The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-25

OF the New Mexican which brought
the matter 20 a climax. and preeipi-
lated the exchange etWee judge
Mann and Judge John " Hewitt, the
minority leader. in which Judge
Hewitt calmly, but with considerable
persistence. continued to quote and
demand an explanation Of the record
Judge Mann's Spccsh.
Judge Mann read the New Mexi-
cans article daring him or speaker
Romero or any member Of the house
majority Go deny the Bojorquez accu-
sntlon. and then with Scstor Mon
toya. his colleague from Bernalilio.
interpreting his words for the benefit
OF the spanish-American members
he said;
Now. Mr. Speaker and gentlemen
OF his house. ! DO not propose TO
deal IN a Safeguarding match with
the mud-slinEing organ that the Now
Mexican has proved itself TO be. !
eouidnt possibly express my con-
tempt for the dirty sheet, because
there are ladies present. But ! want
10 say that u tine New Mexican or
anyone else says that the committee
on privileges and elections said any
! thing false in lis report, they abso-
luteiy lie on the face OF the record
az reported and printed. The record
Of this house and the repor, OF the
committee shows that when the gov
ernor called the election In Sierra
county the house stiil had under ad-
vlsement the question Of whether or
not MFR. chaves had a right to The
scat. Tho governor knew this. and
! reiicrate here and now. both per-
sonally and as a member of this
house. that when the governor called
that electlon and put Sierra county
TO the useless expense of holding IT,
that he was playing peanut politics
II that be treason. let the New Mex
lean or anyone else make the most
OF H.
n -don't-know why this hybrid
rreature-this creature that r. Meth
er nsh nor fowl, mouse nor mana
ana1f without a party, a fossil OF the
34 dead Progressive party. should
throw such a III about the BoiorQuez
case. I don't see why It should care
because IL doesn't represent anyone
In don't know why a One-horse mil
~lionalre should come out here %
spend the money his forefathers
learned and acquired In some other
way Matchmaking and ibeliing the
members Of this house. TIT sheet
doesn't deserve an pawer But we
won't take a dare. We Will stan on
our record The dirty sheet has pub
| liahcd the record in this case, n this
publication in itself shows that rs
later statement L. a lie. ] don't say
that the man who runs the New Mex
icaa II a liar. | say that ne Is "a poor,
silly fool. not responsible for his acts.
10 the New Mexican now thinks we
have taken this dare, all right. We
sEtsud on our record. ana are absO-
iutoiy right In the Bojorquez case"
4 Judge Hewitt Asks Questions.
Il have no commission from the
New Mexican. ! have never dis
cussed this question with NY report
|, cr or editor OF the New Mexican.
simply want to ask, Is Il not "a fact
that on the day previous 90 the CALI
ing OF this election this house did not
PROD aim there wan a vacancy in the
office OF representative from sierra
county. and u a not a fact hat the
. question was still under discussion
until the afternoon OF the foll0wine
day."
Judge Mann: THE committee de-
/. clared that as far NJ BUlorquez wal
+ concerned " found that he was ineli'
ribie 10 the seat. and that a. far al
, he was concerned there was "a yacnn.
|. cy. But the committee %lmmodiRtcll
, followed by saying that az Go th'
: rights Of Chaves II did not decide
, land wanted further time 10 consider
Therefore. there was no vacancy"
Judge Hewitt. II Insist that IN
question WIS Ia allegiance
I Judge Mann. THAT o. very true
ana II was IN allegiance when IN
governor called the election
* Judge Hewitt: Whatever vacanc
was declared On January - stll cN
listed until the afternoon OF the fol
lowing date"
Judge Mann; II understand an.
~gentieman's hairaplitting questions
! 1.-The house had not declared a vu
oancy, except that Bojorquez was no
eligible 60 The scat. II reserved a.
I right 10 determine Chaves' right q
the eat Although this was a nat
tier OF public record. aud although IN
attorney general had given an opin
ion that the action Of the house wa
constitutional the governor never re-
called his proclamation and iet Siorf.
county 50 10 "a useless expense 90 he'll
: him play his little game Of peanu
\ politics
Z Judge Hewitt: Between The tim
! that Bolorquez was unseated up 1
\ the time the house took action TO III
I the seat who represented Sierr
! county. or was there q vacuncy2 p"
I Judge Mann; $40 vacancy IA.
I been declared by this house. Unde
the constitution NO other power an
I der heaven could have declared n va
1 cancy. The governor simply under
\ took TO usurp the rights ana prerOga
I tives OF this house
! AIR Holland. From the time tina
4 the resolution waH adopted ~unscntln
BoJorquez. up 20 the time that IN
4 Tpqoiutiou seating ChaVeg WINS uuOnl