The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-03
SENATOR woLcorT's DEATH.

+ The death OF former Senator Ea-
ward q. Woleo 81 Colorado. just at
I'fnif time IS Of special Interest be.
cause Of its probable bearing en- the
Col9raa gabernatoFial contest
Senator Wolcott had large fo,.
/ loving II the legislature, and was i
candidate for reelection TO the sen.
ate He was opposed to the seating
Tor GOV Peabody over Alva Adams.
and II was through his influence that
Goy-aleet Adams was sworn in and
given the office Nov that he is
dead the dispatches states that his
following viii no longer have any
scruplas against voting for Peabody.
and The Alams people have practical
X given up hope
The inyes eating committee ap-
pointed 10 conduct the contest has
completed rs labor and has nled It's
rep II with the legislature Two re.
ports we're filed The majority, being
Republican. reporting in favor Of
PEABODY and the minority Id favor
Of Adams. The mat err is now being
argued in he legislature by The at
tofnpys for both sides and II IS ex.
pectad that d vote win be reached
Saturday night
Gov, Adams was elected by 1900 |
majority ON the face OF the returns
Tho inTestiga ion revealed consider T
able fraud on bota siles. but throw +.
ing cut all fraudulent votes cast for
him, according 10 the Democratic T
ccnteatien Gov Adams was sfil elect.
ed by over 1000 majority
The Democrats assert that he
Peabody faction Is prepared to buy
Che few e. that may ba necessary
p ins1rc the ny Of their man.
and ! correspondent of the Chieaeo
Record Herald from pa8yer says:
'Nonpartisan opinion is that there Is
5ien j of mcne9 available 10 The Re
II they can find any uso for
Gurerncn Adams is not supposed
he abla 70 command amy money
~ tae pnrcha 2 &C votes Ii Il
'nown Pelbedy can rlisa a large
amount
So Il seems thar tie Peabody
:r6wd II determined % reverse the
fill q fhc people IL no by stealth
lcw hy oacn corrupt n, II is a di
sracofAl and dishonorablc peoceads M j
lnl Gfilog}ao mas wei hang ser head
u shane,
Tho daat1 therefore of Senator
Woicott. who cdald ana would hay; I,
prevented tho outrage III il doubly 1
sui r.'iiialc hIow u his state.
Seaattif s9olcJt was an cnzag .nr
iaitf3s aud Aaas cxeoaliagi, popular
u b hls gu agnes while In tht
aniied States senate He crycd two
arEls II ina body and conmanacd
nhch rotiee as one m TIE principal
Of freq silver Hc refusea
. tola IL ST. Louis convention Il
3ae, howcre With Senator Te.ler
Ild @hea the Democrats clptnrc5
he state Under Bryan he was sur
.eeded IN the senate BY Senator Pa
erson.
tie was chairman Ct the monetary
commission appointed BY Presiden,
Mckinley % Wit tho principal n7
IONS q Europe 10 ascertain the prac
liability / an international agree
nel IN fayo Oh bimo. asl SIN. TX
Adiai e. Stevenson
vas also a member Of tle commits
ion IN lire Republican nqa.nal c9n
'eRtbn e 1900 Senator Wolcst wa.
enpetarg chairman
TIC WIS a'Hatiyc OF MasachYsatfs
ma wa9 graduated at Yale aad later
1 t2a Harvard law school Ii IL
OCT ~aa wa a c ngsryn min
Y g wanted him 70 choasa a taeol}-
eai cllct iF flte aa It.iSJt On
a'loNing hts natural Tent Ter rtt
7# Wbic'i hc uchffncIod.
iic enisrdtei to Colorado after lin
53iEs bis college & Grsu aud BEGAN
.ls career as a school teacher In the /,
rall village Of Black Hawk fr
81. fies lefe the school room foff !
journalism hpt didn continue in that
Ield lefA Goibs fhen 10 fhe Bar
ii5 success was marked He climbed :
teadsiy UPWARD and achieved not i
-eie position in the politics Ct his E
'arty and in the service of his com. +
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