Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-31

rlson SAID he had heard from Mr.. Wal
ton ana from many democrats, among
others Pete McCanna. that the major
lty OF democrats would be registered
last Saturday. DIR. Harrison said the
list was not posted outside the store
and Mr.. Wa,ton told him he did not
put the book out because he feared it
would be stolen.
Sheriff Thomas Hubbell said he took
some names to Mr.. Walton to be regis.
tered Saturday morning but Mr.. Wal
ton toll him the book was not there,
but McCutchen had it copying the list.
He left the names with Walton. who
said he would register them. In the
evening Walton told him he had lied
to him about the book and McCutchen
did not have it but it was in his safe.
He said he had told him he did not
have IL because lie was afraid Hubbell
would demand ii as sheriff of the
county.
John II. Single said that Saturday
afternoon he and Mr.. Childers went to
the Second Third and Fourth wards
and in the Fourth ward they saw Mr..
Walton. They went said Mr.. Stingle.
to verify rumors about adding names.
They asked Mr.. Walton If they intend
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Walton said the board had been in
structed that it had the right to erase
and add names and intended to do so
Mr.. Stingle asked him if he consid-
cred the hooks closed and Mr.. Walton
said: NO, sir" Mr.. Stingle said no
threats were made. Mr. Stingle said
they went to the Third ward and the
only place they found book posted
was in the Second ward
w. b. Childers, United States attor-
ney, said lie was retained Friday eve
ming and on Saturday made the trip as
described ly Mr.. Stingle. He corrob-
Grated what Mr.. Stinsle had said and
said Mr.. Walton told him he was act
ing under the advice of the city attor-
ney. Air Childers said he did not care
so much about the dates, but his chief
objection was to revising the registra-
tion books in secret.
Mr.. Stingle was recalled and said he
had employed Mr.. Bingham to make
canvass of the Fourth ward and he
could furnish a list as 1t was at the
close of March 20 and March 27.
Judge Baker said it would seem to
him that the. Jaw allowed ten days for
registration and from March that
would bring it TO March 13; allowing
one day and six for posting would
bring it to March 20.
Mr.. Bingham was called and said he
was engaged TO make canvass of the
Fourth Naisl by the republican commit
tee and was instructed to get his
names in before the evening of March
20. He said he took them in the eve
ming of Marcn 20 and copied them into
the registration book He said Mr..
Walton told HIM the books would be
open until the night before election.
Mr.. Moore cross examined Mr.. Bing-
ham and asked him if he wrote the
names in himself Mr.. bingham said
he did and they are all In the book in
his handwriting. Mr.. Moore asked how
many of the board were there and he
said Mr.. Walton only. A part of the
time Mr.. Walton was chatting with
him, bnt most of the time he was at
tending to his business. Bingham said
on that one day he put 24S names on
the book.
Mr.. Moore at once raised the point
these names were illegally put on, as
they were not written by the individ-
uals themselves. were not put on by
the hoard. in the presence of ma
jority of the board or under the super
vision of any member of the board.
The point was not pressed.
Judge Baker asked ii there was any
means of knowing the names in the
books on March 20 and Mr.. Stingle
said he thought they could tell. Mr..
Moore explained his instructions by
saying he thought the intent of the law
was for the board to begin twenty days
before election and not when appoint
ed, Judge Baker remarked he thought
there was a good deal in Mr.. Moore's
view. A recess was then taken until
o'clock