Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-07
Bursum Proves Stronger Than
Even His Closest Friends Be
lieved and He Is Making an
Excellent Race.
BLUE BALLOT rs
DEMOCRATIC GHOST
Measure Appears to Be So I'm
popular That 1t Is Practi-
cally Abandoned in Effort
TO Save Mcdonald.

Reports from all over New Mexico
this afternoon, apparently have not
IN the slightest changed the estimates
OF the Republican leaders and cam
aldaies ~ 10 tae mat outcome of the
battle ~ inr hriints
one thing oppears almost certain.
Judging from the reports obiainabie
this afternoon-an that Is that the
biue ballot amcndmcn, has been de-
fsated by substantial majority and
that unless the last votes this evening
are solihly Tor iL the blue ballot
amendment viii go down to defeat ny
almost as substantial a majority ss
ratified the constitution.
Tnat the Democrats have gbnndon-
ed the nEht TO save the bln" ballot
and are concentrating everything nov
10 pus Mcdonald over leaked out
here this morning. when Demo-
cratic worker Acknowledged tdat he
had been told 10 worA foY the head OF
the state Democratic ticket ava all of
the county ticket and mat ne must vote
against the blue ballot amendment.
na voted early this morning. That
was tho instructions he WAS giving to
those whose ballot he ssllcited for the
Democratic party. This Indicates that
even the Democrats know the blue
ballot haa been lost.
The only uncertainty In the present
situation h the west pocket vote. which
on this occasion. appears 10 be- quite
large Notere who are openly stating
their views. FOR or against the blue
ballot. ate mot saylng waerc thes
stand on candidates. iiui this state oi
affAirn II confined almost exclusively
ta the cities and towns In the coun-
try precincts. there, N practically no
vest pocket voir and especially IN the
big Repubncan counties. reports In.
dicasr the hiarefi rhaiorlthrs for the
state and county tickets thar ever has
been pollsd.
white the reports from. the cities
and towns VIII begin 10 arrive befors
tomorrow morning. u g. likely that Il
will be- at least two days before tbs
dennic result win be known.
Every Indication az the polls IN Al.
buuuorquo and every report from the
precincts outside ~ Albuquerque point
n the success of the state ticket IL
fiesnaiilio county and the election o.
the entire ltepublican ticket.
The greatest crowds In tho hi~tor,
Of the county were az the poilinl
placcs: hundreds OF people remaining
on the polling grounds throughout m,
entire day. The wraihcr eas idea
aud the vote undoubtedly Win preys
she heaviest ever east here. n IN ex'
roctod that every vote IN Albuauerqn,
win ac found in the baliot boxes whef
the polls close tonight
In tho csty the day passed without
disturbances Of any kind o. q serloui
nature.
Early in the day the Democrat
abandoned ali EFFORT 90 secure th'
adoption Of the blue ballot amend
ment. Instructions were elven q
Demncratic workers 10 leave the hiu
hallol niane and Co concentrate on th'
mead NJ the state ticket and li,e coan
~ ticket There ls nn question tina
an. overwhelming majorlty has hee'
cnsl against the blue hallot here.
IN te half past o'clock this az
sernoon the voiine had heen yer,
heavy. With two hours and half o
voting time Ion. there were strings o
voters STANDING at tho polls. ready 4
depoalt their ballots, and more thai
1900 votes had heen cast The vot
win he the heavirss ever cas, IN thl
city and county
A. the fras district OF precinct ~