Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-20


Is, % cases each; and the words
-Not complete for lack Of space
that being the only page set apart In
the book as printed for a list OF voters
assisted. In the other cases wnere
long lists were made. they had been
written on separate sheets OF paper
and pasted In. Precinct II showed six
assists, precinct IL. "a and precinct
2, 73 cases
To those familiar with the methods
of the average clerk of election, It
must seem remarkable that so many
cases OF assistance were recorded SO
carefully-there were very few indeed
In any OF the 1o4 precincts in Den
yer that have been examined.
The vote in Huerfano county was
largely in favor OF the Republicans.
Precinct showed Peabody 173. Adams
SO; precinct 10. Peabody los. Adams
| 19; precinct "a, Peabody SO, Adams
20; precinct 10. Peabody IS. Adams
| 81, precinct 2, Peabody lis, ASams
~ precinct IL. Peabody 81 AGams
1; precinct s. Peabody 122. Adams
| 67; precinct 13, Peabody 40. Adams
IA; precinct Is. Peabody 1855. Adams
1870; precinct II, Peabody 155, Adams
81; precinct l2. Peabody 156. Adams
80; precinct 16, Peabody 205. Adams
IS; precinct 90. Peabody 165. Adams
II In many cases, these numbers
different somewhat from the returns
as already canvassed, but none OF
them materially.
As to the ballots written in few
hands there were 106 in precinct 6
"a in precinct 15: 10 in precinct "a
t67 assists noted on poll book l12
in precinct 10; SO in precinct 2; 49
in precinct III 80 in precinct II; ll3
in precinct 1s: and 81 in precinct 22,
t73 assists noted on poll book)
In most cases. the experts testified
that the ballots in one hand or two
hands. had been written by the judges
or clerks Of election. The population
of Huerfano county Is largely compos-
ed of persons who cannot write Eng
lish, and expect assistance in prepar-
ing their ballots. The natural persons
10 do that for them are the Judges and
clerks. Out OF the proportion of the to-
tai vote cast for each party as many
Republicans as Democrats were prob
ably aided by the judges.
County clerk Montez had not shown
up al adjournment this afternoon he
is presumably still chasing the poll
book and ballot box OF precinct 23,
where ne went Saturday night, He
was reported to be on the afternoon
train. II seems likely that this box
will show about the same as the rest
of them-that a number OF voters
were aided by the judges or clerks to
write their ballots; that large major
ity of the votes were Republican; and
was properly kept-although II was
kept in remarkable large number OF
cases in thar county as compared with
Denver
No proof Of any kind of fraud in
Huerfano county has yet been submit
ted-unless 1t is prima facie evidence
of fraud That ballots were written by
judges. No evidence of stuffing or
false counting or repeating or imper-
sonating or false registration, or any
of the things brought out in regard
to Denver. has been offered In re.
gard to Huerfano. II any one thinks
the two counties can be made TO on
set one another, he wanders from
the probabilities.
With tonights session, the Adams
testimony will all be in and the re-
butal evidence for Peabody begins to-
morrow. to last until Sunday night.
r. p. B.
Denver. Colo. Feb. 15.
Until evening. this is an OF day in
the contest The rebutal evidence be-
gins at 1880 this evening.
This Is a good time, therefore. to
make short resume of the evidence
thus far submitted.
The Republicans introduced evil
dence to show that the voting in lv4
of the Denver precincts was Illegal
To such an extent that the precincts
would have 10 be thrown out under
the law. In support OF this contention
they brought witnesses to show:
l. That thousands OF the ballots
cast were in few handwritings.
2. That these handwritings In most
cases were not thos,. of the Judges or
clerks Of election.
3. That the registration lists con-
tanned the names of thousands OF non
existent persons.
= 4. That hundreds Of persons WHO
had moved away were still in the reg.
tration lists from the places from
which they had moved.
5. That in hundreds of cases, the
names OF legal voters were voted on
by Illegal voters.
8. That gangs OF rspeaters went
from polling place TO polling place In
different precincts, voting generally
only once in eacfH
7. That during the count, substitu-
tion was made Of illegal ballots for
legal ballots. This was proven abso-
lutely in ward Z, precinct s, and the
substituters are now In fail by order
of the supreme COURT
8. That In the count, ballots that