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Show TROUBLE OVER 1 IN COLORADO Adcms to Be Sworn in as Governor. Inauguration to Take Place Today With Simple Ceremonies. Peabody Will File Contest on Wednesday, and Fight May Last Several Weeks. DENVER Jan. t With the exception of the contest for th Governorship, which will bo filed by Gov. Peabody Wednesday, Wed-nesday, and the hearing of which will continue through several weeks, the political poli-tical trouhles of Colorado that are of particular par-ticular Interest to the outside world have, heen settled, ard Alva Adams will be. Inaugurated In-augurated as Governor tomorrow. Despite all the Incendiary talk that has I n mad.- from time to time, the difficulties diffi-culties have been adjusted amicably. Nobody No-body hun been killed, and so far as known nobody has been hurt. There Is no sign of trouble now, and unless a violent counter-current strikes In from some unexpected un-expected direction there will b no trouble trou-ble In the future. Dove of Peace All Right Repre.sentatu e C.rlfflth's dove of peace, which had such strenuous experiences last Saturday, after h announced her arrival. Is now, according to that gentleman, firmly perched on the capltol dome. 'Sir's th.ro All right.' said Grlftttn. "but ou know how It Is In politics Something may come up some day. and some fellow may shoot the stuffing out of her. There U no reason why anybody should do It. and If anybody does, ho Is 00 gentleman." . The lat fight was waged today In the Senate wh.o, Luther M C,,,ddard of Denver, Den-ver, and George W Bailey of Fort Collins, Col-lins, who were, nominated by Gov. Pea-body Pea-body for the Supreme bench, were confirmed con-firmed after a hard fight. Two Democrats Vote for Judges. The two Wolcott Republican" Senators. Campbell and Delong who on Saturday had voted with the Democrats, came In with the regulars late In the morning and two Democratic Senators, Bollinger ar.d Hill, also came over. Both Democrats voted f .r Bailey rrrk'g the totals on his confirmation', 21 to It Balllnger remained re-mained with the Republicans when God-dard's God-dard's name came up again, and the vote then was CO to 14. The Democrats say that Inasmuch n the two appointments are not effective until April. Gov. Peabody had no legal right to name them, but should allow OOV, Adams to select them An effort probably will he made at some later time to Induce Gov Adams to appoint two men In place of O odd ard and Bailey. The appointments confirmed today will make the political complexion of the court seven sev-en Republicans and two Democrats At tho Inauguration of Gov Adams tomorrow, to-morrow, by the request of the trovernor-elect, trovernor-elect, there will be no military display, and the entire ceremony will last but a few minutes. have endeavored to enforce the lass maintain go- order and eataMlsh prus-riu!.. prus-riu!.. Yr f ,r i-om- rr-oru rr-oru a bitter and unfair political war has "aged against me "Investigation of the conduct of tha recent election has convinced me that I k,Vfi fairly re-r!cted trovemor "f this H-.nte. and I am satisfied thai Ifce Hon returts ss nrat published are not ' It Is mv purpose to at once Inaugurate a content, so that all the facts about th ret Ion mav be presented tally and falr-l) falr-l) to h legislature and to the public Frauds Msnlfest. 'Tne frauds practiced against me were 0 ni.ntf.-st that II was first proposed lo h.. tt-.rn thoroughly Investigated before, the publishing of the returns by the legislature legis-lature nnd the claim that this method of ln estlgatlon. as originally contem- plate. bv the legislature, is unconstltu-la unconstltu-la n.q well found.d "Vet this claim became so widespread that tr.l method was abandoned, so that VSS unjui criticism could not be made umlnal the loyalty n ihe constitution t I. best Interests of the 8ta'. ,. Ma- v ! de-lr. s ar. for lh uplifting and bertt rment of the commonwealth. ' We have now adopted the very line of action which lht.se seeking to conceal the truth t.gardlng the frauds and outrages of the r cent election have emphatically dtclar-.J to be constitutional. All I desire de-sire u the truth, and that the people shall know. Open Every Ballot Box. "The snl manr.er In which to reveal It Is to continue .1 searching examination of ajl 1 beset Of the recent frauds and election elec-tion debauchery until the public ascertain the f-o-t.-i.ts of ewr ballot b x and all the circumstances surrounding the accomplishment accom-plishment of ths spurious results obtained. ob-tained. "1 arr-eal to the people of Colorado to await the r.-salt without prejudice and tla n to v import with public opinion whichever which-ever otic of the gubernatorial Band Mates 1" is 1 vod ,i majority of the honest votes. 1 refuse U believe that the best Irt.-rosts of Colorado can be subserved by quletlv submitting to an alleged adverse mjiorlty. which even a partial ll sesllfo 1. 1 .s air. ,,H disclosed Is ut 1 nnth a travesty upon a republican foi-m of gOTenimSnt, in Insult to the Intelligent of the public and a braxen. open and des-I des-I r ,te attack ,n tht perpetuity of our Institutions In-stitutions and the purity of our StsCtlVl friuichlre For myself, I d.slro no office tainted with fraud. "The anarchy of the ballot-box stuffer Is as far-reaching as the anarchy of the dynamiter and I shall continue my fight .radicate both from the confines of 1 dorado. Bespectfullv . "JAMES H rEAllODT" |