Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-11
THREE QUESTION S SUBMITTED
IN PEABODY.ADAMS CONTEST

Denver, March lO,-Further consid-
grafton OF the Peabody-Adams guber-
material contest has been postponed by
the general assembly until Monday
next for the purpose OF obtaining an
opinion from the supreme court az to
the right OF the Joint convention TO de-
clare a vacancy IN the office OF gov
ernor and the effects Of such action
Three questions were today submitted
TO the court. the answers to which
may have an important bearing on the
decision Of the contest. The interroga-
tories follow:
Interrogatory lean the two houses
OF the general assembly I'm Joint con-
vention assembled In the contest pro-
ceedlngs legally adopt the said Alex
ander report upon the facts set forth
and recited therein2
Interrogatory 2--Can the Joint con-
vention 40 assembled legally declare a
vacancy TO exist In the office Of gov
ernor OF the state Of Colorado upon
the facts reclted and set forth in the
Alexander report2
Interrogatory S-Can the Joint con-
vention In the pending contest proceed
ngs, In the event OF the adoption OF
the Alexander report legally decide
who liz entitled to the Office OF gov
ernor OF Colorado or does the consti-
tuition Of Colorado provide In such an
event who f. entitled TO such Office,
and II so what person IL 80 entitled
under the said constitution?
Accompanying the questions IL a long
preamble, which sets forth that there
In a deadlock IN tho Joint assembly and
that many members have declared they
are unable to vote for any OF the re-
ports until the questions asked are le-
gully settled.
As drafted, the preamble referred to
the Peabody report signed by II of the
81 members OF the contest committee
az tho majority report
Objection Was made by Democratic
senator's 10 the words majority re-
port" as one Of the slgncrs Of the re-
port, Senator Alexander. had also sub
mitted the independent report on which
the opinion Of the court was desired,
and this action, II was claimed had the
effect Of Withdrawing his name from
the Peabody report Efforts were
nude TO force Alexander TO explain his
POSITION, but they were unsuccessful.
The preamble was finally amended 20
show that Senator Alexander had sign
cd two reports
Immediately after the questions had
been agreed up by the senate the two
houses went into Joint convention and
adjourned until Monday morning TO
awnit the opinion OF the supreme court.
The petition OF the joint assembly
concerning the contest was filed with
the supreme court this afternoon and
the court directed the assembly to have
attorneys appear before II tomorrow
morning aud argue the merits OF the
petition. The court VIII then decide
whether ov not Il VIII answer the inter-
rogatlon that the interrogators sub
mitted as part OF the petition.
The supporters OF Gov. Adams are
considerably wrought up over a report
being circulated in the east to the
effect that the Democratic members or
the Joint assembly are preparing 10
vote for Lieut. Gov. Mcdonald, should
the supreme court decide that he can
legally hold Office, They requested the
Associated Press tonight TO say that
under no circumstances would they
vote for anyone else but Adams 80 long
as he remains In the race.