The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-04
COLORADO SOLONS
ASSEMBLE TODAY
First Matter Up is Settlement
of Contests
IS STRONGLY REPUBLICAN,
Mr.. Adams Friends Say He Is Finan-
caIIy Unable to Stand Great
Expense of the In
qulry.

Denver, January Sat noon tomorrow
the legislature which will settle the CUB
ernatorial contest between Governor Pea
body and Alva Adams. will be called to
order.
1t is expected that all of tomorrow
will be required for the work of organ
ization and that no action will be taken
that has direct bearing on the Governor
ship. If anything is done toward organ
ization 1t will be the settlement of con-
tests of which there are number, both
In the Senate and in the House. 1t is
practically certain that the first things
that will be done by the Senate after it
is in working order. will be the unseat-
ing of Senator's Robert H. Born of Ala
mosa, and Daniel Healy of Leadville.
Their seats will be given to the repub-
leans James B. Dick and Jesse Nc
Donald.
The latter is Lieutenant Governor Elect
and will retain His seat as Senator only
until such time as he is sworn into office.
There is a strong probability that the
Democratic Senator's Griffiths, II csnes,
Bailey and Hill will also lie asked to
walk the plank. but action in their cases
may be deferred somewhat There are
four contests in the house, all of which
will undoubtedly be decided in favor of
the republicans, as that party has a
stroSg majority in both branches of the
legislature.
Make Up of Legislature.
The makeup of the legislature will be
at the opening tomorrow and without
reference to any of the contests: Sem
ate, republicans IS, democrats Is. House,
republicans AZ. democrats IS. On Joint
ballot republicans 66. democrats SO. No
intimation was given by the supreme
court this afternoon as to the time it
would hand down its decision on the
application of Alva Adams to have the
ballot boxes used at the last election in
this city examined. but by the attorneys
on both sides 1t is believed that an an
nouncement will be made by the court
In the morning.
The attorneys for Mr.. Adams made a
strong effort this morning to have the
inquiry confined to the ballot boxes only
and urged that 1t be not extended to the
registration slips. and the poll booths
An inquiry of this magnitude, they con-
tended. would consume the greater part
of year, and would entail expenses
which could not at this time be even
estimated. They said their client had
made application to the court for an
order, and 1t should be extended by
the court beyond what it had asked They
were willing, they said to have the in
curry assume any scope II the republi-
cans paid for 1t as their own, but they
did not believe that Mr.. Adams should
he asked to pay the expenses of an in
vestigation so much more extensive than
that he had asked.
Ballot Boxes VIII Tell.
Attorney Henry ]. Heisy for the re-
publicans, insisted that the full score of
the alleged frauds could not be shown by
an examination of the ballot boxes only,
and declared that If Mr.. Adams was I'M
able to endure half the expense of the in
curry. the republican party would stand
all of the cost. Attorney c. s. Thomas,
for Adams, repeated his former state
ments as to the inability of Mr.. Adams
to pay for an elaborate investigation,
was ordered by the court to include all
the election machinery, his client would
be compelled to withdraw his applica-
ton for an investigation "be the con-
sequences what they may"