Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-08
Deputy Sheriffs Bully Voters
in Country Precincts While
a Fat Roll Saves the Day in
the City.
FIELD DAY FOR
GOOD GOVERNMENT"
Honest Vote Was Largely in
Favor of Republican Ticket,
But Was Helpless Against
Romero Methods.

Never In the history of political
campaigns In Betnalllic county has
there been Witnessed a more shame
ful exhibition OF fraud. bribery, In.
iimidation aud corruption than WAS
given NJ the election Yesterday In the
city OF Albuquerque and the outlying
precincts hy the forces OF W. n. (iii.
lenwater. jusnh Romero and the Dem.
OcratlC tail TO their political kite.
Never In the palmy days OF Tweed
and Croker were more frankly brutal
methods employed 10 force v0tera 10
east their ballots right" Never dld
those high lights OF Tammany Hall
peel on yellow boys from their rolls
more cheerfully 10 buy an election,
AL this. remember was done IN
the name OF good government
Ia the outlying precincts, 10 which
Don Jesus Romero has long boasted
that he holds title deeds In fee simple
absolute. there were signs early In
the day that his ownership would be
contested. and eviction OF the big
chief seemed imminent Was Don
Jesus daunted? Not a daunt By the
simple process OF rushing d squad OF
HWl9lAitN w N0Nu VI NNN 1lUtttUA UfMA@u
which dld not present q satisfactory
appearance and arresiing every man
who locked doubtful. holding him un-
til sufficient guaranty was given
that he was for good goy ernutent"
and would swallow the entire dose
la u most progressive manner and
with the pleasantest expression pos
sibie, the honest" sheriff managed 10
retain his title.
At Los Grlegos Il was only found
necessary 10 arrest three lnoffenslve
citizens for the outrageous offense OF
intending to vote against the chief. an
others who had formed the same In
tention quickly took the hint and
changed their minds In Bnreias II
WAS deemed best TO administer the
dose In allopathic quantities, and -
Offenders were apprehended by the
watchGul depHties. These men, OF
course, were released immediately up.
on giving satisfactory assurance that
they had altered their political beliefs.
Frequently IL was not found neces-
sary 10 adopt such drastic measures
The chief had a roll OF no mean pro-
portions, made up OF bills Of very slze-
able denomination. There were those
among the citizens of the precincts
In question who beat the deputies to
Il and didn't have 10 be arrested. They
had their reward and there are I'M
doubtable evidences OF prosperity TO-
day IN many ot the country precincts
IN BcrnalIllo county.
'Twixt bribery and Intimidation. the
forces OF good government man
aged ca annex comfortable vote In
the country precincts OF Bernalillo
county, which otherwise would have
returned largs maiuriilos for the
siraiRht Republican ticket
iiut all the honOrs OF the day do not
beiohg to The Fearless and efficient'
sheriff Boss Glllenwater had his end
lof 'he pole 10 carry In the down town
Irreclucts Ia order 10 pai The scheme
lover and he carried II la most brill.
liant fashion. The enrly vote In the
Iciiy OF Albuquerque was heavily RE-
publican, and had the count been
made AT noon the straight Republican
majority la the eity would have becn
az least three 10 one,
II WIS ~ this iancture that the
boss got hmsy and sounded the bueiT
call Summoning bis most trusted
henohmen he had thom fare forth into
the highways and by-laws and bring
EN- IN. They Jared forth and they
brought en- tn Every patriot with a
price was rounded np and led io tlis'
lGillenwater headquarters. which, hy
len odd coincidence, we're located next
door TO the polling place OF Division
No. l. Precinct No. .. ON West Gold
avenue, ANA which la "a very shotJ
time began to present a most amt
mated scene.
Money! slaihers of u and only
one string tied 10 A. That string tool,
1.-The form OF q ballot with the scream
Ing eagle ~ It's head. All that was
Unnecessary to annex one OF the yellow
boys WIS 10 take tho ballot with the
sereaming eagle, march next door
20 the polling place and vote II
straight Of course, one OF the
scouts went along 10 see that no
} scratches were made and that thu
! ballot with the screaming eagle al
the top was duly aud lllegally depOs,
lted In the box. That done. the strlnp
tied 10 the yellow hoy was unlooaod
and the patriot went on his way re
iOiclng
The situation was 20 desperate
that the scouts threw caution 10 ths
Winds and passed the word freels