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Show Defense to Begin in Colorado Contest Peabody Will Ask to Have Thrown Out All Precincts Where There Was Fraud. DENVER, Jnn. 31. With the testimony of Chairman Fred A. Williams of tho Republican Re-publican city' committee given before tho Legislative Gubernatorial contest committee, commit-tee, attorneys for former Gov. Peabody rested their case tonight, and tomorrow Gov. Adams wjll begin offering evidence ln his own behalf. From a statement made by Chairman Williams while on tho stand, In rcsponso to a question by Attorney Ward," who has conducted the examination of witnesses wit-nesses for the contostor. Peabody, it Is gathered thnt tho latter will ask the committee com-mittee to throw out the entire voto In 300 Denver precincts, counting only tho ballots cast ln tho romnlnlng ninety-five precincts. According to Chnlrman Wllllams'fl statement, this would give Peabody a plurality of W10 In Denver. Deducting Adams's plurality of GS73 outside of Denver, Peabody will havo a total of 737 morr votes than Adams. V hlle not authoritatively announced, It Is gonerally understood that Puabody will ask tho committee to recommend that ho be seated upon the showing made by tho foregoing figures. A feature of tho brief cross-examination of Chairman Williams wus thu unequivocal un-equivocal statement that the local public pub-lic utility corporations had contributed nothing toward tho Republican campaign fund, nnd that tho ehargea of tho opposition oppo-sition that an Immense amount of money nad boon given the Republican committee commit-tee by corporations to assist In electing Peabody wero false. |