The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-19
STEAM ROLLER IS
AGAIN ROLLED ON
BORJORQUEz
House Adopts Majority Report
Of Committee on Elections,
in Effect Denying Validity
Of Former Action.
Estate Capital bureau
(of Evening Herald.
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Santa Fe. n. NJ. Fcb. ie.--'rhe Re-
publican hou@e machine for the Sec
ond time this session ran over the
OF New Mexico and the
duly elected member from Sierra
county. -. az. Boiorauez, when the
house. ny vote % 2s 20 ~. adopted
majority report OF the committee
O npriviliKea and election declaring
the special election called by the
governor under sreclnc constitution
al provision TO be Illegal and BOrjor-
quez not entitled 20 the seat.
A minority report viii 4 set up the
constitutional provision. The existence
OF a vacancy created by a house res
olution and the regular election OF
Bojorquez was promptly laid upon the
table. The majority report. which
appears 10 be direct contradiction
OF the facts as set forth In the house
Journal In connection with the IN
seating Of Bojorauez and which
places the majority In the light OF
puclIciy denying its own public ac-
ton. II as follows;
"To the Honorable speaker ana
Members Of Said House;
I'VE, your committee ON privileges
and elections. have had under con
alteration House Resolution No IL
introduced by Mr.. Hewitt OF Lincoln
county. together with the purpofted
certificate OF election of Francisco
NJ. Boiorquez. purporting 20 show MS
election To- the office Of representative
! OF the twenty-third representative
district from the county OF Sierra, ~
an alleged special election held "
said county ON the 9th day OF Febru'
larry, 1915. We have had this resolu'
ton under consideration and beg t'
report as follows:
your committee, on the 2ist dal
OF january, 1915, In the contest cas-
Of Chaves W. Boiorquez for his sea
In this house, Cor this same district
found that Francisco Al. Bojorque
was not eligible to the office of mem
her OF this house under the eonstitu
lion. aud recommended that thi
house declare the seat of Francisco
a. RorlOrduez vacant rs To said 10
jorquez. and asked that further tim
be allowed the committee to conHide
and determine the right Of the con
teatee. Chuves. to a seat la the house
which resolution was duly adopted b
I
this house.
''tt further appears that this hous'
ON the 22nd day OF January passed
resolution seating Antonio T. Chav'
. az "a member of this house, and thi
. on said day the said Antonio T. cha
yes was duly sworn and qualified
a member Of this house.
1T further appears that the go'
ernor OF New Mexico, well KNOWN
that the said Antonio T. Chaves ha
= been declared member Of this houl
: and had duly qualified as such men
ber called special election In a
= county of Sierra. assuming tn usni
the prerogatiyes Of this house by d
clnring a vacancy Ia said district. al
that said election was called and q
dered by the governor knowing tn
= no vacancy In fact existed.
i I'VE find that said so-called ele
tion held In Sierra county, on Febr
airy 3. 1919. was wholly illegal a.
void. in that no vacancy existed
said district at the time the same "
called and held. and that Tong befc
said election wna held said seat "
duly filled by this house by the res
luton seating the said Antonio
N Chaves.
We further find fhat the exes
III tive. In calling said election and pl
10 ting the courty OF Sierra 60 the
pense thereof. was merely playl
politics. and that he wen knew q
no vacancy existed az the time q
ut election was called and held In ;
ut district. and that his efforts 10 uHl
ily the prer0ga,ives OF this house Ia
nd claring vacancy. and his action
M calling said election. under the
six cumstanees of this case. and putt
ne the people of the county OF Sierra
nd the useless expense OF holding .
election, was done purely for polit
lis. purposes, and In an effort To .
ro- politics with his office,
IN I'VE. therefore. recommend
he the said Francisco NJ. Boiorquez.
having been legally elected 90 "a
In this house. be denied a seat h'
in"