Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-01-04
4 LEGISLATURE

VI Nut JeIlllOfy, VINO is b0o
officer designated by law to call the
legislature to order and swear In the
members, proceeded to do so, but in
doing so paid no attention to the
records in his office showing who we're
elected as members, paid no attention
to certificates that citizens had show
ing they were members, paid no atten-
ton to anything except the political
leaniugs Of certain men who wanted
to be sworn In. Consequently the
council is strongly democratic, and the
house would have been organized by.
the democrats if the republican mem
bers-elect had obeyed the orders Of
the secretary, but they did not.
His actions we're not those Of an
honest man, but the New Mexican
%intimates they we're the proper actions
for a democrat to take.
An noon Secretary Miller called the
council to order and called off a list Of
names of gentlemen whom he wanted
to act as councllmen during the next
sixty days. This list is different from
the n previously published in the
LmERAL-which was based on the fig
ures in the office of the s~ecretary-in
the following particulars:
In the FIRST district, Colfax, Mora
and Union counties, A. O. voorhees,
had a majority of q according to the
reports made by the commissioners of
these counties to the secretary. After
these reports were made, the commits
sioners of Mora county, in order to
secure the election of a democrat,
changed their returns, giving the re-
publican candidate a smaller vote,
which enabled the returning board to
throw out Voorhees, and give the seat
to Agapito Abeytia, ST. AS Mr.. Abey-
tia is a democrat Secretary Miller
swore him in.
In the second district, San Miguel
county, a certificate of election was
issued to J. S. Duncan, an anti-admin-
istration democrat, elected on an in
dependant ticket. w. B. Bunker,
who was running on what was known
as the administration ticket, claimed
that according to the returns on die
in the s%ecretsry's office he bad received
So more votes than Duncan. Judge
Smith, of Las Vegas, issued a man
damus to the county commissioners Of
San Miguel county, instructing them
to cancel Duncan's certificate Of cleo
tion and issue one to Bunker. The
sheriff could not find the commission
ers to serve the paper on them. Sec
rotary Miller heard OF the mandamus,
and acting on the strength of it re-
fused to let Duncan in and swore
Bunker in as a councilman in his place.
In the third district, Taos, Rio Ar
riba aud San Juan counties, j. M. @.
Chaves, republican, received a major
ity of 1e6 votes over NJ. Larragote,
democrat. However, each got a GER
tilcate of election, Chaves from the
county commissioners of Rio Arrlba,
and Larragote from the democratic
commissioners of Taos comfy. Mr..
Chayes sued for a mandamus before
Judge Laughlin of Santa Fe. to COM
pei the secretary to swear him, the
honestly elected councilman, ia as a
member of the council. Judge Laugh
lin held that he could not issue a man
damus to order a mar to do a future
act. 1t will be noticed that Judge
Laughlin does not agree with Judge
Smith regarding the object of man
damus~ proceedings, but that the re.
suits Of the decisions of each of them
is for the glory and profit Of the dem
ocratic party.
In this district, where it is well
known that J.. A. Ancheta was elected,
G. w. Miles, who ran against him and
was defeated, happened to be in the
city SO Secretary Miller swore him in
in Ancheta's place. What authority
be had for doing so is not, as yet
known.
In the house, according to the re
ports in the secretary's Office, there
should be fifteen republicans, sever
democrats, and two whose polite:
were doubtful, they having beer
elected on the Independent ticket il
San Miguel county. These two flocket
with the democrats at the roll cal
aud probably will work with then
during the session.
In the first district, Colfax county
G.. w. Cook, republican, was elected
by ten majority, but the secretary Sc
lected his democratic opponent, S
Martinez, to do his work and draw
his pay.
In the third district, Colfax, Mori
and Union counties, Mateo Lujan, re
publican, was elected by n majority
B This majority was too small for a re
/, publican to hold office on, and SO tn,
secretary called on his democratic op
ponent, ". A. Thompson, to al tn
place.
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