Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-09-20
ROBERTS LANDS
THE jUOGESH|P
Named by Taft to Be AS
sociate Justice of Su-
preme Court
DEATH or COUNTY TREASURER
Seven Counties Have Failed to
Report Their Election
Returns

been in consultation VIII
General Frank H. Hitchcock and Ne"
Mexico Republican leaders, today ap-
nointed Louise A. Breeding OF Caris-
had. Eddy county, notary pubic
Official Election Returns.
Although tomorrow is the last day
under the law on which election re-
turns should be sent to the terrltorlai
secretary. seven counties have thus
far failed to make their returns: Ber-
nalillo, Curry, Lincoln, Mora, Edoy'
Socorro and Roosevelt, Under the
law Territorial Secretary Jaffa Will
he Obliged to send a messenger 10
tho county seats for these missing re-
turns. Two more counties nave re-
norted since Yesterday. San Miguel
Republican, Eugenio Romero 2ffS'
Atanacio Roibal 1880, Charles A
spiess 2717, Nepomuceno Segura
2773, Henry w. Kelly 27SS, Margarlto
Romero 1862, j. M. Cunningham 2So9'
Luciano Macs 1902, S. B. DAVIS Jr"
28O4. Democratic, o. A, Larrazolo
1879, Antonio Lucero 1873, John D.
w Veeder 1861, Francisco Ribera y
Baca 1540, Upton Hays 1436, Placldo
Sandoval 147S, Christian Wlegand
1435. Antonio Pacheco 1880, Henry q.
Coors 1924. Dona Ana county-Re-
publican, Frank w. Parker l2l2, ISL
doro Armiio 1865, Charles E. Miller
1144, Winifred E. Garrison 1927. Dem
ocratic, Eugene E. Van Patten 9Sl'
Joseph F. Bonham 989, Numa T.
Frenger 1897, c. w. Reynolds 1862
Hon. C. j. Roberts Appointed Judge.
Word received from Ration yester-
day has it that Hon. G. j. Roberts OF
Ration has been appointed an assocl-
ate Justice of the territorial supreme
court to fill the vacancy caused by the
apnointment of Chief Justice Mills
to be Governor of the Territory. This
ends a situation which had become
almost intolerable, for the increasing
court business makes it imperative
that each place on the bench be hlled.
Judge Roberts will for the present
make his headquarters at Las Vegas.
The first knowledge that Judge
Roberts had of his appointment was
telegram received yesterday from
President Taft's private secretary,
Norton.
Vacancy in County Office.
The death of County Treasurer nj.
B, Atkinson of Torrance county, at
Estancia yesterday, leaves another
vacancy to be filled. Treasurer At
kinson was we'll advanced in age and
was an old timer in Torrance county.
He was a 32d degree Mason, Shrlner
and knight Templar
Opinion From Attorney Generals
Office.
Sept. 10, 1910.
Hon. w. H. Andrews, Delegate in
Congress, Albuquerque, N. M.
Dear Sir-I have your letter of yes
terday inclosing one from Mr.. Joseph
e. Davis dated at ''U. S. General Hos
pital, Ft. Bayard, N NJ" in which he
asks whether a patient of that insti-
tuition is qualified to, vote at an cleo
ton held in New Mexico.
The latest legislative expression on
this subject will be found in Chapter
1874 of the session laws Of 1909, which
amends Sec. 1647 of the Compiled
Laws of 1897, and reads as follows:
"Sec. 1647. No person prevented
by the Organic Act of the Territory
OF New Mexico; no officer or soldier
of the United States army; no per
son who is an inmate Cor employed
of any United States government san
atorium or hospital; no person includ
ed in the term Camp Followers OF
the United States Army, shall be en-
titled to vote or hold public office in
this Territory; Provided, however
That this act shall not apply where
the person offering to vote or hold Of
fee was legal voter in the precinct
in which he offers to vote prior tt
his becoming an inmate of the sana
torium, the commencement of his
employment with such government
sanatorium Or hospital or prior tx
the time he started to live upon sucf
reservation; this act shall not appl!
to contractors or other citizens OF
their employees who are not employ
ees in the management and conduct
ing of such sanatorium."
Chapter 81 Of the Session Laws o
1907 which governed at the recen
election held for delegates to the con
stitutional convention, also contained
the provision prohibiting the voting o
any person who is an inmate or EN-
ploye of any United States govern
ment sanitarium or hospital" so tina
it would appear that patients at tn
Ft. Bayard hospital, which is, as un
derstand, a United States hospital
are not qualified to vote in New Mex
leo, unless prior to their becomin
such patients they were legal voter
in the precinct where they offer t
vote. They are not, however, as MI
Davis seems to think, to be designat
ed as Camp Followers
Yours very truly,
H. s. CLANCY,
Assistant Attorney Genera
Judge Roberts Goes to Clayton.
Judge C. J. Roberts is in Claytor
Unon county, today, where Chief Jus
+;ao Wy IT Pone is holding court an