The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-13

The hearings in the contest case of
Larrazolo against Andrews is proli-
fc of results in at least one thing, and
that consists in showing up the many
peculiar methods INDUCED in in Ger
tain of the counties of the Territory
in the recent election. AS the evil
dence is taken. the final result seems
to be that the claim of Larrazolo that
he was ~defrauded out of the election
seems to be assured.
That the official count, particularly
in Valencia and Colfax %counties did
not give the votes as they were cast,
seems to have been proven. The AL
buquerque Journal, of Monday gives
the following account OF the contest:
In sc far as the introduction of tes-
timony is concerned, the contest in
stituted by the democratic ~orga1iza-
ton of New Mexico in behalf of o.. A.
Larrazolo. its candidate for congress,
against Delegate w. H. Andrews, is
assuming large proportions. Entered
into by attorneys for the republican
candidate now holding the certificate,
as something of a joke, the contest
has become a very serious matter, in
volving the taking of testimony in at
least five counties of New Mexico and
including a number of witnesses so
large as to be almost staggering.
Attorneys E. w. Dobson and T. n.
Wilkerson, engaged by the republican
organization TO look after the inter
ests of Andrews. returned to Albu-
querque yesterday. the one from Las
Vegas the other from Belen. where the
taking of testimony has been under
way.
The testimony in San Miguel coun-
ty did not proceed very far for when
the court reached the ballot boxes,
the county clerk, acting on the advice
of the district attorney, refused to de-
liver them to the court, thus stopping
the hearing. 1t is understood that
steps may be taken to force the clerk
to allow these ballot boxes to be open
ed under o precautions in order
that the evidence alleged to be con-
tanned therein may become available.
The other attorney, Mr.. Wilkerson,
returned to Belen, where the Valen-
cia county testimony las been and is
still being taken Attorneys Summers
Burkhart and T C. Chaves appeared
there for the democrats. The contes-
tants base much of their case against
n showing they claim they will be
able to make in Valencia county. We
~ much has been said of IRREGULAR
ties there and one democratic news
paper has told a story of the voting
of the people of one precinct in alpha
betical order. Whether this will be
produced in Valencia county evidence
emains tt be seen. The charge made
by this democratic newspaper, the
Santa Fe Eagle, is interesting. 1t is
as follows:
One of the most peculiar things
that happened at the late elections
and which rather takes the palm
away from fatigue precinct in Tor
rance county. happened dow in Vale
ncia county where they believe in Is
to !, that is to say 16 republicans to
one democrat. The ratio used to be
higher only two years ago it was 300
to 1. but h county has a brick school
house now and is otherwise showing
signs of reform, including an increas-
ed democratic vote.
One of the precincts has o reform
ed That is precinct No. % and Is
known as Bibo precinct. 1t appears
from the returns that there were SO
votes cast in that precinct, and that
there were SO votes counted for An
drews> Larrazolo got nothing and