Show SOLDIERS OUST OFFICIAL ORDER OBDER OF GOV GOVI SWEET l DENVER DENYER Cob Colo Dec 81 Officials cias of ot the Co Colorado oa National guard at the order of ot Governor W W. E. E Sweet toda today removed W. W V V. Roberts Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- erts civil service commissioner from his carried him Into I toe the hallway at the state capItol and took his hla keys from him Roberts Roberta did not make any physical physical physical cal resistance He lie merely notified the military officers that he had been advised by his attorney to re resist resist re- re slat the ouster from office The mu- mu tary officers carried out their work In a a. friendly manner There was no disorder Henry A Hicks appointed by bythe bythe bythe the governor to succeed Roberts thereupon took over the office The action followed Roberts' Roberts re refusal refusal re- re to surrender the of office tiel Thereupon Governor Sweet issued Is Issued issued is- is sued an addressed to Colonel A. A L L. Hart tart commanding officer of ot the One Oue Hundred seventh Fifty In Infantry In- In fantry Colorado National Guard to dispossess Roberts In executing this order you ou are hereby authorized commanded commande i and empowered to use whatever military mIll mili tar tary assistance and force you ou may find to be reasonable and necessary necessary sary eary In the tho premises the governors governor's governors governor's gover gover- nors nor's order read Roberts was removed by the governor governor gov gov- elnor on charges of ot Incompetency Inefficiency and malfeasance |