Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-02
wOvLO GIVE PEABODY OFFICE
q, Committeeman Who Signed Re-
served Right to Vote as They Saw
Fit After Argument
GETS MATTER BEFORE ASSEMBLY
roa,lderatlOu of Reports Postponed
Until Tomorrow in Consequence Of
Death Of Ex-senator WOleott

NEWER March A-NoHsiuVi"'i'i W
,ss reports Of the committee which
hard the evidence In James II. Pea
todvs contest for the Office of COVER
mar was postponed today by the joint
Convention Of the general assembly in
consequence Of the death " Edward o.
wocott former United States senator
rom Colorado. The general assembly
spponted committee to draft resolu-
lions IN memory Of the late senator and
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
forenoon,
FOUR REPORTS.
-Four reports were filed with Lieut.
GOV. Jesse A. Mcdonald by the guber-
material contest committee to be pre-
sented today to the joint convention
of fine general assembly, which will de-
eide after hearing arguments whether
or not Gov. Alya Adams shah surrender
his office to former Gov James II, Pea
body who contested the election.
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS SIGN.
Fourteen Republican members Of the
committee. a majority OF !, finally
signed the report IN favor OF 0usting
Adams and seating Peabody, which was
prepared by counsel for Peabody, but
elk Of these committeeman declared
they reserved the right to vote as they
saw III after hearing the arguments In
bnt convention They said they
signed the report merely to get the
matter before the assembly.
At the final meeting of the committee
yesterday afternoon for consideration
Of the contest, the Peabody report was
signed by 10 members. One OF these,
Representative +. G.. DUNCAN Of Mont-
rose county, subsequently, withdrew his
Signature. notifying Chairman Grif-
9th by letter that he had signed
through understanding. The other
Republican members Of the committee.
Senator Morton Alexander OF jefferson
county and Representative Alfred
Stewart " Douglass county who re-
fused TO sign the report at the meeting
yesterday changed their minds during
ne night and their signatures were at
lached TO the majority report when IL
was presented today. Senator AleXan-
DER had previously filed report In IA
Yor OF declaring the election Of COVER
norgull and void, creating a vacancy to
Be hled by the Lieutenant governor.
THIS method Of solving the difficulty
received no support from the other
members Of the committee.
The nine Democratic members made
report recommending the dismissal OF
we Peabody contest because no case
mad been made by the evidence.
MAY BE MOST IMPORTANT.
The fourth report, which may prove
10 DC me most important, was prepar-
"a by william II, Griffith, of Cripple
leeH chairman Of the committee, and
taIs I'd addition to his signature those
81 representatives j, A. Mcintyre OF
penNeL y. n. DUNCAN Of Montrose and
D. thompson OF Boulder, all Of them
lhls report sets out that there was
SHOWN to have been fraud In 40 pre-
gnCls m Denver, which was not dis
proved by Adams. However. II also
NH out thai Adams proved by his
evidence that 60 of the 10l precincta
S 49, 3y Peabody were free from
VAS regular. - '"'''
ASG lhls account the report says,
hIa'ns sun has enough votes to give
~ n.y. good sized plurality and election.
~ NY conclusions are the same as those
cr. we report submitted by the Demo-
NV members Of the committee, but
ivy ''' reached IN a different way.