Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-11-21
SANTA FE, n M, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21 1902
SOCORRO COUNTY
POLITICAL ROW
A New Mexican Correspondent Gives the In.
side History Of the Adoption Of Party
Emb|ems and Election Claims.
INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN CAN
DlDATES RECEIVE CERTIFICATES

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DIDATES RECEIVE CERTIFICATES
| Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Socorro, N. NJ, Nov. 19.-The Socorro
election has been decided, so far as il
could be in proceedings before the
| court, and under that decision the
county commissioners have issued GER
tificates of election to the Independent
Republican candidates, exactly con-
| trary to the one-sided and prejudiced
statemo $ of some territ, ~,al papers
The legality of the Independent Repub-
adjudicated in the court proceedings
just closed, nor is that question before
any court at this time. Whenever that
question is raised the Independent Re-
publicans of Socorro county will be
heard loudly enough to be understood.
The Independent Republican conven-
ton was held on the same day that the
Democratic and Republican conven-
after the Democrats had rejected the
offer of fusion made by the Republicans
in convention assembled, and had act
ually fused With the Independent Re-
publcans, there were three tickets
adopted, each headed by different
emblem. The Independent Republicans
adopted the following resolution to-wft:
Resolved, That this convention
adopt as our emblem, or distinctive
mark, which shall be printed at the
head of our ticket, the American Flag
inside Of a square.
Resolved further, That the ticket
adopted and nominated shall be called
Independent Republican Ticket" ETC.,
also providing for size, printing and
recording the ticket.
The names on the Indeper dent Re-
publican ticket, were the same as on
the Democratic, except it was headed
by B. S. Rodey, both tickets having
the name of w. H. Andrews, Republic
can candidate for the council.
At that convention it was not known
what emblem the Republicans would
adopt, in fact the resolution to adopt
the flag inside of square was written
prior to the time the Republicans had
named their candidates or adopted any
emblem, if any they really did adopt.
However, they claim to have adopted
an emblem at the close of their con-
-vention, while thei's~ntimptcs aEd ,rese-
lutions published in three different Re-
publican papers in this county. do not
show that they adopted any emblem
whatever
From this point the canvass went
forward, ali the tickets, emblems, and
resolutions were given as much publici-
ty as possible in the local papers. Ex-
act fac SMILES of the Independent Re
publican ticket, except as to order of
candidates, were published in every is
sue until the day of election, by the
Socorro Chieftain, Republican paper,
and by La Verdad campaign paper
published by the Independent Republic
can party and given the utmost possi
BILE circulation in all the precincts of
the county. Independent Republican
speakers, also actively canvassed the
county held meetings in the various
precincts and called special attention to
the difference between the tickets. Ev-
cry voter was made to understand that
the Independnt Rpublican tickt, with
the flag inside of a geometrical square
was directly antagonistic in all respects
to the Republican ticket, as to county
officers. Every effort was made by
Democratic and Independent Republi-
can speakers and papers to emphasize
the difference in candidates and tickets,
and the Republicans did the same, even
trying to ridicule the flag within the
square.
Now comes the filing of the two tic
kets. The Independent Republicans
filed certificate with two tickets at
tached according to law, not knowing
or thinking whether or not the Repub-
licans had either filed or adopted any
A few minutes after the In
dependent Republicans had handed
their certificate to the probate clerk, a
Republican came into the clerks office |
and handed him certificate with two
Republican tickets attached, whereup-
tn the probate clerk put his file mark
unon both certificates, stating that they
Wire filed at the same time to-wit: II
O'Clock. These are the facts which can
be shown and will be, If necessary, by
the oaths of hundreds of reliable and
substantial citizens as to all essentials.
The public may form its own conclu-
sions as to he merits Of the matter in
volved.
Your correspondent will give addi-
tional facts as to what occurred In re-
lation to the Independent Republican |
ticket on election day when it may be-
come necessary.
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