Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-11-12
GOT EN- RATIFIED.
The County Board Of Oanvassers Dis
franchise Voters to the Mum
Der of 5l8.
Four Precincts Thrown 0ut-Promptly
Called to Account Before the
District Court.

tested that the returns from Pojoaque
and Tesuqne precincts, that were then
and there present, but were wrapped up
in brown paper, might be anything but
returns, and asked: Who knows that these
bundles contain these returns2 where
upon Mr. John II. Knaeble, who is also
Democrat, but who is evidently ac-
tusted by q desire to see right, justice
and honesty prevail, picked up the
bundles, tore off the wrappers and
proved most conclusively that the
returns from the precincts named were
there. While doing that he wanted to
know of the board and Democratic bosses
and legal advisers, "if his action WAS a
crime" Nobody answered and it must
be presumed that it was no crime.
MIR, Laughlin contended that, since the
poll books were wrapped up in brown
paper, possibly the bundles contained
dry goods or groceries, and he concluded,
therefore, that the board OF canvassers
should have nothing to do with these
bundles, but Mr.. Knaebel tore off tho
brown papers, disclosing the poll books
and yet the board refused to act
+. NJ. Read argued in behalf of himself
and other candidates that the board could
only do its duty by taking action, one
way or the other, upon the returns (the
books that were before it from Pojoaque
precinct. Cen Bartlett and Mr.. Knaebel
| argued likewise. Mr.. Laughlin contend
ed that, because the books had not been
locked up in the ballot boxes, the board
| could not accept the -eturns.
Mr.. Victory made suggestion that the
| board offer reward for the recovery OF
| the stolen Galisteo returns and said that
| he and Marcilno Garcia, county clerk
would add 500 to such reward, and Mr..
ViCtory's idea was that the board should
adjourn for thirty days to await the find
ing OF the stolen returns. The board,
however, failed to take any action on Mr.
Nictoty's suggestion.
Mr.. Read explained that the Galisteo
precinct chad nothing to do with the
case" then under consideration that the
board was simply asked to take some
positive action one way or the other on
the poll books there before it from the
precinct Of Pojoaque. But Mr.. Read
pleaded in vain.
Commissioner WHY'S moved to adjourn
to- o'clock.
Gen. Bartlett made an urgent appeal
for some decision, one way or the other.
He said common decenCy, the interest of
the people and the business men who for
three days had been kept there on this
business. demanded some sort OF action
by the board at once, and he requested
Mr.. WHY'S TO withdraw his motion to
take recess. This request was refused
and the board took recess till p. M,
having failed to make any progress what
ever during the forenoon session.
The sheriff and county clerk agree to
pay 5000 reward for the return OF the Ga
lsteo ballot box and the sheriff says if it
is forthcoming he will see that the reward
paid amounts to $500.
REFUSED TO COUNT THEN.
The theft of the Galisteo returns make
it possible Tor the Democratic county
board, while affecting great horror over
the robbery, to claim the election OF the
entire Democratic ticket.
This afternoon the board declined to
count the returns from Pojoaque, Tesuque
and Espanola, on the ground that the poll
books were not sealed up in the ballot
boxes, and also, after a long argument on
both sides, refused to accept the second
certificate, signed by the judges and clerks
of election at Galisteo, taking the ground
that only the returns and poll books that
were stolen can he considered in canvass
Of the vote.
CALL TO ACCOUNT FOR II.
The decision OF the board OF canvass
ers, throwing out the precincts OF Pojoa-
que, Tesuque, Espanola and Galisteo, had |
scarcely been announced when an officer |
Of the district court stepped up and promt-
y served each member OF the board
with summons to bring the returns and
appear forthwith before the district /
udge, Hon. f. ?. Seeds.
The board didn't make out the certfi-
,ates to the Democratic candidates.
The first paper served upon them was !
writ OF injunction restraining the /
BOARD from issuing any certificates or dis
,olying as board of canvassers except |
" order OF the district court.
The second paper was r writ OF man
Janus ordering the board of canvassers
o proceed forthwith before Judge Seeds
md bring the ballot boxes and poll books.
The last seen OF the members of the
board they were vending their
gay sorrowfully to Judge Seeds cham
1ers, the janitor and clerk bringing up
he rear carrying the returns.
ELECTION DOTS.
Gallup boast Of having cast 225 votes at
he late election.
The responsibility of that ballot box
steal is being felt now.
They are very much afraid OF that
apparently.
San Juan county lacks q whole lot OF
,eing the Banner Democratic county"
The Galisteo ballot box must have been
that is a nicer word than
tolen, you know.
Valencia county gives Joseph 564,
)tere 1910, or total vote OF 2,O74. This
, lust ten votes more than were cast two
ears ago.
Hon. Atanasio Romero is something OF
hustler himself. He also Was active in
the second certificate from the
ialsteo precinct.
What bleeding piece OF political per-
ecution of the Democratic candidates,
,aders, lawyers and bosses, this stealing
the Galisteo returns reallyis. Fearful,
it not? {
This county elects the entire Republi- {
an ticket by majority of over 300. San o
uan county gave A. T. Sullenberger 100 .
,aioritv, which leaves him in the soup !
v over iOO.-Chama Northwest. /
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