1906.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XLiVI. 0. . 1 4, 1
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY
BAILEY REPLIES IN
BURNING
WORDS
Gives the Lie to Two
Correspondents.
TRACES STORY TO WHITE HOUSE
Implies It May Have. Come
From Roosevelt Himself.
DEMANDS CULPRIT'S HEAD
Charge of Secret Enmity to Kate
Bill Makes Texan Denounce the
Author at Deliberate and
Malicious Liar.
WASHINGTON, May The recent
efforts of the President and the Demo,
rratic Senatorial leader to reach an
agreement on the rate bill received
further notice In the Senate today from
Bailey and Tillman. The matter was
referred to by the Texas Senator in
the course of a personal explanation
called out by an article in the Chicago
Tribune charging Bailey with failure
to find common ground, and by Tillman
In a speech in support of Bailey. In
his address. Bailey denounced the arti
cle In question as a 'lie," and the
author and Insplrer' of it as "liars."
Bailey rose to a question of per
sonal privilege to make reply to a
charge made in the Chicago . Tribune
yesterday by a Washington correspon
dent to the effect that Bailey had
been responsible for the failure of the
agreement between the President and
Pmator Tillman. Ex-Senator Chan
dler was given as authority for the
statement that Tillman had been sus
picious of Bailey, who. It was also
stated, was really opposed to rate leg
islation and was also in constant con
ference with Aldrlch with the purpose of
defeating the rate bill. After this state
ment hid been reed Bailey took the floor
and said deliberately:
Gives tli Lie Direct.
"I have taken no part in the ques
tion of veracity between the President
and Mr. Chandler, and I had not even
given any public expression on the
question of good faith, because I knew
nothing about either question. I had
tiaver conferred with the President di
rectly nor with Mr. Chandler. It was
therefore a matter of great surprise
to me when a Senator called my at
tention to the extract I have read.
That correspondence, it was understood,
was sent by a correspondent who Is
very close to the White House and is
presumed to speak with some degree
of authority concerning transactions
there. I don't know as to the truth
of that, and I don't charge that his
statement was made with authority.
"But I denounce the publication as an
unqualified, deliberate and malicious
lie. I denounce that correspondent as
an unqualified, deliberate and ma
licious liar. I denounce the man who
inspired that statement as an unquali
fied, deliberate and malicious liar, who
ever he may be and however high the
office he holds."
Tillman Bucks Vp Bailey.
The statement was made In a deliberate
monotone, but it was none the less Im
pressive on that account. It was received
with absolute silence, and the silence con
tinued for a few moments until, indeed,
Tillman had taken the floor also on a
question or personal privilege, because the
article quoted stated that he had been
tu.xplelous of Bailey. He had read the
parts of the correspondent's letter which
Bailey had omitted, and then proceeded
with his statement, saying:
"This .correspondence Is undoubtedly a
muckrake, into whose house the handle
rocs or what hand holds it I will not at
tempt to say."
He said he counted eight distinct false
hoods in the article, but that he desired
to address himself first to a denial that
he had ever been suspicious of Senator
Halley. He declared his great esteem and
admiration for the Texas Senator, and
that their cordial relations had always
existed.
When Tillman had concluded. Bailey
KHld that his attention had been called
to another article, printed in the New
York Tribune of today. He said It was
of the same character as that printed
by the Chicago Tribune and that evi
dently' they had been timed to bring
them both to Washington at the same
time. Pointing te the press gallery, he
said:
Says Story Came From White Mouse.
"I intend to put in the record upon
the statement of more than one reput
able newspaper correspondent In that
gallery and as a rule the? are as
honorable as Senators on this flor on
their authority I state that the two
chief cuokoos of this Administration
are the correspondents of the New
York Tribune and the Chicago
Tribune.
"And, therefore, it seems to me con
front the White House. I hope, for the
honor of my country, that it does not
proceed from the President himself.
Calls for Assailant's Scalp.
