Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-11-24
THE VALENCIA METHOD.
How Votes Are Made for the G. 0. P.
More Effective than Campaign
ing and Less Expensive.

I
Albuq uerque, Nov. 23.-The continued
assertions of the New MEXICAN that great
frauds were committed in Bernalillo
county at the recent election have been
based on fact, no matter what the apollo
gists for the opposition may say. In a
very short time the Citizens hysterical
demand for particulars instead of gen.
eralities will be satisfied in a way not at
all pleasing to that paper. At present it
is enough to announce that one of the
"particeps criminis," whose conscience
has probably not yet become sufficiently
calloused by association with Boss Perea
to withstand its prickings. has sickened
of the job and "given away the very
simple manner by which
SENIORS PEREA, HUBBELL Gle.
carry elections and defeat the will Of the
people. 1t is called "the Valencia method"
invented by that great war horse, Col. j.
Francisco Conquistadore Chavez, for the
purpose of extending the right of suf-
frage to his sheep. A flock of 'carneros
padres" are said to be just as good as
"hombres" in rolling up majorities, pro.
vided they have individual names and
these get on the registration lists.
! The Valencia method worked SO well
down in Col. Chavez kingdom that
GENERALIssIMo CATRoN
made special pilgrimage to Valencia in
order that he might learn the workings
of this successful "machine' and set it up
in other regions where it would do the
most good His desperate plight-and a
onsideration-fnally induced the proud
cong quistadore to make known his method
Besides, the latter saw the probability of
Democratic council, and oh, how he did
hate to give up the honor of again pre-
siding over that body, where his propen-
sity for brow beating could have full play
| IN THE SIGHT OF MEN.
So the right to use Col. Frances "sys-
temp was transferred to Don. Pedro s
| bailiwick, to be used for the benefit of all
concerned. Its workings are as follows:
An accommodating board of commission
ers appoints, in as many precincts as
possible, judges of election who are all
friends of the manipulation of the ma
chine. Agood sized registration list is
then obtained and the scheme is ready.
The clerks of the election, who are of the
same way of thinking as the judges, have
copied from the registration lists the
names inscribed thereon. AS the ballots
are cast the names are checked, and it is
not difficult, at the end of the day to tell
about
HOW MANY VOTES ARE NEEDED
to insure the success of the manipulators
The ballots are deposited in the box
just before closing and an equal number
books. The number of ballots tallies
with the names on the poll books and
everything is lovely, at least until the
tender conscienced participator gives the
snap away, as has been done in this coun.
| ty. 1t will be seen that Col. Chavez
| system" provides for everything except
tender conscience, and probably that
too, would have been guarded against if
there had been any tender consciences
down in Valencia.
The scheme was invented for exclusive
use in
THE KINGDOM OF VALENCIA,
and new the conquistader is kicking him
self for having divulged his secret to the
| oily tongued generalissimo, and is swear
ing at Don Pusillanimous Perea because
he did not select all his tools sin concien-
cias. The result of the juggle was that
there we're 500 more votes cast for the
head of the ticket in 1894 than in 1892, a
rather startling increase without con-
sidering the indisputable fact that there
was a light vote in number of precincts.
Those of us down here who are eanxious
to put a stop to election frauds, and
there are a goodly number, are heart and
soul with the NEW MEXICAN in its fearless
fight against corruption. Keep up the
lick and the people will continue the ap-
plause they are bestowing on every hand.
QUERQUEFOIs.