Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-29
GilIenwater Charges Democrats Are
Using County Road Funds in Shameless
Effort to Purchase Voters of County

Dnd the work commenced under the
direction of the state engineers Of.
flee pripr. however 10 the com.
lrencement Of the work Mr. John
BpaNen, the chairman of the local
board entered into political deal
with Mr. Bernardo Falkenrich. man
! ascr Of the store of l.. kempenich Vt
/ Alameda under the terms Of which
Mr. Falkenrieh was 10 employ all ma
tive teams and labor used on the
road and payment therefor WAS to be
made through Mr. Falkenrlch, and
he in turn. was To lend his support
o. the democratic ticket at the fall
election Mr. F'alkenrich's principal,
Mr. kempcnieh. conducts large gem
oral mercantile store and saloon at
Alameda This agreement has been
lived up to by Mr. BeaNen It inelud-
ed any work to he done Ia the vicinity
of Alameda by the county
Within the last thirty days Mr.
heaven has further agreed with MI
Falkenfieh that the sum of 100000
viii hc spent in gravelmg the road
from Kempcnichs store over to the
river bridge, a distance Of about a
mile. lie planned this work TO com
mence on last Monday just a week
prior to the election with iity native
teams and drivers and crew of
shovelcrs TO he employed hN Nh Fal-
kenrch A condition Of employment
on this work by Mi Beayen. through
Mr. Falkenrieh. is the support Of the
democratic ticket at the election TO
be held next TUESDAY stripped Of It's
covering, It Is an open effort 10 buy
up the voters Of The precinct for the
democratic ticket with the county
road funds. II VIII have q naterial
effect on the vote in that precinct #
allowed to be carried ont
Mr.. Beaver was evidently very
proud of his Alameda deal, and he
lost no time in acpuaintlng his fell
low party workers of his latest po-
ihical coup, and the faithful were
quito jubilant. in fact Mr. Charles
Eoehl the democratic postmaster Of
Albuquerque, could not refrain from
taunting Tom Hughes with the state
ment We put one over ON you re-
pdblcans az Alameda, The rnmors
have been persistent in albuquerque
and Alameda of this deal and its
terms and It's probable effect upon the
vote i'm the Alameda precinct has been
Z subject for much discussion
The information above stated, ex-
cept that stated IN the last paragraph.
comes direct to me from MI Falken-
rich. and | feel that in view Of the
committees Allegations
against the republican management,
and IT'S "Holicr than thou attitude,
that the people of this county should
have these facts before them.
In the further effort TO remove the
roads from politics or political influ-
enec. leonardo Hunick WAS appointed
road boss FOR this county Mr. Hunick |
IS an uncompromising democrat, talk
ing politics an day and dreaming pol
itics all night. for 5G5 days and nights
Of The year He and Mr. Iamora have
been the only active democrats In !
the country precincts for the last lif-
teen years and he has frequently /
been candidate on the democratic |
ticket. ON the success Of the demo-
cratic state ticket Al the first state
election Mr. Huniels was promised an
appointment as a reward Tor MS par |
Tv service He received the appoint /
nent Of deputy coal oil inspector and /
acid this position until the office was +
sbolished He was then promised the I
position that lie now holds, and this /
was some months before the law I'M
ier which he Was appointed. took ef-
Get He was appointed because he
Aas q Democrat and 90 compensate
aim for political service rendered his