The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1905-01-21
CONTEST BEGINS
FOR coLoRADo's eovERNoRsHlP

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pointed to Take Testimony-Eisht-
cen Republicans and Nine
Democrats.
Denver, Jan. 1S.-The House and
Senate met in joint session at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning to hear the report
Of the committee appointed to frame
rules for the contest Of Mr.. Peabody
for the Office of governor, now held by
Alva Adams.
Two reports were submitted. The
majority report was signed by Wilbur
F. Cannon r. G. Breckenridge and
Senator Parks. The minority report
was signed by Senator Ballinger and
Representative Davis. The majority
report provided that the hearing should
be before joint committee Of twenty
seven, while the minority report would
have 1t before the whole Legislature in
joint session.
Senator Parks moved the adoption
Of the majority report
Senator Ballinger moved as an
amendment that the minority report be
adopted.
Senator Taylor said he believed that
some OF the rules of the majority re-
port were very fair. Others were man
ifestly unfair in his view. The minor
! ity had had only an imperfect copy of
the majority report.
The main objection to the method of
! procedure was that the contest should
be conducted in the open Joint assem-
bly,. The senator believed that the idea
Of the makers of the constitution was
to have all contests before the whole
Assembly.
Others cited precedents for delegat-
Eng the work to committee and de-
clared that otherwise almost the whole
time of the session might be taken up
to the detriment of other business.
The majority vote was adopted by
vote of 60 to 33.
The rules adopted are insubstance
as follows:
Peabody, the confession, shall be
given fifteen days in which to present
his case by oral testimony or deposit
ton. Adams, the contestee, shall
have fifteen days to present his case
in the same manner.
If the confession chooses to close
before February End, then the con-
tesee must be prepared to proceed
with the defense and he shall have
only the time to present his case that
was taken by the confession
Five days on rebuttal testimony to
the confession are allowed. All testi-
mony of whatever nature must be in
within thirty-five days. Hearings
shall proceed continuously Sundays
and holidays included.
The hearings shall be had before a
committee of twentyseven from the
joint assembly. This committee can
divide itself into subcommittee and
tI,a in, ,,tt ~,
mttees shall have full power to issue
subpenas for witnesses, for the pro-
duction of books, papers, etc, ballot
boxes; and they shall have authority
to examine the contents Of the boxes,
employ expert witnesses and scruti-
: nize the ballots.
No cross-eXamination shall be ex,
tended to longer period than that
taken in the direct examination. No
objections to the relevancy or mate
riality of the evidence introduced be-
/ fore the committee of subcommittee
shall be permitted. These matters to
, be death with later in the joint as
sembly.
Provision is made for the taking
of dispositions in any of the counties
named in the notice of contest or
answer under the limitations that are
. TO guide the committee or commit
tees sitting in Denver.
Printed copies of the proceedings
shall be on the desks of members
every morning.
The full committee shall report to
the joint convention as soon as pos
, sible after the testimony has closed
its findings of fact and recommends
tons.
The joint convention shall then
, give reasonable time for argument to
2 the attorneys and also to members
of the Legislature. The convention
shall be in recess until March End.
when it will reconvene to hear the
report of the full committee.
,, All proceedings shall be open to
the public.
The membership of the joint contest
committee is as follows, including
eighteen Republicans and nine Demo
, Gratis:
Representatives.
W. H. Griffith (Rep), Teller, chair,
man.
John B. Stephen (Rep), Fl Paso.
, J. Frank Church (Rep), Jefferson.
John A. Mcintyre (Rep), Denver.
Theodore H. Thomas (Rep.). Denver
. John L. Fetzer (Rep), Denver.
Alfred Stewart (Rep). Chaffee.
NJ. F. Vance (Rep). Morgan.
John B. Thompson (Rep), Larimer
c. E. DUNCAN (Rep), Montrose.
A. H. Healy (Rep), Mineral.
o. E. Adamson Rep), Denver.
George H. HUT (Dem.), Dolores.
A. D. Mackenzie (Dem). Custer.
L. q. Drach (Dem.), Garfield.
| } A. H. Davis Dem.) Fremont.
H M. Heistand (Dem.), Delta.
John A. Lehritter (Dem.) J, Gunnison