Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-01-21
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
FORTY-NINE ILLEGAL VOTES CAST

FORTY-NINE ILLEGAL VOTES CAST
In the Guyer-Slack contest case from
Union county, the committee on privi-
leges and elections made the following
report to the house:
Mr.. Speaker: Your committee on
privileges and elections to whom was
referred the election contest of John H..
Guyer VS.. John c. Slack for the Office of
representative from the county of Union
in the territory of New Mexico, have
had the same under consideration, and
| am directed to report thereon to the
house of representatives.
From the face of the returns of the
| election out of which this said contest
Arose it appears that in the said county
of Union, the contestant, John X.
Guyer, received sol votes, that the
contestee, John c. Slack. received 500
votes, being a majority of five votes over
contestant, John r. Guyer.
Your committee, however, finds that
in precinct No. 0, in said county OF
Union, 26 illegal votes were cast by
persons who were not registered in said
precinct No. 0; that in precinct No. 6
Lof said county of Union there were II
illegal votes cast by persons who were
net registered in said precinct No. 6:
illegal votes cast by persons who were
not registered in said precinct No. 7,
and in precinct No. / of said county
there were T illegal votes cast by per-
sons who were not registered in said
precinct No. 1, all of which said illegal
votes your committee finds to have
been cast for the cOntestee, the said
John c. Slack, being a total of 40 illegal
votes which were counted and returned
for the said contestee, John c. Slack,
and deducting these 40 illegal votes so
cast. counted and returned for the said
John c. Slack, from the votes which he
received as shown by the face of the
returns of said election, your committee
finds that he, the said John G. Slack.
received Asst votes and that therefore
the said John R. Guyer received a ma
jority of "A of the legal votes cast il
said election in the said county Of
Union and is entitled to the office Of
representative from the said county OF
Union and territory of New Mexico
and your committee recommends tina
the said John r. Guyer be declared
elected to said Office and sworn in tt
hold the same. Respectfully submitted
!, (Signed) B. A. ROMERO,
Chairman of Committee on Privilege:
and Elections.
1t is evident that the third house hat
a meeting last night. The market price
of bromo settler has raised.
" 0.,a; .o a, frn
) Taos. Rio Arriba and San Juan county
thinks that the old method of selecting
iuries by a committee established by thu
court is the best.
The house and council are rushins
the public printer in order that tn
work Of considering bills may be speed
, lily taken up by the various committees
This shows commendable energy.
e The clerks and stenographers ar
kicking because the New Mexican ha
; not been left on their desks. 1t is evi
dent that the efficient legislative EN-
ployes know a good thing when the,
> see it.
Captain w. H. H. Llewellyn objected
to adjournment yesterday because h
thought that the move would establisl
a bad precedent which might be fol
: lowed later in the session when tn
house was crowded with business.
Two bills became laws this week
! One authorizes the governor to us
discretionary powers in the matter o
I considering reductions in the sentence
I, of penitentiary prisoners. And TIL
v other provides for the printing of 200
r copies OF the governors message an
the distribution of copies of the Com
piled Laws of 1897 to members of tn
legislature,