"Hut. if he be a man of high sense of
honor, he will see to It that Senators
are not slandered by his subordinates,
end the miserable wretch who com
municated to these nem-paprs and
"ho sought through them to communi
cate to the country a slander on me
which people might discuss, rather
than the issues that have been raised,
he is unfit for his high office, and the
man who perpetrated that infamy will
pay for it with his position, and, if
the man continues to hold his office.
It is to be assumed that what he has
done has been with the approval of
his chief."
AIDS TO PACIFIC NAVIGATION
Omnibus Bill in House lor Light
ships and Signal Stations.
WASHINGTON, May 16. The House
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce today authorized a favorable
report on an omnibus bill carrying
between 2.) and 2" projects as "aids to
navigation" and authorizing an ap
propriation of something in excess of
$1,3(0,000. Among the provisions are:
Light station at Makapuu Point,
Island of Oaku. Territory of Hawaii,
J60.O00.
Light station and range lights at
Honolulu Harber, J40.000.
Fog signal at entrance to harbor at
Humboldt, California. J15.000..
Llghtkeepers dwelling at Capt Men
docino, Cal., i600.
Light and fog signal station near
Point Cabrille. Colifornia, 55000.
Light vessel for use off the mouth
of the Columbia River, Oregon, $130,
000. Llghtkeeper's dwelling at Robinson
Point. Washington. $5000.
Fog signal at Kdlz Hook light sta
tion, tate of Washington, $10,000.
New tender for inspection service in
the 13th lighthouse district, $110,0)0.
in addition to the unexpended balance
of $40,000 for the repair of the tender
Manzanllla to be applied on the new
tender.
WITHDRAW TROOPS JUNE 1
Grcely Denies Soldiers Killed Many
Looters After Fire.
WASHINGTON. May 16. General
Greeley has reported to the War Depart
ment from San Francisco under date of
last night that . the reported killing of
a large number of people by the Army
during the San Francisco fire is Incor
rect. General Greeley adds that he has noti
fied the citizens' committee and the Red
Cross that the troops will be drawn from
San Francisco not later than June 1.
Confirmed hy the Senate.
WrAHINGTON, May 16. The enate In
executive session confirmed the fol
lowing nominations:
George F. Pollock, Ohio, Assistant
Commissioner of the General Land Of
fice: William T. Vernon, Kansas, Reg
ister of the Treasury.
BARELY PULLS THROUGH
Illinois Primary Bill Passes AVlth
. Lieutenant-Governor's Curse.
atDivr:iriF.T.r III.. Msv 18. After a
sensational speech by I jeutenast-Gov
ernor Sherman, the special session of the
Illinois Legislature, which was called by
Governor Dineen to enact a new primary
.t.-.i i tmlav In .thn ulnn-
lion of a bill framed by Speaker B. D.
Shurtlefr. The measure naa a. vn.
receiving only a bare majority in the
House. It is expected that the Governor
will sign the bill, making It a law July 1.
The passage of the bill is considered a
victory for the Governor, as an effort
was made to bring about a final adjourn
,t Hthnt the enactment of any sort
of a primary law. Mr. Sherman's speech
waa made arter ne 'naa snimuu
vote in the Senate. He denounced the
bill ae a humiliating failure.
The primary elections bill passed today
does not provide for a direct primary
nomination for any office. All nomlna-n-rr-ont
for certain county and town
ship offices are to be mad In conven
tion, but voters are enaoiea to voit
all candidates at the primary elections at
i.i-v. Ann.,Antir,n Hicn.te.K are chosen by
means of a blanket ticket, and a candi
date receiving a plurality or me votes oi
his party receives the votes of the dele-n-atAe
rrvm that nrimarv district in con
vention for at least the first ballot.
The law provides for a primary ior an
parties to be held on the same date, and
h, nHmariM under the protection
of the regular election machinery. All
nominations In convention are to no "
majority vote. Names of candidates for
United States Senator may be placed on
the primary ballot on the request of the
candidate, no petition being required, as
Is the case with candidates for other
offices. This vote is merely advisory.
