El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-05
RING ELECTION
JUDGES NOT LEGAL
+. B. Stuart Writes Mayor Kelly n
Letter He Has Not Answered
Telling Him That Judges
Don't i've in preeFnc4-
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AGlumE Tim That Judges
Don't Live in Precincts.
FL Paso. Tex, April 5, 1913
On yesterday, April 4 Mr. F. Z.
stuart addressed to mayor Kelly the
following letter
Ell PasO Tex, April (. 1913.
Hon g. T. Kelly, Mayor of the city OF
FL Paso, FL PasO, Texas.
Dear sir:
In making an examination OF the
INST or judges, in connection with the
candidates on the Independent ticket
1 discovered that there were evidently
some errors which should be corrected,
and which are pointed out as follows:
IN precinct No ., \. II. Carson IS
named as associate judge. M Car
son lives north Of San Antonio street
and according to my information, IS
in precinct No. s.
c B Carbajal is named as assO-
clate judge in precinct No. s. and
after making a careful examination
OF the list Of voters in the office Of
the county collector Of taxes, L find
that his name does not appear as
a voter and resident Of precinct No. s
Jack Jansen is named as associate
Judge In precinct No. g. and after
making a careful examination in Ter-
erence to poll taxes paid in that pre-
cinct, 1 find that it does not appear
that he paid his poll tax as being a
voter in that precinct.
J. F Kersey is named as associate
judge in precinct No. 10, and deriy-
source, find that he is not 8 resi-
dent of said precinct and has not
paid his poll tax as such.
Frank P First is named as associate
judge in precinct No. II. and after
making a careful examination OF the
list Of the voters in that precinct, I
find that it does not appear that he
paid his poll tax as being voter in
said precinct No. II.
Ellis BOgue is named as associate
judge in precinct No 16, and after
making a careful examination OF the
list of voters in that precinct, I find
that it does not appear that he paid
his poll tax as being a voter in said
precinct No 16.
I am informed that the law pro-
Yides that the judges must be residents
Of the precincts in which they act
as such, and this has always been
my und Outstanding.
I have also been informed that T.
w Behr who is named as Judge IN
precinct No. 3 and Geo. Harper, who
is named as associate judge in precinct
No. 9. are employees of the city OF
county holding some office that viii
probably disqualify them. Upon this
question. 1 have not full information,
but I call your attention to the pro-
visions of the law as shown in article
81 Of the Terrell election law and ar
ticle so of the Terrell election law,
and the former provides in reference
to judges and the latter shows what
persons holding an office OF trust or
profit are disqualified TO act as judges
Of election.
In behalf Of the candidates on the
Independent ticket 1 suggest that you
appoint the following persons to act
in the place of the persons above
named. and which persons are quail
In precinct No. ;. c. ". Geiger. Il
don't know how he stands in this
election, but believe him to be a good
man and that he will see that a fair
H. - 81 HnH
I suggest for precinct No. s, Z, c.
Held, S402 Alameda, or c. .. Homer,
$50 Alameda.
I suggest for precinct No 9, W. d.
Cornell, 1901 Z. Boulevard or r. Z.
Dawson, 3O19 Alamogordo
I suggest for precinct No TO- Harry
Cherry, 81 Portland, OF J. D. Nc
AIurthy. 721 Federal street
7 suggest for precinct No. II, G. l.
Hit, ZIG Boulevard or ". U. Care,
1912 Z. Rio Grande street.
7 suggest for precinct NO. IS, ". 5.
AIcMath 32I West Missouri. or F. G.
Morris. 1901 North FL Paso street.
In many instances, neither -- myself
or the candidates on the Independent /
ticket know how the above named
persons viii vote at the ensuing city
election. but we believe that they are
all good men and will conduct q fair
election in their respective precincts.
Please give these matters your i'm
mediate consideration.
Yours truly.
(Signed)- F. 3. Stuart
Chairman Of the Campaign committee
of the Citizens Independent ticket.
The foregoing letter shows that the
mayor, If he desires to do so, accord
ing to law can provide for representa-
tion of the Independent candidates in
the precincts mentioned in the above
letter. The law provides for the ap-
pointment Prom the citizens Of each
voting precinct in which there are less
than 100 voters who have paid their
poll tax and received certificate Of
exemption cam two respectable men
the election" In case there are 100