Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-12-06
THE ACTION OF ACTING GOVERNOR
THOMAS.

VII NONtIIDtI i iHSl All cIo'bIui " no
held in this county. The entire election
machinery was in the hands of the Dem
ocratc leaders and candidates for Office.
Every county official then and there was
a Democrat and an intimate friend OF the
candidates on the Democratic ticket.
The election passed off, and, 10 aud be-
hold, much to the astonishment of the
Democratic leaders and candidates, the
Republicans made verv large gains and
elected their entire ticket, with the ex-
ception Of sheriff, treasurer, clerk and
coroner. This WAS bomb-shell in the
camp Of the gang they were lost should
Republican county commissioners take
hold OF the county affairs and examine
in to the acknowledgements and corruption
that have characterized this Coun-
ty government during the past
few years. besides, it appears
that the legislature was very close
and if the legally and honestly elected
Republicans from Santa Fe county to
that body could be swindled out of their
certificates, that the legislature could be
made Democratic.
Secret meetings were held by the lead
ers and bosses and the first result was the
stealing of a ballot box and returns from
precinct that gave an honest and large
Republican majority; these were stolen
from the custody OF the Democratic clerk,
Msrcelino Garcia, from the vault under
his charge in the court house and from
the custody OF the Democratic board OF
county commissioners; it must be remem-
bered that every employe in the court
house and about the court house was
/ Democrat and that no one else but men,
bers OF the clique have free access to the
building
Thereupon the Democratic board OF
county canvassers commenced the can
vass OF the returns; the Republican can
didates upon being informed Of the theft
proceeded to obtain from the judges and
clerks of election of Galisteo precint Off
cial certificates as to the result OF the
election in that precinct, in accordance
with the statute and obtained man
damus IRON the district court for the count
of these certificates and OF three of the
regular returns, that the Democratic board
of county commissioners attempted to
throw out illegally, unlawfully and I'M
Justly and for no other reason, than be-
cause the precincts in question gave Re-
publican majorities.
A little game OF defiance OF law and OBJ
struction and disobedienCe to the orders
carried on by the Democratic lawyers
here and the board of county commits
sioners for some time; money was raised
and the board of county commissioners
one by one was spirited away the law
and the dignity OF the court were openly
and defantly and with malice afore-
thought insulted, violated and broken.
a peremptory writ of mandamus from
the district court had been issued for the
canvass of the vote in question and all
the returns; two Of the county commits
sioners endeavored to evade this writ by
absenting themselves the sheriff OF this
county in making return on the attach
ment for one of these commissioners re-
ported that Martinez could not be found,
and it was believed that he had gone to
the state OF chihuahua in the republic Of
Mexico. The other county commissioner
it was notorious, had gone according
to all reports to the state of Virginia
The terms Of Office of these two men
expire on the last Of this month.
Prior to that date the Legislature would
meet and the honestly and legally elected
members OF that body from this county
would have no certificates and therefore,
in the opinion Of the men who put up the
whole job, would have no standing in the
organization OF that body; besides the
honestly and lawfully elected candidates