Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-04
THE CITY ELECTION
The Day Was Chilly and the Voters
Apparently Sympathized with
the Weather,
A VERY LIGHT LOCAL VOTE
Politicians We're Earnest in Trying to Fire
the Local Electoral Heart, But Citizens
Seemed Apathetic and Respond
ed Tardily.


The familiar saying, 1.-THE election
passed off quietly" will apply very well
to the scenes around the polls in this
city today. There We're no disturbances
up to noon, and no prospects of my in
the afternoon, and in only n ware a
there been any challenging, so that the
guards on the outer WALL had little to
do. The campaign committees had wag-
onettes and hacks flying around from
poll to poll, with legends painted on
muslin banners and fastened to the
backs of horses, urging the dear public
in general and the voters in particular,
to support this, that n the other can
didate, and workers of the two parties
were on the alert all day to catch all
possible evasive and elusive voters.
There was a cold, raw wind blowing
nearly all day, which made overcoats a
necessity, and kept people moving to
passed off ~peaceably enough, and there
was no excitement worth mentioning.
At ward 1 the polling place was the
residence of Juan Garcia, with Pablo
vato as election judges. The clerks
were Miguel German and Nicolas Sena,
and the c~hallengers were Frank Rivera
Y Gonzales and Bias Garcia. By noon
80 votes had been cast and the situation
was dullness itself. There was a fer
ven hope expressed that some one
would contribute a barrel of aguadiente
to quench the local thirst, but no bar
rel came.
At ward 2 the polls were in the gro
Gerry store northwest of the capitol, with
Cosme Alarid, Julian Vigil and J.. r.
Ortiz as judges of election. The clerks
were Benito Alarid and Miguel Ortiz,
and the chalelngers were B. M. Read,
Maxine Martinez and Frank Anaya.
There was one man challenged, Rober-
to Armijo, for non-registry, and he was
not allowed to vote. There had been
cast 140 votes by noon, and although
the street was well field with people,
there did not seem to be anything do
ing.
In ward 8 the polls We're at the office
of the justice of the peace on Water
street. The judges of election were
Ambrosio Ortiz, Albino Arias and Cen
evivo Sandoval. The clerks were j. c.
Conklin and Patricio Sandoval, and the
challengers We're Marcus Costello and
Francisco Gonzales y Baca. The vote
was over 90 by noon, and there was not
enough excitement to startle a chicken.
In ward 4 the election was held at
the residence of Prudencia Garcia, and
the judges of election We're Antonio Bor-
rego, Ascencion Guerrero and Simon Sc
gura The clerks were John D. Costello
and Robert Johnson. The challengers
were Melton Costello, Santa Ana Her.
rera and Apolonio Martinez. The stu
to please the most exacting policeman.
A roundup of the polls between 2:45
and $3.50 p. m. showed that in ward l
there had been deposited 176 votes out
votes cast numbered 223, out of a regis
tration of 1888: in ward 8 the votes num-
bered 173 out of a registration Of 29S;
in ward 4 there were 116 ballots cast, out
of a registration of 1888. This made a
total of votes cast 6SS, out Of a registra-
ton of 1,294; leaving 606 votes to be poll
ed in two hours and a half. if all who
were registered were to vote.
In ward 1 Jose Remedies was chal-
lenged, but finally was allowed to vote.
This, presently, started a row., in which
Joaquin Martinez punched Ignacio Sena
and was arrested. He was, however,
turned loose later. There were crowds
about the polls, and in the vicinity all
day, but everything was quiet, except
in the little racket mentioned. The
got to flying around town pref
ty lively by the afternoon, and were
bringing in voters from all directions.
But they made no particular noise
about it. 1t was a day of ballot scratch
ing, especially in ward 8, where it SEEM
ed as though every voter who could read
his ballot would scratch it all up ere
1epositing it. Consequently, some time
will be required to count the vote.
Neither side appeared to do much in
the claiming line, only the Democrats
sanguine that their candidate
would be the next mayor of Santa Fe.
The polls close at 6 p. m.