The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-08
PEABODY MADE BITTER
STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY
Present Governor Has Not Yet Decided
Whether or Not He VIII Make
still Further Contest for
the Office.

Denver, Col, January 7.-Alva Adams
was tonight declared by the legislature
to be the duly elected Governor of Col
orado. The returns showed Adams 12S,o7s,
Peabody 1884 Plurality for Adams,
s774.
A cheer greeted the announcement Of
the result of the election when made by
Lieutenant-G Governor Haggott. The re-
publican candidates to all the other state
offices were declared elected. Under the
terms of the agreement reached today by
the various factions in the legislature, no
notice of contest can be filed by Governor
Peabody until after the inauguration OF
Mr.. Adams, which is set for 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning. 1t has not yet been
definitely decided by Governor Peabody
whether or not he will make a contest.
Dove of Peace Near.
When the legislature convened this
morning, Representative William Griffith
of Cripple Creek asked for a recess until
4 o'clock in the afternoon giving as his
reason for the request that the winged
dove of peace is about to light on the
dome of the capitol"
1t was nine long hours before the dove
came down and many and devious had
been her flights before she lit. 1t was a
day given over to secret caucuses, to con-
ferences, to propositions and counter
propositions. 1t was finally agreed at 0
O'Clock In the afternoon that the vote
should be canvassed; that Alva Adams
should be declared Governor, and that no
contest should be made for any Office
until his Inauguration at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning.
throughout the entire struggle for the
governorship, the chief aim of both DEM
ocrats and republicans has been the ap-
pointment of two new judges to the su-
preme court The question of whether
Peabody or Adams Eat in the governor S
office was secondary matter. The Wal
colt republicans were insistent In their
demand that they he recognized in the
appointment of the judges. and 1t was
finally agreed that the appointees should
be George W. Bailey of Fort Collins and
L w. Goddard OF Denver. The Woicott
men made strong fight for Judne M.
e. Leads of Colorado Springs. whom they
preferred to Goddard but they finally
withdrew. When the republican leaders
called upon Governor Peabody to inform
him of the conclusions they had reached,
E nd to tell him that his only hope Of a
second term lay through a contest in
the republican legislature they were net
by a wrathful and indignant man.
Peabody Refused to Bulge.
He refused to accede to their wishes,
and for four hours his friends labored
with him. 1t was only the pers onal
pleecirgs of some of his closest frieads
that finally induced him to agree TO the
plan proposed and to send in the names
of Fa.ley ard Goddard to the sena.e for
dove of peace was mounting badly one
hour after he announced her presence.
The Peabody men were firm in their
to go ahead with their investigation by
the committee of fifteen
The Wolcott republicans in the sena.a
and the democrats threatened to unite and
depose three republican senators, Barela,
Mccarthy and Willard, seat Adams and
allow him to name the two coveted JUS
tices of the supreme court and Mr.. Adams
had agreed to name men who were agree
able to the Wolcott republicans. as well
as to the democrats.
Would Not Give Way.
The Peabody men refused to give way
ubtil the supreme court this evening re-
fused to declare legal the proceedings OF
yesterday. 1t would not declare them IL
legal. simply declining to pass on the
matter at all. With the joint session not
declared legal, all things that came from
it were In the same position, and the Pea
body men then agreed to compromise
1t took but short time to reach an
agreement. both sides being fairly dis