Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-12-22
CANVASS STILL
DRAGS ALONG
Poll Books Sent For Cannot
Reach Santa Fe Before
Monday Evening
CARTHAGE CORRECTIONS MADE
Board Says 1t Cannot Reject
Returns from Clayton Pre-
cinct, Union County.

Clinton J. Cranda1I, superintendent
of the U. S. Indian Industrial School
at Santa Fe, who has been in Wash.
ington, D. c., has resigned and will
retire from the Indian service. He was
offered a transfer to another field
but preferred to remain at Santa Fe.
Canvassing Board.
There was lively scene this morn
ing when the official canvassing board
took up the checking Of the returns
from Carthage precinct of Socorro
county. In response to subpoenaes
some time ago all but one clerk Of
the election officials of the precinct
came before the board to identify the
entries made in the poll book. After
a careful examination of the book the
officials unanimously agreed that the
entries had been changed. AS the
book did not agree with the certificate
which the election officials agreed was
correct. The argument between the
opposing counsels A. B. Fall for the
Republicans and Neil B. Field for the
Democrats became quite spirited, but
happily hostilities were avoided.
Although the election officials for
this precinct are not sure of all the en-
tries, they say that the vote was
changed so that one of the candidates
lest six votes and that others increa- ed
in different cases from three to six
over the correct returns. The cleo
ton officials from Carthage precinct
are: John B. Mckinley, R. H. Nc
Intyre and Louis Silva, judges, and
DR.. William HART, clerk. John Webb,
the other clerk did not present him
self.
The work of going over the returns
for final adjustment is proceeding as
rapidly as can be expected under the
circumstances. Today the board went
over all the counties up to Sandoval.
The precincts where corrections are
yet to be made are: Precincts IL and
20 in Rio Arriba, where the poll books
have been sent for the purpose OF
comparison. They cannot. arrive be.
fore Monday evening; precinct
s in Curry county; precinct in Union
5 n Curry county; precinct in Union
county, which has been put up to the
district court and the precinct OF Re-
serve in Socorro county.
The corrections as affecting the
Judges in the counties checked this
morning shown the following gains
and losses.
Bernalillo, Burkhart loses 1; Dunn
loses L; Hanna loses 1.
Chaves, Roberts gains 20; Burk-
hart gains 10; Dunn gains 10; Hanna
gains 10.
Mckinley, Parker gains 1; Roberts
gains 1; Wright gains /.
Colfax, Wright loses 8; Hanna loses
Mora, Burkhart gains 4, Dunn gains
Otero, Wright gains 1.
Quay, Hanna gains 10.
Rio Arriba, Burkhart loses 1; Hanna
loses 25.
Sandoval, Hanna loses 1.
San Miguel, Dunn loses 1; Hanna
loses 1.
The following is the Boards deci'
sion in the Clayton dispute:
Cannot Reject Clayton Return.
BY Judge Pope: In one of the mat
ters which was submitted to the Com
mission within the last day or two,
the Commission is prepared to make
an announcement, being the matter
relating to Precinct No. /, in Union
county. known as the Clayton Pre-
cinct.
The condition which confronts the
Commission at this time Is the fact
that the poll book is not certified. In
response to a subpoena heretofore Is
sued requiring the judges and clerks
of election to appear and perform
their duty under the statute, all three
judges and both clerks have appeared
One of the judges and one OF the
clerks have offered to sign the certifi.
cate as it remains blank upon the
book. and to fill out the same IN &C
cordance with the tallies on the poll
book in accordance with the statute
The other two judges, and believe
the other clerk, answer that the cleo
& ton was improperly conducted, thai
the return does not carry verify, and
that they were unwilling to sign the
certificate attached to this return, OF
part Of it, because Of the reasons
Just named, and refuse so to do.
The Commission has two matters
before 1t. One, how we shall dea
with the clerk and the jldge who arr
here offering to sign in accordance
with the tallies within the book; ant
the second what shall be the attitude
of the board to the others who have
refused to sign. The board is Of tht
opinion that as to the Judge and clerl
who are here offering to sign, tina
they are hele in response to SUD
poena of this board requiring then
to do that very thing, and therefor'
their application to sign must be on
tertained and allowed by the board
OF course, their signature when az
pended both under the statute. am
under the rule adopted by this board
viii be simply to the vote as gather
ed from the tallies. Whether tina
vote shoald be entered upon the Gel
tificate in advance OF the concur