Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-25
Albuquerque Loses After Hay-
ing Secured Majority OF
Votes on Face of Returns
Election Is Set Aside
IRREGULARITIES IN
BALL0TlNG ALLEGED
Confusion as to Place Of Vot-
ing and Other Objectionable
Features Cause Upset in Re-
suit as First Announced

santa To gets the convention OF the
New Mexico Educational association,
an loast the association nc ITS llhal
ntsiness meeting yesterday afternoon
threw out the vote ON the convention
,ity ae having been irregular and rec
commended to the executive commit
tao 10 select Santa Fe as the next
meeting place if Santa Fe makes lhe
nroper preparation to entertain the
iuornhers of the convention.
Alhuouerque lost by fluke- Nhen
tho ballots were counted yesterday al
terpnon. the first ballot showed 10"
totes for Albuquerque ana $5l for
santa Fe A recount gave Alhuquef-
aue 356 and santa fe 349
When the vote was officially an
nounced yesterday afternoon, FWo
Santa Fe delegates moved to make IL
unanimous. but before the question
was put by President Vaughan Ral-
road Secretary r. 4. Larkin, of East
lac Vegas. arose and called attention
to several Irregularities i'm the cleo
lion. which were admitted by the only
member of the election board present
M. J. Garrett, Of Las Cruces. These
irregularities were as follows.
ut was officially announced that
the election would be held at the ma
tional guard armory. Instead. it was
held az the high school Many who
came to vote at the armory dld not
vote at all and as result the total
vote was less than one-half of the
registered membership. Mr. Larkin
said he knew of votes that were lost
To santa Fe on that account
con Tuesday evening, it was an
uounced that 2G0 votes o been cast
and Of THESE two-tiurGs were TOR
santa Fe. II was unconstitutional 70
open the ballot box 70 count the bal
lots and to announce the result DAY
before the polls were actually closed
Many teachers relied on that an
nouncement and made no attempt to
vote on that account so it was assert
ed.
Proxies were accepted by the cleo
ton board, one man casting as mSh
as thirteen proxies.
The two constitutional amend
ments, one of which provided that the
executive committee should nave the
right to select a new convention city
i'm case the place chosen did not make
proper preparation were not printed
on the ballots as the constitution de-
mands, and it was argued that many
would have voted for Santa Fe hau
they known there was to be sale-
guard as to the entertainment OF the
convention.
THE chairman Of the election board
officially pronounced the polls closed
on Tuesday evening and posted a no.
tice at the high school to that effect
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final and did not vote. although they
had expected to vote on Wednesday
forenoon when the polls were reop-
enod and kept open until almost !
o'clock
Mrs Asplund to the Rescue.
The convention was astounded. For
time it was at sea and it took the
knowledge Of parliamentary law BY
Mrs. r. f. Asplund to untansle the
parliamentary knot.
Hiram Hadley. New MeXico's vet
eran educator. moved that the vote
as to the selection of place of meet
ing be thrown out and be declared M
valid. There were substitute motions
and amendments ana parliamentary
motions which were finally disposed
nf upon Mrs. Asplund taking a hand
IN the game. BY "a vote Of Sc to as.
the ballot for the next place of meet
ing was lnyalidated and thrown out
President Vaughan then ruled that
the convention had the right to select
ihe place of meeting r. +. Asplund
appealed from the ruling of the chair.
The convention refused to sustain
President Vaughan Mr Asplund read
the constitution and the amendment
Just adopted in reference 10 the power
OF the executive committee 60 choose
new place of meeting in case the
cttY chosen for the convention failed
10 make proper preparation Upon
motion of Nj. j Garrett and r. II.
I'arkin, the convention, almost unani-
mouslN recommended to the executive
committee to select Santa Fe as the
convention city in 1916, provided
santa Fe makes the proper prepara-
uon in time to entertain the visitors.
The suggestion of a vote by mail Of
an the members of the association
found no favor because it is unconsti-
iutlonal, but it is planned TO amend
the constitution so as to provide for
"a vote by mail. as in the multitude Of
entertainments and press Of business,
many members do not vote at the con-
Nenuon. In the debate it was brought
out that Albuquerque in no way had
part In the irregularities or was IN
any form or manner unfair Mr.. AS
plund, who had made a canvass Of the
business houses. found that In no case
nad Albuquerque people cast any bal
lots except few teachers, some Of
whom voted for Santa Re and some
Tor Albuquerque. while, on the other
hand number Of Santa Feans had
voted for Albuquerque.
The Santa Feans in Albuquerque
are not pleased with circumstances
under which the convention was OBJ
tanned, but there seemed TO be no way
out Of the dilemma after It was once
established that the election was SO
gravely irregular, although uninten-
ti0nally.
Officers Elected.
Upon motion Of superintendent
Bishop, the report Of the election