The San Francisco call., 1905-03-07
SAYS BRIBERS
ARE At WORK
Colorado Senator Claims
He Was Given Money to
Vote for Alya Adams
SPRINGS A SENSATION
Postmaster of Denver and
Railroad Official Said to
Have Handled the Cash

DENVER, March Ga committee
was appointed to-day by the General
Assembly of Colorado to investigate
charges of bribery in the contest for
the Governorship. Charges have been
made and published in the local news
papers to the effect that a fund had
been raised by corporations and was
being used to purchase votes for James
H. Peabody. who seeks the Office held
by Alva Adams, but no notice of them
was taken by the General Assembly.
To-day Immediately after the joint
convention, which is hearing argu-
ments in the contest, was called to
order, Senator r. w. Morgan Gre
publican) of Boulder strode down the
aisle, holding aloft a paper, which he
handed to the presiding officer and
which was read to the Assembly by
clerk at the request of the writer. The
communication was as follows:
To Jesse +. Mcdonald, President of the SEN
ate and Presiding officer Of the Joint Conyen-
tion Of the Fifteenth General Assembly-Sir:
l have to inform you that on the I'd day OF
March. 1905. one James NJ Herbert and Dan
iel Sullivon offered and promised to pay the
undersigned the sum Of one thousand five hun
dred dollars to vote for the Hon. Alva Adams
for Governor In the contest pending be-
fore this joint convention. OF the sum said
James NJ. Herbert paid the of seven hun
given to George stidger, District Attorney for
the city and county of Denver for his official
ton as he requires in his official capacity. 1
also desire to lay the matter before the people
OF the State, the Senate and the joint con-
ventior, 1t affects the question now pend
ing before this convention.
r. W. MORGAN.
Silence fell upon the joint conven-
tion for several minutes after the
reading of Senator Morgan's state
ment. Then Representative j. B.
O'Connell, a Democrat, expressed sur
publican majority apparently did not
propose to take any action on the
charges and he moved that a COM
mittee of five be appointed by the
chair to make a thorough investiga-
ton of the whole matter and report
before a vote is taken in the contest.
After brief debate, in which several
Republicans Joined in the demand for
ar investigation, the motion was
unanimously carried.
James M. Herbert, whom Senator
Morgan charged with having given
him $3.50 as a bribe. is vice president
and general manager of the Colorado
and Southern Railroad and stands in
the foremost ranks of railroad officials
in the United States. Daniel Sulli-
van, who is accused by the Senator Of
HAVING OucTSu Tie dllc6C0 OilOC, 10
postmaster of Cripple Creek and one
of the most prominent Republican
workers in the State.
Eight informations charging bribery
and conspiracy were filed against Her
bert and Sullivan in the criminal court
by District Attorney George M. Std
ger almost simultaneously with the
springing of the sensation in the joint
convention by Senator Morgan. Bonds
of $4,000 each were furnished by the
accused.
This afternoon Postmaster Sullivan
assaulted Richard Broad, Peabody
worker, on the street, striking him in
the face with his fist. Several by
ISLANDERS interfered, preventing further
hcstilities. Sullivan says that Broad
and other lobbyists instigated Morgan
to make the charges for the purpose
of influencing legislators in favor of
Peabody and denies that there is any
truth in Morgan's statement.