Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-24
CanvaSSing Board DiSpoSeS of
Everything Before 1t Save
Dispute Over Signing of Clay
ton Certificate.
EXPECT TO REPORT
TO TAFT NEXT WEEK
Adjournment Taken to Await
Action of District Court in
Cases of Union County EIec-
ton Officials,
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal
Santa Fe. n. NJ, Dee. 23-When the
official canvassing board which.
since the 27th of last month. has been
lat work on the returns of the recent
New Mexico election. adjourned this
afternoon the result of the voting, SO
far as the state ticket and judiciary is
concerned, was known.
Prior to adjournment the board
handed down its decisions in all the
cases in controversy save that of Clay
ton which has been certified to the
district court and Is to come up be-
fore Judge McFie next Tuesday.
In It's decision the board In every
instance sustained the contentious OF
Neill u. Field and c. d. Cleveland
who represented the interests of the
democratic party.
In the matter of the Melrose, Re-
serve and Teanaja precincts, where
the poll books were not sent with the
returns, the board held that their abb
sence was not fatal and ordered that
the vote in these precincts be counted
In several precincts in Valencia and
other counties where there were no
tally sheets, the board likewise de
cided that the vote should be counted
In the matter OF the controversy
over the vote of o. L. owen. demo-
cratic candidate for the corporation
commission, the board held that 1t
could only count the votes as they APP
peared on the returns and that II was
without power to count votes cast for
SOL owen for 20. L. Owen. This
ruling caused loss to Mr.. owen Of
Lose votes and will result in giving
the certificate Of election to G.. n. Van
Stone, the progressive republican cam
didate. The board, as in the Clayton
case, held that it was purely minis
terial body and as such was without
power to inquire into the intent of the
voter when he cast his ballot.
1t is believed that Mr.. owen will,
when Mr.. Van Stone assumes office,
.at once institute contest proceedings,
1t has been intimated that Mr. Van
stone will not oppose the proceedings
since ii is SO evident that the majority
of the voters of New Mexico desired
Mr.. owen as member of the cor
poration commission.
After handing down its decisions,
which were oral and delivered by Chief
Justice Pope the board adjourned
subject to the call of the chairman.
II Is expected that the body will re-
convene in formal session immediate
ly after Judge McFie has handed down
his decision in the matter of the
Clayton precinct. where the judges
and clerks of election are summoned
to show cause why they should not
be punished for contempt for failure
to sign the returns. I'm the Clayton
precinct approximately sal votes were
cast, 307 for the democrats and 264
FOR the republicans or an average
a. fa A u
believed that q decision either way
would affect the election of any of
the candidates on the state ticket, but
the fate of the candidates for district
judge in the Eighth district. several
men on the Union county ticket and
at least one member of the legisla-
ture hangs In the balance.
The decision to count the votes in
the Reserve precinct in SocOrro coun-
~, adds 20 TO the vote of the demo-
cratic candidates and means the elec-
ton OF Abelino Romero, democratic
candidate for the state senate and
several candidates on the democratic
ticket i'm Socorro county
The net result of the action of the
board today In deciding To count the
votes in the disputed precincts re-
suited In an average gain of l6S for
the candidates on the democratic
state and judicial ticket and an aver
age of "a for the republicans, thus in
creasing the democratic Majority by
"A. This insures the election of Hanna
for the supreme court and White for
superintendent of schools In the
event the Clayton precinct is counted
it win add 3O7 to the democratic vote
and 264 to that of the republicans.
The completion Of the canvassng
boards work shows that the parties
divided equally on the state ticket,
the republicans electing eight and the
democrats eight of the sixteen candi-
dates, as follows
Governor--W. G. Mcdonald. demo-
crat
Lieutenant Governor--E. G. De
Baca, democrat
Secretary of State--Antonio Lueero,
democrat
State Auditor--W. j Sargent, repub-
lican.
state 1reasurer--O n. Marion.
democrat
Attorney General Frank w.
Clancy, republican.
Commissioner Of Public Lands
Robert r. Ervien, republican.
State superintendent of Public In
STANDARDIZATION n. White, democrat.
Justices of the Supreme Court
Clarence j. Roberts, republican; Frank
w. Parker. republican, Richard H..
Hanna, progressive.
Corporation Commssioners-Hu
Williams, republican, NJ. s. Groves, re-
lpublican G. II. Van Stone, progress
sive.
Congrossmen--Geo Curry, re-
publican II. b. FERGUSON, democrat.
when the board reconvenes next
week II will dispose of the matter of
the Clayton precinct. issue the elec-
! ton certificates to the successful cam
didates, make its report to the presi-
dent and adjourn sine die. II is ex-
pected that this work can he com
peted in time So that the statehood
proclamation can be issued and the
| inauguration ceremonies held not
Ia FAR than JnniapV