal Republican. as frzl'y
eesotet 70 is principles a1d po cies
as an ! eustteatiy believe TIA he
VII cArry oct 10th IN letter and sprrf
- tie Republican dn-c,rirs tEar Az
.7s order uust b@ preserve a. al
szzz-1s thzt every AWARDING Ettt
s@s sh.u be pe--iffaz 70 freely szter
fr.o co-f-aets O, eurleT-eui Eifh
shn-1 AZ fu- Via; zzra Ae mas e.sc-
--srEe fFurz zry 1cr-i-At5ur or Get ryl
~ so-czfIe1 later o-xzra1zfiDzs O. ath-
rs TIE hzsiness Interests Of Coo
rzzo a-s IS =elf1rs 81 - - fiF
s1zeru.rees = hts szr6s sx E5Ekk
! re-Aire& a; fhs kelm - state
7 Zee tkzt I have heez cruezF Es-
re-.ad - hose Eho sscu1d Ave
stnaz - -zs Ioy4lY- hat Z il u1t SO;
-Azt ! sheza5 dSe1 uF11 -1a tlHlc
- re roe1 = nj rs-<y. fo- tae -
Interests & tie stAts love So zr.
t.s szsS Al about t1 take seems LEO
eSsz-T fruz fha s-zrE p1szf = Ell-i-
oszsE retire from Il. oEcs : E1ch
rz-ozer zzr Tan ! entered r, a. I
s-zziEs &. to hole thzt a fns ze-
,ztzrs those whose s-zaty has -rcz1f-
= re 70 retire fru= pzhLc lie r-iII
en-s 20 rezlEzfioz q re far fAzt
tee3r Efrs<z-1 Szs zz1csErvel
Fo- lie forego-1E fezso-E ! -
herewith formally xE1 u19CzllEs-slT
RESIN tie Gee q EoTsr1u- q fss
s-2te % coso-zeo. TIE sz--s % -zke =
secs tz=szsz,sly. 70 fEs 81 ts1- ~
lzzsui szecesse-. the Eozorasis Jssss
= NcIr12sit. noE laszfe-z-- esr@--
ra- O. the stare nay se fg7r-w3te 1Efy
s-1rrte-6 INTO o@ce as xoFsr-.- q C1l
--15o ReszectfElly szszittes
JAMES H PEABODY
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