Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-04-10
CONSERVATIVES WON
ELECTION WITH EASE
MUcM COMEDY At TINE POLLS
Large and Good Matured Crowd and
Workers Joked While Gathering
In the Voters Over City.


= election held here Tuesday the =
= present hoard of village trustees =
= was reelected with a substantial r
= majority. The vote in detail +
r was as follows: =
+ Peoples Ticket (present +
+ board): John Corbett, 25l; N. =
+ A. lolich, 24l; Julius Rosch. T
+ 2:;I; =. I.indauer, 800: G. J. +
+ Kelly, 225. +
y Citizens Progressive Ticket: =
r r. l.. Nordhaus, 1876; j. @. =
+ Cooper, 1874; NJ. W. DePuy, 1870; r
+ b. Y. McKeyes, 40; p. NJ =
+ Steed. lG5. '
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
While the balloiing showed win.
ming preference for the Peoples
ticket, il also demonstrated the per-
sonal popularity of John Corbett. the
present chairman of the board, who
received the highest number of votes
east for any candidate, and for +.
l.. Nordhaus who headed the Citizens
Progressive ticket with handsome
plurality over the other candidates OF
the same ticket.
RECORD VOTE
A record number of votes were
east, the exact number being 4l8,
The registration was 53I. Two H.
legal votes were recorded.
The polls opened at o o'clock in
the City Hall and the voting began
briskly with the workers on both
sides busily engaged in bringing il,
the "slow ones" in motor ears. Al
the polls there were watchers who
challenged freely, thereby excluding
Il number of those registered. Tho
workers were good natured, however
and only infrequenlly were there
serious differences of opinion on thu
legality Of votes.
No ISSUES
The number of votes east woul'
normally indicate great interest IL
some issue, but the fact was du'
rather to the personal character oI
the battle. The election was, il
fact. a kind of popularity contest
and the results Indicate persona
rather than factionnl preferences
The citizens of Demine ns II whole
expressed freely their satisfaction n
the outcome, the losers taking thei
drubbing in a sportsman-like man
ner.
TEST OF STRENGTH
While prohibition was not n direc
issue in the campaign, il was NOR
or less n sub surface one and tn
voting indicates pretty clearly tn
relative strength Of the "wet" AM
"dry" forces. Practically the Who'll
Of the Mexican votes went to tn
present board as did the railroa
vote. The opinion has been express
cd that the outcome will spare Dem
ing from prohibition fight for som
months, at least.
NOT OUT OF GAME
The board elected il composed
men who have long been identifie
with the history of Deming. while, ia
the most part, the losing candidate
were of the younger business elemer
of the city. This naturally brougl
obout a clash of the so-called pro
cressiye versus conservative ideas
city administration. The result show
ed that the veterans have both th
political strength and the will to hol
onto the reigns which control the al
, fairs of the city. While the succes
of the Proeressives might ha'
. brought agreeable improvements
. the city, il is conceded that the pres
|, ent board has given Deming a clea'
honest administration, virtne whic
, have not gone unappreciated.
A LITTLE IIrMOR
While the workers were out drum
ming up the voters, the watchers
the polls passed the time in an e'
change of sportive raillcry, the OF
casion developing wit in uncxpects
quarters.
, N. A. Bolich, the prominent Coz
!, seryative candidate, forgot to rel
. lister and il was "on him" when
I tried to vote.
. Lee D. Lester. who was the pr
i gressive clerk Of the election wi
, not on the list Of those registered.