Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-16
MAN WHO STAYS At. HOME
VOTES AGAINST THE BONDS
Renorts of Ward Committee of Publicity Organization Shows
That Every Effort Must Be Made to Get Out the Vote
Next tuesday If the New Sewer System Is to Be Built;
LARGE and Enthusiastic Session of Committee Prepares for
Vigorous Work on Election Day.

nh citizen who stays at home next
r,esdav. the day Of the election on the
hand question. is as surely work
H.. n defeat the bond issue as If he
can't 70 the polls and voted against the
bonds. -
.n nv the city of Albuquerque, it
- incumbent on every registered voter
% wake up 10 the importance of the
.,aetjon and get out to the polls and
vote.
rha, Indifference or the part of the
,,o,ore is the one danger which threat
ans the passage of the bonds was
hroneht out forcibly last night at the
n,ooting of the publicity committee at
,ho commercial club when reports of
,ho subcommittees for the various
mords were read by the secretary.
These reports constituting as IT were
, straw vote, showed that very few
voters expressed themselves as against
no bond issue but that many either
ala NOT understand the proposition or
said that they would not vote against
tr AS il is necessary to have two
thirds of the qualified voters vote on
the question, the man who stays at
homc or away from the polls is prac-
tically casting his vote absolutely
AGAINST the bond issue
The committee vas present in force
last night when Chairman NJ. =.
stamm called the meeting to order
and the reports of the ward commit
fees were received with considerable
interest.
various citizens present spoke on
the necessity of vigorous and syste-
matte work at the polls Tuesday in
getting out the vote and arrangements
Mere made to hire carriages and other
vehicles to work all day to that
end. The spirit of determination
on the part Of those present last night
was most encouraging and with such
a large and representative body of citi-
zcns hard at work the prospects are
good.
Postal cards informing the recipient
that he is a registered voter and that
il he does not go to thu polls he votes
against the bonds, will be mailed to
every man whose name appears on the
registration lists. The Santa Fe Rail
road company will be asked by a com
mittee to close its shops at 4 o'clock
on Tuesday to allow the shopmen to
get to the polls and a similar request
will be made of the American Lumber
company. AS both corporations Will
be among the beneficiaries of the great
publiedmprDvement thatsisNpianned il.
is believed that they will comply with
the request and they have shown a
disposition to cooperate heartily with
the city in the sewer system matter.
OF the taxpayers interviewed by the
members of the committees, 2S6
pressed themselves in favor of tho
bonds and fifteen against. showing
that there is practically little opposi-
ton to the bonds and that the only
thing to be feared is apathy OIL the
question, Every effort will be made
between now and Tuesday to awaken
the voters to the importance of the
proposed system and the neces-
sity of getting out to vote.
J. +. Mathews and others present
'At oR3 " = oAi0
all persons who have c%onveyances
which may be placed at the disposal
Of the workers Tuesday should in
form Chairman NJ. p. Stamm at once.
A carriage committee consisting of
Messrs. Felix H.. Lester, j. III. Wroth
and W. p. Metcalf, was appointed to
hire a number of livery c-onveyances
Tor all day Tuesday. A subscription
was taken up among the members OF
me committee to defray the expense
OF the carriages, those present re-
spending generously. Citizens gener-
ally who are aiding in the work will
help pay the expense of the election
work. A committee was appointed to
prepare and mail the postal cards.
workers at the polls were chosen
from the various wards as follows:
First ward, DR.. Charles f. Lukens;
second ward, S. NJ. Porterfieldd; third
ward, Colonel Borradaile, Mr.. Bell, n
=. stevens; fourth ward. A. Fleischer.
Is. D. Sampsell, w. +. Metcalf. L.
Gradi.
One man in each ward will have
supervision of the work, which is to
consist chiefly of keeping tab on
unose who do not vote and having
'hem hunted up and brought to the
polls. The work is well organized,
ana with the cooperation of the vot-
ers themselves there is no reason why
inc iull voting strength of the four
wards should not be brought out. In
'he iirst ward there is also an organ
lzatlon Of citizens which will devote
.he day to helping bring the voters
to the polls.
Al the meeting last night. which
u'd not adjourn until after 10 o'clock,