Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-25

E'c. This was done IN spite Of the fact
that Chavez. in response to a telc-
graphic inquiry, answered that the
bin had passed both houses ana had
been signed bN the governor. This
was not true; but the message vas
evidently intended 10 prevent q com
mittee from interfering with the pro-
gram. A similar telegram was sent
by the presiding Officers of the house
ANA the council. Both those gentlemen
afterwards explained hat the state
ment in their dispatches that the gov
ernor had signed the bill was not writ
ten by them, but was added by the
person whom they had sent to send
the telegram. This man was a rather
prominent politician out there. These
efforts to prevent us from sending
delegates failed. ana we got a henri
ing before Governor Curry. and the
governor vetoed the bill. 1t was on
March Is, | think. that he vetoed it. ~
Mr.. Tittman then old the commit
tee hat Immediately after the gov
Chavez introduced another measure
to abolish the county of Sierra and
creating a new county with new
boundaries with the name Of Sierra.
lie told Of how it was railroadcd
through the Legislature by Il suspen-
sion of the rules, that it was read in
English and on motion Of Blattman
the reading in Spanish was dispensed
with.
The chairman asked MIR. Tittman.
"Who are the people who want Cut
ter made the county seat instead OF
IHillsboro ?'
THE people who van Cutter made
the county scat are the firm of Hop
per & Higclow. consisting of Robert
Hopper and Julia Howe BlgeloW. pro-
meters of various mining enterprises
with offices at 100 Broadway. who
had promoted the Victoria chief Min
ing company
What is their interest in Gutter Pr
inquired the chairman.
THAT is the mining company that
OWNS that building at Cutter. They
thought tina building would probably
make q nice court house for MS, and
they could get paid for it. YOU sec,
get n little more money from the
county in that way. They bought
this desert land around there by pay
ing scrip for it ana getting some Of
their friends to lake up homcsteads,
and they then introduced this bill in
order to force the county Of Sierra
TO buy it from them, and also to be
able to sell lots.
In the council, as / said, bill No.
979 was also introduced and was pass
ed and the governor signed 1t. The
bin which is sought to be repealed by
senate Joint resolution 90, which Is IN
amendment TO the other bill. was first
introduced in the council INC was
then passed by the house and was al
so signed by the governor. As a re-
suit of this We are now in the position
OF having to hold an election on june
], 1910. in order to determine whether
or not the county seat is to be remOV-
ed to Cutter. But the objections to
that provision are these:
A election will probably cost tho
county 500. 1t will cost at least two
days time to most OF the voters there,
because the distances in the precincts
that they have to go-thc ranChmcn,
the cattlemen, the goatmen, ctC.,-are
quite great. Many of them live 20
miles away from the voting places,
and il imposes Il hardship on the
county which is not called for. But
that is not the whole thing. We can
vote on the question as to whether
the county seat should be moved. hut
it is very doubtful how hat vote
would result. While at present a
majority of the people there are
nnquestionably in favor of retaining
county seat at liillsbOrO, il is true
inc large numbers of MeXicanS in
building roads, ana they are promising |
hem a great big bridge across the Rio
3randc river, and they say
I'VE are going to open up these
and we viii give you work. "
Provided YOU vote for cutter 2'
Questioned the chairman.
Yes" answered Mr.. Tittman. pro
YOU vote for Cutter-that is the
.hcory OF it. Then there is the ques-
ion OF intimidation. You know what
he present method OF ballot is in New
The ballot is "a little slip that
'ou can hand 10 anybody, and go mp
o the polls with him and he deposits
I. You can control il pretty well So
here is the danger.