The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-21

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Reading from the record "a pages
81 and is, w find the following tes-
tlm0uy.
Question-You are charged with
forcibly holding the ballot box for the
purpose OF preventing legally quail
Ted voters from voting at hat elec-
ton. state whether or not that u
true.
Answer-It II not true.
Q.-Wcre there any voters pre-
vented from voting at that election :
A. Yes, there was.
Q.-Who were thcyg
A-Frutoao Lucretio. Miguel Ana
ga and Pablo RODRIGUEZ.
Q-where d.d Frutoso Lucretio
live prior 20 the election
Ain Mosqnero Precinct No. II.
Q.-For how long previous TO the
election
About three months.
Q-What - the reason You denied
him the right to voter
A-Because he was not a legal
voter OF that precinct
Odd you know that Of your own
knowledge?
A.-Yes. sir.
Q-why ala you deny Miguel An-
ava the right 10 votee
A-hecause he lived In Quay u
".
o-How long previous TO the cleo
ton?
A-Over one year.
Q.-ls that tho reason you denied
him the right To v0tee
Ayes. sir.
o-why did you refuse Pablo
Rodriguez the right to vote:
A-Becausc he vas living " Quay
county.
Q-For how long?
A.-FGr about xix months.
Odd You know these facts ot
your own knowledge?
A.-Yes, sir.
Then passing To page a. of the rec
ord We md the fOllowing testimony
from the same witness.
Q.-Was there anything else done
there that day To prevent other from
voting?
A.-No sir.
Q.-Were these the only men who
we're prevented from voting Tor any
reason In that precinct?
A.-They were The only onea.
Thus, my friends. from the record
which YOU have refused "a have read.
we md the reason for not permitting
these three men 10 vote Ia be, that
hey were not residents 81 precinct
No. s. Don't you thigk the old man
was aoout right when he refused them
the right to vote?
Now. my friends, IN order 10 be
perfectly fair. ! am going To rend from
the testimony OF one Of the contest
ants witnesses, found on pages : and
> OF the record. as follows:
Q.--You Old not know 81 anybody
else that was refused the right to
vote hat day?
A-No sir.
GLOW much ct the DAY were you
ptcsen! at this polling place?
A.-All day mostly.
OF there mad been any other
voters refused the right to vote YOU
would have known of q wouldn't Du
A.-rhere were intervals that ! was
away from the windows aud " there
were any more refused : did not know
Of ID.
Q-You wore near the windows
most Of The time
A-Ycs sir.
Now passing to pnge 20 Of the rec
ord and reading from the testimony
OF Rcymudo Anaya. brother Of Miguel
AnayJ, one of the men who was not
permitted To- vote. we ma the follow
ing evidence.
Q-You may state your name.
A-Reymudo Anaya.
al viii ask what relative YOU arc
to Miguel Anaya who used To live IN
precinct number Of Union county
Ale is my brother.
Q-po you know where he has been
living the last year,
Ayes, sir.
Q.-where.
Ale has been living In Nara
Visa.
Q-For how Ions prior to Noycm-
Dor 3, 1914 had he been living In Nara
Visa.
About a year before that.
'Now my friends from ,he record
whirh YOU have said YOU would not
hear read, We find that the best n
contestants can claim from precinct
hummer : Is three Illegal votes, ana
granting that they are entitled to have
these votes counted Tor them, they
sin fail far short Of changing the
result OF the election as MIR. smith
had % majority Of 81 over Toombs.
and Miera had a majority OF 226 over
Nlgil. And YET In he face Of these
facts shown by the record which you
were afraid 10 have read. you Will
attempt Co pilfcr two OF the seats In
this house and say to the people @.
Union county. we don care for your
preference. we need the man with the
Jimmy Men, can you do it? VIII
not your sense OF justice revolt IL
Il not shocking tu every sense of COM
mon decency, and Il rank outrage ON
the rights 0f the people, : tell you
mon 81 Is stretching the posts too far.
! viii q censure any one for being
"a party man ana ] would expect Of
him that he go his fan length for his
party. hut when men win SIT on the
nour ot this house and declare hey
will not hear the evidence read, and
simply because there b. some question
as to three Notes In one precinct, set
aside "a majority of 81 and q major
ity Of 2g6 and seat "a man with A
jimmy they are committing hish-
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