Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-11
INDEPENDENTS WON OUT
BY ONLY Sl|MMtST
MARGINS
Desperate Fight In City With
Very Few Votes to Spare--
Country Precincts the
/, Same
WILL RESULT IN HARMONY
AND UNITED PARTY
Regulars Put UP Game Battle and
Made Showing Which Was
Severe Jolt to Opponents
Disposition to Wipe Slate
and Get Together Now

The Republican primaries held
the county yesterday and
in this city in the evening, were the
most hotly contested in the history OF
the county. and brought out even .
digger vote than on any regular cleo
ton day.
The Independent faction of the Re-
publican party won out in the city
and a majority of the county pre-
cincts but their victory was dearly
bought In more ways than one. as
the small majorities indicate.
However that faction elected a ms
jority of the delegates to the county
convention and In their hands rests
the fate Of w. H. Andrews and the
work of re-organizing the Republican
county committee.
1t was fight to the death for the
Independents yesterday. Forced into
line for w. II. Andrews, they directed
all their efforts towards creating the
impression that they were fighting
none but "Hubbell." However, until
the votes were counted, the result In
the city and many of the country pre-
cincts was very much in doubt
The Independents had plenty Of the
ammunition which counts and the
source from which some of 1t came
is still quite a mystery to the unin-
itiated. Every cab, buggy and auto
mobile that could be hired yesterday
bore an Independent banner and the
voters were brought to the polls from
every source possible.
The Regulars made a good stir
fight and they succeeded so we'll that
the Independents today are still gasp
ing at their narrow margin.
The Regulars lost precinct No. i26.
lying south of Central avenue in the
city, by 165 votes out of a total of
nearly 775, including challenged and
rejected.
The Regulars lost precinct No. IL.
being that part of the city north of
= entral avenue by the very small vote
of SO out of total of 5S1 votes That
precinct was the scene of as lively a
battle of the ballots as has ever been
seen here and was in doubt up until
the very last when the. Independents
crowded in motley array of men
and carried the precinct.
But the Independents had no walk
awey and they fought for every inch
they gained and fought and worked
hard, using every political method
known to them,
Their slogan appeared to be "any
old way to get the votes"
1t Is generally conceded today that
all that saved the Independents was
the hard work which they did at the
polls in getting out their vote and the
fact that they swung into line for An
drews at the last minute after the ex-
posure by The Citizen of the action
Of some of their leaders. The people
| wanted Andrews and no ticket without
his name on 1t would have been voted
| by any majority of those at the pri-
| maries yesterday.
The primaries, while hotly contest
ed, were orderly and there was an alb
sence of unpleasant conduct on the
part of the workers on both sides.
The delegates elected in the two
city precincts and who 1t is expected.
will take the lead in controlling the
county convention, are:
Precinct 12-Noa Ilfeld. A. f. Wal
ker. w. G. Hope, A. w. Hayden Geo.
s. Klock. Walter Jaffa, VIM. jerks.
ID. NJ. Ferguson f. II. Strong B. Spitz.
J. w. Palmer, r. II. Greenleaf. u. $.
Rosenwald, Perfecto Armijo. j. B.
Newell, #. w. Clancy. Frank Ralph,
Henry Bramlette, Angelo De Tullio.
Joseph Olphant, Trinidad Martin. A.
b. Stroup, Sam Millar. ]. r. Armijo.
VIM. McClurken, Peter Schreck.
Precinct 26-E. S. Slower II. f.
Reynolds, L. Z. Fletcher. d. c. Wis
enberg, b. II. Briggs, w. II. Barney,
T.. A. Lausen. T. S. Lawler A. c. Lent.
ID. II. Boatright, w. II. Gillenwatsf.
julius Staab, Leon Hertzog, H. Il.
Ray. w. w. Strong. j. Borradaile.
Abran Dimas. Charles KEN. w. w.
Ralph S. 5. Gilbert. Geo. p. Learnard.
John Caldwell, Jno. w. Wilson. N. G.
McCrodon, Eduardo DrancO. f. ID.
Woodford. d. A. Porterfield.
Small Majorities In Country.
The close fight in the city was
characteristic of the country pre-
cincts where small majorities in near
ly every instance was the rule
The Regulars carried Precinct No.
7. San Antonio having a representa-
ton OF two delegates; precinct No. Q.
Ranches de Atrisco. having a repre-
sai tation OF fve delegates; precinct
I NO II, PaJarito. having a representa-
tion Of three delegates; precinct No.