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Show REPUBLICANS PROPOSE TO UNSEAT ONLY SEVEN COLORADO DEMOCRATS DENVER, Colo., Jan. 19. Four of the five Republican members of the House Committee on Elections reported in favor of unseating the four float Representatives Representa-tives from Arapahoe county and one other Arapahoe member, all Democrats. The five had majorities on the face of the returns ranging from 2600 to 4000, but the Republicans claim that these were fraudulently obtained. One Republican member of the committee favored unseating all of the fifteen Arapahoe Representatives. Repre-sentatives. The four Democratic members of the committee presented a minority minor-ity report against .unseating any members, claiming that 600 would be .a liberal allowance for the fraudulent votes cast In this city. It is the intention of the Republican members of the committee to recommend also unseating two Las Animas county Democrats. N Should seven Democrats be replaced by Republicans, as proposed, the present Democratic majority of ten in the Legislature would be converted Into a Republican Repub-lican majority of four; but In that -case the Senate" threatens to restore the Democratic Demo-cratic majority by unseating Republicans. . Jt .. ; , . , |