The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-01-10

Denver, Colo, January .T.-Ava
Adams was tonight declared to be the
duly elected governor of Colorado The
returns showed Adams 12s o7s: Peaboey
l13. SN. Plurality for Adams s,774.
A cheer greeted the announcement of
the result OF theeiection when made by
Lieutenant Governor Haggott.
The RepubilcaI. candidates to all the
other state offices were declared elected
Under the terms OF the agreement
reached today by the various factions
in the legislature. no notice OF the coa-
test can be filed by Governor PEABODY
until after the Inauguration OF UT.
Adams which is set for 10 o'clock Tues
day morning. 1t has not yet been icfi.
nitely decided by Governor Peabody
whether or not he will make q contest.
When the legis ature convened this
morning, Representative William Gg.f-
fifth OF Cripple Creek asked for a recess
until o'clock in the afternoon, Civ
!.g his reason for he request that "the
White winged dove of peace is abou. to
light on the dome OF the capitol"
!, was nine long hours before the
dove came down and many and devious
had been her flights before she lit. 1t
Was day given over to secret cac-
cuses, conferences, to proposals and
counter proposals. II was finally agreed
DIT 9 o'clock in tho afternoon that he
vote should be canvassed. that Alva
A Jams should be declared governor.
AMI that no contest should be made
fo- any office unit after his inaugu-a-
tion at 10 o'clock next Tuesday morn
ing.
Throughout the entire struggle for the
governorship the chief aim OF both
Democrats and Republicans has been
TO secure the appointment OF two new
| judges to the Supreme court. The CUES
ton of whether Peabody or Adams sat
in the Governors Office was a secon-
dairy matter. The Wolcott Republicans
were insistent in their demand that
| they be recognized in the appointment
| OF the judges and Ii was finally agreed
that the appointees should be George
w. Bailey, of Fort Collins and L. N.
Goddard, OF Denver.
When the Republican leaders called
| on Governor Peabody to inform him OF
the conclusions they had reached and
to tell him his only hope OF a second
term lay through a contest in the Re
publican legislature. they were met by
| a wrathful and indignant man. He re-
fused to accede to their wishes and for
four hours his friends Iabored with
him. 1t was only the personal pIeadings
OF some OF his closest friends that final
ly induced him to agree TO the plan pro.
posed and TO send the names OF Bailey
and Goddard TO the Senate for confir-
| nation.
On reassembling, the Senators filed
In the House with Lieutenant Governor
Haggott leading. The Lieutenant Gov
ernor mounted the speakers rostrum.
where Speaker Dickson was awaiting
him. The men eyed each other for a
second and then Haggott with a laugh
extended his hand and IL was cordially
grasped. The Speaker stepped back and
the Lieutenant Governor called the ses-
sion to order. He announced the pur-
pose Of the joint session "a be the con-
vassing of the vote and then gave way
to the Speaker.
Representative Griffith moved a re-
consideration OF the action taken yes
terday, the resolution creating the COM
mittee Of fifteen was laid on the table
and that body passed out OF existence.
The canvass Of the vote was then be-
gun.
The election commissioners Of Denver
late last night refused to turn over to
the legislative committee Of fifteen ap-
pointed yesterday any OF the ballot
boxes I'm their possession. Today John
n. waldron, representing the commit
tee. applied 10 the Supreme court Tor an
order on the commissioners directing
them to surrender to the COMMITTEES
certain ballot boxes
The Supreme court granted the petit
| ton and directed the commissioners to
| deliver the ballot boxes to the COM
| mittee with the understanding that q
| representative OF the commission be
present when they are opened.