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Show M'DONALD IS GOVERNOR PcabodyStcps Out and Colorado Has a New Chief Executive. DENVER. Colo.. March lS.-The bargain bar-gain mads by leaders of .the opposing Republican Re-publican factions of Colorado to take the Governor's chair irom Aiva -dams and to seat in it Lieut. -Gov. Jesse . McDonald McDon-ald after permitting James H- Peabod to hold it for one day, was carried to a conclusion late yesterday. In fulfillment of the agreement which he made before the General Assembly decided de-cided the gubernatorial contest in his favor. Gov. James H. . Peabody has resigned re-signed the office, in which he was inaugurated in-augurated late Thursday afternoon. Ills resignation, of which W. 8. Boyn-ton Boyn-ton of Colorado Springs had been custodian cus-todian since Wednesday, when It- was written, was filed in the office of Secretary Secre-tary of State at 4:20 p. m. today. James Cowie, Secretary of State, immediately imme-diately certified Gor. Peabody's resignation, resigna-tion, and Lieut.-Gov. McDonald was then sworn in as Governor by Chief Justice Gabbert. There was no further ceremony. cere-mony. . ., Gov. Peabbdy transacted practically no business of State while in the office of Governor. He received many callers, who urged him not to resign, and also many messages of the same import by telegraph and telephone. TO all these he replied that he was' tired of the worry and excitement ex-citement of his contest and wished to go back to his bank In .Canon City. Half a dozen members of the National Guard patrolled the corridors about the executive chamber during the day as a guard for Gov. Peabody. Lieut.-Gov. McDonald reluctantly takes the chair which Gov. Peabody resigned after forcing Gov. Adams out. The Lieutenant-Governor has taken no part in the bitter fight over the governorship which has been waged ever since the election on November 8. He absolutely refused to aid his friends in the Legislature in their efforts ef-forts to have him made Governor, and as presiding officer in the Joint Assembly he made several rulings against the movement move-ment in his behalf. Senator Arthur N. Cornforth, president pro tern, of the Senate, becomes acting Lieutenant-Governor by the elevation of the Lieutenant-Governor to the office of chief executive. |