Show COLORADO POLITICS colorado has long been suffering under unjust political rule but the ousting of mayor at denver breaks up the gang at the capital how desperate has been their rule in that city is shown by the opinion of the acourt in which the findings of the lower court were fully sustained the findings mentioned bays the supreme court refer to frauds perpetrated pet rated in three specified election precincts within the city of denver the following is a brief epitome of these findings in BO far as althey they bear upon one branch of the in hand that the conduct of the judges was neither fair nor faithful that knowingly willfully and deliberately received counted and returned illegal votes for respondent that they purposely disregarded challenges offered against fraudulent rotes that they refrained from challenging or swearing as required by law persons tendering ballots after reasonable and credible notice that such persons were not entitled to vote or that they were voting on th of other citizens or that they had voted before and were therefore repeaters that they i refused to permit persons entitled thereto to inspect tho registry listfon list for the purpose of preparing challenge book and that in defiance of statute denied jhb request of relator who was a candidate to haye a friend admitted into the polling place to witness the receiving depositing and counting of votes that the police officers of the city acting in the interest of respondent connived at the casting of illegal votes wrongfully interfered and by force or threats prevented the challenging of illegal voters boarded up one of the polling places so that persons offering their ballots and citizens immediately in front could not see tho babott box or know the disposition made of the ballots when handed to the tai 0 preparation of challenge books and otherwise obstructed an honest election this shows how very corrupt the gang was and in the very face of all to hold office for little over a year during this time taxes were raised and the expenses of the city government became frightful democrats took advantage of tho misrule and bebau begau gaining considerable influence and republicans seeing that their party would akely be defeated organized a third party known as jhb gang the whole muddle Jho wever resulted to republicans and another year may find the centennial state wholly within the ranks of democracy |