Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-30


Of election think this board VIII
nnmr its Judges Ia a fair aud Just Way,
mking ono from the Republican iist,
one from the progressive Rcpublicnn
list. and ono from the Democratic list.
Tho law Is not mandatory on the
board. only persuasive"
Mr wood thon took the floor again,
saying that this was tho first election
tn DE- hold under this law. except the
election Tor delegates TO the conHtitu-
tiounl convention. IN which no qucs-
ton OF the kind had ever been put up.
but that " the law was as Mr. Lester
had stated u. the board had been
manlfcstly unfair 90 tho Socialists who
had uniformly had ticket in tho
Sold heretofore. but had never had
amy election Judges.
"Nuu Are Rubber stamp"
"Ir sou alioy the Central commit
toe to name only three men for tho
three offices. YOU let thom mako you
mesely 8 rubhcrstamp," he said. 81
therefore ask YOU. formally. what u
s your intention Go do"
chairman Grunsfcld OF the board,
then said. "Nc are going To name one
judge from rnch list"
Ne wood called this unfair
"Wc mean tp Doe fair and just" said
Mr. GrlnHfcld THAT'S the reason We
are doing u this way"
Give me nftoen minutes 60 get an
order If court thon. q construction OF
the law" asked Mr. Wood.
Mr. Springer moved that the board
proceed 60 tho appointment % the
Judges Of election. taking the hrst
named man of each list IN every pre-
cinct
This was seconded by Mr.. Armijo
and carried.
Don Jesus Breaks IN.
Mr. wood then said. Il warn you,
gentlemen. that you are breaking thu
law. and that I shall do my utmost
to punish you for it,
Don Jesus Romero. shorln of the
county. then broke into the confusion,
which was rapidly becoming general
with I'VE are going 90 appoint the
Judges. YOU can't bulldoEo us
Mr. wood said. what have YOU got
o. say about IT. You are not q cuun-
~ commissioner though YOU somc-
times think you are
Mr.. Romero said. you go on with
the Hubbclls. that's where you be-
long"
Mr.. wood said, ~ am going with
law-nbidinR people. sir. not with YOU.
He then went across Go the district
court chambers
Court Warns the Board
nv this time the board had scatter
ed into the probate clerks office, and
was waiting apparently for muye
from someone T.. X. H. Madison
clcrk of the district court appeared
with u request from the court that tho
board walt ave minutes before taking
any further action so that ne might
look into the papers which MIR. Wood
had presented chairman GruuSirld
was called back into the commission
crs room and after hearing tho re-
quest. granted % The board ava not
take "A formal RECESS. but merely diG
nothing for several minutes
Ia tho meantime, Mr wood laid tho
matter b,iorc Judge ira 4. Abbott oi
The district court. aud secured from
him "a @rlt compelling the hoard 90
sAuw cause Why It should not be- made
tu appoint two election Judges from
the list submitted by the Republicans,
rrturuablo forthwith
Don Jesus Gets Into ~ Again.
MI Wool brought this back into
Tho probate elprks office. ana showed
IL TO chairman grunsfeld Mr Gruns-
iold aud he had several heated words,
and then Shcrim Romero made low
voiced remark of some sort Mr.. Wood
replied heatedly, for few seconds 10
seemed that violence Waf Imminent
tho shcriR telling Mr wood that he
Was not running things there. and
That De- had Ho business there,
NJ wood said. eyes, ] knew your
game. aud prepared for 20"
"Wc amt got NO game shouted
10, enaTln. "wcro for the pcopl,
ll,roupon MT lester ana othcr iu.
terferDd. ANA any further outbreak
wBg lNortcd,
Thu board took rcccss uuul &
o'clock, the hearing before Judg, ABB
bolt on tho writ having hecn SCI az
p O'Clock by consent ~ Nh wood and
Mr Lester. the former agreeing 90 al
I low "a further walt should IL bo nccos-
snry.
This afternoon. when The hearing
was held upon the question OF max
I lng the writ permanent, the argument
WAS opened hy District Attorney
George = Kluck Mr. Kl0ck upheld
} that as the matt " was one Of great
importance and the time was some
what limited, the counsel had admit
ted certain things for the purposes Of
/ the hearing and he theroupOp moved
that the writ be quashed, because II
had been Improperly issued He
held that the writ OF mandamus
might not be invoked In a clrcum'