The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-10
The Presidential Candidates and Their
Prospects for Nomination.
DEMOCRATIC and REPUBLICAN SURMISES.
The Absurdity Of Admitting New
Mexico as a State.
THE BELKNAP INDICTMENT.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


THE ADMISSION OF NEW MExICo--A TERRITORY
WITH FOURTEEN HUNDRED AMERICAN VOTERS
AND A BANKRUPT TREAsURY-ITs INCOME
EXPENDED IN THE SALARIES or THE judi
CIARY-vIHws OF THE TAXPAYERS.
The materials which New Mexico turn Ishcs out Of
which to make State are shown in statistics
which tho Committee on Territories has before H. and
the facts deserve consideration The Territory mad
H. $3.50 voters in 1875 of whom less than l.4oo
Americans. the remainder being Mexicans. The Amer
lean includes all the United States government
officials II the Territory should become State the
400 Americans would, it Is suggested, BIO about num-
erous enough to I'LL the State local ard federal Offices,
leaving perhaps two 60 to the United States
Senate.
The total valuation OF property according the
ment OF 1874 and based actual values little
seven and half millions In OF the counties
three firms pay twothirds of all the taxes, and Ia
another four nrms pay three quarters OF the taxes
According to tho report OF tho auditor made in Decem
Der last, the counties thon owed, in unpaid taxes
$72,629 The Territory has a debt besides this, OF
sos s12 OF which $50 consists OF interest unpaid
That is 10 say, the Territorial treasury bankrupt
Since this report made another payment Of interest
has become due and remains unpaid this
the debt by about So 00O The expenditures have
for the past 800 Of which tho clerks Of the
dstrct received $40 s34 the sheriff. $40 IA;
district attorneys, l,6s2; jurors and witnesses,
$40 1896 making total cost of justice alone Of
1000 OF $50 900 expended, but by any
collected In taxes from the people. Briefly the Terri
tory, with less than 400 American voters,
something $780, 000 exclusive OF county Indebted
ness, cannot pay the interest is bonds, and
sumes very nearly all Its In running the courts
Of justice.
1t does not seem that Territory sparsely pop
ulated, with very fcw Americans and with low
property valuation, afford 10 take itself the
greater expenditures which must come II It is made
State. II had in 1874 only four school houses and
only forty schools which English taught at ALL
The truth is the people Of New Mexico not II
To be made state the taxpayers, already heavily
burdensd, do not want II, and the bill will
probably TAIL in tho House when tho condition
Of the Territory is exposed But shrewd preparation
for tho first political canvass it should become
State has been made by tho Territorial Legislature in
law requiring the ballot OF each voter TO be numbered
that the probate judges and clerks who have charge
Of the poll books and ballot boxes, may be able TO
ascertain for whom each voter has voted This re-
markable regulation Is found In the statutes Of tho
Territory, and reads ~ follews:-
All shall be by ballot each voter being required
to deliver his own vote In person Each ticket shall
be numbered and tho number placed opposite the
name OF the voter.
For sparse and ignorant population, great proper
ton Of whom not only illitcrats but dependent,
such law this IL certainly effective. II would give
the leading politicians 'nside view" which would
be very helpful 10 lhsmin the choice Of legislature
say, which elect two United States Senator'S
THE PRESIDENTIAL CHANCES - CALCULATIONS
ON THE PROSPECTS OF THE VARIOUS cANDI-
DATEs-r3nLxs OF DEMOCRATS AND RxPUB-
I1cAxs on THE RIRcToRAL VOTE
There great deal Of guessing about Presidential
chances just now. the conventions draw near and
political experts 20 about with states toeraby well
made up their pockets It IL easier, however. TO get
the partisan Of Of candidates talk about the
chances Of than about the prospects Of his own
nvorte and the following tables have the merit that
tho guesses therein recorded In each made
by the enemies, but by we'll informed
friends Of the candidate They have been
revised with effort TO get at the
real expectations entertained by tho friends and proml-
nent supporters OF the different candidates II will be
that claims made in every case. Of strength
and votes In tho conventions, which doomed to
more or less disappointment Tho votes given this
record those which In each case well Informed
friends Of the candidate believe he get on the
FIRST ballot and they suppose that further ballong
will bring over other delegations In the republican
list which IL the first subjoned, Ohio il given by
every candidate to Governor Hayes and Pennsylvania
and New York given by all tho others Senator
Conkng The last Is . significant admission. In the
list the Territories the State, Colorado and the
District OF Columbia omitted. They will mako no
ctac