The La Jara chronicle., 1905-02-17
The GubernatoriaI Contest.

The contest case for the office
of Governor of the State of Colo.
RADIO, now in progress, bids fair to
outrank anything of a like nature
that ever before happened,
Peabody's case rests upon the
evidence of a few hiring bank
clerks, imitation experts in hand
writing. who publicly acknowl-
edge that their testimony is not
entitled 10 credence, who now say
it was only IAN opinion" t." and who
worked with an assurance and
| dispatch TO please the bosses,
| Time was short and more than
ten thousand fraudulent ballots
must be found or the heavens
would fall
Tranquility of mind possessed
them, Had they not been guar
anteed that no ballot- would be
unscaled? What harm could re-
rGlt to them5 Verify the power
of the bosses was great What if
/ they did apsail the honor and in
/ ltegrity OF u few election judges
! aud CLERKS, what if they did class
thousands 0f legal ballots as il
! legalg No one would ever he the
wiser because no numbers were to
be eSpo7ed and 40 voters identi-
fled.
But, rad to relate. all plans are
not we'll laid, The committe re-
tires in secret session, Words fly
thick and fast, argument is hurled
from one to another, ink wells
barely escape a prominent part, a
vote is taken and right and JUS
tice prevail, The bosses receive
a Knockout blow and the would
be experts rave and fall through
the floor, 1T is the ruling of the
committee, that all ballots hereto
fore declared illegal by the ex-
perts, shall I've placed in the hands
of persons who shalt be appointed
by the chair, the corners unseaied
and the numbers and correspond
ing voter reported hy them to this
committee" And here was the
undoing of the expert which made
him look cheap and seedy,
Former Governor Peabody has
made no case and Governor Ad-
ans case becomes stronger each
time witness is put on the stand,
No witness has failed 10 identify
his ballot and no ballot has been
produced without a corresponding
voter,
The Peabody case now depends
upon methods which would dis
grace the back alley thug. They
are playing for time, afraid tina,
the Democrats will produce a vo,
ter for every so-called illegal bal
lot. Don't be afraid gentlemen
Give the Devil chance to prove
himself saint if he so desires
If there is fraud let il be known
if there is none brace up and be
honest about it.
Do not take advantage of each
little circumstance whereby you
may deceive the public, No one
knows better than you. the ignor,
ance of the general public in re-
gard to the law. Remember how
in spectacular moment you call
ed the attention Of the committee
to the five yellow ballots in the
Alamosa precinct You know
that in the absence Of official bal
lots the judges Of election can use
the back of an envelope if they
can't get anything else, They are
given this power by the law. \ ct
drowning man it is said will
grasp straw Shame ON a party,
my own party, which builds a
contest on such himsy pretenses,
Two hundred and twenty-five Of
d. Conejos County ballots in the two
Alamosa precincts were declared
to have been written by seven
persons, Such men as 9, NJ, Ball,
John Gerteisen. j. ID. Cunning
ham. +. A, Newton, 4. b. Ruby
and others Of like intelligence and
as well known, are among the list
Men who have lived in the valley
since San Anton mountain was a
hole in the ground - One need
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