Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-09-02
KILKENNY AT NOGALEs
Particulars of the Sonora Side
Election Sunday.
The Election Inspectors Were All
ON One Sido.-The Time
That Followed.

Nobody was killed in the row over
the election at Nogales, Sonora, last
Sunday, says /. F. Coppel, in from
there.
He further says that the election was
between two factions styling them
selves the "officiai" party and the
peoples" party. The champions were a
merchant and correspondent OF the
Republican bank of the city of Mexico,
named Ramirez, and the present in
cumbent of the Office, "presidente" Of
the village, former rancher, named
Mascarefias. The better class on the
Sonora side, the solid men OF the town,
were with Ramirez, while the class ut
other mske-ups composed the hackers
of the official side.
They have queer ways OF running
elections down there, and making
things come the way OF the party in
power. In this case says Mr.. Couple,
the inspectors of election, five of them
in all, were administration men, and this
was very unsatisfactory to the Ramirez
people. The table was set out-of-doors,
in the middle of the street, the inspeo-
tors around it. On the table was an
open box. Into this the ballots were
thrown. Each voter as he came up took
ticket, and signed it. The irrepres-
sible repeater was there, and IN full
force. it is said. He would sign his
ballot with q unsteady flowing long
Spanish name, hand it to one inspector
and walk away. Presently be would
return, as somebody else with some
other fine name and vote through
another inspector. This work was I'M
satisfactory to the Ramirez people.
So along about IL o'clock of that
lovely Sunday morning come incensed
voters concluded to upset the table and
If need be the inspectors, and they did
so-that is the table and the box went
over.
The balloting was then declared of
and the official party, full OF rievances,
telegraphed to the governor OF Sonora
about the matter. he wired back to
place their protest before the project OF
Msgdalena. Now a protest there Is q
personal affair. Whoever would declare
grievance must do it himself. In this
case there were 500 voters, and at least
300 grievances, which meant 300 people
| wanted to go to Magdaleua to right
themselves before Project Bonillas.
Accordingly a special train was made
up in the afternoon, hundreds got
aboard and TO Magdalena they wei t.
They stated their wrath and wrongs
and demanded redress. This was TAX q
under consideration by the project tie
will report to the governor, and that
offici:l will probably name a new day OF
election. The expiration of Mascarenas'
| term is September 10 the Mexican 4th
| of July.
NOT DAY OF PEACE AND REST.
Nobody was killed in the affair, but it
was not so tame by good deal as some
elections. Editors OF the organs laid
aside their pens and coat, and had q
| set-t,. This act was emulated during
Saturday night and Sunday in at least
dozen other affrays. Some knives and
| pistols were said to have been about, but
none were used. However, natures
| weapons were enough to make the occa-
ions very interesting. Few arrests wer
| made and those arrested were almost at
| once released.
All of this took place In Sonora. On
| the American side rather eager watch
| was msde TO preserve and maintain or
| der, but rome of the boisterous ones got
over TO Uncle Sans side.
| The next election, should one be pro
| claimed, will be watched with interest