Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-02
DENvEAR LETTERS
Denver. Fob. "a. 1908.

of each Is the findings prepared by
the attorneys on eacn side.
II is said the Democratic report
will concede some fraud in Denver.
hut will claim that IL was all Offset
by frauds for Peabody In other coun-
lies: so that on the whole the Ad-
ans majority would rest at 5000 or
in that neighbornood.
The Republican report will claim
tnat more than 5000 votes were
counted for Adams in Denver alone
that should not have been counted for
him, and that at least 1000 were
counted for Adams in other counties
that We're wrongfully SO counted
The claim of the Republicans will
perhaps not diner in amount of ma
jor1ty very much from that Of the
Democrats.
The Democrats will claim that the
testimony OF the handwriting experts
has been entirely discredited and is
no longer entitled TO any considera-
ton; and on this ground they will as
sert that the vote of the Denver pre-
cincts should remain and be counted.
will claim that only 9S witnesses have
even claimed to identify their bal
lots. out of a total of more than 81
900 alleged fraudulent ballots, and
that of these 9s, some were so evil
dently coached that their testimony
is yalueless on the whole, 1t was
were written by a few hands: and
from the confession of Shepperson.
and from other evidence, it Is proved
that In many precincts ballots pre-
pared beforehand were substituted
for those really cast,
Tne Republican report will also
experts to be dispensed with alto
gelher, there Is sufficient evidence of
many different kinds OF fraud to jus
tify the throwing out of at least S5
precincts. In ~ of these, they will
point out the Democrats have intro
duced no evidence al all, of any kind
en- TO have confessed that these were
hopeless. In Al others. the Republi-
cans will point out the evidence of
fered by the Democrats is so fimsy
that IT does nothing toward over
throwing the mountain OF testimony
piled up in the Republican case.
The Democrats win claim that the
many ballots in one hand found in
the Huerfano county boxes and some
OF the Las Animas boxes ought to of
set those found in the same hand in
the Denver boxes.
To this the Republicans will answer
that In Heurfano and Las Animas
counties there has been no effort to
conceal the fact that many voters
were assisted, and had their ballots
written by the judges of election.
that the expert testimony SHOWS that
the ballots We're written by the
Judges, whereas in Denver the ballots
in one hand were not written by the
judges: that in many cases In Huer
fano county, proper record OF as
sistance WAS kept, while none was
kept In the worst wards in Denver.
the Republican report will also
claim that whereas the Democrats
have failed to prove any OF the allie
cations made in regard to outside
counties, such as intimidation
threats, boycotts, corruption, and the
like, the Republicans have proved con
clusively that in Denver there were
dozen different kinds OF fraud commit,
ted: and their case will be strength
ened by the almost daily confessions
and pleas of guilt in the. district
court from the poor tools OF the big
Mitt,"
II is taken for granted by every
body that the Democrats on the com
mittee, and in the house and senate.
VIII stay together. The question is
OF the Republicans. In case OF tois
kind, 1t is always the Republicans
VINO are expected to rise superior to
party considerations" to be disinter.
ested, and non-partisan. and judicial
and air-minded-nobody ever seems
10 expect any OF these qualities from
Democrat. There are all sorts of
rumors about-for large number of
which the regular News-Times fabri-
cation factory is responsible; but so
tar, there is no reason to believe that
more than two or three so-called Re.
publicans will vote for the Adams
side In joint session
Denver. Feb. 25, 1905.
TOday's meeting Of the contest
committee was purely formal. The
findings which the attorneys have
been preparing for their respective
sides are now ready, and on Monday
the Republicans and Democrats will
probably caucus separately on them.
The Democrats will stand together