Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-15
TALK OF BLOOD-SHED.
Desperate Measures Adopted by the
Great Defeated to Capture the
Legislature.
A Secret Circular Full of Richness--A
Fraud on Its Facs-Button
Gang Tactics.

will of the voters of New Mexico through
the preparation of the most fragrant
election frauds; realizing that the legisla-
tive council is safely Democratic with
every honorable chance that the Dem
ocrats will also organize the house-feel-
ing assured of defeat, despite all their
iniquitous schemes to defraud and mis-
lead the people, the Republican politi-
clans are growing desperate.
While their organ, the Albuquerque
Citizen, is busy putting forth its senseless
suggestions that the political central COM
mittees be permitted to laid" the duly
constituted officers in organizing the
legislature, and throwing out covert
threats touching statehood and "two leg
islatures," the Republican central com-
mittee is sending out to Republicans all
over the territory secret circular letter
reading thus:
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Of N. NJ, Office of Chairman,
Santa Fe, Nov. "a, 1894.
Dear Strive enclose herewith state
ment of the result Of the recent election
in this territory SO far as delegate and
the legislative ticket is concerned. 1t
has been carefully compiled from the re-
turns in the secretary's office and can be
relied upon as accurate. We congratu-
late You and every member of the Repub-
lican party upon this grand result which
for the first time in more than ten years,
makes the territorial government Repub-
lican in all, except the executive and
Judicial branches, with which the citizens
of the territory are not charged with
responsibility. This grand result is very
largely due to your efforts in your couu-
ty; whether we will reap the result re-
mains to be seen, as 1t is antici pated that
the Democrats will endeavor to conduct
new election by judicial process. II
they succeed in thus thwarting the will of
the people as expressed at the polls, 1T
will forever bury that party in the terri.
tory and put an additional stigma upon
it in the minds of all right-thinking men
in the Union, but it is desirable to avoid
such calamity if possible, and to that
end We would urge you to use your per-
sonal influence and ask your friends
throughout your county to dissuade any
candidates who have been fairly beaten
at the polls from inaugurating any con-
test or being persuaded into any action
before the courts, where legal technical
tiles may be taken advantage of, as such
course can only result in expenses and
disaster to those who are made the tools
IF politicians in high places for their own
advantage. 1t is believed that by appeal.
ing to tho good sense honesty, and calm
Judgment of even defeated Democrats,
much good can be accomplished and per-
haps serious trouble avoided; for it is not
to be expected that we will sit tsmely by
and see the honest victory which we have
won by hard work and the expressed will
of the people thwarted and rendered void
by any sort of manipulation of the Dem
ocrats. We would again urge you to re-
member that the Junction. of this com
mittee are not ended with the campaign
just closed, but that we still have great
deal to do and should keep up our organ
ization in each county and precinct until
a new committee ia named at another
III tulS way We Will
be enabled to influence our Legislators
and secure proper representation in the
constitutional convention, should the en-
abling act pass, and also be ready for the
election to be held upon the adoption Of
the constitution.
Again congratulating You upon the re-
suit IN this territory, and the bright out
look for the future, we are, for the COM
mittee, very truly yours,
e.. EDWARD l.. BARTLETT,
MAX. FRosT, Secretary. Chairman.
As will be noted by the date, this letter
shows fraudulent intent on its face. 1t was
mailed nearly two weeks prior to the Off
cial canvass of the vote for delegate, and
at that time election returns had not been
received from many counties, while as
regards the Legislative candidates, only a
few of them had been given certificates
by the proper authorities, yet accom-
panying this letter Is a "cooked up" list
purporting to be an official exhibit of
the figures in the territorial secretary's
Office, and then there is a neatly concealed