Different colored ballots are provided for
each party. Primary elections are to be
held this year on the first Saturday in
August, but thereafter on the last Sat
urday In April.
The Legislature adjourned sine die to
night. Tillman Indorsed by His State.
COLUMBIA. S. C. May 16,-The Demo
cratic State Convention met here today,
adopted a platform and mapped out rules
for the conduct of the approaching pri
mary election. The platform adopted In
veighs against trusts and favors tariff re
vision. Resolutions commendatory of
Senator Tillman's course In the United
States Senate were adopted.
Both Factions Claim Victory.
SIOUX CITY. la.. May 16. Returns
from the South Dakota primary election
are still Incomplete, and both factions
claim to have carried the state. The Elrod
people concede that Senator Gamble, lead
er of the Crawford faction, will be In
dorsed for re-election. Crawford is a can
didate for Governor, and claims a ma
jority. HEYBURN GETS NO BETTER
Informed Condition Is Serious, hut
Confident of Recovery.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
lngton. May 1. Senator Heyburn's con
dition is practically unchanged, and his
relatives are deeply concerned over his
failure to Improve.
The Senator has been informed of the
seriousness of his condition, but has every
confidence he will recover. He slept a
great deal today, but shows extreme
weakness.
Wants Law Against Scientists.
LONDON. May 16. In the Commons to
day John Brownlee Lonsdale demanded
that measures be taken "to protect cred
ulous peopie" against the ministrations
of Christian Scientists.
Germans Catch Rebel Chief.
BERLIN. May 36. Morengo. leader of
the rebellion In German Southwest Af
rica, has been captured.
QUOTE CHANDLER '
AGAINST BAILEY
Correspondents An
swer Texan's Tirade.
WAS UNDER STRONG SUSPICION
Chandler Warned President of
Bailey's Scheme.
ALLIANCE WITH ALDRICH
Both Men Whom Bailey Assailed
Deny They Got Information From
White House Why Roosevelt
Dropped Negotiations.
CHICAGO. May 16. hTe Tribune, in the
morning, will publish the following from
Raymond. ' its Washington correspond
ent, in answer to the attack made upon
his veracity by Senator Bailey, of Texas:
"Washington, May 16. When the Hon.
Joseph W. Bailey. Senator from Texas,
struck at the President of the United
States over my humble shoulders, for that
Is all he did on the floor of the Senate to
day, he, apparently, was unaware that
there was documentary evidence In exist
ence, both In the official Congressional
Record ' and in the form of a written
memoradum by ex-Senator WTiiliam E.
Chandler, absolutely proving that he was
an object of suspicion to the real friends
of the President's railroad policy.
Bailey Long; Under Suspicion.
"This is not to say that Mr. Bailey de
served the suspicion, but that his motives
and his acts In the Democratic confer
ences, in the Democratic caucuses, on the
floor of the Senate and in conference be
tween Mr. Tillman and Mr. Moody and,
through Mr. Chandler, with the President,
gave rise to the suspicion .that he was not
true to the principle of railroad rate leg
islation is clear from the record itself, and
cannot be successfully denied. ' Mr. Bafley
may be as innocent as a baie unborn, and
he says he Is, .but the suspicions did exist;
they have existed for week; they have
been talked of In the cloakrooms of the
Senate, on the streets, .at the White
House and elsewhere. They have been
mentioned in many newspapers, and. if
they have not been justified, Mr. Bailey la
unfortunate and his character should be
relieved from aspersion.
Chandler His Authority.
"First of all, let me quote William E.
Chandler, formerly a Senator from New
Hampshire, and now the president of the
Spanish Claims Commission. He Is the
personal friend ' of Senator Tillman; he
was the itnermediary between Mr. Till
man and the rPesldent. Whichever of
the two originated the negotiations, Mr.
