Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-04
Democratic Members of Colorado
Legislature to be Made to
Walk the Plank.
REPUBLICANS TO Get SEATS.
1t Is Quite Probable That Governor
Peabody Will be Seated by
Resolution.

Denver Jan, AIT noon tomorrow
the legislature, which win settle the
gubernatoNal contest between GOV.
Peabody and Alya Adams, viii be call.
ed 70 order II Is expected that all
OF tomorrow viii be required for the
work or organization and that no ac-
ton that has direct bearing on the
governorship will be taken.
II anything is done beyond the work
Of organization 1t viii be the settle
nent Of contests, of which there are a
number both In the senate and house
1t Is almost certain that the first thing
that VIII be done by the senate after II
is in working order viii be the unseat-
ing Of Senators Robert NJ. Born Of
Alamosa and Daniel Healey Of Lead
VILE
Their seats win be given to the Re-
publicans James h, Dick and Jesse
Mcdonald, The latter is lieutenant
goVernor-elect and will retain his seat
as senator only until such time as he IL
sworn into office
There is strong probability that the
Democratic senators, Griffiths, Hughes
Bailey and Hin, viii also be 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 declded in
favor Of the Republicans as that party
has a strong majority in both branches
OF the legislature,
The makeup Of the legislature will
be at the opening tomorrow, and with
out reference to any Of the contests:
Senate Republicans, 10, Democrats, Is.
House Republicans, a.; Democrats, IS.
on Joint ballut-Republican GO. Demo-
Gratis, SO.
No intlmation was given by the gu
preme court this afternoon as TO the
time when II would hand down It's de-
cislon on the application OF Alva Adams
70 have the ballot-box used at the la 81
election IN this city examined but by
the attorneys on both sides IL liz be-
lleved that announcement viii be made
by the court I'm the morning.
Inc Republican leaders and attorneys
were IN session late tonight, discussing
plans OF procedure, II was not definite
~ decided what method would be
adopted II may be decided To allow
the Investigation Of the legislature to
follow after that ordered by the SUI
preme court; or the legislature may
raugurate an investigation of It's own
md then declare that the frauds dis
oyered IN certain districts IN the city
II Denver have been OF such a cbara o.
ter az 10 Yitiate the election I'm those
districts, or It may be decided 10 seat
Gov. Peabody by the passage OF n
resolution.
The Democratic plans are dependent
upon the line Of action taken BY the
Republicans, but Mr.. Adams said 10.
day that he would continue the Ggbt
untll there was absolutely no hope Of
success
Mass meetings were held tonight I'm
Lafayette and Greeley at which reso-
buttons were adopted protesting against
the seating by the state canvasslng
board OF Republican candidates for tbe
senate over their Democratic opponents
who were elected on the face OF tho re- +.
turns IL was the throwing out of the
Lafayette precinct that defeated soma
tor Charles B, Ward and the LAFAYETTE
resolutions characterize this act as "a
crime beftting the closing OF a despotic
administration"
These resolutions also protest aqainst
the seating Of Peabody or any "strat-
egy that tends to such q deplorablc
end"
Election frauds were denounced.