Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-31


them 70 select the Judges from the
legal lists submitted.
Attention was called 10 the fact
that this ruling world leave the Re-
publican party without any repfesen-
tatlon on the election board unless the
mercy Of the county commissioners
would give hem one. 70 this the
court replied that they must give at
least one representative to the Repup-
lican party although he did not point
out any provision Of the law which
- prescribed.
The Republicans had nominated
their ninn judges In sets OF threos. the
frat judse awarded them 10 be taken
from tho first three. the second Judge
from the second three. etc.
Mr. wood then asked whether
they we're TO be compelled TO select
the Judge awarded TO the Republican
party IRON the first three. The dts.
trict attorney stated that he had adj
yised the board that they had a right
10 select tho Republican judge from
any one OF he nine names submitted
In each precinct
could correct the situation by With
drawing the extra six names, leaving
the three named tor each precinct and
IN this way limit the county commits.
sioners TO one OF the three names 50
proposed, In apparent direct opposi-
ton 20 the ruling he had just made
that such a list would be absolutely
void and not binding ON the commits
sioncrs az all. Mr. Wood replied that
he would not Withdraw the hst but
would stand on his rights as they
were.
Messrs. klock, Lester aud Staab
then held a hurried conference and
decided that IL was safeer not TO take
chances OF going outside the first
three names and the court suggested
that they advise the commissioners TO
take the Republican name from the
!irs, three ana this was accordingly
done.
An appeal TO the supreme court
WIS promptly taken by NJ. Wood and
"A supersedeas asked. The effect Of the
supersedcas would merely have been
to compel the board TO give the Re
publicans two and the Democrats one
member, while TO deny II would give
tho Democrats two and the Repubh'
cans one. As Judge Abbott had sug.
gested that the question was not AZ
all free from doubt, Il was thought
that he nigh grant the supcrsedeas.
lie however, refused aud the BOARD
was left free 10 appoint one Repub-
lean aud two from the Democratic
supporters which II forthwith pro-
ceeded TO do. IL is claimed that IL the
supreme court shall mold the Repuo
lican contention TO be correct that
tho election being conducted by
judges Illegally Rppointcd. Ii will
void the election. II will be very un.
fortunate II such result should be
brought about.
To a person not schooled In the
intricacies OF the law II would look
as though the Republican contention,
as 10 the Interpretation OF this sta
tutc, guarantees representation TO
both political parties. substantially
taking Il ont OF the hands OF the
county commissioners and that the
construction now placed upon this
section absolutely destroys the law
SO far ms II secures this non-partisan
control and Il would seem that Law
should not be so construed as TO de-
strOy u unless such course IL uh.
nyoidable but many things happen
In courts that the ordinary citizen
cannot uncrstand.
The following IL the list Of election
judges appointed by the commission
ers. The first man named In each pre-.
cinct IL this man designated 10 receive
the ballot box. The locations OF the
"A Ia
the lat;
Precinct 80. I. san Rsfae
candolsr.n, Nareiso Knoeb and Atan'
acio Barela. Al house OF J. Y. Ar
milo.
Precinct No. 2. Del Rio-salvadoI
Candelaria. Juan schedra and Teodo.
clio sabedra. AT house OF Antonio
Garcia
Precinct No. 3, Aiameda--Ie nacie
sandoval, Luis l.uccro and Epitacic
Duran. AZ public school house.
Precinct No. .. Ranches dc Albu.
qucrque--Ambroslo A. zamora, Nes.
tor scnn and Tolsoforo Garcia. Al
house of Rafael y. soma.
| Precinct No. o. Barelas-Trinidae
f.ucoro. Melton yordova and Adoift
/ NfNAf . - NRNN' W ANNNNM ~ fAWI'
uie, iae3 i3arclas road.
Precinct No. g, Isos padilias Jotui
Padilla. Manuel Chavez > Padilla an,
I.uis Padilla. Al house Of syivestr,
| Padllla.
Precinct No. 7. san Antonio--Ollm.
pho Garcia, Folk Garcia and Prrhllc
Gonzales Al tho house OF Vcnces
iado GricGo.
Precinct no. :. los Grtogos--Juar
N. Pedroncelli. Guadalupe Gutierrez
and Pedro griego y Apodaoa. Al houa,
Of Jose Montoya.
Precinct No. o. RanchoE Dc Atrlsc'
Jacob Bernal. Francisco sanche
and Luis Armlio y Baca. AZ hous'
OF Poiicarpio Armiio,
Precinct No. 10. E.scabosa--Aurell'
Rael. Reyes Mora and Jose Antoni'
Padillo. Al the house o. Filomen'
Mora.
Precinct No, Il, Pajarito--eieofn
Sanchez. X. 49, Clark and cipcrian'