Show ONE SENATOR ABSENT Vote Taken in i the Peabody Con Contest Contest Contest test in Colorado Colordo Yesterday Legislature Denver March 14 The general as a again agin today tuda postponed the de decision cisi isi l n or the contest for for the office of governor After listening to the read reading tag ing in of the supreme courts curs decision ion that the legislature cannot legally declare a vacancy in the office otice of ol governor the joint convention on 01 motion moton of Senator Parks a Republican who ho favors ousting Governor Alva Alva Adams Adms and seating James H Peabody the contester took tooka a recess until tomorrow morn 11 A Ai Aroll Aroll i roll oil call on motion moton to adjourn resulted 48 to 48 and Lieutenant McDonald the te presiding officer cast cst the deciding d vote vole in favor of a recess The reason given for taking a recess absence of or Senator Wood from the city The supreme courts courts decision has simplified the situation by eliminating the proposition to seat Lieutenant Gov Governor Go Governor erno Jesse F McDonald as governor There is now before the joint conven convention convention tion ton a clear cut cutS issue between Gover Governor Governor Governor nor Adams and Peabody The joint assembly must say which of these candidates candidate for the governorship was elected or by declining to give any decision in the contest leaving Gover Governor nor Adams in the chair where he was constitutionally seated seated Peabodys s supporters have endeavored endeavored endeavored ored to make his contest a political is issue issue Issue sue but at least of the 66 Republican members of the general generl as assembly assembly assembly have refused to be bound by byan any an action acton on the question queston in caucus Republicans were united in Iii favor of or Senator Morton Alexanders report declaring declaring a vacancy which the supreme court has decided cannot be legally adopted Should five of these tese now nO fall fail fal in line lne with the other 44 Re Republicans Republicans publicans ns for Peabody he would have havea a majority of the joint convention which consists of 97 members and would be declared elected On the other hand Governor Adams requires the votes of 18 Republicans In addition additon to tile the then 31 Democratic votes to give him a majority on joint ballot balot However if 18 Is Republicans refuse to vote for either the Peabody or the Adams report from Crom the contest committee neither of the contestants wil will have a majority and Governor fice flee Adams will w l continue in of office office o |