El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-21
FAIR ELECTION
GUARANTEED
BY MILLS
Orders District Attorneys to
See That All Charges Of
Fraud Are Probed.
NEW MEXICO WILL
BE A STATE SOON
VIII Only Be a Short Time
Until Constitution Is APP
proved by Congress.

Santa Fe, n. NJ, jan 21.-The follow
ing proclamation was teiegraphed FRI
day to every district attorney in New
Mexico:
A proclamation by the governors
Whereas, an election is to be held
on Saturday, January Fl. A D. 1911.
to determine whether or not the con-
stitution recently prepared by the con-
stitutiona1 convention shall be accept
ed or rejected by the qualified electors
OF this territory, and in order to as
sure a perfectly fair election, the dis
trict attorney Of each district Is here
by instructed to inquire into any COM
plant which may be entered before
him of nay fraud or intimidation or
violation Of the election laws and Wig
orously prosecute anyone who may be
guilty of breach of any sucn laws
Done at Santa Fe, n. NJ, this the Goth
day Of January, A D 1911.
William J. Mills, Governor.
Nathan Jaffa, Secretary OF New Mex
leo.
The election is in progress through
out the territory today, mad there is no
doubt in the minds OF the unbiased
and the officials of the territory that
the constitution will be adopted by a
very large majority.
All that will then remain is for con-
gress and the president 10 approve the
document, which there is little doubt
about. and the election for state Off
GERS viii then be held By summer It
is more than likely that the new state
government viii be in operation.
The constitution was framed by a
convention Overwhelmingly Republican
and that party is united in support OF
the instrument The Democracy is
divided on the question. one wing OF
the party ardently supporting the con-
stitution. while the, other is just as
ardently opposing it.
The most bitter opposition comes
from the temperance people, who made
an unsuccessful attempt to have a pro
hibitfon clause Incorporated IN the con-
stitution- Leaders Of the Anti-SalOOn
league asserted they would never, IL
possible. permit New Mexico to enter
the union otherwise than as a prohi-
bition state.
In the event that the constitution
is ratified by the people at today's cleo
ton. il then goes to Washington for
the approval Of the president and con-
gress. IF the constitution IS approved
OE the pEoSlQouL anu Is not SpcC4lCdA4J
disapproved by congress. New Mexico
is expected to become a state before
March OF this year. Charges of at
tempted fraud in the election are being
made by those opposed to the constitu-
The faction Of the Democratic party
opposing the constitution is fighting it
because It does not contain the initial
tive and the recall. The Instrument
provides for a referendum upon all
laws on petition OF 10 percent OF the
voters.
The charges Of contemplated fraud
in the election grew out OF the state
ment of an ttinerant revivanst. work
ing under the auspices Of the Anti
Saloon league at Albuquerque It was
stated that ballots against the constf-
tuition were not being printed IN some
Of the counties. This was brought to
the attention of the secretary OF the
territory who, under the act OF con-
gress, has supervision Of the election.
Secretary Jaffa made an investigation
and satisfied himself that an equal
number of ballots, both for and against
the constitution, had been printed In
every county.