Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-01-23
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Report Of the Committee That Fired
Antonio Lucero From the House.

The report Of the house committee
at Santa re on the contest case Of
| William n. Coleman w.. Antonio LII
cefo vas ~ follows:
Your committee on privileges and
| elections, to whom was referred the
| election contest Of William H. Cole
man VI. Antqnio Luoefo for the ONCE
Of representative from the 4th 1egis.
iatiye district " the Territory Of New
Mexico, have had the same Under con-
| sidefation, and I am directed 20 re-
port 10 the House Of Representatives
~ follows
From the face 81 the returns VI
the election eut Of which the contest
arose II appears that Antonio Lueef0
had a majority ef eightyseight tsst
votes. II further appears from the
testimony that the name 81 Antonio
Lneefo was upon Il ticket known ~
the "Hepubliean Independent" ticket,
the emblem or marking device of
which wal q flag" On tho lower
part ~ tbs flag there was a shadow
outline NJ what a Intended ~ be
a representation NJ an angel, I'm
mediatsly upder this flag was the
word "napublioan independent" Then
followed the name " ~ y, Itpdayy for
delegate a. congress,
The attempted representation ~ the
regulaf Republican ticket contained
the nama IN Antonio LIicero, and a
person by placing the thumb " the
Right hand Dyef the lownf portion "
the ins would rover 10 the work IN
dependent" aud leaving a part " the
ing and Tho word "ftepiiblican" and
the iniie u n n Ridley cxDUaed this
lead almost abyOht Into ihIhkihg that
| WIS h regular republican Ticket.
fhs committee mid that Tie fesoiti
, tIoh tedultihg adopting ah tfhbieih ~
theIt Ticket WIS hbt fied With the
rbtiity tiefk has fe1llted BY law ahu
va ftifthef ma that INC fsetiiaf febub
IItah ticket and the fae as Ne etibieit
ahd REQUIRED resolution wete hiied IN
dttbtHhHtb With Inv.
II IA admitted M The bieadihes N
thls tbhtest casa that MI ieast bhB htih
dfed tiUuj u The AputiBHA ana ftaHdH
IeHl lIekeis WIN M! LutefU'B name
&etH tBtHd Ill the eieetlBH
III tlew " the feteHt detlsl8H III w
asaBeiate juBtlee III the supreme eBlit|
IN thls teffltBfy IN the eBHteat eaBe N
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aFBHe Win reference ~ Il MAftlHE ~
Elee 8F HHblem whieh WA eaieHialet
lD nHGHlva ana Hald GasH beins alln8HI
Identical WIN me eaBa pending hife
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axhansliEe iHFaHtieati8n aHd HEARING
b8th pAFllaH fhaFeHnl8 bGlns raprH
Banfad Wy abs R8HHHell Arrived NJ tht
unanimous dRflHlan thai William N
Coleman IN entitled ~ \ Haat w iht
ahth leglslRtlEa aaaamhlg M ms Yer
rltary NJ Naw Mesle9 fram lha faHFil
laglRlatiga diHtFlft fampriaing thf
pppnty NJ san MigHah and VIZ harehl
recommend that he be awarded salf
seal and that Antonio hpierat tha sit
iing member, he declared HAt entities
M y seat In thls legislative body,
Yppr lpmmlttee wguld further 70
port that The Honorable EdHard0 Mar
tipns, thu minority member ~ thu
committees very reluctantly ialnef
with the majority ~ the committee II
making this report unanimous anf
that he only did 80 after ~ exhaustive
argument and an examination int
the facts ~ the case, and being nnalI,
convinced Of the correctness 0f TN
nnding 0f the committee and q minor
NY report not being necessary, All ri
which IL respectfully submitted,
Signed
Crist0vaI Hanches,
Chairman.