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Show PEABODY Plai To Scat Him, Pro-Yidd Pro-Yidd He Will. Resign at Once. DENVER,March 15. All sorts of wild rumors regarding the situation in the gubernatorial contest were in circulation circu-lation this morning. One of these was to the effect that two of Gov.' Adams' supporters in the Joint legislative convention con-vention had been kidnaped, but all members were present when the session opened. It Is evident that the final vote which will determine whether Gov. Adams shall continue to hold the chair in which he was seated on January 10 or shall surrender it to its former occupant. occu-pant. James H. Peabody, will be very close. It was on this account that the Peabody leaders secured an adjournment adjourn-ment of the Joint convention yesterday. Immediately after assembling the Joint convention took a recess until 2:30 p. m. today. The motion was carried on a viva voce vote. The Peabody and antl-Peabody Republicans are conferring confer-ring on a proposition to seat Peabody as Gov.ernor with an understanding that he will Immediately resign, leaving leav-ing the office to Lieut.-Gov. McDonald. One of the leaders of the antl-Peabody Republicans said after adjournment adjourn-ment that Peabody's resignation had already been prepared and would be placed in the hands of his opponents if they would agree to this proposition. |