Chandler certainly conducted them. It
was his evidence which has twice been
cited by Mr. Tillman on the floor of the
Senate, and it is Mr. Chandler who, in
LATEST DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN SLOGAN SHOWS UP THE "ROOSEVELT" THEY ARE FOR
effect, has given the lie direct: to the
President. ' '
"In the dispatch sent by me on Monday
to the - Tribune, which aroused such a
tempest in the Senate this afternoon, and
which provoked Senator Bailey to declare
it to be a malicious lie and to insinuate
it was directly inspired by the President
himself. I stated facts on the authority of
Mr. Chandler himself. It was he . who
conveyed to the White House the intima
tion that Mr. Bailey was a traitor, and.
If the Texas Senator has anyone to blame.
It must be Mr. Tillman's friend, William
E. Chandler. '
Quotes Chandler's Words.
."In the very outset of the negotiations
he was conducting, Mr. Chandler pre
pared and left at the White House a
written memorandum " for the benefit
of the President. I have not the text
of that memorandum before me, but
quoting from meory,- it says:
" 'The railroad Senators want the
Bailey amendment, but Tillman is for
the President's court review amend
ment and will block their game.'
"This is nearly a literal quotation,
but no one could have the text prob
ably without the permission of the
President. ,
. President Knew Nothing of It.
"The dispatch I sent to the Tribune
was telegraphed on my own authority
and without the knowledge or con
sent' of the President, against whom
Mr. Bailey trained his batteries today
and not against me. I have not seen the
President since the dispatch was writ
ten and I have not asked him for the
text of this memorandum of William
E. Chandler, because the text could
at best add only a few words to the
quotation I have given. I know I am
correct in the statement that during
the course of the negotiations William
E. Chandler, who since accused the
President .of falsehood, made an oral
report, either to the President himself
or to someone representing him, which
was much, more specific.
Bailey and Aldrlch Allies.
"During the talk Mr. Chandler, in
explaining the difficulties in securing
united action by the Democrats, stated
In so many words that he and Mr.
Tillman were suspicious of Mr. Bailey,
believing he was In an alliance with
Mr. Aldrich and associating with the
Standard Oil and railroad crowd In the
state, but tha t Mr. Tillman .was
watching his maneuvers and expected
to be able to prevent any evil effects.
"These were the suspicions to which
I alluded in the previous dispatch as
having constantly existed and as hav
ing influenced the Administration be
yond all doubt In dropping the nego
tiations with Mr. Tillman through Mr.
Chandler, and renewing the efforts to
unite the Republicans on a reasonable
basis of compromise."
.TEXT OP CHANDLER'S NOTE
Sew "Toik Tribune Quotes Exact
Words Against Bailey's.
r NEW YORK, May 16. The Washington
correspondent of the New Tork Tribune,
commenting in tbasjTribune on the Senate
Incident, gives the memorandum men
tioned by the correspondent of the Chi
cago Tribune. The text follows:
"To the President The game of the rail
road Senators is to support Bailey's
amendment and Induce him to agree to s
broad right of review. What that Is to
be Is not certain, but the principal ob
ject is 'to beat him," meaning the Presi
dent. " Mr. Tillman, however, considers
himself as acting with the President to
pass the review clause with the minimum
amount of court power, and will not enter
into any such game. (Signed)
"WILLIAM E. CHANDLER."
The Tribune's correspondent continues:
"Mr. Bailey drew from the' fact that
Concludd on Pace 5.)
WOMEN ROLLERS
DENIED SHELTER
Father of 0ne; Victim
Turns Party Away.
RAIN-SOAKED AND HUNGRY
Creffield Followers Camp by
Ocean and Eat Clams.
RESCUE BY C0RVALLIS MAN
O. V. Hurt, Related to All the De
luded Females, Sends for Them
and Welcomes- to His
Home.
CORVALLIS, Or., May IS (Special.)
