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Show Colorado Election Row in Courts Jurists on Supremo Bench of tho State Have tho Mattor Under Advisement, DENVER. March 11. Tho Stuto Supreme Su-preme court today heard arguments on tho question of Inking up tho Interrogatories Interroga-tories submitted by tho General .Assembly .As-sembly with tho view of testing the logallty of tho proposition to oust Gov. Alva Adams and scat Llcut-Gov. Jesse F. McDonald as Governor. Attorneys for James IT. Pcabody, con-testor con-testor for tho Governorship, argued that tho court could tako cognizance of tho quostlonH. but that thu Legislature could not legally scat tho Lieutenant-Governor ns Governor, and If a vacancy wero do-clarcd do-clarcd former Gov. Pcabody would thereby there-by bo reinstated In the office which he surrendered to Alva Ailnmu after tho Lcglslaturo canvassed tho returns and de-clarod de-clarod him elected. Tho antl-Pcabody Republican proposition proposi-tion that tho Lcglslaturo has a right to dcclaro a vacancy In tho offlco of Governor and seat tho Lieutenant-Governor was advocated by several attorneys. Senator Edward T. Taylor, ns amicus curiae, contonded that tho court hnd no rlsht to nssumo Jurisdiction or answor the Interrogatories. This afternoon Attorney Wnldron, for tho Pcabody Republicans, nnd former Gov Thomas, for the Democrats, argued against the legality of tho proposition at Issue and tho powor of tho Supreme court to tako cognizance of It. Tho court took tho matter under advlso-mcnt advlso-mcnt and a decision Is expected Monday. |