The Lamar register., 1905-01-25


the Legislature undertook the investi'
CATION of the Denver election frauds.
The promise has already been fulfilled.
The contest committee had not taken
evidence more than two days before
the fact was fully established that the
Denver Police Department was seri-
ously and directly involved in the Den
yer election frauds. This fact Will un-
doubtedly have an important bearing
upon the decision of the committee,
inasmuch as Governor Adams brother
is in COR, land of the police machine
of Denver.
Naturally the Democrats have pro-
tested against the whole proceeding,
and with the usual charge of uncon-
stitutionality they have also demanded
delay and protested loudly because
they were not allowed more time, Dut
inasmuch as the Republican majority
has given the Democrats as much time
as the Republicans have themselves,
this complaint will not be regarded
seriously by the public.
Startling Developments.
OF course, the exposure of the enor-
nous frauds in the precincts SO lar
examined is an important matter, anu
It points very much toward the seating
of MIR. Peabody, but the disclosures
that cause the most comment anu
which are regarded as the most Sc
rious are those showing clearly that
an organized conspiracy existed anu
that this conspiracy was carried out
by the police department of Denver OF
under its supervision.
The Supreme Court has airead!
, looked into the conduct of the eiectoh
in eighteen precincts. AS result
forty-three Democratic politicians,
very large portion of whom are po-
Iicemen, detectives, local court officers
and other Democratic city officials, are
imprisoned in the county jail.
The evidence introduced before the
commission established the fact that
Chief OF Police Delaney. who Is d.
rectly under the command OF FRANK
Adams, president of the police board
and brother OF the governor, met
large number of repeaters and lmper'
senators and nearly one-haf oil the
Democratic crooks who are now III
jail at a meeting in saloon on lweh'
tieth street, Just before election. lie
moved around in the crowd OF election
thieves, consulted with nearly all Oh
them personally, and made ht'ie
speech to the whole bunch, informing
them of the necessity of carrying the
election for the Democratic ticket, aad
according to the witnesses, suggesting
that the workers would be protected.
The men collected in this crowd were
from the very lowest walks OF lie.
Four or five of them testified. during
the first two or three days, ana all
we're from the slums, some OF them eN-
convicts. The names of the men pres
ent Mt this meeting disclose the char-
,, acter of work they We're expected to
do.
Seraped the Siums.
IT was found that the Republican COM
mittce was going to thoroughly ihVes-
| tigate the election frauds, these hopos
and disreputable characters were I'M
mediately ordered by the police TO
leave town. Many of them were run
out, but some of them wanted 10 re-
main, and it was the persecutioh'
abuse and violence whicN these latter
ballot box suffers received at the
hands of the police that induced them
TO tell the Republicans what they
knew of the frauds on election day Ill
order to secure protection. very
large portion of the evidence OF these
witnesses has been corroborated by
Supreme Court watchers and the coh
tents of the ballot boxes
An effort has been made to discredi'
the testimony of these people by MT
Adams lawyers and the Democratic
nress. but the fact that they told
straight stories has been established
In commenting upon this phase ol
The question, Governor James IL. Pea
body said:
The Democratic lawyers and press
are making desperate effort TO IN
duce the public to discredit the tes''
mony of these poor dupes of the Demo
cratic machine in Denver, but woult
like them to tell me how election
frauds are ever to be exposed anc
stopped IL the evidence of those VINO
committed the frauds is not TO be ac
ccpted. If we have got to wait unti
men OF high character do the repeat
ing. impcrsonating and slugging fol
the Dc mocratic machine. before we cal
expose these outrages and convince
the public of their existence. these
frauds will continue until the cracl
of DOOM"
More Damaging Evidence.
Another damaging bit of evidence
against the Adams police machine wa
| III, undisnuted statement of Watchc