The story of the privations of a por
tion of Creffield's band of Holy Roll
ers, as related in today's Oregonlan,
is confirmed here in almost every de
tail. When Creffield took flight from
the vicinity of Waldport and made his
way to Seattle, other members of the
sect soon followed, but there w;ere left
at camp Mrs. Frank Hurt and babe, 5
months old, her sister. Miss Sandell,
Miss May Hurt, Miss Etta Bray -and
Mrs Bert Starr, the latter being a sis
ter of Creffield's slayer, George Mit
chell. The inhospitable treatment accorded
these people at Waldport induced the
remaining members to make their way
southward, with their meager belong
ings, hoping to find shelter at the home
of Etta Bray's parents, who reside on
the coast, 15 miles below Waldport.
Father Turns Away His Daughter.
About a year ago. while visiting at
the Hurt home in this city Etta Bray
was converted to Rollerism, and she is
one of. the girls sent to the state In
sane asylum as a result of Creffield's
teachings. A number of Corvallls peejf
pie have reason to believe that fHe
girl's father was 1n the city- g'-frinlng
for Creffield about the time the apos
tle went into hiding under the Hurt
residence.
With fresh memory of the injury
wrought in his family by the Holy
Hollers it Is not strange that Ira Bray
refused to give aid and comfort to the
straggling" members of the sect, even
though his daughter was of the num
ber. ,
Nothing but Shellfish, to Eat.
Without money, without food, hav
ing scant clothing and three or four
cotton blankets only, the remnant of
Bollerlsm went into camp where Ciim
mlngs Creek empties into the ocean
Just south of Cape Perpetua and a few
miles north of the Bray ranch on Ten
Mile Creek. Here for more than two
weeks they subsisted upon clams and
such other food as they could gatber
along the beach, and having slight
covering to protect them from the cold
-
rains and winds which are usual in
that vicinity.
O. V. Hurt, of this city, who Is Ve
lated to all the members of the strag
gling party, either by marriage or other
wise, having become interested in the
whereabouts of .his relatives, discovered
their situation, .and at once took means
to have them rescued from what would
appear to be an uncomfortable if not a
perilous situation. Mr. Hurt arranged
with William McMUlan. of Waldport. to
transport the party to that point.
Rescue of the Women.
A portion of the way was made on
foot over a narrow ' trail built through
hell rock around' the face of Cape Per
petua. From this -trail a stone may be
thrown Into the ocean, which thunders at
the promontory's base a thousand feet
below. McMillan landed the refugees
safely at "Waldport Sunday evening last.
The following morning the party came by
boat to the head of tidewater on Alsea
Bay, thence by wagon to Corvallis, ar
riving here thl3 evening at 4 o'clock, with
60 pounds of baggage.
Milton Bcem, of Lower Alsea, who
transported the party from tidewater to
Corvallis, states that upon the trip he
heard no reference to Creffield whatever,
nor to the holy roller religion. The
party conversed upon general topics, and
spoke frequently of the enjoyable time
they had in camp on Cummlngs Creelc.
Wet, bat Without Complaint.
On the way, although Beem was well
protected by slicker and gum boots, he
became thoroughly soaked from rain, still
no complaint was heard from the thinly
chvd women in his charge. The entire
party is now at the home of Mr. Hurt,
in South Corvallis, and there Is no de
cision concerning future movements of
the various individuals excepting as to
Mr. Hurt's daughter, who will remain
at horns.
Must Renounce Holy Rollerism.
So incensed is Burgess Starr,' of 428
East Main street, at the conduct of the
"holy roller" sect that be will maka no
attempt to rescue his- wife, unless she
is willing to return to . her . home and
give up her fanatical religion. . Mrs. Starr
Is one of the five of Creflleld's followers
who were camped at the mouth of the
Yahats River, in the firm belief that the
fanatic would join them there.
"If Mrs. Starr returns to . her borne
and gives up the teachings of the -'holy
rollers," " said Starr yesterday, "the
house will be in readiness for her, but
I will take no steps to bring her back.
She must return of her own will."
The quintet of fanatics have about
given up hope of Creflleld's return and
are now at Corvallis. The last act in
the "holy rollerism" has probably been
played. ,
PLEADS FOR THE AVEXGER
Young Oregon Married Woman Tells
'. How-Home Was Broken Vp..
