The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-01-05
OPEN BALLOT BOXES
Is Sweeping Order Of the
Colorado Supreme Court.
MOST CHAOTIC SITUATION.
Whole Course OF Election. 10 TO %
Fully Investisased-ouestion -
to Who is Governor Of the State
Vet to Be Settled. ss

to Who is Governor Of the State
Vet to Be Settled. sss sss.s
A Denver, Col,: dispatch: says:a
Stretching It's hand go as to cast 81.
shadow over every man and woman
in any way implicated in election
frauds OF the city and county Of Den.a
yer on or before or after November
8, the supreme court Friday ordered
an investigation so sweeping IN 1tsz
scope that every phase OF the eiectioA
may be scrutinized and everything
that bears in any way upon the eisc,
ton may. be made known by judicial
inquiry.
Alva Adams, democratic cendl dldakss@
for governor, who appeared from the
returns to have been elected, but Who
has declared that he does not yxnt
the Office if tainted BY frauL asked
the court TO open every Denver bailots
box, but the order Ct the epurt goes
beyond the mere examinations Of the
ballots, and provides for, an inYestt.
cation of the registration lists ands
all briefs and election matters.
g.. 81 L.
Attorney Samuel ". Bedford for
Adams. and Attorney II. .. Hersey.
for the republicans, asked the conft
to make its order Of such breadth that
the court need not stop as anything in
the investigation. The court add
that was what 1t meant to do. and in
strrcted the lawyers to agree npo1S
the wording OF the. order and presspt
it to the court for approval Tnesdsy
morning.
As there are 204 ballot boxes, e
evident. that several months Will 1Ax
Consumed In the examinati ton of theiE
contents BY the two handwriting
perts to bc appointed for this Wo1kss
It is expected that the syprssgLs
court will be asked to make al ofdee
placing special watchers at the court
house to guard the registrst1cn
books until such time as the inYestiS
. ton Is made 4 Sex; IS
F.sA- Williams, chairman of the 1ss
publican committee, has publiahed
the following statement over his 10
nature: "a g, ~
Our Investigation into the scondaet
of the recent election IN Denver hSss
developed the fact that japproxithate8y
10000 fraudulent votes weresScast o.
counted for Alya Adams III this cif. .'
There is now no. reasonable fcub
that Governor Peabody and the entira
republican state ticket was tAiri;
elected On November s. by the yotex
OF large majority Of the legal yoters
OF this state" ss
What effect il any the courts 49,:
ton win have upon the course nf The
legislature in respect to scanvassine
the vote for governor and determinin9
whether Peabody on Adams is sentE
tied to the seat. has not become aps
parent. Chief Justice Gabbert partic.
ularly stated the courts inYestig
viii not interfere with any investtxa s. s.
ton that may be; set on foo. by tHass
general assembly. s,
Governor Peabody expresse d him
self as follows regarding the cont
decision: ;sS
Il am more than pleased that thu
supreme court has decided to opSny
every ballot box In Denver, and mp
only regret is that every boz In thsss
state is not to be opened. a point iA
favor Of the opening Of the boxes byk
the supreme court is that it takes the:
matter away from politics. ss: ss;
There is confidence among th9s
public In what the supreme court
does. and when the highest sibunal M
the state is through counting the votes
in Denver It will settle beyond aues
tIon who Is elected. consider the de. s
cision Of the court an eminently Wise
and just one" ~