Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-01-12
IT'S GOVERNOR ADAMS.
Democrat Is Finally lnausurated as
Head Of Colorado Govern

Denver. Jan. 12.-Alva Adams was
lnaugurated governor of Colorado to-
day.
Ex-Governor Peabody has issued the
folling statement:
To the People of Colorado: For two
years as chief executive of the state
l have endeavored to enforce the laws.
perity for Colorado. Yet, for some rea-
SON, a bitter and unfair political war
has been Waged against me.
Investigation of the conduct of the
recent election has convinced me that
l have been fairly reelected as gov
crnor of the state. and am satisfied
that the election returns as first pub
lished are not truthful.
1T Is my purpose to inaugurate con-
test so that all facts about the election
may be presented fully and fairly to
the legislature and to the public.
Il appeal to the people of Colorado
to await the result without prejudice
and then to support whichever one of
the Pubernatorial candidates has re-
ceived a majority of the honest votes
of the people.
Il refuse to believe that the best in
te.ests of Colorado can be subserved by
quietly submitting to an alleged adj
verse majority which even partial in
vestiCation already disclosed"
Ex-Governor Peabody.s notice of con-
test will be filed on January l3, the last
day allowed under the law. Attorney
Henry j. Hersey, who is in charge of
the case, said that it would be difficult
to prepare the necessary papers before
that time.
Mr.. Hersey expressed himself MS en-
tirely confident of the outcome of the
contest, and feels confident that its ter
mination will see James Fl. Peabody
once more the governor of the state of
Colorado,
The hearing of the contest will con-
sumo at least six weeks. The personnel
of the committee which will hear the
evidence will rest With Lieutenant Gov
ernor Jesse r.. Mcdonald, who is a re-
publican, and considering the majority
held by the republicans i'm both branch-
es of the legislature it is certain that
the members of that party will strongly
predominant when the committee is
made up.
There is every assurance that the
investigation will be conducted fairly
and with AN impartiality unusual in
contests of this kind. Neither man
will be seated by an arbitrary act of the
legislature if the result of the count
shows his opponent to have clear ma
jority of votes legally cast. That this
will be the outcome of the contest has
representing the great corporate and
financial interests of Colorado--the men
who constitute the real political power
in any commonwealth. They have
made it plain to the legislative leader5
that the investigation must be clean
and thorough and the report of the
committee honest; that the action of
the Legislature must be i'm accordance
with the fact, ANA the man found to
have the greatest number of votes
must be given the seat Any other line
of action they declare. will seriously
niure the business reputation of the
state. and cannot be permitted.
The republican county officers who
received certificates of election i'm pur-
suance of the order of the supreme
court took the oath of office before
Judge Booth NJ. Malone in the district
court this morning. Immediately there
after they went through the court
house, demanding of the democratic in
cumbehts the offices to which their
certificates entitled them. This cleo
ton WAS held last May and the demo-
Gratis claim that its manner of holding
was invalid.
against the democratic officeholders by
the republican claimants. These suits
will be in the nature of quo warranto
for the office, and mandamus for the
supplies belonging to each. If the sl-
preme court gives its consent The suits
Will he filed iii the high court at once
TO this program the democrats will
offer objection. They will ask that the
suits be ordered begun i'm the ordinary
manner in the district court and thence
appealed to the supreme court