Semi-weekly herald., 1916-11-02

ifA RNitf'zA - " NNN7ft-s N-A-iA St-6h ~
.he paid circulators. They secured
Denver for names on the last two
days the petitions could be filed legal
y, July 6 and July 2, and several
weeks after an unsuccessful attempt
had bced made to obtain a sufficient
number Of sigDatures in the rural
districts and in towns and cities out
side Denver
The detectives, in their report, de-
olnred many If the IA circulators
we're not qualified electors as requir-
ai by law, and as they swore they
we're in affidavits attached to the
petitions. and that q number We're
not Of good reputation:
Not at Addresses Given
Tho detectives reported that twen-
tg-five Of the circuIators could not
he found in Denver and that more
chan fifty Of them could not be 10
Gated at the addresses given.
indictments Of every person con
7rtad wf the alleged fraud in the
titious win be asked and prosecu-
ION demanded. opponents Of the
measure say. FSpart HANNA, in his
report submitted photographs Of five
rts of petitions which he declares
aow most clearly the gross Illegal
les, and called attention 20 thirty
hata. He said they give evidence
forgery and fraud of three kinds
"The forgery OF bona fide names
nd addresses"
"Ficitious names and addresses"
"Tha husbands name written by
the wife, or vice versa, with respec
70 which atts1ion IS chilled to the
rintcd first paQe Of the petitions
herein it is stated that it is felon,
for one person to write the name OF
mother"
The detective reports We're return
n to John b. Callins, secretary OF
fine Colorado stoellerowers' assooia
ON. one of the agricultural organi-
ltiona which have been fighting the
1-cal'ed herd law.
Favors Railroad Charge.
Thcv declare 10 win benefit onlY
The railroads and certain land specu
tors whom, 80 is charged. Volne,
T Eoreatt one Of the b'Ips draft
rs, favored with choice school lano
11rchaaos while he was register of
he state land board.
The baclorB of the bill asserted
rom the beginning that it was de
gped to aid the small farmer and
Fueg'ing settler, and drive from
be state the predatory cattle baroI
nd packers trust,' in spite of the
Iact the organizations representing
lhe small farmer and struggling set
es nave been actively opposing the
leasure,
The opponents declare it viii in
are every business in Colorado, thru
estroying ths stocl;growing indus
y which amoanta to 100000 amu-
lly and every other branch OF in
uaIv of the State IF made law it viii
lso 30 is argued, result in a raised
rice OF ne1ts to the consumer, %
decreased valuation OF Colorado
'7nds and n coneomit9nt increase in
ayos end soaring prices of min, be.
auss IL will force the dairiea Of tho
ote to purchase feed when depriv-
l of the open range.
siaued by lueliribles.
The detectives renort. it became
Itnovu when suits were filed to pre-
ont the measure from being plac-
l ON die ballot. declared that the
ped cuculators' petitions held the
names of iail6uds, minors. persons
aot qualified electors. and the names
ficiitous persor5, ts well as bona
rfda residents VINO declared they had
not signed.
When the suits we're filed an ef.
fort was made 90 r. this evidence
c- naud before the courts, hut na,th-
rr the District court nor Supreme
court would accent sdiction, pre-.
venting the merits of the case from
icing tried subsequently, it was
earned yesterday, the expert was in
.rcted to investigate the petitions,
Secretary CaIlins refused to admit
yesterday that evidence had been
unlimited to the grand Jury, or that
he'd been summoned MS a witness
tho he did not deny that the investi-
cations had been made. 1t was
earned, however that both the de-
.ec.ive reports and ALr Hamma's re-
ont has been submitted to the in
laiaitorial body and indictments
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