Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-09

which might justify the suspicious that
his sympathies are with the wealthy
class, Gov Adams is democratic in
feelings and desires. He possesses the
absolute confidence of the working
people of the state.
Always ready to take counsel of
friends. Gov. Adams is not a plant
tool of any man. He is not an Andrew
jackson, but, having decided upon
what he regards as the proper course,
he will display more irmness of char
acter than the average man. He is
conservative and not likely to err in
hefriending either capital or labor. I'll
is his expressed desire to be impartial
in dealing with problems of this sort.
When first elected governor of Col
orado Mr. Adams was sc years old.
He is 81 now and well preserved. He
does not drink. nor does he use to-
bacco in any form. His hair is thick
and heavy and plentifully sprinkied
with gray. His features are regular
and his face mobile. He is of medium
height and weight. Gov. Adams one
hobby is books. He bought cheap
bindings in his youth, and he has kept
the books secured in those days. buy
ing better bindings as his circumstaD
ces improved. To-day he has library |
of moresathan 3. 0e9 -Bolumes in his
home. at Pueblo. Filled full of the de-
sire for knowledge. he has not confined |
himself to one class of literature. but |
has kept informed on a wide variety |
of subjects.
Made No Mistake.
The one mistake in his official career |
that Gov. Adams regrets was made |
during his first term. Reports were
sent in from northwestern Colorado |
that the Ute Indians were on the war
path. and after much excitement had |
been created he was persuaded TO call |
out the militia to protect settlers and |
drive out the Indians
When the soldiers reached the |
scene of the alleged slaughter of set
tiers, in the wilds of Routt and Rio |
Blanco counties they found no dead |
settlers and no Indians. 1t was all the
soldiers could do to catch the Indians
who were doing all in their power to
get away and who had no thought of
going on the warpath. Several Indians
were killed before it became apparen;
that the alleged uprising was farce,
and the troops were recalled.
Indians hunt in northwestern Colo
RADIO every year. Following the ex-
ample of their white neighbors, they
ignore game laws and kill all the game
they can use. With each recurring
season the same old Indian scare story
is sent out of the district mentioned.
There were two reasons for the de-
feat of the original plan to canvass the
vote east for governor in the legisla-
ture. and TO count in Peabody. In the |
first place, republican members of the
house and senate were not willing to
participate in a program plainly OPP
posed to the procedure defined by the |
constitution. They could not be held |
in line for the plan to question the re-
turns as soon as read and secure the
of a committee to sinvesti-
gate the returns and throw out enough |
precincts in Denver to give Gov. Pea
body an apparent plurality in Denver
of 1000 and in the state of 1000. This
was the plan evolved.
The constitution provides that the
speaker of the house of representa-
tives shall open and publish the re-
turns. declaring the man elected gov
ernor who has received the highest
of votes. Many republicans
insisted that this procedure must be
followed, and the following of it forced
the speaker to declare AIva Adams
elected governor.
Corporations Disagreed.
Gov. Peabody was being supported
by corporations, and it was corporation
influence that sought to put through
the plan started at the start. But the
Colorado & Southern company. the
Denver and Rio Grande company, the
smelter trust, and the Denver City
Tramway company, the corporations
allied to carry out this plan. did not
hold together. and this was another
reason for its failure.
Since Gov. Peabody appointed two
judges satisfactory to the corporations
which were fighting for the
judges more than for Peabody, inter
est in the latter is abating. The con-
test which he has begun is
not expected to have any re-
suit. except to humiliate him. for
The reason that it is almost certain
that many of his own party will de-
sort his