The Glenwood post., 1905-02-11
The WAR AGAINST
the BALLOT CROOK

publishing long lists of names on
which ballots were voted and calling
upon the voters to say whether they
voted or not, which is not the point in
the handwriting matter-the RepuBli
can papers are publishing long lists OF
mythical voters with their addresses
who were voted by the Democratic re.
peaters in the lower seven wards OF
the city.
The Adams papers are trying to
show that the Peabody side hinge
their contest on the ballots found in
the boxes written by one-person, while
the Peabody papers are showing that
the repeater vote was, if anything.
writer vote. And so the investigation
progresses. The people will be sure OF
one thing, however it may turn out,
that Mr.. Peabody has done the state a
great service in showing up these
frauds. 1t has never been done before
and it will not be done again in many
years, should it occur, for it has cost
an enormous sum of money and a
large amount of labor to collect the ey-
idence of these gigantic frauds. Ballot
box suffers, like other criminals. cover
up their crimes so far as possible, and
it is next to impossible to place the
hand upon the criminal or the bogus
ballots. In this case the criminals
were reckless because they had the
promise of the same protection which
they received before.
If the fraudulent precincts are
thrown out in Denver to the number of
I1O4-those investigated-Mr. Peabody
would have plurality of Csc over
Adams in the state, including Adams.
To this will doubtless be added the
gain from fraudulent precincts thrown
out in Boulder, Adams, Pueblo, Las
Animas and Conejos counties, which
will make Mr.. Peabody's majority ovsr
Adams 1902. Several of the alleged
fraudulent precincts in Denver could
be returned to the genuine" column
and still leave Mr.. Peabody with a ma.
jority over Adams.
If Mr.. Peabody is seated the days Of
the Big Mitt conspiracy in Denver are
over. II he is not. the ballot crooks
will look upon their work as having
been successfully done and inasmuch
as Frank Adams will be at the head
of the Denver Police Department Tor
three years more at least and with a
Democratic mayor there is not the
slightest doubt that the organization
of the Bigg Mitt conspiracy will
be continued and that it will
do its utmost to defeat the Re
publicans two years hence to Sc
cure United States senator and the
state ticket, by the same methods II
secured the election of Mr.. Teller and
Mr.. Adams.
Rumors are heard on all sides of the
probability of one Of the crooks now
entangle the heads OF the conspiracy
So far the confession has not material
lied, but it would not be surprising tc
hear of it at any time as sOms of the
incarcerated Big Mitters are complain
ing bitterly at the treatment they have
received at the hands of the managers
Of the conspiracy.
The assembly is working with the
eight-hour law proposition and viii
bring forth fair. just and equitable
measure as promised by the Repub
lcan platform. 1t is hardly TO b eek
pected that any bill they could posi-
bring forth would be satisfactory to the
Democratic press and it must there
fore. lie expected that whatever i.
done will meet with the severe ant
wholesale denuaciation of that part o
the Democratic organization. Repre-
sentative Stephen says that the labo
> unions and the employers evinced s,
little interest in the bill at the star
that none of them even offered a sug
gestion. They have now both beer
given chance tc be heard by tn,
committee and the law as it will b.
when finished will represent as nea
as possible the combined views of boil
sides.
The PeabodyAdams contest has sc
. riously inteTfered with the work of thu
session but the solons promise to max,