El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-22
WITNESSES IN ELECTION CONTEST
TESTIFY TO VARIOUS IRREGULARITIES
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ring ticket. the ring judge made the
GCket with an antI-ring supervisor
watching him. 1t was the same when
voter wanted to vote the anti-ring.
an anu-rlng man made out the ticket
ana ring man could watch him.
me only one that 1 know was
wrong, was the negroes ticket When
ne showed the ticket TO me. I saw Al
derete's name scratched out. 1t was
changed, and Alderete got the vote.
saunders being absent did n 1t make
any oitI [el left a good many any
IN the streets and talked to my friends
"OnIy One Man Didn't Drink
There was only one man who did
not drink. l can't say that the others
drank any more than did. The drink
ing did not interfere with me perform
ing my duties as an officer Of the cleo
tion.
The back entrance to the polls was
never closed. l don't know how those
men who came in the back way voted
There was a discrepancy in the
counting by the clerks. l don't estimate
how often this occurred 1t happened
the discrepancy occurred; whether it
was for the state, congressional or
county officers.
7 saw Delgado there Early. in the
morning, all day long. When the polls
were closed they held the convention
The witness stated that he did not
think that the presence of the police
men interfered with any voter
On redirect examination the witness
said: The negro told Saunders he
wanted to vote for Alderete. Saunders
did not deny this when the negro said
that to him
Those people who entered the back
door made out their tickets for them
Ruiz told me he voted the ring
ticket with the exception of Ike
Al0eTete.
Says Dunno Threatened Him.
Abel Alvidrez, the next witness. testi-
fed as follows: 4 voted in precinct
No. Z. When I went in, Joe Dunno
asked me who I wanted to vote for and
1 told him L wanted to vote the anti
ring ticket He assisted me. He
asked me who l wanted to vote for
when he was making the ticket. When
I said I wanted to vote the anti-ring
ticket, Joe said: All right; I'll NIX
you He was not in a good humor. He
meant he would fix me, not my ticket
because The hit me afterwards. When
! walked out of the polls he said: III
see you tonight
Says Dunno Assaulted Him.
"On Monday when I was coming to
town in my wagon, Joe Dunno drove
up behind me. He had a long whip and
struck me three or four times-here
and here"-and the witness indicated
places on his face.
when he drove up behind me he
said: Hello, you greaser, liar,
and then he hit me"
On cross examination the witness
testified: They had policeman sta
toned at the door. 1 can read English
little. I had not promised to vote
for anyone before the election
stood by Dunno as he made out my
ticket. He made it out as l requested
Dunno Prepared His Ticket.
CulletanO Lopez testified: i voted in
precinct No. T. Joe Dunno made my
the English language. He asked me If
l could write. l told him could not
prepare my ticket He said he would
prepare it for me, and asked me who I
AIderete and his companions. He made
the ticket and put it in the box
never had it in my hands a minute"
The witness was not cross examined
Dunno Made Out Ticket.
Jose Barragan stated that he voted (
in precinct No. Z. and Joe Dunno made
out his ticket. The witness said that
when he went in, Dunno asked him who
he wanted to vote for and he said that
he wanted to vote for Alderete and his
DunRe, he said, made out
the ticket, and placed it in the box He
could not tell, he said, whether the
ticket was made for the ring or anti
ring.
Dunno Marked Ballot.
Jose JuradO testified that he voted
in precinct No. Z. He said that he told
Joe Dunno that he wanted to vote for
Alderete and all his ticket. Dunno, he
said. commenced marking the ticket
and he passed it to another man. He
did not know what occurred to coca
sion that He said he did not know
which part of the ticket Dunno or the
other man had marked The witness
was not cross examined
Told To Get Ont"
Francisco Serna stated that he voted /
in precinct No. Z, and Joe Dunno pre-
pared his ticket.
4oTd h. RI ar
I wanted to vote for Aldcrete and his
He took the ticket, and
said: Alright. Get outr- He then
went on the other side OF the table to
get out 1 don't know whether 1 voted ]
OF not. I never saw the ticket. l got !
out when 1 was told to get out /
showed him my poll tax receipt and 1
he told me to get out"
Doesn't Know If He Voted.
On cross examination the witness I
said: q went in and they asked me I!
for my poll tax and ! delivered 1t to 4
wanted to vote for Alderete. He told /
me to get out. That is what I call be-
ng thrown out I got my poll tax back /
before he went to make the ticket |
saw on my poll tax the mark, voted /
Some one at the table put that on. They !
marked it and told me to get out. /
Then Dunno went off to mark the I
ticket. 1 never saw the ticket. and I |
ion't know whether the ticket was put I
n the box or not"
On redirect examination. the witness I
stated that he did not know what was
put on his poll tax receipt He said he
,ould not read.
Didn't Get To Vote.
Eusebio Gonzales testified: 81 was
going to vote in precinct No. Is, but did
lot vote.
when I went there and gave my
lame. they said I had already voted.
had not been any place that day 1
lad a poll tax receipt. 1t was in my
home. I. did not have my receipt when
went to vote. I asked them who had
7oted- They looked at the book, and
said there was the name. I told them
had not voted. When 1 went there
hat time. it was the first time I had
,een to the polls. An American came
n and they would not give me any
more time I never heard of anyone
n that precinct whose name is the
iame as mine"
Had Lost Receipt.
The witness said that if he had voted
lie would have voted for Alderete and
lis companions.
On cross examination the witness