Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-10
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This is one II the large counties
In il live many progressive people
who are anxious o. see good govern
ment preva4l-gopd ROADS. good
courts. coed schools. equal taxation
and the money taken from the tax
payers spsni fof the objects for which
II was lowed
Largely because ~ the populons-
ness and the wealth 81 this county
there Is constant temptation for
certain ambitious and unserupuiaus
people 20 try 20 gain control 81 the
county Officers through fraudulent
means. They usually heglh operations
~ trying t. set control o. the coun-
a. central committee
In other states. particularly dur
ing the past ten years. control o. 3
committee means nothing 70 the adj
VANTAGE Of ans faction er party. for
the simple reason that committeeman
do nothing except to cali conventions
ana primaries aud work for the clco-
ton ~ candidates after their neml-
nation such thlng as irslns q sfifle
free expression u the viii ~ the
voter. either 81 ihe primaries Or "a
The polls. Is npi thought of and
Mould not DC permitted for mo-
meni.
nat ID this county ihlugs are diff
ierent and Il Wholesale fraud s. moi
committed at ihs primaries it ~ be-
,auae the people who favor good gov.
erumeni ate eterualls ssslian1 For
example Il The uses % which control
ii the committee S put. let a. slse
one instance from the republican
primaries held in this county few
days axe
ia tbs ralargo precinct the prcsl-
dente appointcd 10 hold the primary
called ii e the school house at tbe
hour designated by the county cen
trail committee. Hastily be was IN
formed Is the boss that he must
change from the school house te his
ann residence. whieh be ala withou,
learned cf IL ard Al the hear for ihe
primaries more than sixty republic
can voters appeared a his house.
which aas closed After kaockins an
Inc deor vigorously Il was opened
and TIE election officer appeared ln
tta,e u hieh Indignation and a..
drfed them If hiss property telling
iAtm that the primaries had bcen -
fssdy hold flaylng Tie secretary With
them. the voters organized ana hela
the primary Ia front ~ the prca-
denie's hoase
What MAS deue "a ihai precinct
uaa dome 81 other precincts For
either prssi8tnfs hsa been ordered
% respetrate npen The FREQ expires
ssun q the nlI 81 tia VOTERS. similar
oulFaRes
Ia order g. aifle The iasi voice ~
Albuquerque Is the primaries an.
other uss II the counts central conn
mlHre controlled hy the Homero.
RaeasChadwick machine WIS ~ make
sn anpufiionment based on one lei,-
safe for each twenty-five voters 81
fraction thereof instead of major
fraction Thus. where country pre-
eNei had twenty -slx VOTERS it set tive
deieeages
The cts LAS only I've precincts,
white the country districts have
ihut three thoush she clty casts
nearly ane-haif the republican vote
et tie eauaiy ader the rules q the
rstc committee TIE country districts
Guild haNe teeu entitled Is ma
yorlk Il gaufieea a4lesnses over the
CHS Aul rs lhe neipnlafiuns q the
ronnh sehtgaE committee. the eouu-
tfx Nas given q majority Of twenty
fpar direct steel x Ten VOTES
IA tbs clfs ofn i've hoars were
rAcn fof tho republicans 10 east
theM ballots There we're nearly aoe
veles caat 81 ths hse PRECINCTS in 8
iaial of 2tp minutes of more than
ihrse ,etes fef ea,a minute IN Pre-
lues RS whea the pnls neee apeued.
ahout deaen s. naeas mea rushed
ta VOTE ana Then Atla themselves %
ihs doorway d hioek others They
we're ce3esa aWat rs tar police
These are few - the lhlne dome
VS. The namc 81 soc committee hs mos
saaieientlF interruptions &c attempt
ta - u.s. +. Their ahiect was 60 cone
tfoi the eoeait fsis year And iva
scar. ffnm aoW aNs
vs. newer hase aecn IS sasaf q E
compulsory 4rlmar2 law fAt q.
h.sh handed melheds swnlos "a hs
tae Renero- Raea- d-haa~5sa maenins
sseN that something mpsl = aons e
tNis stale fef the proteeisea sc th'
fsehis ~ flse xeiers
Tsr ssofe - taid here s. Hni q Fref
Is enc. hus Sc ARE telling il 50 ina
persons who 60 nes AsS IN bernsA.li