Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-20

PEABODY
RESIGNS

- DENVER, March 16.-The :
- joint assembly of the leeisla- :
- ture met at II o'clock and :
- promptly refused to consider 6
- the Griffith report, which was :
- to the effect that there was in !
v sufficient votes to unseat Ad- !
- ans. This leaves the field :
= open to a straight fight be- :
- tween the Adams and Peabody :
- reports. 8
- Senator Hughes filed pet- :,
- tion for special election for :.
= governor, which the presiding :,
- officer. Lieutenant Governor :.
- Mcdonald declared to be out :.
~ Of order. q
- II is now quite evident that :.
- Governor Peabody will be seat :.
- ed before nightfall. The vote :.
- is expected to be. Peabody 81; :.
- Adams, SO. The Democrats :.
= will fight the final vote, and :.
- twenty of them will speak on :.
- the subject, which will con- :.
- sumo the entire afternoon. {
- II at nishtfalI Mr.. Peabody :
= is chosen governor, there ap- Z
- pears to be an understanding !.
= that tomorrow he will resign :.
- and Lieut.-Gov. Mcdonald will :.
- act as governor for the next :
:: two years. =
- =.
., u :, :, :, y - !, = = &, = 8, = = :, =
DENVER. March l6-The Republi-
cans got together last evening and
evidently agreed on plan OF proce-
dure and the same will be carried out
adjourns today, which is, the seating
OF Peabody with the understanding
that he is to resign after serving one
day. While Peabody has many sup
porters who believe he was honestly
elected at the same time they are
willing to permit the lieutenant gov
ernor to serve out the remainder OF
the term.
Lieut.-Gov. Macdonald stands well
with the party and with the people.
He served two terms as mayor OF
lican. Two years ago he was elected
state senator from Lake county by a
majority of nearly 500. but was de-
posed by the Democratic senate in
order to elect Teller to the senate.
He was nominated lieutenantgovern
last fall and received big vote. With
him as governor the varied interests
OF the state Will be protected and
there is general rejoicing among Re
publicans over the final outcome.
DENVER. March lT.-Hon. James
II. Peabody is occupying the Colorado
gubernatorial chair today, having
been declared duly elected b. the
general assembly yesterday afternoon
at . p. m, by majority vote of the
members, 90 to Al. AS stated in the
dispatches OF yesterday, the afternoon
was taken up with speeches b. Dem
ocratlc members who wished TO be
heard on what they termed an out
rage" Mr.. Peabody was escorted be-
fore the joint convention after the
adoption OF the report seating him
and was rendered quite an ovation by
the members and the galleries. The
oath OF office was administered by
Chief Justice Gabhert after which
Gov. Peabody thanked the legislature
for having righted the wrong commit
ted at the polls last fall. and that
their action would meet with appro
baton and would do away for all time
to come with criminal elections and
with this end attained the people
would not complain over the long
drawn-out battle. While Mr.. Peabody
was speaking the governors salute
was booming on the capitol grounds
After the Inauguration Gov. Peabody
accompanied by Adt Gen. Bell and
number OF his staff and friends, wen
directly to the executives chainDe
where it was discovered the retirint
governor. Alva Adams. had departed
without waiting to say goodbye
which Gov. Peabody lamented. Bu
his private secretary, Alfred Patek
evidently remained behind to delive
parting fling wnicn came near get
ting him in trouble. but Gen. Bell pre-
vented the man from being pnnishe
Tor his insulting language.
| No iutlmation was given out by tn
governor last evening regarding hi
future policy or whether he would RI
sign. but this afternoon at o'cloc
| IL is given out that he will reslg
the office and rhat Lieutenant-Go'
ernor Macdonald will be immediatel
sworn in. Gov Peabody's resignatio
is coucned in the fewest words poss