Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-04-07
REPUBLICANS
CLAIM VICTORY
Confident of Elect
ing Entire City
Ticket.
VOTING HAS BEEN HEAVY
Democrats Circulate Lying
Dodgers Which are
Promptly Nailed.


held today Is a spirited one and botn
parties are claiming victory. The sup
porters of the various candidates are
hustling for their friends. Nearly
every carriage in the city is out after
the voters and indications are the vote
pol)ed will be the largest in the his
tory of Santa Fe.
There have been no fights. The
saloons were closed at midnight last
night and In that respect everything
Is peaceable. The contests among the
opposing candidates are friendly ones
and which ever side wins the defeat
cd candidates will join with the win
ners and help make Santa Fe great
er and far more improved city.
Several sets of dodgers were placed
in circulation early this morning by
the Democratic city central commit
tee, setting forth the reasons why the
voters should not vote for Hon. Jose
D. Sena for mayor and DR.. Wheelon
for councilman from the Fourth ward.
Other campaign lies have also been
circulated by them, but the Republl
cans have nailed every lie and
this afternoon everything points
to the election of the Republican tick.
ct from top to bottom.
Nearly one-fourth of the total regis
tration of the voters was cast be-
tween nine and ten o'clock tbs morn
ing and according to the statement of
those who are keeping tally at the
various polling places the Republi-
cans are in the lead in every ward
The closest contest Is in the Fourth
ward. The Second ward will cast the
largest vote and the Republican ma
jority promises to be the biggest in
that ward.
First Ward.
Indications are that the vote in the
First ward will be. one of the heaviest
ever poled. The votes were coming In
lively Immediately after the polls were
opened at nine O'Clock this morning
and of the 351 voters who had regis
tered 73 cast their ballots before ten
o'clock. Both parties have watchers
outside the polling places keeping
track of the number of votes that are
supposed to be cast for each party
OF the 70 votes cast early this morn.
ing 1t was claimed that AZ were Re-
publicans. The Republicans of this
ward are sure of victory providing ev-
cry Republican stays by his ticket and
goes to the polls and votes. The judges
of the election In the First ward are:
Nicolas Sena, Manuel Montoya Co
Jumbo and r. Padilla. The clerks are:
Eluterio Ortega and Hilario Baca.
Second Ward.
The bulk of the voters are in the
Second ward and the poll shows 1888
registered and of that number l2O had
voted at ten o'clock this morning. Two
thirds of the vote cast at ten o'clock
were Republicans. The Republicans In
the Second ward are very jubilant and
claim that the ticket will carry there
by a big majority. The election judges
are Benito Alarid and Miguel Baca,
Republicans, and Manuel Ortiz y Rod
rigues, Democrat. The clerks are A.
NJ. Dettelbach, Democrat and Emilio
Ortiz, Republican.
Third Ward.
In the Third ward ninety-five votes
were cast before ten o'clock and OF
that number sixty were claimed to be
Republicans. In this ward BAL voters
registered. The voting is very lively
and no doubt full vote will be cast.
The judges of election are: Jose M.
Garcia and Encarnacion Sandoval, Re-
publicans, and Genovevo Sandoval,
Democrat. The clerks are Adelaide Or
tiz, Democrat and Saturnino Garcia,
Republican.
Fourth Ward.
The voting in the Fourth ward is
being done at the Office of Justice
Of the Peace Henry Pacheco, 3O7 Pal
ace avenue. In this ward $50 have
registered and of that number 35 had
voted within thirty minutes after the
polls were opened. 1t was claimed
by the Republicans and conceded by
the Democrats that of the number
who voted over twenty were Re-
publicans. The Fourth ward Is
considered one of the closest
wards in the city and both
parties are trying their best to carry
the ward. The Republicans are full OF
hope and are making statements to
the effect that II the Republicans will
come to the polls and vote the Re-
publican ticket 1t will be carried by
safe majority. The judges of cleo.
tion In the Fourth ward are: Melton