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 1 (Special.)
rromtCottse Grove, Or., a young mar
ried woman, whose parents' home was
broken up by the teachings of Holy
Roller Creffield. sends to a Seattle paper
a simple plea for the freedom of George
Mitchell, who avenged his sisters by the
slaying, on the streets of Seattle, of the
teacher of detestable doctrines.
Her mother, says the correspondent,
who for obvious reasons desires to re
main unknown, was s devoted mother
and wife until, during her husband's tem
porary absence in the East, she fell
under Creffield's spell. Then she lied
to protect the impostor who had influ
enced her to change her entire mode of
living. She wore old clothes, discarded
(Concluded on Page 3.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Meximum temperature 66;
minimum temperature, 42. Precipitation,
.21 inch.
TODAY'S Fair and warmer, northwest winds.
Foreign.
Cur will grant amnesty and new Cabinet to
pacify Partiatnent. Page 3.
Lower House in RuMla adopts four points
in address and rejects woman suffrage.
Page 3.
Battle between. Turks and Servians. Page 5.
Politics.
Denver corporations accused of wholesale
corruption in election and contest is
threatened. Page 1.
New primary law passed in Illinois. Page 1.
National.
Ballev denounces correspondents as liars and
President as Inspiring them. Page 1.
Correspondents quote Chandler In support
of statements. Page 1.
Chandler's story of. President's negotiations'
with Democrats. . page 4.
Senate adopts clause against passes In rate
bill. Page
House votes money for big battleship.
Page 2. .
Senate committee votes for sea-level canal.
Page 2.
House committee stops salaries of land office
receivers. Page 2.
Domestic.
Oakland mioses opportunity afforded by dis
aster. Page 4.
Stanford to be rebuilt by September. Page 4.
Standard Oil Company answ ers Garfield's
charges. Page 5.
Presbyterian . Assembly gathered at Des
Moines. Page 5.
Wisconsin official chargs Equitable with at
tempted bribery. Page 5.
Riotous strikers cause, militia to be called
out. Page D.
Pennsylvania railroad officials bribed with
coal mine stock. Page 2.
Pacific Coast.
Deserted Holy Roller colony of women res
cued by O- V. Hurt, of Corvallis. Page 1.
Sand Coulee. Mont.. Justice of Peace kills
naioon Keeper wno inreaiens ms are.
Page 7.
Republican candidates address enthusiastic
audience at .renaieion. .rags o.
President Elliott, of. Northern Pacific, does
not expect to testify at . Vancouver.
Page e.
Cache of Forest Grove robbers plowed up
near Hilisbore page 0. " . "
. , Commercial and Marine. ' ,
Wool market not yet opened. Pare 15.
Break in tin prices at London. Page 15,
Stock market unsettled. Page 15.
Chicago wheat market firmer on raports of
rust. Page l.v
Wheat buyers plan erection of warehouses In
wheat belt tapped, by tne o. R. fc N.
Page 14.
Vessels arrive to load lumber and railroad
ties. - Page 14.
Portland and Vicinity .
Leading business firms protest against
woman sunrage. rage n.
Prominent men testify that Bourns head
quarters at Salem were decorous. Page 6.
Council denies petition for widening East
Morrison street. Pfe 14.
Commercial Club disposes of $230,000 of
$260,000 banning bond issue. Page 10.
Medical men bring annual meeting to a
close Dy electing state omcere. i'sge iu.
Banquet tendered physicians of state by
city and coumr jaeoicai society, hagt ju.
plans for "clean-up" day outlined by Initia
tive One Hundred. Page .
Street decorations for "Made In Oregon" Ex
position appear. Page 11.
Echini Board begins tnvtf ration of High
School Ores letter societies. Page 11.
ELECTION WON
BY HUGE FRAUDS
Crime of Denver Fran
chise-Grabbers.
