Idaho Springs siftings., 1905-01-28

The PROMISE has already been fulhiled-
The contest committee had not taken
evidence more than two days before
the fact was fully established that the
Denver Police Department was seri-
onsly and directly involved In the Den
.yer election frauds This fact viii un-
doubtedly have an important bearing
upon the decision Of the committee
inasmuch as Governor Adams brother
ID In command OF the police machine
OF Denver.
Naturally the Democrats have pro
tested against the whole proceeding.
and with the usual charge Of uneon-
.stitutionaiity they have also demanded
delay and protested loudly because
they were not allowed more time. but
inasmuch as tho Republican majority
has given the Democrats - much time
Is the Republicans have themselves,
this complaint viii not be regarded
seriously by the public.
Startling Developments
OF coArse. the exposure Of the enof-
nous frauds in the precincts 80 far
examined is an important matter. and
Il points very much toward the seating
Of Mr.. Peabody, but the disclosures
that cause the most comment ana
which are regarded AS the most sc
rioas are those showing clearly that
an organized conspiracy existed and
that this conspiracy ~as carried out
by the police department Of Denver o.
under bs supervision.
The Supreme Court has already
looked into the conduct OF the election
ia eighteen precincts. As result
forty three Democratic politicians,
very large portion OF whom are p"-
Hcemen. detectives. local court officers
and other Democratic city officials. are
Imprisoned In the county iaiL
The evidence introduced before the
commission established the fact thai
chief of Police Delaney. who Is di-
lcctiy under the command OF Prank
Adams, president Of the police board
and brother II the governor, met "a
large number OF rcpeatsrs aud imReF-
sonators and nearly 0uc-hat OF the
Democratic crooks Who are nov IN
Jail. at a meeting in a saloon on Tsen-
tieth street, just before election lie
moved around in the crowd Of election
thieves. consulted with nearly all OF
them personally. and made little
lHFIFFs4AsnH
them OF the necessity 81 carrying the
election fer the Democratic ticket, aad
according to the witnesses. suggesting
that the workers would be- protected.
Tho men collected In this crowd were
from the very lowest walks Of life-
-Four or FIVE Of them testified. during
the fret two or three days, and all
we're from the slums. some Of them eH~
eanvicts. The names Of the men pres
ant at this me, ting disclose the ehar-
acter Of work they were expected to
do.
sersped the Slums.
Immediately after the election. wneh
II vas found that the Republican com
nlttec was going to thoroughly inves-
tlgato the elgction frauds. these hohos
and disrrputable characters were I'm
mcdIately ordered b. the police 10
leave town. Many OF them Vere run
out. but some Of them wanted TO re
main. and il was the persecution
abuse and violence which these latter
ballot box suffers received at the
hands OF the police that induced them
10 ten the Republicans what they
knew Of the frauds on election day In
order to secure protection. \ very
large portion OF the evidence of these
witnesses has been corroborated by
supreme Court watchers and the con
tents OF the ballot boxes.
An effort has been made to diaeredH
the testimony OF these people by Mr..
Adams lawyers and the Democratic
press. but the fact that they told
straight stories has been established.
In commenting upon this phase of
the question. Governor James II. Pea
body said:
"Tho Democratic lawyers and press
are making a desperate enort 10 IN
duee the public to discredit the testi-
mony of these poor dupcs OF the Demo
cratic machine in Denver, but would
like them to tell me how election
frauds are ever TO be exposed and
stopped II the evidence OF those who
committed the frauds Is not to h,s sr
cepted II We have got to wait ,wti
men OF high character do the IN sit
,nE impersonafing and smgging -
the Democratic machine. before we
expose these outrages and convia