Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-13
DENVER LETTER.
Denver, March 9. IL

| Owing to the exceedingly important
cauchscs and proceedings in the
Joint assembly the Morgan investigat /
Ing committee made no progress. to-
day. The members of the committee
felt that their duty demanded taat
they follow the governors1ip contest
and determine the bribery matter
| when they had time
The outrageous attacks upon those
who testified for the State in this
bribery case in the Democratic press
| has had the effect OF frightening a
| number OF witnesses who were pre-
pared to testify to having been zap
preached" This may result in the
failure OF the investigation hut it
VIII not be likely to afrect the result
in the district court when the case
comes TO trial
The straight Republicans mad a
caucus at the Brown hotel last night
which was very ldrEely attended. A
number Of those VINO had heretofore
worked with the dissenting Republi-
cans came over 10 the Peabody side.
The dissenters also had caucus. and
the result OF both was that II was
agreed to submit TO the supreme
court for decision the question of
who would become governor in tne
event that the assembly declared the
office vacant, This was agreed to
for the purpose OF convincing Senator
Alexander and his friends who urged
Mr.. Mcdonald as a substitute for Mr
Peabody These gentlemen claim
that because of the gross frauds they
are unable to determine wno was
elected governor. BY taking this po-
ation they must necessarily admit
tilat Gov Adams was not honestly
elected. II he was not elected, Gov
Peabody most certainly was. Briefly
what these Mcdonald people want to
do Ia to set aside the Republican
nominee for governor and put In his
place gentleman more to their lik-
ing. II seems to be the opinion of
everybody except these few legisla-
tors tnat such proceeding would be
irregular, Illegal, and revolutionary.
However. both sides agreed to submit
It to the supreme court for decision.
As this decision will undoubtedly be
against Senator Alexander's conten-
tion there will be but two propositions
before the convention after 1t Is re
celved. viz: Peabody or Adams
The time OF the Joint convention
was entirely taken up with putting
through the proper parliamentary
procedure to get this question before
the supreme court. The original AL
exander report declaring Mr.. McDon-
aid entitled To the goyernorsnip was
withdrawn after some discussion and
objections on the part Of the Demo
Gratis. and new report submitted
by the same senator, declaring the
ofice vacant. Senator Hughes assert
ed that he mad conferred with Attor-
ney John NJ Waldron. who represent
| ed Mr.. Peabody, and they both
agreed that If the Office was declared
vacant Gov. Peabody would hold over
for the next two years under the con-
| stitutional provision. This sounded
| good TO the Peabodyites, coming
| from a Democratic source. But the
report was not to he voted upon Mt
f, this time. II was simply question
OF permitting 1t to be filed. This was
done by vote OF "a to 30. Senator
/ Campbell then offered the motion to
submit the matter 10 the supreme
court, which was carried after con
siderable discussion and caucusine
by q viva voce vote.
One OF the most noticeable features
Of the days proceedings was the un
usually good feeling tnat existed on
both sides OF the house, One point the
Democratic side asked for fifteen min
utes recess to caucus. which was
| courteously granted by the majority
The Peabodyites and the antis con
suited together freely Tor tne mrs
time since the question was opened
Harmony was In the air. After th'
adjournment. number OF Democrat
and Republicans gathered aroun'
Representative Breckenridge's desl
and sang a number Of patriotic airs
This is regarded as very good sig1
that the bitterness which has marke'
the governorship contest Is rapid
disappearing. R. P. B.