Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-01-16
POLITIGAL WARRIORs.
They Are Assembling in Santa Fe and
Blood is Said To be On the Moon.

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Special Correspondence Of THE OPTIC.
SANTA FEE, January 10Th, l897.-The
political warriors are assembling slow
ly In the capital, but among the local
politicians, the battle Is raging and has
been raging for some time. The prin-
cipal point Of attack Is Secretary
Lorion Miller, who, so your correspond
ent is informed, has finally announced
that he will not swear IN any man, un
less he has a certificate OF election from
the proper authorities, issued by the
boards of county commissioners as
canvassing boards, before the end Of
December Of the last year. Under this
announcement, 1t is said Governor
Thornton's district attorney, j. H.
| Crist, Is working day and night, tooth
and toe nail, to induce the defunct
board of county commissioners to issue
q second certificate of election to VIM
Locke, showing him elected over j. M.
Archuleta, who received a certificate Of
election on November 10Th, of last
year, showing him elected by seventy
eight votes majority in the district
composed of Taos, Rio Arriba and San
Juan counties. This has not yet been
done, but Crist is leaving no stone unaa
turned to get the certificate for Locke,
who will be here Saturday evening.
Among those pretty we'll posted, it is
said that this cannot be done, this time,
and that the ex.chairman of the defunct
Taos county board, Mr.. Scheurich "a
not be used by District Attorney Crist,
this trip.
At the same time, an attempt is also
being made to have a certificate In the
same manner issued to the defeated
democratic candidate for tthe house of
representatives from that district and
succeeding in both these schemes, Sec
Rotary Miller would be able to organize
the council democratic, providing
Messrs. Duncan and Sandoval and the
three members Of the house from San
Miguel county, act with the democrats.
The law strictly prohibits that sort Of a
game, but the law was disregarded,
two years age, and why not disregard
it nowP Secretary Miller, SO people
say, Is very willing to help, provided
he can do so, without too much danger
to himself.
District Attorney Crist left, thls
morning, ove the narrow gauge for
Taos, to carry his scheme into effect, il
possible. The chances are against
him, but be may be successful. How
the old, defunct board Of county CON-
m~issioners of Taos county, that went
out, of office on December 31st, can
now r~e.convene, %re-canvass the vote OF
the district, and issue new certificates,
| specially when the law specifically says
this shall not be done, is one Of those
things no fellow can find out, but with
District Attorney Crist and a willing
board Of county commissioners, all
things are possible, no matter how un-
lawful or how dishonest, but in this
case, it is said the board will not be
willing.
Much speculation Is being INDUCED
in as to the course the San Miguel
| delegations in the council and house
Twill take, and indeed, upon their &C
ton depends a great deal. The
democrats assert that these delegations
will act with them, and the republicans
say nothing, probably because they
have nothing To say.
III the democrats organize the coun-
Gil, it IS pretty we'll settled hal ex.
Delegate Antonio Joseph will be the
caucus nominee for president of that
body. Should the republicans organ.
iza, the name of Col. j. Francisco
Chaves looms up for the position and
he will likely be the republican caucus
nominee.
Councilman Curry. from the south
eastern district, is here; SO is Col.
Chaves. These two gentlemen express
themselves as beng in favor of settling
all political questions. the first week
of the session, and devoting the re-
mainder to passing some useful and
much needed legislation for the peo-
pie and the Territory. They are men
Of experience in legislative matters and
il their respective parties adopt such a
program, the thirty. second legislative
assembly will certainly make an envla-
| BILE record.
Governor Thornton is expected back,
Saturday night. In all probability, he
will re.pominate all the present Terri.
torial officials except Amado Chaves
for superintendent Of education. Mr..
Chaves is a republican and held over
during the past two years, because the
last council would not confirm the
several nominees named by the COVER
nor. II Is said that the governor has
an American, a close friend, slated for
the position. There are a good many
applications for the place which is not
at ell a bad billet, it paying $4,000 per
year with $500 travelling expenses.
In democratic anti Thornton circles, it
is said that two or three democratic
members of the council may 60 in with
the republicans to antagonize the gov
ernor's schemes and vote against his
nominations. Should that be the case,
and the nominations be not confirmed,
all the old officials would hold over,
any way, and SO there is not much lost
from a democratic standpoint.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE.