The La Jara chronicle., 1905-01-27
THE ASSEMBLY AND
THE DENVER FRAUDS

the Leg16latnre undertook the inYeStl-
CATION sf the Denver election frauds.
The pSonise has already been fulfilled.
The contest committee had not taken
evidence more than two days before
Denver Police Department was seri-
ously end directly involved in the Den
Yer election frauds. This fact will I'M
donhtedly have an important bearing
upon the decision of the committee,
inasmseh as Governor Adams brother
is in command of the police machine
of DeAper.
Naturally the Democrats have pro-
tested against the whole proceeding,
and with the usual charge of uncon-
stitntionality they have also demanded
delay and protested loudly because
they were not ailswed more time. but
inasmneh as the Republican majority
has given the Democrats as much time
as the Republicans have themselves,
this complaint will not be regarded
seriously by the public.
Startling Developments.
OF course. the exposure of the enor-
nous frauds In the precincts 50 far
examined is an important matter. and
it points very much toward the seating
of Mr., Peabody, but the disclosures
that canse the most comment and
which are regarded as the most Sc
rious are those showing clearly that
an organized conspiracy existed and
that this conspiracy was carried out
by the police department of Denver or
under its supervision.
The Supreme Court has already
looked into the conduct of the election
in eighteen precincts. AS result
forty three Democratic politicians
very large portion OF whom are po-
licemen, detectives, local court officers
and other Democratic city officials, are
imprisoned in the county jail.
The evidence introduced before the
commission established the fact that
Chief of Police Delaney, who Is di-
irectly under the command of Frank
Adams. president OF the police board
and brother of the governor. met
large number of repeaters and imper-
senators and nearly one-half or the
Democratic crooks who are now In
iail, at a meeting in saloon on Iwen-
tieth street, Just before election. He
moved aIosnd in the crowd OF election
thieves, consulted with nearly all OIL
them personally. and made a little
speech to the whole bunch, informing
them of the necessity of carrying the
election for the Democratic ticket, and
according to the witnesses, suggesting
that the workers would be protected.
The men collected in this crowd were
from xhe very lowest walks OF lie.
Four or five of them testified. during
The first two or three days. and all
were from the slums, some of them e3-
conyicts. The names of the men pres
ent at this meeting disclose the CHAR
acter of work they were expected to
90.
Scraped the Siums.
Imnedistely after the election, when
it was found that the Republican COM
mittee was going to thoroughly inves-
tigate the election frauds, these hobos
and disreputable characters were I'M
mediately ordered by the poisce to
leave town. Many of them were run
out. bat some of them wanted TO re-
main. and it was the persecution,
abuse and violence which these latter
ballo. box suffers received at the
hands Of the police that induced them
to tell the Republicans what they
knew of the frauds on election day In
order to secure protection. A very
large portion of the evidence OF these
witnesses has been corroborated py
lSupreme Court watchers and the CON
tents of the ballot boxes.
An effort has been made to discredit
the testimony of these people by Mr..
Adams lawyers and the Democratic
press, bat the fact that they told
str,ight stories has been established.
In commenting upon this phase OF
the question. Governor James h. Pea-
body sold:
"The Democratic lawyers and press
are making a desperate ehort 10 IN
duce the public to discredit the tesu-
mops of these poor dupes of the Demo
cratic machine in Denver. but l would
like them to tell me how election
frauds are ever to be exposed and
s,npped II the evidence of those who
cummuteA the frauds Is not to he a"
copied. II we have got to walt ,mth
men OF high character do the raa'at'
ing impersonating and slugging '"r
the Democratic machine. before wee
expose these outrages and conviA }
me public of their existence. thes.
frauds win continue until the crack
of DOOM"
More Damaging Evidence.
Another damaging bit of evidence
against the Adams police machine was
the undisputed statement of Watcher
IL