The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1905-02-23
COMMITTEE REVOKED
ACTION OF CHAIRMAN GRIFFITH
Objects to the Subcommittee APP
appointed During His Absence
and Secures Its Discharge.

Denver. Feb. 2i.-The Republican
this morning says:
An an executive session. held yes
serday afternoon, of the contest com
mittee from the Legislature appointed
to hear testimony and make recon-
mendations regarding the person en-
titled TO the office of governor, a reso-
lution adopted the previous day for
the appointment of a subcommittee of
three 10 draft report for submission
10 the full committee. was rescfnded by
n vote of IL to H.
II was an exciting two hours. VIII
liam II. Griffith, chairman of the com
mittee, who had been confined to his
room for three days, appeared in IA
most excitable frame of mind and
made allegations that must be. set
down to Griffith alterations.
''Tne members of the committee
were extremely charitable toward him
and pacified him to the best OF their
abilities. and at the end OF two hours
peace was restored and Mr.. Grifiith re
turned to bed. having gained his point.
His amour propre had been ruffled By
the action of the committee in his abb
sence IN appointing subcommittee.
But the momentous issue involved
in the result of the finding of the con
test committee and the joint ASSEMBLY
should not be interfered with by petty
squabbles and points of personal dig
nifty. MIR. Griffith will, no doubt. make
amends when his health has been re-
stored. The good name and well-be-
ing of Colorado are involved in the
struggle being waged by the Demo
cratic machine TO hold to the governor
and maintain the power of that ma
chine invioate."
The News account is as follows:
after a spirited contest Chairman
w. II. Griffith defeated the corpora
tions in their attempt TO have formu
lated a partisan report by n sub-com-
mittee. The resolution was adopted
by snap Judgment at the session of the
committee Sunday night. during the
absence of Griffith and ten other mem
bers of the committee. The action was
contrary to the rules governing the
committee. and the battle was entered
upon in executive session yesterday
afternoon on the question to rescind
the action.
Griffith declared that the purpose OF
the resolution was to present through
the partisan subcommittee Waldron's
biased findings in the contest. Wal
dron is Peabody's chief counsel.
Griffith also asserted that the libby
ist for the corporations who gave the
resolution to Representative Thomas
to present and railroad through the
committee was the same person who
approached him last week and de-
manded that he, as chairman of the
committee. mutilate certain deposit
ton evidence of Adams and also cut IL
out of the record because it injured
Peabody's cause.
1.-THE fight in committee lasted
nearly three hours, Griffith finally win.
ming decisive victory and putting to
rout the corporations and their trusted
and shrewd agents. The action of Sun-
day night was rescinded by vote of
IA to IL, the question being to recon
slider the vote by which the resolu-
tion was passed.
Those who voted with Griffith TO
kill the vicious measure We're Senators
Hill, Harris and Jefferson, Democrats
Senator Dick. Republican, and Repre-
sentatives Lehrritter. Mackenzie, Da-
Wis. Drach, Heistand and HUT. Demo
Gratis. and Mcintyre, Vance and Thomp-
son. Republicans.
Those voting against the reconsid-
Grafton were: Senators Alexander.
Barela, Lewis, Robertson and De n
Nergne, and Representatives Church.
DUNCAN. Fetzer. Stephen, Stewart and
Thomas.
The resolution, after being recon
sdered, was tabled by the same vote.
This disposes of the resolution for
ever. Mr.. Griffith was congratulated
on all sides last night for his stand for
fair play"