WILL BE DEFEATED IN COURT
Only Two Franchises Carried
by Small Majority.
COST GRABBERS' $250,000
Gigantic Coalition to Rob People hy
Corruption and Forgery Re.
e pec tabic Thieves in Broad
cloth Are Threatened.
DENVER, May 3. (Special.)
Serious charges of fraud In yesterday's
election are made by the three news
papers which fought for municipal
ownership and opposed new franchises
for th utility corporations. The News
says:
. "All the public utility corporations
In the city, assisted by many of the
railroads, formed a gigantic coalition
to steal from the citisens of Denver
franchises worth easily J50.000.010. '
With this prize In view, they raised a
corruption fund of colossal propor
tions. It is estimated by conservative
authorities that they expended 1250,000
In the last ten days, to say nothing: of
what they spent In the campaign prior
to that time. v
Thieves Will Not Escape.
'All the franchises were beaten and
the Municipal Ownership ticket wan
elected with the exception of a few
Aldermen, but the corporations plan to
count In the franchises and the Speer
Evans candidates. The frauds perpe
trated by the corporations will be laid .
bare, if there be justice la the courts
of Colorado, the thieves in broadcloth -will
not escape--wfth their plunder."
Corruption In Every Precinct.
The Post says:
'Never, probably, in the history of
Denver elections was corruption so in-,
sldtous, creeping Into nearly every pre
cinct, as yesterday. The tramway
paid out thousands of dollars openly .!
under the excuse that the recipients
were workers for the corporation and
receiving their salary.
"It Is doubted, however. If this 'vic
tory' at a cost of more than $250,000
will be of much avail. The grounds of
contest are so ample and cover so
many more ballots than the majority
which the tramway has succeeded In
having returned that It Is probable
the courts will declare , the steal de
feated'by 1000 or more." ,
Voles Cost as High as $25.
The Times says: "The Municipal Own- .
ershlp League and the League for Honest
Elections, as well as the other reform or
ganizations, are in possession of a stag
gering mass of evidence of irregularities
practiced in yesterday's election. Hun
dreds of bogus tax receipts were distrlb-.
uted to voters, and repeaters who were
willing to support the franchises. In
some Instances men were paid as high
as $25 for casting a vote an these forged
receipts. Scores ot other Irregularities
developed. Every device known to thft
unscrupulous' politician was resorted to
and, with the assistance of corrupt
judges, voted.
Bribers Claim Jlespectabllily.
"The men who directed this work In thi
residence precincts lay claim to respects. '
blllty. One is a member of the State
Senate. Another Is a prominent lawyer,
scion of a prominent family. Both will
be required to answed for their misdeeds
at the' bar of justioe. They will be drag
ged Into court like the denizens of tha
slums have been haled in after elections
of the past."
CARRIED,' BY SMALL, MAJORITY
Only Three Franchises Win Water
and Light Rates Reduced.
DENVER, May 16. On the face of the
returns the 20-year franchises sought by
the Denver City Tramway and the Denver
Gas & Electric Companies were carried at
the election yesterday by small majorities.
The vote on these propositions was as
follows:
Tramway franchise For, 8041; against,
7768: majority for, 273.
Gas & Electric For, 7912; against, 7233;
majority for, 679.
The Northwestern Terminal (Moflfatt
road) franchise was granted by a vote of
8408 to 6230. All other franchise proposi
tions were defeated.
The initiative ordinance reducing water
and light rates, submicted by the Munici
pal Ownership League,, was carried.
Mayor Speers' charter amendment to ex
tend the limit on public Improvement
bonds to 50 years in order to carry out
Mulford Robinson's plans for beautifying
the city was defeated.
William H. Bryant, president of the
Honest Elections League, was elected a.
member of the Board of Election Commis
sioners. The other two members elected
are Republicans. The three Supervisors
elected are Republicans, giving the Re
publican party a majority of two in the
board. The new Board of Aldermen will
consist of eight Democrats, six Republi
cans and two Municipal Ownership ni"-bers.