The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-17
= ENNER. March 16-James II. Pea
body today won his contest for the

n ENNEIt. March 16--JameS II. Pea
II body today won his contest for the
Office OF governor. from which he
retired on Jan. 10, after serving a term
OF two years. but his victory was
achieved only after ne had given his
pledge 10 resign and surrender the
chair to Lieutenant Governor Jesse
r Mcdonald.
The vote in joint convention of the
general assembly by which Governor
AlVa Adams was ousted and Governor
lanes II. Peabody installed was 80 to
a. Ten Republicans voted with the
Democratic members for Adams
It was more i'm the nature Of "A party
than a personal triumph, for both Pea
body and Mcdonald are Republicans
and Adams is a Democrat. Although
the Republican ma jority on joint bal
lot IS 81. the membership of the legiS-
laturc being 90 Republicans and 81
Democrats, it had been found impossi-
Die 10 gain for Pea body enough Re
publican votes TO reiustatc him as gov
eruor for the remainder of the bien-
NAL term ending i'm January, 1907
Basis of Compromise.
Twenty-Five Republican members of
tho general assembly, according to re-
port refused to be bound by any ac-
lion i'm caucus on the contest and en-
tered into a compact not to vote for
F"a body. 4 majority Of them, how
over. were in favor of seating the lieu
tenant governor in the governors chair
II means could he found 10 do SO
legally Finally tho leaders Of the on
posing Republican factions arranged
a. compromise by which Pea body would
b. indicated by being declared elected
and Mcdonald would be made gov
eruor
At tho conference At which the bar
ga ~ was made pledges were given 10
tn" independent Republicans by the
heads Of four large corporations who
had been active supporters of Peabody
that ne would retire after being seated
Ps1d permit the lieutenant governor to
take the office of governor.
Governor Pea bOdy-S resignation, il is
said WAS placed in the hands Of W :.
Rovutou and viii he filed by him with
tho secretary of state tomorrow
Adams Surrender5 Chair.
Governor Adams who had spent the
d. y hacking his effects. surrendered
his Office to Governor Pea body shortly
after . o'clock this afternoon. Scores
Cf letters, kilograms and telephone
messages had reached tho executive
chamber during tho day urging Gov
ernor Adams to hold his seat by force
but he decided 70 ignore this advice.
In conversation he said he felt out
ragged At the action Of the general as
Mr.. Peabody should he become n party
TO what he termed a conspiracy TO Sc
cure the Office of governor for a man
no had no claim whatever for the
place Later Governor Adams viii is
sue a formal statement to the public
regarding the result OF the contest.
Jesse r Mcdonald. who is slated to
become governor OF Colorado. was born
in Ashtabula. o. in 1888. He came to
{ dorado in 1879 and has extensive
mining interests i'm Leadville and else
=, here.
boom, 7 do not wish to be considered
solely responsible for it's successful
ending said Senator Morton Alex
ander tonight. Mcdonald is the man
10 satisfy the Republican ranks and
bring peace to the state, disrupted long
enough by political dissension. The
people of the state viii now settle
down 70 quiet business pursuits
Done Their Duty"
Governor Peabody was escorted be- !
fore the joint assembly by a committee |
after the adoption Of the report and |
resolutions restoring him 10 the office |
or governor. He was greeted with |
cheers The oath of office was admin |
l7tered TO him by Chief Justice Cab |
bert. When the applause following the /
CEREMONY subsided Governor Pea body /
For having done their duty" and as
suTed them that their action would |
meet with the appreciation of their con
stituents. He said that his election |
would do away once for all with GRIM
NAL elections. and if this end was at
tanned a great good would come to the
state.
While the new governor was speak
Ing governors salute was booming
ou the grounds outside the cspitoI.
No hint was given in Mr. Pea bodI-'s !
speech OF his intention of 47esigning.
The Joint convention adjourned until
next Tuesday. when IL is expected a re
port on the bribery charges will be
made
Governor Peabody, accompanied nv
4 djutant General Sherman NJ Bell and
= number OF friends. went directly IN
he governors chamber after the con,
-lusion OF the inauguration ceremony
Governor Adams had left when Coz
srnor Peabody arrived. but the retiring
governors private secretary, Alfred
Patek, was still in the Office,