Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-18
1HE CONTEST BEGUN
Election Case Of Governor Pea
body Now Formally Before
Colorado Legislature
ADAMS ASKS FOR MORE TIME
An Extension Until Saturday in Which
to File His Answer to Peabody's
Papers Is Granted-Attorneys for
the Interested Parties Address the
SoIons.


SoIons.
Denver. Jan. 1s.--At a joint session
of the two houses Of the general as
sembly yesterday afternoon, to take &C
ton on the contest filed by James III.
Peabody for the office of governor, the
request of the attorneys for Governor
Adams for an extension until 2:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon of the time
to submit an answer to the charges
made in the contest papers was grant
ed by a vote Of 81 to "a. BY the same
vote the legislature decided to pro-
coed at once with the taking of test-
lnony in the contest.
Upon motion of Senator Parks a
committee of five was appointed by
Lieutenant Governor Mcdonald, who
presided over the joint session. to draft
u set of rules and regulations which
shall govern the order of the contest
The committee is composed of three
republicans and two democrats. An
adjournment was taken by the joint
session for one hour to await the COM
mittee's report, but on reconvening it
was announced that minority report
would be submitted and adjournment
was ,thereupon taken until $3.50 last
night to give the democratic members
of the committee additional time to
prepare this report.
When the joint session convened 1t
was announced that the contest for
Mr.. Peabody would be represented by
John M. Waldron. James H. Brown,
James H. Hersey, and Thomas Ward,
Jr.; Governor Adams, in person, nam
ed Judge j. B. Bissell, Milton Smith,
Henry c. Vindal, Samuel w. Bedford,
and Judge James A. Orr as his rep
resentatives. Following the announce
ment Of Governor Adams. Judge Bis
sell arose to address the joint session.
He characterized the session as
quasi court, politically divided" and
one before which he had no quarrel.
He disclaimed any intention on the
part of his client to have the contest
delayed, and emphatically declared the
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reasonable time to proceed. He de-
clared that neither himself nor the at
torneys with him had sufficient time
to consider the legal order Of contest
proceedings in the two days and a
half permitted for consideration and
contended that defendants in case of
this kind could not be dragged into
any common court in less than ten
days. In this connection he moved an
adjournment until Saturday afternoon
at which time, he said, counsel would
like to speak on their construction of
the statute under which the assembly
is proceeding.
Attorney Waldron, appearing for
Governor Peabody, said he wished to
be understood as not opposing any
reasonable request of Governor Adams
He argued, however, that the circum-
stances required no written pleadings
and while he was unwilling to charge
the contestee with any deliberate in
tention to delay the proceedings, he
was clearly OF the opinion that any ex-
tension of time granted would result
in delay and prove fatal to the cause
for which the Joint session had been
called. Attorney Waldron maintained
that all that was necessary was for the
governor to arise and say he denied
the truth of every charge made In the
contest papers. He concluded by at
firming that any extension of time
would rebound to the disadvantage Of
his client, and asked the legislative
body to deny an extension.
At the conclusion of Attorney Wal
dron's remarks, Senator Hill (demo-
craft moved that the request of coun-
sci for Governor Adams be granted.
Representative Griffith interposed with
an objection, but ON the advice of Sen
ator Owen offered an amendment to
Hills motion that the request be grant :.
ed and that the joint session at once
proceed with the contest itself.
Adams Expresses Disapproval.
At this point Governor Adams ex-
pressed his disapproval Of the propo-
sition to proceed with the contest
pending his answer.
Roth Governor Adams and his at
torneys protested vigorously against
immediate action by the legislature, as
sorting that the proceedings would
necessitate his presence and that of
his counsel and accordingly preclude
a proper and thorough investigation of
the charges filed against him and a
satisfactory answer thereto. Mr.. Adj
ANS forcibly expressed disapproval Of
the charge OF being a usurper, which
had been filed against him. and asked
for sufficient tine for his attorneys
- answer categorically, as far as pos
sihie, every charge made against him.
senator HILLS motion was amended
as proposed by Represen ative Griffith
and was adopted and committee to
araft rules to govern the contest was
then appointed.
MAY Sc YALE MURDER.