Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-18
OWEN FILES ACTION
To GUST Van
STONE
ARMIJO INTERVIEWS
IN ELECTION CONTEST
Believed Case Brought in Su-
preme Court May Pave Way
For Long Series of Suits By
Defeated Candidates.

Especial Dispatch TO the Morning journal,
Santa Fe, n. NJ, Jan, 10. l..
owen, who was defeated for place
on the state corporation commission
owing to n blundcr i'm the printing %
his name on the official ballots IN
two counties at the recent election,
this morning. in the supreme court
filed petition for a VIII OF quo war
ranto calling upon q. II. Van stone
Ia show cause why he should not ne
removed from office.
The petition, which WAS presented
bv II. -. Terrell, attorney Tor MI
owen win come up. II Is expected az
an early session oI the court, which
convened today for the first time
since the new justices qualified.
ON behalf of q. W. Armiio, another
of the defeated candidates for the
corporation commission, Atlofnty
Thomas h. Catron filed a petition ot
Intervention in the OWen-Nan stone
case. 1t is understood that Mr.. cat
ron viii set up "A claim of fraud IN
the recent election ana that by rea-
son of these frauds his client was
cheated out of the position ON the
CORPORATION commission. II Is be
lieved that on the result of the Ar-
milo Intervention viii depend Whelh-
er or not large number OF contests
will be iiled by defeated candidates
for office in the recent election. Mr..
Catron, il is said, In his arguments
will raise all the points that could pe
raised by any of the unsuccess' al can
didatcs.
The Interests of Mr.. Van stone Ia
the contest are to be looked attcr hy
Mir Neul B. Field and il Is understood
that the defense. anon other Things
win rails, the point that the supreme
court is without jurisdiction io pass
upon the case.
rho suprcme court held its first
session this morning and adjourned
without trunsactinr any business. NJ
tomorrows session. II IS understood,
a number oi cases viii hr set Tor
hearing.
The action of the defeated rcpuh-
Iicau candidate in intcrN cniuE Ia th'
Ow,n-Nau stone contest cats" comes
AS something uf surprise iu pulili-
cal circles here. n has long been
known that number of contests
were tu be- filed. among them one u"
test the right of Justice Hanna lo d
seat on the supreme bench. but IL Mai
that method ot pro't-
durc was To be different. According
T.. th, plans. as outlined bN the p"-
Iiticat wise ones. the plan W"t u"
hiring contests against dtHo'I"ll, /
members ot the legislature, hold
hearings before the legislative com
uittees. thc majority of the memhtIs /
of which would necessarily be repuh- |
Iicane and if evidences of fraud were |
d.tsluusd 10 use this evidence as lh' !
hasis for contests ~ the courts /
against officers in The executive "h"
judicial departments q. the govern /
uept The two houses of the i'ils- /
Inture. OF course, have thit' JHilr
df,tlou fu tr1 contests hfuufhi I
against th.Ir own members and h'm-
orrati, politicians were rather az
,,.,tipg tblt these contests would h' /
iilsd.
NM. leaders OF thr democratic party 4
IL D.. understood are not at an alarm
GA af th,. prospect of contests in iht I
legislature taking the ground That ih'
I..sa .f . f.W mem bcrs lu either house
oIu b. uf small consequence when /
.oiuuaf.d with the political Hd' amt
4e. almost certain to accrue i" lh'
nartv ir fht event any uf the dsn"-
cratic co.. uruerrssiN" legislators 80
-.rr II.l Goo ihplr constituents i-
4..uft .. contest proceedings tried He-
fore PARTISAN committees. ana ih'
.yI-.. ONES point out that 30 VIII De dii
Iirufr fur the republicans Co convince
anyone thHt thcy were NOT etchlh-
uarffstu advantage should thr} nn-
a.ar ana democratic members
ID is said here that the republicans
here bail with loN the Inauguration
,f fhs Bn.en-Nan stone contest. ti'-
ina. brought ht u democrat. should 10
re-uH Indirectly in the discontinue
Of any Officers elected Pos that party,
tn. republicans point out that the
ierlotratz wiil have no one &" blame
iuf theu-ch.s Ior starilng the fuss.