Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-23
Colorado Legislature Found He
Had Been Elected by Means
of Fraud.
PEABODY GIVEN OFFICE
HAD 10 Promise tn WcsIGn In Favor UI
IirWt.Gu,. Mcdonald before Thls
Decision NuS WcRchcd--- 4 dN me
Declares Tic tins Reen Out
ragged but Gives In ORlce.

Denver, March i6.---Jaincs II. Pea j.
body to-day won his contest for tho
office If governor of Colorado, from
which he retired on january il" after
serving a torn Of two years. but his
victory was achieved only after he had
siven his pledge To resign and sur
render the chair 10 Lieut.. Gov. Jesse
i. Mcdonald. republican,. Governor
Peabody took over the office OF gov
ernor from Adams tonight.
The vote in joint convention Of the
general assembly by which Governor
.Alva Adams. dem. was oustcd and
Governor James II. Peabody, rcpubli-
can. installed. was 81 10 ~. Ten re-
publicans voted with tho democratic
members for Adams. Peabody MAIN
tanned that Adams was elected only
by fraudulent ballots, largely cast in
Denver.
Although the republican majority on
iort BALLOT IS 81 it had loon Iound i'm
possible to gain for Peabody enough re-
publican votes Ia lcinstate him as gov
"rnor for the remainder of TIC biennial
tern ending in January, 1907. twenty
two republican rremhcrs of the General
Assembly according 10 report refused 10
lie bound by any action in caucus on the
contest. and entered into n compact not
to vots f)r Peabody. A ma jority OF therl,
however, was in favor OF coating Lieu
tonant-Goyernor McDorald. FINALLY the
leaders of the opposition republican fac
tons arranged comp omisc by which
Peabody would he indicated by IeihS
declared elected and Mcdonald would bc
made governor and this was effected.
Governor Adams. who had spent to-day
packing his effects surrendered his or
t"e to Governor Peabody Tonight. Sec res
- letters. kilograms and telephone mes
.ases had reached thc executive chamber
during the day urging Governor Adams
I" hold his scat by force
liz sad le felt outraged at tho nr; ~,
~ the general as emily ard expressed sur
rris" that Mr.. Pca"ly should i"co,l. :,
panty I" what he termed a conspiracy t.
secure .hc Office Of governor for II ma,
who had no claim whatever to the place.
.I"ssc i. Mcponald who is slated tn he
."'nc governor of Colorado WAS born i,
Ashtahula, ohio. in lS;s. 1Ic cam" TO Colo
'Hdn III 1870 ard has extensive mining in
ior"sts in I.cahville and elsewhere. iif
ran with Peabody on tive republic AN tickle,
and was elected lieutenant governor %,
Inc IatE 0l tTe returns WHO l'rdbhuN WAS
Il. fcntcd on The vote rs first retained. IN
throwing out ioi precincts the assembly
gay" Peabody n plurality over Adams.
Ava Adams WAS inau.uratrd governor
of Colorado ON january 10, II" canvass
of the election rctUir's Icy thu Genera
Assembly having Shown u pliral,tY 81
y ~ Votes for him Two days later Jane
n. Peabody ii"d Il contest for the office
&" JauiIary Il Che General Assembly il
i.nll convection author lied Il comni tt &C
If - members. Is republicans and nine
C,u rcrats to hear evidence in tic contest
convention ON March ,.
Arguments by attorneys for the con-
toSiants before tho joint convention were
concluded last Saturday and action oi
INC coatcst since has been dcfo rIel. while
efforts were making TO unite tho rcpubli
cans for Peabody.
PEABODY WILL NOT RESIGN
Governor Peabody will not rcsian. &C
cordnG To i. Il. Fairly, State rcpuollcu,
Chairman,
chairman Fairly said Peabody had sign
al a tentative resignation but that moth
ing wonld be done with this resignation
no thought.
Governor Peabody. in addrt ssn., tn,
state Assembly at his inauguration ant
In speaking To n crowd of citizens ut III:
home Tonight, made no reference to j.;
possible resignation.